Okazaki Najiyya 岑ε΄γγΈγΌγ€ (The Cure)'s character introduction.
The Tarot HD upscale was made by Enetirnel on DeviantArt
Let free to roam the unknown plains of existence - she has no sense of direction aside from a vague phrase floating in her mind, slowly regaining its meaning...
Best scorpion- no, best girl-! Noo! Best scorpion-girl EVAH! Haha! This is the most recent addition to the Melodic Venture's main group, believe it or not! Her design has changed drastically throughout the development of the project, she even changed species in the process! But we'll talk about it later. For now, let's see what Najiyya is all about!
Najiyya's origins are unknown, she seem to know Japanese, and yet most of everyday life's concepts are foreign to her. She does, however, love learning about things. School, phones, people, places - while she might not be aware of how everything around her works just yet - doesn't mean that she isn't prepared to get to know it all. And surprisingly, the human mind is the only thing she has some knowledge of. As if... she's done this before. As if that's what she was made to do.
Najiyya's starting persona:
Serket
Goddess of poisons and antidotes in Egyptian Mythology. While her appearance seems to depict a water scorpion, the line between a desert scorpion has become blurred in recent times.
So unlike the other characters, who got their Personas that fit their personalities... Najiyya's design was based on my choice of her Persona, since her concept was VASTLY different and it was pretty difficult to come up with a "compact" companion for Ume. At some point I thought that Ume would have to figure out everything on her own, but... She needed that support and Serket's role in the mythos fit perfectly that it helped me solidify her on the team.
Serket's strength and weakness follow the usual rule for the Personas - her strength is Electric while her weakness is Wind. She focuses on applying ailments on enemies and removing them from allies. This quality of hers is based on Serket's mythos, that being "she who gives breath" and, given the blurred lines between a water and a desert scorpion... I think it fits her very well! The electric strength is actually pretty popular to give to spider and desert characters in media, and because I didn't have a good candidate for this element - the extra character was given that honor. Serket's main skill trees are:
Physical skills with ailments (Poison dart,
Electric skills (Zio, Mazio, Zionga and so on...)
Ailment skills (Poisma, Pulinpa and so on...)
Ailment chance enhancement skills (Foul Breath, Stagnant Air)
Healing skills that remove ailments (Posumudi and most -di skills)
Najiyya is a very specific character, which most people might not like, but given how important technicals in Persona 5 Royal are... Maybe she can get some good use?
And, unlike other character posts, Najiyya won't get her main outfits since... Well, she is a scorpion in the real world! (It doesn't mean she won't get more outfits later though, she can still dress up in the Metaverse!)
So, I will be ending the main post here. Under the cut are going to be all the design changes she went through though, so if you enjoy it - check it out!
