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Sorry I saw this and then forgot about it hjklk

I think the concept art looks really cool! It’s interesting to see older versions of Eva and Aikka, and I’m happy that Eva’s design retains some punk-ish design elements. It’s all recognizably Oban while not being a direct copy of the first series’ style, and I like that. Also the giant Nourasian (I’m assuming) centipede is cool as hell.

I’m also really happy to see Spirit and Rush!! I’m interested in the whole “team” dynamic that the concept art seems to tease, and it’s awesome that some of the supporting cast from the original series has been included. I’m glad that these characters are still important to Savin and the rest of STW/etc. I remember being ecstatic to see Spirit lol, I really hope we get to learn more about him and his species!

IMO the crog definitely looks like an ally in the art. I agree with you that it opens up a lot of interesting possibilities! One of my gripes with the first series was that the crogs were pretty 1-dimensional, so having a good crog join the team and expanding that LoreTM is something I welcome.

Obviously it’s a rough concept and so stuff will probably change. A lot of the concept art from the first series looks pretty different than the final product, and I’m not counting on anything from the concepts to 100% make it into Oban2. But it’s still fun to speculate about ^^

- Apex

As far as I know, Savin never said anything about Don’s nationality.

However, Wei is a Chinese surname, so Don and Eva (and possibly Maya, since we never learned her maiden name) are most likely Chinese.

The part you mentioned (screencapped above) could also point towards Don being Chinese, but tbh I’m not knowledgeable enough about the differences between Chinese and Japanese tea customs to say. The series was a joint French-Japanese production, so this part could’ve been added in because of that.

Either way I personally see him and Eva as being of Chinese descent.

We know why many of the characters wanted the ultimate prize- Eva and Muir both wanted their loved ones back, Ning and Skun wanted to reunite their people, and so on. However there are also a few racers whose motives are never stated outright. In regards to this, Savin has said, “You have direct answers or clues in the series. Try to figure out each team’s secret wishes by yourself…”