Fishio

at last. i can finally do other things. i dislike their canon designs so i had to do something about it, as usual

karishh i've already worked on before, but that was more of a spur-of-the-moment thing. but now i've had more time to stew him in the broth of my brain and this is what came of it. he looks luxurious as fuck, as he should. i imagine his character focusing not on gluttony for gluttony's sake, but decadence. seeking to find himself with as much comfort and amusing novelty as he can - he, who is so bored with his forever time. he is very warm and charming. which is something he uses to his advantage his twelve extra stomachs are something i haven't quite figured out yet (ev evan ivan bioengineering department is in shambles...). but i imagine he WOULD like to rid himself of them while he isn't using them, just so he doesn't take up even more space with his stupid levitator than he already does. obviously not that he minds taking up space. he's aware of how handsome and pretty he is while also being large and in charge. i glare directly into camera.

tormis functions as the other side of karishh's coin. while karishh alters his body for functionality, tormis alters his body for pure looks. his shape is very exaggerated for human standards, with a wasp waist and a big chest. it isn't visible from the outside, but he's had his digestive tract shortened in order to sinch his waist even further (a big fan of corsets, i imagine). this results in him being forced into an obligate carnivore diet, as meat takes less effort to process. he also has no nipples. didnt like them so he got rid of them his outfit is very showy. he's extremely proud of the shape he works his skins into

nitokh i just made pointier and edgier for the most part lol. also bald and waifish. the scrawny appearance is to sort of play on the idea that she always uses others to do her dirty work. to spill blood for her. why should she have to lift a finger to get her way? the red jewelry and silks also serve to reaffirm this theme of blood not much else to say. boobs out, okay?

scarne was so difficult to design for no good reason, it was harrowing. but he came out so fine. i don't usually draw characters with any facial hair, so actually DESIGNING an interesting looking face of beard was a good challenge. and his hair looks so niceee too. he wears a headwrap to keep it out of his eyes while he does stuff his spine is also a feature i like. i imagine since he was designed to look like a stereotypical ancient greek scholar, he's really into learning and knowing stuff. so why not just plug your brain into the computer to work without your fleshy body as a burdensome interface. it only makes sense on the note of him looking like a greek scholar, i didn't want to do that. that's boring. having him literally just look like plato is such a bland idea. bleh!

ballas and tuvul are fine as they are. avantus has nothing going on to such a degree that i can't think of anything to do with her. sorry!

Take their parents for example;

To the Operator, it was an awful thing. A horrible decision in a horrible event. But its was one regardless, they understand the implications, what was at stake, and accept the tragedy it was

To the Drifter? It's such a horrible thing that makes them a worse person by every means because "who can even think of doing that" and they keep it as one of their darkest secrets.

And I was going through the transcript for the "Angels of the Zariman" quest so SPOILERS

But it's very interesting me how differently they refer to the Zariman as a whole

To the Operator, it is both their (old) home, the birth place of the thing that took everything from them, and the Zariman Incident. The ship and memories together. But when talking to Quinn about staying to protect it, they recall that is ya know.. literal hell.

To the Drifter, it is a place. It is dangerous, hostile, and should always be treated as such. Even says they don't want to stick around and make it another "prison".

When they think Quinn gave in to the song, Operator remarks on keeping the Zariman safe. Their memories, their life, what was left behind. Drifter says "I won't let you suffer." As if speaking to Quinn about his memories of the Zariman and keeping it safe rather than their own. Giving hin peace rather than themself.

Operator doesn't separate from what was and has occurred to who they are now. Drifter is very confrontational about what made them who they are.

Even in Lotus Eaters, SPOILERS AGAIN

Drifter is very direct. Pointedly asking Lotus herself about what's happening. Operator is guessing, is taking in what's happening around them, or outright panicking when they think Wally's gotten far too close for comfort.

I could also talk about how "soldier-like" Operator speaks in comparison to Drifter, who is far more casual but just as direct

Even when they are at their limits, Operator near desperately keeps trying to go further and fight harder; Drifter tries equally as hard but in a more "can I really keep going?" way