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My Hero Academia AU: Road Trip

An Ambush Simulation Prequel

I am a little ashamed that this one was in progress for so long and I have only three pages to show for it, but I got so burned out with it that I just thought, "Damn, I'm done." So sadly I'm wrapping up Road Trip as a slice-of-life brief.

I bit off a little more than I could chew and found out I have zero interest in drawing vehicles the hard way. Still, I'm happy with how Shimura's motorcycle turned out.

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To me the best sign of the fact that MHA kinda went down hill in the second half is that all the stupid, delusional, trolltheories not coming true... Is disapointing.

Because of course AFO being Deku's dad would be stupid and cliche and contrived - of course introducing time travel to make the "Bak U Go" theorie work would be parody levels of crazy, even Eri turning Shigaraki back into a child Tenko would be an obvious asspull to fix a difficult situation in the most deus ex machina way.

But in retrospect, compared to what we got, that all would be more satisfieng. Cause thats the problem - the real thing we got was just boring, so nothing, just a wimper that seemingly went out of its way to be as unfulfilling as possible.

And the final chapter is the culmination - ofcourse shipping all the charachters together just for the hell of it and giving them kids is self indulgent and formulaic - yet atleast that would give something, make people debate about wacky relationships that make no sense or whatever - but this "wow everyone just went on, vaguely continuing their one dimmensional arcs, solving racism etc" Hell, even just making quirks disapear would be cool, especially if heros lived on, showing that truely being a hero doesnt mean having a flashy power but doing the right thing, with the costumes being reframed from stupid consumer crap into a comitment to do whats right no mater how one looks

One of my buddies descrived the MHA ending as a "no risk one", and honestly, he is absolutely right.

The BIG problem with the final chapter, the reason i describe it time and again as a "Nothing ending" is that it is painfully afraid of committing to ANYTHING as far as how the heroes ended up.

Izuku endes up in a bad outcome ending, where ended up quirkless, and became a teacher at Yuei? Okay, that could work just fine, so long as you emphasise both his regrets but also how much he is fullfilled at his new school... Whatsthat? We never really get a sense that he truly does have regrets? Also we get only the briefest of glimpses into his life as a teacher?

Okay, so who did he end up with? Showing Izuku's partner and maybe q kid or two would go a long way to show that Izuku did not end up like All Might, a man who sacrificed any chance of a normal human companionship to a frankly unhealthy degree the manga critiqued. Also wheter or not he ultimately ended up eith her, Uraraka confessing her feelings is ctitical to her character arc ending on a high note, so jow did that end?

...okay so we get no suggestions that he ended up with anyone? That he seemingpy just resigned himself to be alone forever, just like all might?

All right then, but at least we're committing to an ending where Izuku no longer is a Hero, right?

No wait the twist at the end is that his friends swoop in to finance it all.

...okay? So... Why wasnt the chapter about this? If 1-A loved Izuku so much they were willing to save 5 years worth of Gathered funds to help Izuku, why did we get nothing else in this entire chapter to remind us that they actuqlly loved him still, and instead the entire chapter emphasized how distant Izuku had become?

These two things, Izuku slowly growing distant from his friends in a realistic manner, and them ultimately going all in on helping him out to let him live his dreams, are completely at odds with each other.

In the question, the idea of MHA ending on a "Realistic" is described as by default Boring, but it didnt have to be, so long as it focused on the right things, and actually committed to it to the hilt.

It was more than poasible to Have Izuku ending up as a teacher at Yuei withouth a quirk, teaching the new generation work as an ending, if you actually committed to telling that ending all the way. Realistic does not have to mean boring or unsatisfying.

Similarily, there was absolutely a good way to tell an ending where Izuku lost his quirk and ended up a Tech based Hero as well. So long as you committed to that, and didnt relegate it to the last three pages as a twist ending joke that still wants you to take it seriously.

Ultimately, the ending was a failure because it failed to commit to anything, or to put it another way, it was afraid to take any risks at the very end.

Any shipping resolution in any way? Well, that would absolutely go a long way to hammer in the feel of a realistic ending, because that is how Human beings' work... But that would have been a risk, as someone would have been pissed off by it.

Izuku and ochako getting together? Would have pissed off the bakudeku shippers, the uraraka x toga shippers, and Uraraka x Bakugo shippers.

Him getting together with anyone else? Would have pissed off the Izuku x uraraka shippers, and most certainly the Bakudeku shippers as well.

And on it goes.

