Talking about the Oracle Deck here for Murdle and some implications, if you don’t want to be spoiled then avoid it. Also CW for mentions of racist stereotypes accidentally arising out of fanfiction
So I’m guessing it’s been soft confirmed that there are no set “canon” designs for any of the Murdle characters? Because Oracle Deck!Irratino looks pretty different to Puzzle!Irratino. I think I prefer the Puzzle design, that’s what I based my headcanoned design on, but the Oracle Deck look isn’t bad! I like the extra accessories.
But if this isn’t a soft confirmation, it does mean I have to update my Logico design quite a bit. Especially with the facial hair. I did not think he’d pull it off as well as he does ngl, I do like it. Also the pencils on the hat is something I am incorporating into my HC design, no matter what. That’s genius. Also I do like Logico being darker skinned in this, I think that’s nice.
The only thing I don’t like is that if this not a soft confirmation that there is no “canon” design then this comes with unfortunate implications for my fanfic (for context: it features child abuse and abandonment, and I (a white person) don’t feel very confortable writing that subject matter about a PoC character because of racist stereotypes). It’s not cancelled, but if this isn’t soft confirmation that it’s cool to just carry on with my own designs and go forth with it, then it might take longer to write.
Also I was gonna end it there but I checked on the Barnes and Noble page and there’s a very small render of Dame Obsidian and I’m pretty sure she also has darker skinned than her Puzzle and Website counterparts. Again, I think that’s soft confirmation, but at least this time she’s moving closer to my headcanoned design. I love the red on her, to boot. Hat less so, I don’t think Dame Obsidian needs a hat.
