#now this is done i can finally release hylia's heroines content!

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Oh my god I finally redesigned her like promised and I adore this so much more. The old design was comparatively very clunky and I didn’t have much of a proper idea about where I wanted to go with the design. Now, I’ve had more time to think about how I would rewrite Hyrule Warriors, this design fits her much more. In this post I explain my personal grievances about Cia’s design, so here I’ll pretty much just go over how I changed it from the first redesign.

Here’s a link to the original redesign - I personally quite like Lana’s still, though would probably add more subtle bird-like traits to her outfit to tie her a little to Cia, possibly a hummingbird because of their symbolism.

The biggest idea I had was that she would lean very heavily into the bird theming, specifically ravens, and would have an almost masquerade look to her, reflecting her want to impress Link. Her hat and mask fit a lot more with the costume-like look, but it serves a double meaning - the red gems dotted around her outfit and the glowing red eyes of her mask symbolize Ganondorf’s influence over her and how she’s stuck in her own mind and very toxic views (one of the themes in the rewritten story is about admiration vs obsession and how Cia and Lana embody that).

I kept most of the colour palette on the warmer side instead of this odd mish-mash of cool and warm tones. Most of the reds and pinks stay close to Cia’s head, hands, and feet, to attract attention to the most vital parts of the design when in combat and prevent a mix-up of characters on the battlefield, though I did make sure to dot them around the design here and there. I turned her pants into a dress and kept a slit to show off that funky leg tattoo. Her sash is meant to look vaguely like the tail plumage of a bird. I can’t really compare it because the previous design was a sketch, but I added a lot more detail to the clothing than before, which I’m incredibly proud of.