Kirishima getting together with Mina? Eould have pissed of the Kirishima x bakugo shippers or the people who headcanon him as gay.

Him getting together with Bakugo? Would have pissed off the ones who shipped him with Ashido.

Aizawa finishing his character arc of growing to actually love teaching and his students by going back to miss joke and finally reconciling with her, and addmitting she was right all along, that he really did want a "household where the laughter never ended" as she put it?

Would have pissed off those who shipped him with Present Mic.

Now im not saying the lack of shipping was THE thing that ruined this ending(other than Izuku x ochako whose lack of resolution one way or another is a massive structural weakness), but it is absolutely a sympthom of how this ending was absolutely terrified of actually committing to any risks.

It is the thing that defines this entire chapter, and honestly the final arc as a whole.

Just to give one example, the reason why Bakugo has NO thematic climax or satisfying ending at the end, is because it is painfully clear that His story was absolutely going to end back on the platform.

Before Hori's editor made him change it, and demand he got a bigger role, Bakugo's thematic ending was going to be that he was murdered while stalling Shigaraki.

He was not going to get to be the Hero who defeated AFO, or even come close to becoming number 1... But he WAS going to get to die a hero.

That was a bold, and very much not safe direction to end one of MHA's most popular characters.

It would also have been a great thematic ending where Bakugo actually did get to be a Hero like he always wanted... while at the same time NOT ultimately rewarding him for the horrible he treats Izuku through the Manga.

You know, like what happened to Endeavor.

There were no happy endings there, with one of his sons rejecting him once and for all, while leaving his firstborn's thoughts on him on a note where we ultimately didnt know how it went, while at the same time ending up crippled in a wheelchair.

Enji was a terrible man who ultimately did become a true hero... But he was not rewarded for it. And that's why it actually works so well.

And it certainly was not the safe way to end it either.

This is also why the villains in MHA ended up on amuch stronger thematic note than any of the heroes.

None of them got safe, nothing endings.

With all of them, Hori one way or another committed himself to have an actual ending that said soemthing, as opposed to the wishy washy final chapter that had no spine to go in either direction.

Dabi burnt himself out, and now has to deal with the consequences of trying to kill himself and everyone else, only to fail at it.

Spinner and compress gave everything for the cause, only for his side to lose, and him ending up in jail, and now has to deal with that.

Toga spent her entire life searching for someone who didnt reject her, and wanted to understand her, and ultimetely though she did not get a relationship with thay person, she went out on her own terms.

Shigaraki tried to destroy the world, having decided to commit himself all the way to becomign the greatest supervillain of all time... Only to in the end, be defeated and being killed, like he himself did to so many others.

None of these were safe options to end these characters on, and there are plenty who werent happy with it... But they are endings where Hori actually committed to going through with it all, wheter to succeed, or fail.

The Heroes by contrast get none of these.

Izuku does not get an ending where it actually commits to... ANYTHING because by doing so, he would piss off some part of his audience.

Bakugo couldnt die at the platform, because he's popular, no matter how much sense ending his story there might make.

Uraraka couldnt confess her feelings and either hook up with, or be rejected by Izuku because that would piss someone off.

Mina and Kirishima couldnt hook up because it too would piss someone off.

We could not get deep, important looks into the Heroes family lives 8 years later, because it would piss people off.

MHA's ending(as far as the heroes are concerned) would have been so much better if the manga was willing to end on an ending that actually take real risks that would have had the possibility to fall on their face.

Or as Wit from Stormlight Archive puts this kinda thinking oh so well:

“All great art is hated. It is obscenely difficult - if not impossible - to make something that nobody hates. Conversely, it is incredibly easy - if not expected - to make something that nobody loves.

This makes sense, if you think about it. Art is about emotion, examination, and going places prople have never gone before to discover and investigate new things. The only way to create something that nobody hates is to ensure that it can't be loved either. Remove enough spice from a soup, and you'll just end up with water.

Human taste is as varied as human fingerprints. Nobody will like everything, everybody dislikes something, someone loves that thing you hate - but at least being hated is better than nothing. To risk metaphor, a grand painting is often about contrast: brightest brights, darkest darks. Not grey mush. That a thing is hated is not proof that it's great art, but the lack of hatred is certainly proof that it is not."

[necroangelz]

my idea of heaven that i see is a slice of you staring up at me !!

day 2 of @gluttonykinedits’ event

“ a character that reminds you of the sin of gluttony. ”

HIMIKO TOGA & HAINE GRAPHICS! my friend gave me two ideas for this event and i wanted to do both!

rambling + still photos under the cut. like/rb and creds appreciated!

