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sketch of Neo Risky island

In my AU Risky has found a new island between Revenge and Pirate curse. It's not on exact scale but it's something to keep in mind. The island is hard to find if you don't know where to look but it's close to Sequin lands for Shantae to take her own boat there and be there within ¼ of a day. The numbers are locations on the island itself.

Is Risky's new shipyard. It's a hollowed out cave where Risky docks her ship when she's not using it. It will also have a giant gate to keep out seasonal storms.

A beautiful beach

A castle that used to be haunted, but after Shantae pays a visit it will be Risky's new base, fortress and pirate castle

There's a magic cave, I wonder what's inside there?

is the cave from the win screen in ½ Genie Hero. One of Risky and Shantae's love spots on the island

A makeshift village made durring the time Risky couldn't enter the castle

The rest is a jungle and somehow has strong teak trees

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Some bosses from my AU

Top left is the Rhythm Rock Golem, from the Rhythm temple

Top right is the wing of Moth Boss, boss of the bat temple

Bottom left the Rat king, residing in prison isle

Bottom right to center the Pumpkin king. I wanted to 1. Make a halloween arc and 2. Give a reason why we don't see scarecows in ½GH and beyond (aside from the fact that we don't visit the fields)

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Bottom half: The water abyss hole. It's surrounded by water yet very little water gets in somehow.

Flip it over

The bottom of the water of the Water abyss hole. With the aqua marine Sapphire glowing deep in the darkness. It's surrounded by a layer of water.

It's adviced to be as quiet as possible in the hole because causing any sound louder than a whisper can cause something to happen

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Giving Risky a new ship

A little background. In my AU after Pirates curse and in Genie with 2 lifes Shantae gets her own vessel, the ship from PC modified solely for fast and long travel and not to be reccognised as one of Risky's vessels. And I wanted to give Risky a ship that's more made for navel battle.

Meet Risky's sloop'o'war the Kali's wrath. 5 cannons on each side, 4 frontal cannons, a mortar, massive smoke engine and icebreaker ram. With a new and improved engine making out sailing this one impossible.

Close up and more detailed drawing of the ra/ice breaker.

This ship also has an new captains cabin interioir because the one shown in ½Genie hero doesn't make much sence to me. I mean just look at it,

So I sketched a new designe inspired by AC rogue. Making it more livable.

With a bed large enough for 2 and enough room for someone to dance.

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Massive lore/plot info dump

The reason why I'm doing this is if I don't put this out I feel like the [REDACTED] in my head will get me

Just a bit of background

I like yuri and Shantae x Risky has high potential for great stories. And I've been sitting with this story for a while. I've red stories of this ship on AO3 all great but there was just something missing to me, the 3 examples stories on AO3 are (spoilers for these 3).

My precious treasure by CEproductions [finished]: the idea that Shantae and Risky have a secret relationship behind everyones back and the danger of being found out is thrilling. But it's short.

Rogue tides by MalkavianCake [finished]: the idea that both Shantae and Risky need each other for adventure and Shantae joining Risky's crew and maybe have a child together. It's also kinda short and doesn't have any fallow up.

Daughter of the morning by Hardman5509: Shantae carrying Risky's child and Shantae realising that she acctually has fallen for Risky is wonderful and all. But the artist hasn't [as of writing this post] not updated it since 2017, that kinda makes be pissed

And my mind having ADHD + autism and making up stories as it does. It started very small but than it spiraled into something that I just couldn't keep in my head anymore. So what's this long term AU about?

The full serues will be called "The princess and the pirate"

The first thing is that I wanted this AU to span over a long period of time and games [tho I have the tendence to switch from game to game and story to not get bored] and I know ½ Genie Hero is suppose to be a soft reboot but it has a lot of potential if it took place in the same time-line. Also I want to write Shantae having multiple "phases" in her relationship with Risky.

And now for a little synopsis. Shantae 1-3 (even tho 2 hasn't come out yet) I will not write that, maybe in the far of future I will write it as a doomed prequal like the Star wars epsidodes. But the important part is at the end of Revenge Shantae discovers something about herself.

6 months later, ½ way through Pirates Curse Shantae and Risky WILL do the dirty deed (R18+). And at the end of it Shantae and Risky decide to keep their relationship a secret from everyone.

No after that Shantae and Risky will go on adventures behinds Shantae's friends back, the Genie With 2 Lifes (GW2L) volume. This wil have 13 arcs spread over 1 year. And it includes as Shantae visiting Risky's new island, going on a few raids with her, finding genie artifacts and of course the Valentine special and more. Shantae will also gain the new transformations seen in ½ Genie Hero and a original one. I want to write a reason how and why Shantae has those in the ½ Genie Hero game.

Now ½ Genie Hero (½gh). It will start near the couples anniversary but thanks to [REDACTED for spoilers] it's get interupted and their relationship goes public with all the effects that fallow. It will also have some changes, including 2 defectors, 1 "level" removed and replaced with 2-3 new locations, a new/original transformation, a little glimps about Risky's past and don't worry, Shantae will get her well deserved anniversary gift.

Now I didn't want for 7 Sirens to take immidiatley after ½ Genie hero. I wan to give the 2 some breathing room about that they don't need to hide anymore. This shorter volume the 2 will meet a silver haired hunter and give Shantae another original transformation.

7 Sirens is a bit of a road block for me both because I haven't played it in a long time nor finished it but I want to make sure that this adventure is just the coupme having a realy weird first vacation

Now there is a gap because I don't know if Wayforward is gonna make another Shantae game in the future so I'll skip it for now and go the Future parts of my AU [again I tend to jump form arc to arc to not get bored]

Shantae Future: and of course I want Shantae and Risky to get married, but let's just say that the honeymoon got an unexpected extension and after that the couple will have to deal with a bun in the oven.

