#jordan parker/paudwal

[cadybear420]

Male Jordan Parker/Paudwal in Female Jordan's Outfit, edits by me

Editing the left sleeve was a bitch

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in his swimsuit has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[princepotatosack]

What If Choices' Race-customizable LIs Had Surnames Reflective Of Their Ethnicity?: An Experiment Just For FUn (Part 1/3)

As we're probably all aware, Choices has been going ham on their formula of "one LI whose appearance is choosable" for the past few years (ever since they started drawing criticism for narratively favoring white male LIs, i.e., when the Ramsey bubble finally burst; draw your own conclusions), and these LIs almost always have canon names or default names associated with white Anglo Americans. This is one of several reasons these LIs are described by players as "white-coded", or written as if they are white men with any changes reduced to a one-line afterthought, which kind of nullifies the point of romancing an LI of color.

Getaway Girls impressed me with branching that gave two of the six Jordan appearance options (the ones described in the asset files as "Indian") the surname Paudwal, as opposed to the other options that had the surname Parker. And then they NEVER DID IT AGAIN (ingnoring Kiss of Death cause it was a weird case I don't know how to categorize)!!

So here's me assigning surnames to race-custom LIs of other books because it's fun for me:

DISCLAIMER: The Choices single LI formula has for the most part consisted of a white LI, a Black LI, and one or occasionally two other option(s) of varying races. Framing it as white, Black, and "wildcard" raises a lot of questions about racial dynamics and percieved binaries in the United States which are NOT the point of this post but I didn't want to not address it. Also have to address that I will not be assigning new surnames to the Black LI options since most of them are American and a lot of Black Americans have Anglo surnames due to the community's history with enslavement and enslavers, and Choices has simply not given us enough lore to determine if each of the custom race LI Black options are African (or another background) and which languages are a part of their heritages. Would really appreciate if they started writing more African LIs though. Also, similar reasoning applies to face options described as "Native American" in the files re: American colonization.

ALPHA

Channing Luna

These face options are described in the files as "Hispanic". Luna was a Spanish-language surname sound match for Lowe, and plus it also means "moon"!! Yippee werewolf theme!!!!!

Channing Liu

These face options are described in the files as "Asian". The Chinese surname Liu was just the closest sound match to "Lowe" tbh.

BABY BUMP

Clint Kao

This face option is described in the asset files as "Asian". He reminds me a little of the Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao (rip) so in my head he's Taiwanese like meeee!!! Which sucks cause I didn't like this LI that much lmao. Anyway Kao is the Taiwanese spelling of the surname that is Anglicized as Gao in Chinese Pinyin so I gave it to him cause he reminds me of Godfrey Gao (rip). Not a spelling match but then again there aren't any Chinese surnames that start with the same letter and sound as Covington (e.g., Chang and Cai both start with the letter C but start with the sounds "ch" and "ts" respectively.).

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

Charles Quiñones / Charlotte Quiñones

These face options are described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Went with sound matches since there aren't many (any?) Spanish-language surnames that start with K like King.

Charles Kim / Charlotte Kim

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". I thought Kim was a pretty good sound and spelling match for King. But it did make me realize that although Kim is the most common surname in Korea by a lot, a Choices Wiki search revealed to me that there's only one character in the entire Choicesverse with that surname and it's the FBI guy from Veil of Secrets?

DISTANT SHORES

Edward Mao

This face option is described in the asset files as "Asian". I originally chose the Japanese surname Morishima because it was an initial spelling match, multisyllabic, and had the ending "ma/mer" sound, but I wanted to honor the great Ming Dynasty Chinese tradition of piracy and its far-reaching legacy. So I went with the Chinese Mao.

Also I know he's canonically from like England which would explain why he's an 18th-century Asian man with an English first name but just for fun if he was from China I think he would be called Mao Aiwei. Or Morishima Eiji if he was from Japan.

Edward Montoya

This face option is described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Montoya was a relatively close Spanish-language sound match.

And if he had a Spanish first name too he would be Eduardo Montoya ovb.

THE DUCHESS AFFAIR

Nathaniel Pandit / Natalie Pandit

These face options are described in the asset files as "Indian". Not a lot of sound matches for Pippin but the Sanskrit surname Pandit has the intial "P" and the ending "i" sound, plus it means "scholar" and fun fact, this word is also the origin of the English term "pundit".

Also since in my research I learned that the vast majority of Indian immigrants to England in this time period adopted English language aliases for use in English society, I came up with some potential real names for these face options: Nathuram for Nathaniel and Nalini for Natalie.

FIRST COMES LOVE

Blake Mai

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". I decided on Mai since it could be Vietnamese or broadly Sinophone.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Blaine Juárez

These face options are described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Not any Spanish-language surnames that start with the letters "Ha" as far as I know so I went with a sound match.

GUARDED

Ash Harada

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". The Japanese surname Harada is a sound and spelling match and also one of the most common surnames in Japan! EASAYY!!! Though headcanoning them as Japanese brings the total number of Choicesverse Japanese-Americans Named Ash to three. Laugh out loud.......

