#oc: flashstep

[extantdecay]

wtf. *redesigns your fictive's ponysona*

old design under the cut :p

certainly a step up lol

[writinrealslow]

Hello! I just finished watching your most recent YT video: "Lets talk about nonbinary character design" and would love to get some advice on one of my characaters!

This is Hazydawn

(Yes they are a warrior cat oc, which is a horribly written series and is kinda cringe but cringe is dead and I am free)

Hazydawn is a mender of their clan, which is basically a doctor. They take their work very seriously and have a hard time focusing on much else. They care A LOT for their clanmates, but have an incredibly hard time showing it. They are stoic and tend to be cold even to the cats they love the most. This ended up making their mate, Flashstep, be pushed away. Flashstep is very tenderhearted and didn't feel as loved as he needed to be happy in a relationship. They broke up after being together for a long time, and having a kitten named Lotuspond.

Sorry for the lore dump. I thought it was important to get the general idea of their story out before asking my questions.

I initially planned on Hazy's gender identity being a simple fact of life that is not focused on at all in the story, but after watching your video I'd like if there was more acknowledgment of their nonbinary experience in my story. The problem is I don't know where to take it exactly. Hazy's main focus in the story right now is still being in love with Flashstep but accepting that they're not compatible, so I'm not sure where their gender identity could fit into that kind of story. Hazy is very old for a cat (while these cats are heavily personified they do live typical cat life spans and they are 13.75 years old right now), and has identified as nonbinary for a long time. I could have them exploring their gender identity while they were young as part of their story, but it wouldn't be very relevant in the present day. Maybe they could have an arc about helping the younger nonbinary cats in the clan? (There are currently 3 other nonbinary cats in the clan that are all younger then Hazy: Beehive(He/She), Thrushnest (She/They), and Chirp (She/He/They))

Thanks for reading! Any advice on moving forward or critique on their current story is appreciated!

I know absolutely nothing about the Warrior Cats franchise, so I have no opinion on that front. And as you said, cringe is dead, so enjoy it to your heart's content.

If I were you, I'd avoid making Hazydawn's gender identity one of the reasons for the breakup, as it would retroactively paint flashstep as a transphobe, and it doesn't sound like you're trying to make him out to be a dick.

I think there's a lot of merit to your idea of having them act as a guide/mentor for the younger nonbinary cats. Trans elders are a topic that rarely come up in most media, largely because most media is aimed at a younger audience and I think it's generally considered more interesting to show someone in the midst of discovering who they are and struggling with all that entails, which is fair, but it kind of disregards the importance of elder trans people (I'm using the term "elder" very loosely here), as they serve as not only important success stories that can inspire hope, but possess valuable wisdom for people still going through their own transition. But I've literally never heard of an elder enby, which is mostly due to the fact that the term is relatively new and so a lot of people assume the identity itself is new, even though that's far from the case, but I digress.

Giving Hazy the role of mentor for the younger cats could serve as interesting character growth, because if you wanted to go down that route, then you could have it serve as a way for them to find a place to belong outside of their mate in a found family sort of way, and you could even use their role as mentor to more organically explore their own experience with gender. You can have them tell a story about their youth to help teach a lesson, or you could have one of the youths go to them for advice and further characterize them that way. People tend to grow more as they teach and nurture others, and there's a lot you can do with mentor characters if you don't intend to just kill them off early on for easy drama.

Also, as the younger cats get into their own relationships and inevitably end up needing advice, you could use that as a framing device for hazy to realize where they went wrong with flashstep, and see where that takes you.

I think you have the potential for a lot of really interesting storytelling with hazy, so I hope this helped!

[warriors-rewritten-chaos]

Rewrite Allegiances: The Darkest Hour

These Allegiances are non-canon to the actual Warriors series. Some OCs are added for genetic diversity, some cats live despite dying in canon, some names are changed from canon, some families are changed, etc.

