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[EDIT: I have since learnt more about the Harlequin ladybug, and how it is unreasonably push as a more dangerous mimic of the seven spotted ladybug, this is not the case, so I had struck out the mention of that in this post. I didn't want to just delete it tho, to preserve context. To learn more about the Harlequin lady bub please check out this super cool video HERE!]

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I love her 50's vibe so knew I had to keep it! Even added a bit more of it with the hair rolls and hairband~

I based her off the Asian Lady beetle who look just like a yellow ladybug, however they are actualy more aggressive and venomous, which I think fits Niffty so so well with her unassuming look but unhinged behaviour (/affectionate)

This also ment I could give her little wings, which I don't think she can fly much with, but can give her a boost when she jumps, or soften her falls, if she ever actual wants to soften her falls (probably only when hunting roaches). Someone also pointed out it makes her looks like a fairy which I didn't realise while coming up with this desgin, but love!

She only has one blood stain in my design, pretty much beacuse I couldn't really fit more on her iddy biddy body lol

A sweet nerd with a love for bugs, tech, superhero lore and doing whats right. He would love to apply to become an offical (and legal) Superhero but her [Guardian? Mentor? Kinda dad?] Lucero is completely against the Superhero insitution, The Alliance, due to his own history. Dev would never, ever want to do anything to disappoint Lucero, not after everythings he's done for her. So needless to say, it's veeeeery important he dosen't find out about her illegal superheroing! What he doesn't know can't hurt him right?

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Personality: Crafty, Empathetic, Stubborn, Loyal, Kinda goofy when comfortable. In suit; Confident, Chatty, Playful even with strangers.  

Relationships:

•Lucero - His kinda dad, that's not technically his dad, but also not NOT his dad??

Now, while Alastor's og design hits that preteen oc, nostalgia-core, I wanted to something I would create today with the og as a jumping off point, like i did with the other designs.

I really liked the idea of Al looking real unassuming for a demon, pushing the fact that deers are pray animals and having him look more like a normal human that other members of the cast, the idea that the most monstrous of the main cast looks the most human? Delicious!

It also fits in with how other demons dismissed him when he first entered hell.

Decided to make his more demonic form more deer like tho, taking inspo from the fanged deer (a really cool animal you should look up!), I like the cryptid feel of a distorted deer-man creature.

Some other notes, I've scrapped all illusions to Voodoo to his power set and design language, not only because voodoo is a closed off religion or how it started being practised by enslaved Black folks and as such has been demonised for decades, but also because it honestly wasn't needed. Radio and deer are such strong aesthetics that its fine without voodoo on top! You can give nods to his heritage with out including a closed religion that is seen as evil already. Hell I'm even debating on whether to keep the shadow powers as again it doesn't really link to his to main motifs, but we will see lol

I'm also having my take on Al be confirmed Aroace, I know he is cannonically Ace (so happy about the rep) but I'm adding Aromantic for definate with my version. And he's probs in a QPR with Roise. I love them being ride or die.