NOW PLAYING: You Always Eat The One You Love by Scary Bitches !!

"angel! this event is ending in 2 days! and u still have 5 prompts left to do! why are you still deciding to do the prompts even though you don't have much time and motivation and you have so much shit to do!"

i am very stubborn and not very wise. ok?

so yeah idrk much about toga since i never watched MHA but she looks so cool i love the concept of her character. also the "am i cute?" panel haunted my twitter tl for weeks back when it went trending

as for Haine she's from this anime called summertime render which i watched a few years ago, i don't remember much about the story anymore because it had some freaky time traveling stuff going on but i deeply enjoyed the series

okay here's the stills for the toga graphic

honestly i was planning to make more but i didn't. i might make those some other time but not now

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BTS of the ‘BLEED BUT NEVER DIE’ video by Ecca Vandal

[bluentis]

New TogaChako oneshot! If you love hurt no comfort and major emotional angst, have fun! It’s my interpretation of a canon missing scene after my hero’s ending!

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A Fine Line Between Healing and Hurt

Read it on ao3!: https://archiveofourown.org/users/currentlypsychoanalyzing

1 month after the war:

After the war, the last thing Ochako wanted to do was visit the very building in which all of her biggest adversaries—as well as the sources of her biggest traumas—were contained.

Her future bosses didn’t care, of course. As such, a large, burly man led her towards the center of an expansive white room. Sitting down, she looked toward her adversary.

A thin piece of bulletproof glass separated her from her antagonist: Himiko Toga.

The officer left the room to stand guard outside the doorway. She reminded herself of her assignment.

Talk to her, make note of her progress, then come back here and report on her conversations and sociability.

“Himiko.”

“Ochako,” she replied.

Ochako’s instinct was to ask how she had been doing, ask how this prison had been treating her, but she knew the answer to the question without needing to ask. Himiko Toga did not belong here. She was not the kind of person who would adjust well to life within prison, let alone Tartarus.

“Why are you here?” Himiko asked, almost coldly. The audio was crackling, her voice slightly distorted over the outdated microphone she was talking through.

“I just wanted to visit.” Ochako lied. There was no way she could tell Himiko that she’s essentially been ordered to talk to her, without much choice in the matter.

“Hm, sure.”

“How are you feeling right now?”

Himiko pondered this question before answering. She seemed to let some of her guard down, her icy aura warming up.

“I’m tired, and nothing is fun. No one is nice here… I can’t live the way I want to.”

Ochako figured as much. She sighed.

“This is your consequence, Himiko. You hurt people, even killed.”

Himiko hesitated before speaking again.

“I just wanted to be like them, that's all.”

“That's not an excuse for what you did. You took their life away. Hurt them. Hurt their families.”

“Well, what was my choice, huh? I… I get this urge, and I don’t feel okay until I satisfy it.” A harsh cadence became evident in her voice as she continued.

“No one forced you to hurt people, Himiko!” Ochako’s voice raised, though she kept her calm demeanor.

“Stop pretending like your people are any better! You’re forgetting why we’ve been pushed to hurt people. You’ve all hurt us first.”

“It’s not that simple. We can’t allow anyone to hurt others, especially innocent bystanders.”

“It’s all justified. We all have our reasons, same as you.”

“Sure. Your anger may be justified, but why hurt those who have nothing to do with those who have hurt you? Why even resort to physical violence in the first place?”

“People wouldn’t care about me until I threaten them. It’s the only way anyone ever bothers to hear our stories.”

“Himiko, I care. I’ve always cared about people who need help. Lots of heroes do.”

“Maybe, but others don’t. The society that heroes have made didn’t care about me until I started killing, same with Twice. They didn’t even care about Endeavor being an abuser until Dabi tried to kill him for what he did.”

“Himiko–“

“And then what happened, huh? A big press conference and everyone’s all on Endeavor’s side, because god forbid anyone sides with a ‘villain’.”

“Lots of people disliked Endeavor before, and how was anyone supposed to know what happened in their family? It was covered up pretty well. You can’t blame us for that.”

Himiko scoffed.

“You’d have to be pretty naïve to not have a feeling. So, what, you’re saying you understand why people forgave Endeavor so quickly?”

“Of course not! He could die for all I care! These situations are just more complicated than you think. None of it is black and white.”

“But you guys do the same thing. Anyone who doesn’t fit into your agenda is deemed villainous.”

