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NYA CHARACTER DESIGN

Part 1 of many in my effort to make the ninja designs more consistent.

Some appearance headcanons:

Old design: I decided to depict her in her classic red kimono outfit she used to wear at the beginning of the show, but I spiced it up with decorative fragments borrowed from her kabuki disguise and some subtle armor pieces to symbolise her role as samurai X.

New design: tried to make her look slightly older and taller to show time has passed since the beginning of the show till now. She is fully realised as a ninja, but I still like the idea of Nya wearing heavier armor pieces from time to time. She was so used to the samurai getup, she genuinely works best when there is something heavy on her to balance her movements out. She is also incredibly strong physically, so it doesn't restrict her in any way. Took her a long time till master Wu allowed her to modify her outfits, but you can't argue with the results. Her outfit is inspired by many little titbits taken out of some of her canon designs - just a big mash of all the fragments I liked best.

Shoulder protection: there is an armor piece dedicated fully to protecting Nya's weaker shoulder - the one she injured at the end of season 9. For some reason this one injury has stuck with me, so now I headcanon that even though she fully recovered, that shoulder has never been as strong as it used to be. So she doesn't take any chances. Also sometimes she can still feel phantom pangs and pains reminding her of the injury, especially when the weather is bad.