ThunderClan

Leader: Firestar- bright flame-colored ginger tom with green eyes Apprentice, Bramblepaw

Deputy: Whitestorm- big white tom with yellow eyes

Medicine Cat: Yellowfang- longhaired dilute tortoiseshell molly with a flat face and orange eyes. Healer

Hunters:

Mousefur- small dusky brown molly with golden eyes

Quietwhisper- pale gray-and-white tom with green eyes

Longtail- pale brown tabby tom with black stripes, a long tail, and blue eyes

Brackenfur- golden-brown tabby tom with black stripes and amber eyes Apprentice, Snowpaw

Lynxswift- large brown tabby molly with a white muzzle and paws and amber eyes

Ferncloud- small pale gray molly with darker flecks and pale green eyes

Scouts:

Beestripe- small and chubby golden-brown tabby molly with black stripes and blue eyes

Willowmoon- slender pale gray molly with blue eyes Apprentice, Tawnypaw

Frostfur- pure snowy-white molly with dark gold eyes

Thornclaw- golden-brown tabby tom with black stripes and pale blue eyes

Ashface- pale gray tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes

Cinderspark- small dark gray tortoiseshell molly with a twisted hind leg and blue eyes Apprentice, Sootpaw

Brutes:

Whistleslash- black-and-white molly with a bushy tail and amber eyes Apprentice, Mistlepaw

Sandstorm- pale ginger tabby molly with green eyes

Dustpelt- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Wardens:

Seedswarm- brown tom with darker ears and yellow eyes

Brightheart- heavily scarred white molly with ginger tabby patches and one blue eye Apprentice, Rainpaw

Builders:

Dapplelight- dappled calico molly with a graying muzzle and amber eyes

Lambskip- longhaired curly-furred cream jack with green eyes (fae/faer)

Cloudtail- chubby longhaired white tom with blue eyes Apprentice, Sorrelpaw

Apprentices:

Bramblepaw- dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Snowpaw- deaf white tom with scars on his sides and blue eyes

Tawnypaw- dark torbico molly with amber eyes

Sootpaw- light gray tom with dark gray paws and amber eyes

Mistlepaw- very dark gray tabby molly with amber eyes

Rainpaw- dark gray tom with white spots and blue eyes

Sorrelpaw- calico molly with amber eyes

Nursery Residents:

Speckletail- older pale ginger tabby molly with a gray muzzle and amber eyes. Den-Mother

Goldenflower- large pale golden tabby molly with amber eyes. Den-Mother

Lorekeeper: Smallears- gray tom with small ears with a nick in one and amber eyes

Elders:

Sparrowpelt- old big dark brown tabby tom with half his tail missing and yellow eyes

Palelily- pale gray molly with a missing eye, the other being blind and cloudy yellow. The oldest cat in ThunderClan

ShadowClan

Leader: Tigerstar- large dark brown tabby tom with unusually long claws and amber eyes

Deputy: Blackfoot- large white tom with black paws and amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Cloudyspots- small gray-and-white tom with amber eyes and a perpetual cold

Hunters:

Tangleburr- gray-and-brown molly with green eyes

Heavyswipe- large gray tabby molly with yellow-green eyes

Finchflight- black-and-white tom with yellow eyes

Littlecloud- very small brown tabby tom with a lighter tail and nose and blue eyes

Skunkthroat- small black tom with a white chest and paws and light blue eyes

Mirefoot- gray spotted tabby tom with pale green eyes

Oakfur- small light brown tom with green eyes

Scouts:

Blizzardwing- mottled white tom with green eyes

Frogtail- dark gray tom with pale green eyes

Newtspeck- brown-and-ginger torbie molly with yellow eyes

Swiftslash- silver tabby tom with hazel eyes

Applefur- mottled brown molly with pale green eyes

Brownthorn- brown tom with green eyes Apprentice, Rubblepaw

Flashstep- ginger molly with green eyes

Palepelt- very pale gray molly with hazel eyes

Spies:

Featherstorm- dark brown tabby molly with amber eyes

Russetfur- sleek dark ginger tabby molly dark green eyes

Fernshade- slender tortoiseshell molly with yellow eyes

Marbledstripe- huge dark reddish-brown tabby jack with green eyes (they/them)

Night-Stalkers:

Hollypetal- sleek dark-gray-and-white molly with blue-green eyes

Ratswarm- dark brown tom with a furless tail and green eyes

Nightwhisper- scrawny and sleek brown tom with green eyes

Wardens:

Wolfstep- large longhaired brown tom with blue eyes

Sweetvoice- black and white molly with blue-green eyes

Jaggedtooth- huge thick-furred ginger tabby tom with amber eyes and protruding fangs Apprentice, Rowanpaw

Builders:

Sootheart- pale smoky gray molly with blue eyes

Yewberry- cream-and-brown molly with amber eyes

Bouldercrush- big skinny gray tom with a torn ear and blue eyes Apprentice, Cedarpaw

Apprentices:

Rubblepaw- pale gray tabby jack with blue eyes (he/they)

Rowanpaw- lithe dark ginger tabby tom with amber eyes

Cedarpaw- dark gray tom with amber eyes

Nursery Residents:

Tallpoppy- long-legged light-brown-and-white tabby molly with green eyes. Den-Mother

Sasha- brown point molly with blue eyes. Mother of Tigerstar's kits Hawkkit, Mothkit, and Pantherkit

Fritillarycloud- small pale ginger-and-gray tabby molly with blue eyes. A Hunter. Currently expecting Finchflight's kits

Darkflower- black molly with deep blue eyes. A Night-Stalker. Currently expecting Frogtail's kits

Lorekeeper: Ashpine- thin gray tom with darker gray patches and hazel eyes

Elders:

Crowtail- sleek black molly with green eyes

Mousewing- longhaired black tom with dark gray eyes

Amberleaf- dark ginger molly with brown legs and ears and green eyes

WindClan

Leader: Tallstar- tall black-and-white tom with a long straight tail and amber eyes

Deputy: Nightoak- small and lean black tom with green eyes and a twisted paw Apprentice, Swamppaw

Medicine Cat: Barkface- dark brown tom with a short tail and amber eyes Apprentices, Claypaw and Dovepaw

Hunters:

Wrenflight- brown molly with bright green eyes

Sorrelshine- gray-and brown molly with light orange eyes

Pigeonflight- dark gray tom with white patches and brown eyes

Aspenfall- lithe dark gray and white jack with pale yellow eyes (he/she)

Robindown- light brown molly with blue eyes

Sharpears- wiry gray tabby tom with blue eyes and a torn ear

Onewhisker- small and lean pale mottled tabby tom with amber eyes Apprentice, Gorsepaw

Webfoot- dark gray tabby tom with orange eyes

Scouts:

Rushstreak- light cream-and-brown tom with blue eyes

Larksplash- pale brown calico molly with green eyes

Rabbitears- pale brown molly with a white underbelly, large ears and yellow eyes

Flytail- snowy-white tom with bright green eyes

Harrierquill- ginger tabby molly with bright green eyes Apprentice, Quailpaw

Runningbrook- light gray tabby molly with green eyes

Tacticians:

Darkfoot- blue-gray tom with darker paws, a paler chest and belly, a white muzzle, and amber eyes Apprentice, Tawnypaw

Oatwhisker- creamy-brown tabby tom with light brown eyes

Ashfoot- broad-faced gray molly with blue eyes

Wardens:

Rowanbough- brown tabby tom with hazel eyes

Mudclaw- wiry mottled dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes Apprentice, Hawkpaw

Thrushwing- tortoiseshell molly with a scarred hind leg and green eyes

Apprentices:

Swamppaw- heavily scarred white jack with yellow eyes (they/it)

Dovepaw- pale gray molly with a white throat and green eyes. Medicine Cat Apprentice (Seer)

Claypaw- small short-furred brown-and-white patched tom with lighter brown patches and amber eyes. Medicine Cat Apprentice (Healer)

Gorsepaw- lean brown tabby tom with green eyes

Quailpaw- pale gray and white jack with blue eyes (ze/hir)

Tawnypaw- golden-brown molly with amber eyes

Hawkpaw- large black tom with green eyes

Nursery Residents:

Morningflower- brown smoke point molly with amber eyes. Den-Mother

Dandelionfur- small and fluffy white molly with pale green eyes. Den-Mother

Lorekeeper: Magpiefur- black tom with a scarred flank and hazel eyes

Elders:

