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As a big of a thank you for your love and interest about my au, I decided to sketch a rough concept of Malvago Mateo for all + a lil bonus of an idea that wouldn't leave my head.

Also a kind reminder that this au is just a funside thing :3

This is not fully a concrete design, as I'll probably darken the reds a bit

For his design, I kinda wanted to play the opposite of Fiero's neatly look and make Mateo kinda look messy. The ripped cloak may not be a thing on one of the last outfits as I am kinda debating to keep it neatly.

Like RRV! Fiero, I based his outfit from Mateo's canon looks and canon Fiero's outfit, but flippped into basing it more on the malvago's outfit as for his design overall. I decided to give him more of an open cloak as one of his looks, I haven't figured the robe outfit yet, so I decided to go with my second idea (And yes, i am giving the villains more than 1 look. I just really enjoy drawing clothes)

I also gave him cheekbones like Fiero had for an older look, also adding eyebags as he spent his time studying dark magic and fatefully serving Queen Elena. Regarding colors, I didn't want to change his main colors, so i tried to play a bit with the red and darking it up. Underneath, I do love Fiero's underneath of black and purple under his robe, so I played a bit with Mateo's using some colors of his early seasons robes. He wears a high collar jacket/vest underneath (haven't decided) Although I'll def alter his outfit in the future (Also tamboritas will be altered a bit. One day I'll make a sketch base so I can work on the designs in a future)

As a villain, I do love the idea that Malvago Mateo would act like someone the heroes would underestimated (maybe not fully Fiero) and he carries himself with such a calm and kinda jokey demeanor, but he is a very skilled fighter and can easily over power his enemies.

I do love the idea that he can go from lighthearted taunting to a serious threat. Also, he will remain family of Alcazar, I haven't figured how I wanted to do the timeline, so if you have suggestions it would be very appriciated :3

bonus is underneath before the equivalent of "Spellbound" with Royal Wizard Fiero and Malvago Mateo ft the hero version of two villlains

my definition of a pyro falls down to "passionate & dedicating their lives to something they like"

as a child of athena, it'd be assumed that annabeth would fall more under dendro. she likes learning, a trait inherited from her mother. however, in teyvat, she wouldn't have those genetics. as annabeth chase, she would still enjoy learning, since it's a core component of her character. however, when looking at what's a fundamental to have to make her ANNABETH CHASE, it's definitely her love for architecture

even without being a daughter of athena, annabeth would still have been into architecture. her dna allowed her more time to indulge in her interest. she literally dedicates a large portion of her life to it, both studying and just imagining (plus literally rebuilding olympus)

and, while annabeth does love learning about architecture, it's clear that she would rather put her knowledge to use than just absorbing information about it. the first chance she got to (olympus), she took it, and used her years worth of research to continue her life's passion

im also pretty hesitant to put her into dendro for another reason: i define dendro as "wanting knowledge/skills that are hard, forbidden, or a large interest". while architecture would fall under the last one for annabeth, she's more active with actually participating in it than just learning. she knows the history of them, she loves it, but it's not out of learning, but out of love, if that makes sense

i also thought it would be cooler for her to be pyro because it is my(&friends) au so i can choose what i want hehe

i think she'd be a catalyst because her dagger can translate into throwing ones for her character? while a sword might be fitting, i like tying in her dagger to her character, and it's cool to think of annabeth chase, architectural genius, popping slimes with fire-fueled daggers

worked on this with beloved romeo @wherefore-art-thine !!! bsf & smartie