A wretched hive

So, I have access to the character models from MWII (don't ask me how or where, you can find that stuff yourselves), and I have been pouring over the models and studying them for what gear each character uses.

I have a fair number of online friends who are artists and/or writers, and many a time I have been consulted on pieces of equipment and uniform/clothing worn by different characters in different scenarios.

I'm also a budding cosplayer, and I wanted to see what I'd need to buy in order to properly replicate different pieces of equipment.

So, I'm put together a cosplay guide/gear breakdown for different characters in their various appearances throughout MWII. This will be for SINGPLEPLAYER ONLY, as I'll be fucked trying to go other every MP operator's kit with each seasonal update.

Anyway, without further ado, here are the three I've made for our much beloved Sergeant! A point of note, both "Interdiction" and "Nightwar" are physically the same model, just alternate colour schemes. Another point I'll raise here, and will be reoccuring in future breakdowns, is that the texture artists have likely taken liberty with asset colours, as IRL some of these pieces actually may not exist physically at all in given colours or patterns, or at the very least, not for public retail/sales.

I do have the higher res images available upon request, leave a message in the notes and I'll reach out with the requested images!

this past month I've devoted all my time making these Soap and Ghost dolls ✨ they are my pride and joy 😭

please enjoy my silly photoshoot I had with them:

doing anything but showering

“there’s no picture.” “never.”

Some gaz doodles!!

Left: Without embroidery Right: With embroidered leg straps, and skeleton gloves

I will make a headset for him when the right-coloured yarn has arrived.

But I'm still on the fence whether to make his tactical vest or no... we'll see.

Pattern: I used Pink soldier amigurumi by Anitha Domacin as base, but did some modifications, mainly longer legs and arms, and smaller head. For the skull, I used Heart with Skull applique by Hanna Sorokous as basis, but again, modified it until i liked it.

Hook: 2 mm for the skull, 3 mm for the rest

Yarn: Selfspun for the skull, Catania scraps for the rest

The main inspiration and visual guide for this was actually @shadeops21's "MWII Cosplay Guides - Simon "Ghost" Riley"! Thank you so much for this guide @shadeops21!

Mass Effect Andromeda Appreciation Week

When: July 20 to 26 (2026)

Tag: #meaweek2026

What the week is about: It's a special week to celebrate Mass Effect Andromeda!!!! A game that gives us a lot of joy! So let's talk about our Ryder, the Tempest crew, the worldbuilding, the new species like the angara and the kett... Let's have fun together!

How is it different from any other week? Appreciation weeks can get people excited about a specific fandom and be more active. It can bring more fandom content. The fact that there's one tag that fandom can check every day of that week is very nice for everyone who wants to share their thoughts and fanworks. It's also a good week to find friends in fandom! So if you're new, enjoy!!!

What can be posted in the tag: Fan fics, fanart, gifs, picspams, meta, memes, fanvids, etc.

What can't be posted in the tag: MEA criticism. This is not the week for it. Also avoid bashing ships and characters, respect other people, don't be a bigot, etc. Apply the usual fandom rules that mean we can all share a nice space together. Be mindful that other people think differently than you and that's okay.

Prompts

They can help to inspire and motivate you. You don't have to follow them but here they are below.

Day 1- Ryder (Background/Identity) Day 2- Relationships (Friends/Lovers/Enemies/Family) Day 3- Characters (Tempest/Others) Day 4- The Andromeda galaxy (Beauty/Lore) Day 5- Nexus / New friendships (Species/Krogan colony/Outcasts/Collective) Day 6- Mysteries / Benefactor (????? Unanswered Questions) Day 7- "Thank you Mass Effect Andromeda for"

Person: "Have a good day. Actually wait a minute. You missed a bug, but I got you home boy. Hold on." he picks a bug up and throws it next to the frog.

Frog: turns around and eats the bug.

Then maybe...

Maybe...

Bill Watterson – Calvin and Hobbes (1986)

Hergé – Tintin (1947, Tintin Magazine)

Jeff Smith – Bone (1993, Bone Holiday Special)

Walt Kelly – Pogo (1950, Maclean's Magazine)

And a bonus:

More Pebble and Stryzh ( @liu-senrust 's oc) looking cool and awesome.

I love this duo, and I needed some more art of them aura farming....

Fun fact about Pebble: she'll always (try to) walk ahead. Not because she wants to lead but because she'Il always make sure she's between danger and her people.

Not that Stryzh would need it

But it's a habit of hers now.