Meadowslip- light gray molly with amber eyes

Redclaw- small dark ginger tom with pale green eyes

Hickorynose- reddish-brown tom with pale yellow eyes

RiverClan

Leader: Leopardstar- dappled golden tabby molly with amber eyes Apprentice, Emberpaw

Deputy: Stonefur- pale blue-gray tom with blue eyes Apprentice, Featherpaw

Medicine Cats:

Mudfur- lean longhaired light brown tom with a pale belly and golden eyes. Seer

Breezeripple- smoky-black molly with amber eyes. Healer

Hunters (Drypaws):

Icethaw- fluffy silver and black tabby jack with amber eyes (xe/xir) Apprentice, Lightpaw

Dawnbright- ginger-and-white jack with golden eyes (they/them)

Grasswhisker- brown tabby molly with green eyes

Shadepelt- very dark gray molly with yellow eyes

Hunters (Divers):

Mallowtail- torbico molly with green eyes

Mistyfoot- pale longhaired blue molly with blue eyes Apprentice, Willowpaw

Skyheart- pale brown tabby demi-molly with green eyes (she/they)

Smallsplash- little dark gray molly with blue eyes Apprentice, Reedpaw

Ducktail- brown tabby tom with a short tail and green eyes

Scouts:

Blackclaw- lean and muscular smoky-black tom with long legs and tail and orange eyes

Petaldusk- tortoiseshell molly with hazel-green eyes Apprentice, Swallowpaw

Vixenleap- black molly with brown eyes

Dragonflybuzz- white tom with dark gray tabby patches and amber eyes

River-Watchers:

Sedgecreek- longhaired brown tabby molly with a long tail and green eyes Apprentice, Salmonpaw

Frondtail- pale gray tabby tom with a dark tail and orange eyes

Swancall- very pale silver molly with pale yellow eyes

Stone Wardens:

Loudbelly- chubby dark brown tom with blue eyes Apprentice, Kingfisherpaw

Graystripe- large dark gray tabby tom with amber eyes

Heavystep- big and thickset brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Builders:

Siltgrowl- brown tabby molly with a missing front leg and pale brown eyes

Mazegilltuft- plump brown molly with pale yellow eyes

Beetlenose- broad black tom with yellow eyes Apprentice, Primrosepaw

Voleclaw- gray tom with blue eyes

Apprentices:

Emberpaw- dark ginger molly with blue eyes

Featherpaw- large longhaired silver tabby molly with blue eyes

Lightpaw- pale gray molly with blue eyes

Willowpaw- large longhaired dark gray tom with amber eyes

Reedpaw- black tom with dark gray eyes

Swallowpaw- plump dark brown tabby molly with green eyes

Salmonpaw- dark gray mottled tom with blue eyes

Kingfisherpaw- dark gray and white tabby tom with blue eyes

Primrosepaw- creamy-brown molly with amber eyes and white paws

Nursery Residents:

Mosspelt- lithe calico molly with a white chest and blue eyes. Den-Mother

Bards:

Lakeshine- longhaired mottled gray-and-white molly with pale blue-green eyes

Lilystem- pale gray tabby molly with green eyes

Heronflight- dappled gray tabby jack with blue-green eyes (he/they). Has partial paralysis on their left side

Elders:

Ottersplash- longhaired pale ginger molly with white patches and green eyes

Graypool- thin dark gray molly with amber eyes

Rippleclaw- sleek black-and-silver tabby tom with bright green eyes

Cats Outside the Clans

Smudge- plump black-and-white tom with amber eyes. A kittypet

Princess- light brown tabby molly with a white chest and legs and green eyes. A kittypet

Hattie- small brown tabby molly with amber eyes. A kittypet

Henry- large elderly reddish-brown jack with green eyes (he/they). A kittypet

Ferris- elderly speckled gray tom with an underbite and blue eyes. A kittypet

Xena- dark gray molly with deep blue eyes. A kittypet

Pollyanna- black molly with bright green eyes. A kittypet

Ravenpaw- sleek-furred black demi-tom with a white chest and green eyes (he/they). A loner who lives in a barn

Barley Junior- muscular black-and-white tom with blue eyes. A loner who lives in a barn

Violet- small pale ginger tabby molly with white paws and blue eyes. Kittypet who lives in a farmhouse

