Okay now I want to talk about the execution I've made for Jaden so infodump time???
For Jaden's execution, here are the aspects of it that I made as a sort of "Character Study":
The first theme it runs on is of drowning. Jaden has a fear of the deep ocean and of drowning, so it's a given that would be the main themes of his despair.
However, he is also tied up, specifically his hands are tied to be above his head. He has issues with his vocal chords and unable to raise his voice about a low whisper, so he uses ASL as his main method of communicating in a non painful way--so tying up his hands essentially makes him unheard. Jaden is an advocate in many aspects and tries to use his "voice" to speak up for the things he advocates for, so to be essentially silenced is maddening to him. You can also see it as he killed someone under the influence of the Obedience Disease and not of his own free will, so this also symbolizes his "hands being tied" in the situation.
Also--for all of his life, people belittled him for being a digital artist and not a traditional one, making him resent the medium of traditional art--which is why he specifically drowns in a classic medium for traditional art, paint.
Jaden also hates street violence and gun violence especially, and you know what paint balls are shot out of? Guns.
Every aspect about Jaden's execution is made to make him feel miserable in his final moments. From the fear of drowning, to being silenced, to dying to a thing he resents, to dying to a violence he despises. This execution is tailor made to him--and it barely has anything to do with Digital Art.
... Honestly it makes me want to work on Kurochi's execution concept more, because while I do play with the Despair of wanting to live after it's too late, I think I can invoke more despair in his execution.