“Look, we aren’t getting anywhere like this. We’re talking in circles. I can see your point, even if I don’t fully agree. But I want you to know that I’m trying to understand you. Not as a villain, but as a person. So what motivated you? You say you want to become those you love, but I know it goes deeper than that. Explain it to me.”

Toga hesitated before speaking, seeming to calm down now that Ochako was attempting to hear her story.

“Growing up, I didn’t understand love in the same way others did, I guess. The love I felt seemed more intense than what anyone else had described. I didn’t just want to be with someone, or even be near them. I wanted to make them bleed so I could love them, and be with them both inside and out.”

“So what happened? What led you to acting on your impulses?”

“I told my parents about my feelings. I was almost six, and those thoughts came across so suddenly; I remember asking if it had to do with my quirk. They tried to ignore it, told me to deal with it, but eventually, when it wouldn’t stop, they sent me to a quirk consoler who cared more about his check than he did me. It didn’t help me at all. My parents got fed up that the therapy wasn’t working and took me out of it. They told me that if I couldn’t be normal, I had to at least act like it. So I spent years trying to suppress it.”

“And that pushed you to become who you are today?”

Himiko nodded.

“When I attacked Saito, I realized the full potential of my quirk, and just how good it felt. I realized I wouldn’t be able to pretend anymore, so I ran away and stopped trying to pretend.”

Ochako nodded. She was about to speak when there was a loud knock. The officer who led her here stood in the doorway.

“Time's up.”

Ochako turned her head to him.

“Can we just have, like, five more minutes?” she asked.

He shook his head.

“No can do.”

Ochako turned to Himiko quickly.

“Do you regret it?”

Himiko seemed puzzled at the question.

“I’m- I don’t know- I’m not-“

Ochako nodded, turned off the microphone, and stood up. She turned to walk out of the room, following her escort, back to the car they arrived in.

Being driven to the Hero Commission’s headquarters, she passed the time by thinking about her interaction with Himiko.

She couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the girl. She knew hero society had failed Himiko, as well as countless others. She wasn’t ignorant. She wondered when stories of miracles performed by wonderful heroes had been traded for tasteless tabloids, gossip, bragging rights, and money.

She thought of herself becoming a high ranking hero, which meant she’d be featured on tabloids, interviews, game shows, etc. and hesitated.

When did heroism just become the shortcut to celebrity status?

Her thoughts halted when the car came to a stop.

Walking into the headquarters, she was led up the stairs to the President's office.

She had never personally spoken to the President, but she would be lying if she said she wasn’t nervous. She had quite the reputation for being harsh. She wasn’t sure how this would go. This was important. This was someone who had her future on the line, and it was essential for her to make a good impression. Slightly shaking, she entered the room.

“It’s Uravity, ma’am,” she said, bowing her head.

“Ah, sit down, child,” she greeted, a harsh lilt to her voice. “So, what did you learn?”

Clearing her throat, Ochako spoke.

“Uhm, where should I start?”

“Well you tell me, you were the one who spoke with her. What did she say? How did she act?”

“She was upset, mostly. She seemed tired. I don’t think she’s doing well in Tartarus.”

“Good. Did she speak on any motives? Ideals?”

Ochako took a shaky breath and answered.

“She mainly seems focused on justice. Hero society isn’t fair to her and her friends. She used to be more self oriented in her beliefs, but she seems determined to help her peers as well now.”

“And what about her past? Did you find out what happened to her?”

Ochako felt somewhat guilty. Wasn’t this kind of invasive? She couldn’t quite get Himiko’s consent to tell them about her past.

“Uhm," she paused, "Ma’am, isn’t that a little invasive? I’m not sure I should—“

“Considering she’s a villain with potential murder charges, I wouldn’t think it would matter all that much to you, hmm?”

“Right, of course.” Nervousness fluttered in her voice. “Her infatuation with blood seems largely to be due to her quirk. She was sent to quirk counseling as a kid but it didn’t work; she made it seem like the counselor wasn’t that good.”

Madam President nodded, writing info down in a notebook.

“Anything else?” She asked

“She chose to live a life of crime because she couldn’t handle living her life ‘pretending’. She felt like she wasn’t being herself.”

The President again nodded, writing.

“Uhm, ma’am? If I may ask, you’re considering starting a reformation program right? For villains?”

The President hummed in agreement.

“What are the details of the program?”

“Villains who meet the standards of the program are given the ability to exit the prison system provided they excel in rigorous classes and tests analyzing their emotional, physical, and social stability, as well as their past and their reasoning for their crimes.”