Part 2

Part 3

[yourqueenb]

Kiss of Death was not a book I cared about like AT ALL but I will give it a shoutout for changing the LI's birth surname depending on their race (Raja for the Indian one, Basco for Filipino I think, and Prozorov for the white one). I went with black Jordan, but them making Indian Jordan's surname be Paudwal instead of Parker was a good touch too. If only PB did that more often so you wouldn't have an Asian LI named Blake Marshall or a Hispanic girl named Ina Kingsley. As someone whose last name is decidedly far from Eurocentric, I really appreciated these changes since basically all LIs asides from Rory, Manu, and Everett have the whitest ass surnames

Oh wow, I didn’t know they did that in KoD! As trash as that book was, I guess it does deserve a little credit for that. I just assumed Vic had the same name regardless of which face you chose. But yes, I did know about the difference between the Black and Indian Jordans. And of course, I agree with you. It’s so simple to add the name change feature in. I feel like that shouldn’t be something they only do every once in a while since they basically only give us customizable LIs now

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in her swimsuit has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in his casual outfit has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in her casual outfit has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in his underwear has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

Note: I had forgotten to upload these transparents on the premiere day, apologies.

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan in her underwear has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

Note: I had forgotten to upload these transparents on the premiere day, apologies.

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan Parker / Paudwal has now been added to the newly created Getaway Girls section of the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[korgbelmont]

Hi could you upload the transparents of all the emotions of all Male Jordan Parker. Thanks.

Hiya. He's been added to the Transparents folder

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Jordan Parker / Paudwal

Jordan Parker / Paudwal has now been added to the newly created Getaway Girls section of the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

[cadybear420]

My Choices Edits Masterlist (NOTE: List is subject to frequent updates)

You can also see all my edits by searching #cadybear's edits on my profile or on Tumblr, but it'll be a very incomplete list because Tumblr's search functions are ass. Plus a handful of the posts on my profile are just my own reblogs of my stuff.

So, here's a more collective and organized list.

And I do indeed accept requests/suggestions for edits! However, they can take a while, and I do reserve the right to turn down a request if it's something I'm uncomfortable with editing or is way out of my league of editing skills.

Update 04/30/2024: All HSS edits have now been given their own masterlist due to the 100 link limit on Tumblr. The link to this new list is included under the cut.

High School Story Edits

All HSS edits now have their own masterlist due to the 100 link limit on Tumblr.

Cadybear's MC Wardrobes

This is a separate series that has its own masterlist.

Misc. Choices Series Edits

Alpha

Markus Barnes Nude/Underwear Sprites, request fulfilled for @3rdstreetfrank

Blades of Light and Shadow

Orc MC Bodytype Redesigns, for Blades MC Redesign Challenge 2023)

Crimes of Passion

m!Trystan and nb!MC Gabriel in Haute Couture, Choices Secret Pal April 2024 gift for @lilyoffandoms

Dirty Little Secrets

m!MC's (more) Yassified Potluck Outfit

m!MC's Yassified Carwash Swimsuit

m!MC's Yassified Carwash Swimsuit but using the f!MC's swimsuit

Getaway Girls

m!Jordan Parker/Paudwal in f!Jordan's Casual Outfit

Guarded

m!Ash Harper in f!Ash's Bodyguard Outfit

m!Ash Harper in f!Ash's Casual(?) Outfit

Immortal Desires

m!Cas in f!Cas's Casual Outfit and Style

m!Gabe in f!Gabe's Casual Outfit

m!MC's tactical camo outfit but it's now a cropped top like the f!MC version is m!Cas and m!MC Outfit Swap, Choices Secret Pal February 2024 gift for @hydn-jpg

nb!MC Luca in crop top tactical outfit, gift for @aria-ashryver; plus The Outfit Transparent

Cas, Gabe, and nb!MC Luca at the beach, gift for @aria-ashryver

It Lives Anthology

ILITW: Jo x Lucas Wedding Headcanons, includes edits for their Wedding Outfits

ILB: Tom's Yassified Swimsuit

Open Heart

Genderswapped MC's Baseball Outfits

Roommates With Benefits

m!Drew Young in f!Drew's Casual Outfit

The Royal Romance Series

Drake holding baby CG but with gay/trans pride flags, request fulfilled for @3rdstreetfrank

Crossover/Multi-Series

Hero, COP, BOLAS: Eva x Hero f!MC, f!Trystan x COP f!MC, Nia x BOLAS f!human!MC; Choices Secret Pal December 2023 gift for @stars-are-within-me

Transparents/Assets

TDG and UB f!MC outfits edited for the f!professional body type, request fulfilled for an anon

KOD f!Vic Flint outfits edited for the f!professional body type, request fulfilled for an anon

DLS f!MC and HS f!Casey Jameson outfits edited for the f!professional body type, request fulfilled for an anon

APH f!Channing outfit edited for the f!professional body type, request fulfilled for an anon

Old Edits

AKA edits that are older versions of more recent and updated edits, or are subject to an updated edit. If the edit has an updated version, I will specify which version the old one is.

OG HSS: Aiden in f!MC's Premium Pool Party Outfit (Version 1)

OG HSS: Aiden's Yassified Swimsuit (Version 1)

OG HSS: Aiden's Yassified Swimsuit (Version 2)

OG HSS: Aiden's Yassified Swimsuit (Most Recent Version)

OG HSS: Aiden in f!MC's Premium Prom Dress (Version 1)

OG HSS: Aiden in a ROD MC Premium Outfit (Version 1)

OG HSS: Michael in a HSS MC Premium Outfit

OG HSS: Main Cast Swimsuit Swap

OG HSS: Aiden x Evie Prom Photo featuring Aiden in f!MC Premium Prom Dress

HSS:CA: Ajay in a HSS:CA f!MC Premium Outfit

TNA: f!Sam Dalton in m!Sam's Wedding Night Robe Outfit

TNA: m!Sam Dalton in f!Sam's Wedding Night Lingerie