I even have some drafts of the next Generation. But that's for far in the future.

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Prison isle

Once one of the most famed prisons known in all the lands now deserted and empty. No one knows how or why. But one thing was certain, the day that the new warden came to take over after the previous one and a prisoner disapeared, all went down hill.

Some locations going in a Z order

The wardens office: with on the left wall a painting/photo of the warden her guards and inmates before the new one. Never got removed. And on the right a safe, wonder what could be inside that. (Drawing in depth is so hard with a pen)

Prison cell blocks: nothing too special aside that most of the stairs have rusted away.

A special cell block: Why such a thick door, why wel preserved, and why is it the closest to the wardens office and the wardens sleeping quarter?

The dome's survailance platform: used by the guards to observe the prisoners for any trouble. (Which was overrated because the prison was know for its well treatment of its inmates and rehabilitation. Think of the Norway prison)

It's semi based of Alcatraz but it has a warm Californian climate. It also has an large courtyard with enough space for the inmates to do, including guardeningand other activities.

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I'm working on a Shantae x Risky AU. And I wanted to give Shantae some original transformations. And knowing that it's been teased twice that a tiger form was being made but never got out, I said : Fine, I'll do it myself.

The original part about this is that it's a ½ transformation. The upper arm is suppose to be the size of an avarage watermalon. And this form as the perks of the tiger itself like the killing tiger punch, the stealthy paw pads. And the "tiger" head is more anthro than shown but I wanted to give Shantae the imitading and glare reducing pattern that similar felidae have.

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New type of scarecrow of the fields

Could name them Dusk, but they are more like elder/veteran types. I'm not gonna colour it in but the hat and the "hay" are red, the shirt and eyes orange and the glove green in one hand, and the other has a pumpkin that spits explosive fire. And there's vegitation growing out of it's sacked body showing it's older, wiser and tougher but also slower.

I wanted to make an semi-unique enemy for one of the arcs

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Some locations in Rhythm temple

The front is a hallway with in-wall sarcophagus that will release human sized stone rhythm guardians for Shantae and Risky to fight (on the beat of course)

Turn it 90° clock wise and you'll see a classic dropping pillar trap over a bottomless pit that hits on the rhythm

Now turn it 180° any wise and you'll get a crude sketch of a wall that makes platforms appear on the beat of the rhythm.

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Muchroom island, used to be B́ͬ̚͝a̳̲̳̱̠̎ͩͯ̔́̆̃ͨ̂͛ͩ͟t̩ͧ͌͛̀ Ì̸̸̷̷̘̰̗͕͉͇̤̰̰̹̻͇̞̪̜̱͋̋ͣ̔ͦ́̈́̾̓ͣͤ̎̎ͤ͘̚͟ś̴̡̧̖̳̱̝̲̺̳͎͎͙̦̗̺̰̼̆̄ͫ̍̉ͧ͗̇͌̄͗̊̊͘͟͟͟͝le̶̸̖̗̋̈́ͤ͊͛̿̌͘͢͡͝͠.

One of the islands Shantae and Risky will visit.

I'm pretty sure most people watch Tumblr on their phone so if you flip it over you'll see the Battemple

Do note that this isn't exactly how the island looks, this is more some sort of icon, like you see when selecting islands in Pirates curse.

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I thought it was weird that in ½ genie hero Shantae can just buy an item that can make her dance faster.

So in my AU Shantae gets this magic metronome from a temple she found in a vision.

The pendulum and rhythm stripes are not visible until Shantae starts to dance and slowly increases in speed.

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The Azure ring.

A sketch of a ring (I remember why I never color in stuff) with a pattern of diffrent types of blade ends. And the knife that's specifically for the new current wearer of the ring

Another treasure for Tyger hood.

Shantae the ½ genie hero can use it in a different way, maybe she can wear it as a hair ornament

Little trivia, I first drew the handle and when I continued with the blade it was not enough space to show the full shape, so I pulled out a second sticky note to START with the blade and then just stick the handle over it and finish the part where the blade and handle meet.

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sketch of one of Shantae/Tyger hoods equipment

These are the rose golden braces, these give the wearer the ability to move around like the silent wind, every footstep will be as silent as a feather drop

I'm not gonna colour it in because I sketched on a yellow/orange coloured note, and I don't have anything that could resemble rose gold

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So I'm wrinting a Shantae x Risky AU. And eventually Shantae needs to help Risky with some rival pirates and help to keep Risky's notoriety up, and with their relationship in secret Shantae needs to wear a disguise.

With her hair and face hidden she has to rely on her secret ½ tiger from to fight. Her starring equipment is a Zuki ( a 2 meter long ninja cloth) and a belt that prevents her from having a heat stroke. She'll get more equipment later.

And this might be part of something bigger

And yes it's suppose to look like an assassin's creed hood mixed with Aiden Pearce jacket. I'm terrible with proportions.

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Another ½ transformation for Shantae/Tyger hood

I was brainstorming for abother transformation for Shantae's pirate persona. And with her hood and equipment she got during GW2L I really wanted to give her some more assassin/ninja transformation. But I also tend to switch from arcs and volumes to avoid myself from losing intest.

And so as I was adding some stuff for ½GH pirate race (the carpet race doesn't appear in my AU), and there's a giant mountain. My brain went: Isn't there an animal that's called the ninja master of the mountains? And I immediantely went to the ibex as the prime animal for the new transformation.

But after I full had the concept in my head I went "wait this feels familiar" and then I realized I was making Haiji Gotou from Killing bites. But since I'm already too deep into the idea,

But just imagine she wears a jacket with a face mask like this