Deerfoot- brown tom with a white underbelly and green eyes. Wandering loner

The Coven of Blood

Leader: Scourge- very small black tom with one white paw and blue eyes

Seconds:

Bone- massive scarred black-and-white tom with dark green eyes

Brick- ginger tabby jack with green eyes (they/them)

Generals:

Fury- scarred longhaired black tabby molly with one yellow eye and one missing

Claw- shaggy brown tom with unusually long claws and gray eyes

Aries- scarred brown tom with amber eyes

Rend- white jack with a missing hind leg and green eyes (it/its)

Concrete- pale gray molly with blue eyes

Fluffy- longhaired cream molly with white paws and blue eyes

Gladiators:

Too many to list. The Coven encompasses the entire city, after all...

[artsycervidae]

For your Demon Slayer oc's, can you talk a bit more about their signature weapons and moveset?

Howdy! Thank you for the ask. Beware of spoilers under the cut. I've tried to be thorough (as much as I can on mobile), but I'm also naturally coy and try not to blurt all my ideas at once. It keeps me motivated to show via fanfic. Consider the spoilers as little nuggets to look forward to. These are the plot-relevant details, at least. If I'm too withholding on something you wanna know more about, don't be afraid to ask!

Nobu Gets His Own Part

Nobutoshi doesn't have anything super special about his sword or Mist Breathing except that like. He's a MASTER of Mist Breathing, which boosts him to OP levels of control and power so he can use the various forms to his heart's content, much like how Tanjiro began experimenting with Water Breathing, only Nobu knows exactly what he's doing at all times. He's the strongest Hashira in the Meiji Era, and so he's sort of the iconic 'killer in the mist' sort of fighter. And his Sight gives him an edge in brackish visuals as well as being able to scope out demons on sight and judge their capabilities.

Foliage Breathing Forms

Foliage Breathing was a unique Breathing style made by Junko, and is an offshoot of Flower Breathing primarily, her family's specialty. However, she was the first of the main trio to blend other fighting types into her own style, improving on her abilities. It's also unique in that it's ambulatory: Junko can exercise her ambidexterity and dominate the battle from any position. The splash art is greenery and parts of plant life, of course.

First Form: Kudzu Snare

     A smooth, fluid attack where the user slices everything in her path, like following a winding vine. (Comparable to Water Third Form)

Second Form: Root Maze

     Ths user takes a moment to sense her surroundings using air currents, like roots spreading underground. Due to Junko's inherent talent in her bodily awareness, she's doing this constantly, much like Total Concentration Breathing. (Comparable to Beast Seventh Form-- that being said, since Beast Breathing is created by Inosuke specifically, she wasn't inspired by him. But I waaaaas.~ Tetsuya has been learning to do it.)

Third Form: Falling Leaf Storm

     This is the 'flashstep' move that most styles employ, with the added benefit that she can keep doing this as long as there are targets in range-- it gives the impression of pinging from victim to victim, striking them like falling leaves.

Fourth Form: Lotus Rot

     A complicated finishing move. The user's initial swipes are for defense/parrying, where there is emphasis on molding the perfect strike (stripping petals from a lotus flower). Then, the user stabs in all vital areas (Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys) to slow regeneration, turning the target into a lotus root. The final strike is beheadment. (Comparable to Flower Fifth Form)

     This is a special form that pays homage to her family's craft.

Fifth Form: Sprout Germination

     The user either pierces with a frontal thrust, or stabs with a reversed hold on her weapon, like a sproutling bursting through the earth. (Comparable to Mist First Form).

Sixth Form: Splinter

     The user slashes her surroundings viciously, defending against attacks and destroying anything in her range. The splash art is very stylized, giving the impression of deforestation/falling trees. (Comparable to Wind Third Form)

Tetsuya's Sword (and Sheath)

Tetsuya wields a massive sword that would seem uncomfortable or overkill for even most adults. It's fashioned like an every day Japanese kitchen knife (thin handle, broad and smoothly arced blade), and the sheath is equally large. I continue to emphasize Tetsuya's smallness because this Buster-ass sword really minimizes him, like an optical illusion. Since Nobutoshi used his connections to have Tetsuya's sword custom made, his sheath is thicker and sturdier than typically available to katana swordsmen.

