gissydroid

with the old design, I felt like her wings were taking away attention from the tail feathers, which are supposed to be the defining feature of a peacock. Not only that, but peacocks aren't exactly known for being great at flying, especially with how long their tail feathers are compared to the wings, which look way too large on Cordelia's design.

I fused them with her arms not only to make them less attention stealing, but also because I think it would be interesting due to Cordelia being unable to transform and having these arm-wings permanently. It also makes sense considering having her animal genes activated and being transformed into this hybrid form while lacking the hormones needed would cause some issues, plus its a neat callback to Beatrix's second pair of wings being underdeveloped and incapable of flight too.

In combination with the tail feathers resembling a long train, the wings now give me the vibe of a layered, elaborate dress. Her long, feathered neck now resembles a ruffled, high-necked collar, adding onto this dress-like silhouette of a princess/some kind of royalty. I specifically tried emulating this because of her heritage of puenymphs with "rare genes", something treated like a status symbol in puenymph society especially after Queen Cyra's/Beatrix's rule.

Ironically though, because of her disability, Cordelia doesn't choose to present herself this way, but is rather forced to inhabit this form by her genes, her literal heritage, reflecting how people perceive her this way due to her ancestry. If she was able to choose her form like other puenymphs, she would likely avoid having her tail feathers out at all times due to how inconvenient they are. She herself is actually very down to earth, which is shown using the simple white sundress she's wearing.