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Victim of an unhealthy obsession.

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I've recently finished modeling Emmory (the guy on the right) during Thanksgiving break and wanted to make a render depicting the contrast between him and Kein (the guy on the left). Tldr, Kein is trying to develop himself into someone productive, but Emmory often hinders his progress and keeps him stuck in place to prevent himself from feeling lonely.

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I did not expect to go so hard on post-editing this render, but I am not mad about it.

At first glance, you would initially think that the name of this render would refer to a narcissist. Instead, I am referring to a genus of flowers called Narcissus (these flowers include daffodils). I intentionally gave this render this name because a conflict in Kein's story is him discovering his own value. Throughout his story's beginning, he struggles with feeling good about or standing up for himself because he doesn't want to come across as arrogant.

However, some symbolic meanings behind this genus include creativity, awareness, inner reflection, forgiveness, and vitality. These flowers are also a few of the first to grow after winter, which is fitting for Kein, who is revived and has a second chance at life.

These reasons are why I often include this genus of plants in renders involving Kein.

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I wanted to make a detailed render, so here is a serene picture of Huntz at a pool covered in overgrowth.

I've been thinking about Huntz's lore for some time, so I wanted to project aspects of it into this render. I imagine that Huntz loves to travel to abandoned places for some solitude and reflection, with this pool being one of his favorite places. The cyborg is fond of abandoned areas because he feels he can connect with them. Places like these are symbolic of the neglect Huntz experienced in the past. [Context: Huntz was objectified and neglected by two different professors. He is currently under a much better professor, though.]

Huntz finds it peculiar that despite the pool being void of people and covered in overgrowth, the water is still clean, and there is slight deterioration in the structure despite it holding up for so many years. This phenomenon is another connection to Huntz, for he has endured extreme situations without much depreciation. He is convinced some entity protected him. [Context: After Huntz is abandoned by his first professor on the beach, the sea takes him from the shore, and he floats across the ocean for years with only some deterioration].

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Initially, this model of Huntz was simply a remake of the one I've previously posted, but I realize that this could work better as a later version of him, so both Huntz I2 and I3 are canon.

During this iteration, Huntz still resides in Iris District, but he seeks out opportunities more frequently, so he is usually outside the district. He works several jobs at Prism district, including assisting with the Prism tournament [name TBD, but might stick with it], a global competition where cyborgs compete. Like his previous iteration, Huntz holds plenty of wit, patience, and charm, and he can follow through with procedures and dedicate himself to jobs.

However, compared to his previous iteration, he shows complete confidence. Even though he still longs for his moment of solitude, he finally realizes that the people around him need him and the world will only keep going even if he is stuck in the past, so he vows to make much of the happy life he is given.

His second pair of eyes was always there even before his second iteration, but they were not present during that iteration because he requested them to be wielded shut out of self-consciousness. He can read into people's minds with these eyes, but he reserves this for battle or significant situations. Otherwise, those eyes remain closed by default.

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