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it got out of hand...this wasn't gonna be lineless and i completely changed the bg. the perspective is better though

unrelated to the drawings, i guess cont'd from last time, the style everyone uses is really reflected in their character and behavior(ofc) but one of the characterizations i thought was cool was the difference between kagutsuchi and shinatobe as reflected in zapp and zed's fighting habits and builds

shinatobe employs wind, and zed is fairly stable as a character, with a very solid and visually bulky design. his behavior is blunt and straightforward, but flexible enough not to be insulting off the bat, like wind flowing through or around a structure, or water currents running under a still surface. it makes sense that he has a grounded build, in order to brace against and cut through his own wind as he fights(i imagine swimming in water currents would also help with understanding air currents)

kagustsuchi uses fire, and zapp is a volatile character, with a very rangy and angular design. he's very physically expressive and almost erratic, visibly outputting energy, and actively pisses everyone off, becoming the center of attention, like one has to watch a fire in case it gets out of control. it makes sense for him to have a lean build, to imply speed to work with something quick to turn and easy to harm such as fire

like the difference of the split branches can be described as 'mastering something well enough for it to be dangerous when you use it' and 'mastering something well enough not to be in danger when you use it'. and it shows in their personalities

contd thoughts--klaus' blood art is seems the most naturally limited of all the ones shown in libra. he doesn't show it since he's so proficient in it but 

1: he doesn't seem to be able to use it immobilized--he needs a fighting stance and movement, while everyone else can manipulate their blood while stationary(ex. zapp and zed can exert individual tendril control which zapp uses in place of his casted arm to play video games, kk triggers her electricity after her bullets land, steven implants and trigger blood needles to freeze his house party).

2: since he can't reabsorb blood(when climbing the building in 'get the lock out', he leaves blood picks all up the building when it would be more efficient to reabsorb, plus all the battle aftermaths with his crosses sticking out everywhere) it uses an enormous amount of blood. I subscribe to the one-shot of klaus being on the 12th turn of a blood breed, which would give him greater strength and high regeneration, allowing for so much blood use even for a guy as big as him--but any other person learning brain grid would be way more limited.

3: he can't elementally manipulate his blood. burning, freezing, electrocuting, or turning to wind--the others can turn their blood into other things, and it appears to be a full transmutation into that element(zapp burns up his blood, steven's ice remains and shatters like ice, but klaus states in 'get the lock out' that he infuses his crosses with power and they revert back to liquid blood once the power runs out. presumably form 999 uses the power of the imprisoned blood breeds to fuel the prison, since i can't see how it'd be manageable otherwise).