“How does it work? How is it run?”

“For about a year and a half, Tartarus and various other prisons will work with UA, and the Hero Commission. Staff will analyze everything about the prisoner and decide if they were justly put into prison or not. They work with the prisoner to help them fit into a society they previously didn’t. This is all analyzed through interviews, classes, discussions, and supervised outings. Provided they pass the strict guidelines, they may be released in due time–still quite heavily monitored, of course.”

Listening to the President, Ochako’s next words seemed obvious.

“Ma’am, I believe Himiko Toga would be perfect for this program!”

The President looked at her, examining, but then started chuckling.

“I’m just writing this down as a formality, child. We have to do this for every high profile villain we catch. I was never considering her, because there’s no way a villain like her could come back from a life like that. She’ll remain in prison.”

“But!“

“You know what–go ahead and make your case. I want to see how you can spin this,” she said, amused.

Clearing her throat once again, she spoke.

“Ma’am, she was never really given a chance. The instant she deviated from being considered normal, they abandoned her.”

“She was taken to quirk counseling. Is that not an attempt to set her on the right path?”

“When it didn’t help her, they immediately took her out of it and didn’t attempt any other solution. No psychologist, or psychiatrist visits, or anything! They were more concerned with her acting normal than if she was actually getting any help she needed.”

“And that would justify her actions?”

“I’m not saying that, but this hero society has been extremely harmful to her as well. Ever since she had found out what her quirk was, she’s been told she’s dangerous, creepy, and villainous. We’ve targeted her and everyone she’s grown to be friends with, and one of our heroes has even killed one of them.”

The President seemed more curious now. She flipped through her notebook once again.

“So you think because she’s had a troubling past, that she should be eligible? I’m afraid not. We all have our hang ups.”

“Ma’am, with all due respect, that’s more than a hang up. She’s never been treated as more than a villain, doesn’t that mean something?”

“She stands by her actions, yes? In order to qualify, she needs to show remorse and a desire to right her actions. I think you’re forgetting this is a convicted killer. What exactly are you expecting to happen?”

Ochako hesitated. Some of her memories of that war are somewhat vague, but she does have a few distinct memories, and she brings one up.

“She saved me, in this last war, ma’am. I lost too much blood, and I would have died if not for her quick transfusion. I owe her my life. I also remember her apologizing to me during that battle. I think it’s safe to say she had some remorse in that moment. I’m not sure where her head is at now. I asked her if she regretted any of it and she didn’t have an answer. ...I’m hoping with some medication, and a quirk counselor who’s trained on high profile, difficult situations, they’d be able to help her get a grasp on herself.”

The President seemed to consider for a second, almost in disbelief, before speaking.

“Well, considering this, I suppose she may qualify. Considering her past, this is a very delicate and tricky situation. I need to double check and clarify a few things first. Give me a few weeks to deliberate.”

Ochako smiled widely. She couldn’t believe that worked, and she couldn’t believe she spoke to her future boss in the manner that she did.

“But just one more question," the President asked. “Why does this matter so much to you? Why bother vouching for a villain?”

“I see every life as a life worth saving, ma’am. And, honestly, I don’t believe that Himiko Toga is as dangerous as she seems. Especially now, and especially if she gets the help she needs.”

“What an interesting outlook you have. You, Uravity, are either very, very, naive, or a very admirable hero. Time will tell.”

“Thank you so much, Madam President!” Ochako beamed.

“Yeah, yeah, it’s not like I’m happy about it. You’re dismissed.”

Ochako walked out the door with newfound confidence. She sighed a huge sigh of relief as she exited the building, her energy suddenly sapped, as if she used it all in that debate.

She was suddenly, very, very glad she had remembered to finish her heroics essay the night before.

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Case Files: "Spirited Away Incident" (LoV Edition)

Part 1 / Part 2

Chapter 2 of the “Spirited Away Incident” case file story features the League of Villains... so I recorded it lol. There's a lot of parts so I merged the sections together. This video is part 1 of 2.

Preview:

[karmaspidr]

Two things for the Spider-man: Bad Blood readers.

1. I'll be working on the next chapter soon. I'm sorry for not updating but I had to slow down after working on it essentially none stop over a year. I'm nearing the final stretch of rereading Vigilantes and I now know where I want to take the story and have the motivation to do so.

Except for a new chapter at some point this summer. (Sorry about being vague.)