Hinata's Barbnet

     Hinata's prosthetic starts a little after the elbow bend: the style is like that of Yoriichi Type Zero's arm, as they were directly inspired by him while on leave to the swordsmith village. Inside the arm is a cable wench, which releases their net and keeps it tethered to them. They require a special handle to reel it in though, and they use whatever they can get their hands on to serve as the net's 'brake.' So they only need to break their wrist to unleash the net's full length.

     The cables are specially made and probably really anachronistic, but if Zero exists and Mitsuri gets a ribbon sword, then I think Hinata gets to have this. The cables are fed out of the seams of their wrist, palm, and fingers, so their components stand out a little more than Zero's. The barbs are made of Junko's broken sword, and for artistic purposes, when properly seated they make polygonal jagged fingers. But realistically, they're a haphazard mess of sharp edges. They aren't able to do much outside of fight with that hand, but they have incredible dexterity and control from years of practice: they can swirl the length of it into a whip and easily untangle it with a flick of their wrist.

Immolation Breathing Forms

Immolation Breathing is a style created by Hinata, and works to incorporate Foliage Breathing into Flame Breathing, combining the adaptability and power of each style. It is an offshoot of them both. The final result was intended to be the first step in reverse engineering Sun Breathing. This style, however, is extremely aggressive to its user, both because and despite the fact it's incomplete. It also demands dual-wielding in most circumstances. For simplicity's sake, we will use Hinata and their sword-net combo. The splash art theme is lots of fire and smoke, mostly in flashes to emphasize discombobulation.

First Form: Heat Refraction

     The flashstep move, but the user moves so fast that oncoming attacks appear to land on their afterimage before going for the throat. (Comparable to Foliage Third Form and Flame First Form. This is also perhaps the only perfected Form, as it most resembles Hinokami Kagura.)

Second Form: Gluttonous Inferno

     The user uses both weapons in turns to devastate the immediate area: one weapon takes heavier, killing strikes (sword) while its partner pushes for space (net), much like a forest fire. This can be used for defense against projectiles, but is primarily intended as an aggressive, all-around attack. (Comparable to Foliage Seventh Form and Flame Fourth Form.)

Third Form: Fuse Follow

     The user gets in close and personal with weakening strikes before making a singularly violent killing blow. For Hinata, they keep their net reigned in and use their fist and sword in turns. The final blow is either a decapitation, or the sudden unfolding of their net mid-strike, which often tears open their target with explosive force. (Comparable to Foliage First Form)

Fourth Form: Sleep in a Bed of Coals

     The user strikes twice from a tail guard using their killing weapon, then immediately swaps to their support weapon for a decapitation slash at the same time as the third attack. Hinata uses their sword as a feint, then kills using their net like a garrote, sawing off the head if necessary. (Comparable to Flame Second Form.)

Fifth Form: Sacrificial Pyre

      The user uses one weapon to tether themself to the target. Then they perform a downwards arcing slash with their other weapon. Hinata will typically capture with their net, and behead with their katana. (Comparable to Foliage Fifth Form and Flame Third Form)

[bruhchantite]

Old DC-Self inserts? Redesigned? Yes.

[sparkedsoul-does-art]

//Wow, been a long time since I drew Transformers! =D Here’s a few (pretty) clean sketches I did with a new style-- more like my old one before my wrists got messed up. I’m really pleased with it!

Arrow belongs to @conning-and-grifting !!!

Flashstep and Shockstat belong to me~

[dustycords-redux]

🔹 Does your OC have any scars? What are the stories behind them? Do they have any mental scars? Talk about the effects of their trauma in general on their day to day life.

🌐| Cordi has plenty of scars, mostly physical but some mental, about 80% of them are a direct result of her service within Renegade Unit. Her most significant scar is the one from the Hydrophena Incident. For the most part, she just deals with the tramua as required but she's not certified for missions on ocean worlds these days.

🌐| Dustrunner has more mental scars than physical scars. A lot of trauma relating to loss and survivor's guilt and the breakdown of her relationship with Flashstep. It makes her more wary of those with romantic intentions as she is afraid of ending up facing the same tragedy with new faces.