#duae

i don't know if this information is still canon, but I anyway--- I think it was adorable that duae tried to imitate him in the way she styled her hair before, just like he does

it's really a shame we didn't get to see more of them in the 'peaceful' Garden days 💔

Duae and Nulla sparring! Inspired by one of Soffis's past art on them.

Could Hadarel be mint? Because it's cold and yk jaja

2-. Is there anything you'd like to tell us about the characters? Like any random interesting tidbit?

Love u so much ✨

Nulla - Red Velvet with Brownie Bits, Cake Pieces, and a Cream Cheese Swirl (with Whipped Cream and Lots of Sprinkles on Top)

Septem - Almond

Rafael - Salted Caramel

Unum - Gingerbread with Sprinkles

Neo - Cookies n Cream

Father - French Vanilla (And you get to decorate your scoop with whatever mix-ins/toppings you'd like)

Mother - Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl

Tria - Matcha

Sextam - Cotton Candy

Duae - Chocolate

Quattor - Rocky Road

Quinque - Ube

Michael - Mint Chocolate Chip

Happy pride month! <3

sketch concepts under cut

From what I understood so far they're something akin to a heart for the gods.

So, the original text uses the word esencia in Spanish, which translates pretty directly to essence.

An essence is a being's metaphorical heart. It is not their actual heart--as the Symbols don't have actual hearts that pump blood and keep them alive--but it's what makes them a unique individual.

As we see throughout the game, the characters have different essence colors.

Our essence is red.

So is Quinque's.

Duae and Unum's are golden.

Shams, Noor, and Quattor's are blue.

Nulla's is purple.

But Nulla is a little more complicated because he's a conglomeration of several entities (he's layered like an onion!!!)

So it looks like, when his human shell is injured, he bleeds red like a normal human would:

Because Septem, when sharing a human body with Rafael, also bleeds red:

And Nulla can also bleed void, maybe just when he's using it to shapeshift like he was in Quinque's temple?

Anyway, essences are very important because they are what can destroy a being if they're eaten or broken, as we can see from the "GOOD END: ???" in Unum's route.

Because if you destroy the idea--the concept--of who someone "is," that's essentially erasing their existence. Or "killing" them. But you can also "eat" or "absorb" them which is what Nulla does in his route--

...or "transfuse" them, which is how Septem is able to inhabit Rafael.

Note: They can also change color! For example, after his wives are killed, Unum's changes to red due to extreme distress.

(Left: Unum, Right: Quinque)

Losing them changed who he was at his core.