2. No. 6 is lucky that Peter wasn't active during the BeePop Arc and further.

[spring-dust-sillythoughts]

Silly

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Rec: Love Doctor by Toga

Title: Love Doctor Author: Toga Canon: Zootopia Pairing: Judy Hopps/Nicholas ‘Nick’ Wilde Rating: Mature [🍊] Word Count: 248 Summary: In Zootopia, ‘Love Doctor’ is a colloquial term given to sex educators,

Continue reading...

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Some more Ambush Simulation AU content.  I like to think this was the group photo they took before they said,  “All right, let’s go scare the shit out of some kids.”

Also on Ao3: The Summer Camp Ambush Simulation

Chapter 2 coming very, very soon. Stay tuned.

...

Maybe you’ve seen these poses as a drawing base before.  If you don’t know where it’s from, it’s the opening sequence of Death Parade, a fantastic if soul-crushing anime with the most misleading opening ever, but well worth the watch.  12 episodes.

Here’s the original:

[amy-maguire]

An Introduction to my main fanfiction and where you can read it.

Hello, everyone! I'm Amy and I wanted to introduce you all to some of the things I like to create. One of the shows I am interested in is My Hero Academia and around a year back I started a fan fiction I named, "Toga.. that's me."

This fanfiction is up on Archive of Our Own, Wattpad, Quotev, and now it will be uploaded here. If you would like to read the story you can search for any variation of my user name (Amy_Maguire, AmyMaguire, etc.). The fan fiction name will remain the same. The only thing I'd like to mention is that Ao3 has been giving me a lot of issues recently due to our router at my house, so I will continue to update the fanfiction on the other platforms until that gets figured out.

As for Toga.. that's me here is a brief summary before I start reuploading the chapters here (this is the summary reposted from my Wattpad):

Toga Himiko is a girl the public knows of as a psychotic individual. A bloodlust-filled girl whose purpose goes past nothing more than shedding blood for her own interests. But there is more to Toga, and that includes her love for more than just blood but individuals as well. One day, as she goes on an adventure to see Izuku and experience that love she craves nothing seems to go her way. Will Toga Himiko ever really experience real love and be seen as someone who deserves it?

Major Trigger Warnings in my work involving but not limited to:

-Gore and Violence

-Blood drinking, blood in general, knives

-Fire, description of burns

-Depictions of violence and descriptions of injury

-Abuse mentions

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy my fanfiction and other creations I may post/repost here.

Chapter 1 on Tumblr

Chapter 2 on Tumblr

Chapter 3 on Tumblr

Chapter 4 on Tumblr

Chapter 5 on Tumblr

Chapter 6 on Tumblr

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'what was the last thing you said' on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44534710/chapters/112018627

[yuurei20]

hello is there any more canon facts about Idia said outside the game (ex: in an interview with Yana Toboso or Disney, some translated or unused facts etc….)

Hello hello! ^^ Thank you for this question!

Yes yes, here is a translation of illustration comments from Yana, found in the Magical Archives Game Guide (2020)

・"The flames of his hair become weaker when he loses interest in something."

・"Compared to the other villains Hades is quite a comical character, so I think that it would be good for Idia to be very expressive."

・"The bags under his eyes and the blue of his lips are not make up, but entirely natural. His eyebrows always make him look troubled. His hair is flames, so it is always moving, and the ends are translucent. His eyes are always shaded. He has a well-defined face, but he is not aware of it."

・"He makes this expression sometimes when he gets excited. Like when he comes across a strong enemy in a video game, or when things are going according to plan. Most people won’t see this look at first, until he’s grown close to them."

About Ignihyde's dorm uniform (also from the game guide)

"The dorm uniform’s theme is artificial and high-tech. I kept out as much warmth from the design as I could. The jacket is made of pieces of enamel, and was inspired by the triangular pattern of Hades' clothing.

There is a pouch worn around the waist that can hold plenty of tools and batteries. The housewarden has a belt that hangs loosely from the pouch down to his feet, to represent the smoke that rises up from Hades’ feet when he walks. The one-shoulder vest was inspired by the ancient Greek toga."

There are no particular Idia references of note in any of the visual books or the Design Note ^^

And we know from Yana's Twitter that Idia was originally meant to have been the youngest character on the main cast! Yana says that he is the reason why NRC allows grade-skipping.

(Despite how there are no underage characters on the main cast Trey has a line of "we do get some child prodigies here," in Book 1. This was possibly meant to explain how Idia was able to enroll, going unchanged after Idia was aged up for the final version of the game.)