#yapfest

I'd totally want to explore their dynamic and how they see their immortality

I think that's a big reason why they see things as they are

There's no end to them, ones apathetic (seems apathetic i guess) the other wants SOME kind of ending, or the biggest battle, the one that can FINALLY FOR ONCE end him, hell he looked happy in the game over screen when you choose him in the roster. Its interesting how they both see the cycle of life

for context, my mom was an x-files superfan when the show was first airing, and has a shit ton of useless information about the show permanently burned into her brain (she had a huge hyperfixation on it..) years and years later, im now watching the show for the first time with her.

me and her just sit there and laugh about all the random inconsistencies, continuity mistakes, and as my mom calls it, the "clothes and hair" arc (parodying the mytharc with how the 90s fashion and questionable hair progresses throughout the seasons)

heres some random stuff we've pointed out/talked about so far:

random mulder scully glasses inconsistencies. sometimes they wear them, sometimes they dont. patterns. patterns. must find patterns.

2. sometimes scully will just be carrying around a briefcase for unspecified reasons?

3. mulder

4. jersey devil is a great fucking episode just because of the sketch. so so great

5. idk i just think mulder looks funny in a puffy coat (s1 e8)

6. my mom has shared a memory with me about when she got a tour of the set from gillian anderson, and when she was on set they were filming badlaa. So she asks her what the episodes about right? gillian anderson is practically in tears laughing while trying to explain the episode, and also, she kept using the term "butt genie" while talking about the plot. and now a ton of people use that to describe the episode?

7. just imagine watching the first episode and being like "oh okay this is pretty cool" and then you get to the second episode and its called deep throat

8. ive had david duchovny (why wont you love me) on repeat for like a week. why is a song about someone fangirling over david duchovny such a good song

9. yesterday my mom spent like 45 minutes explaining the different writers, and which which writers are the best (VINCE GILLIGAN!) and which writers are the worst (chris carter himself?)

10. my mother relentlessly bullies scully on her hair, although personally, i dont think its that bad

11. mulder

Right off the bat Ash starting to have doubts about the whole process, trying to make Ewron do it more humanely since that's still his daughter, and Ewron jest deriding him for allowing himself to get emotionally attached, since Ewron was trying to treat this whole ordeal like an encounter with an unfamiliar entity, whom he doesn't have to care about, but Ash did manage to convince him to not immediately treat her as hostle

Also Ash at every step of the way reminding that Ewron being alive is the most important thing, and that that's why they're doing this, because Ash doesn't want him to die

Then Ewron started talking about how he doesn't like being threatened, and when Ghosty finally showed up, despite all his cockiness he stepped away, and Ash was the one to step between them, straight up ready to protect him with everything

And then Ewron tries being all stern, telling her to surrender herself and give him her heart, AND SHE PULLS OUT ASH'S VERY OWN HEART AND HANDS IT TO HIM, which he places upon the altar, and all the implications of this are just so ughhh, and also this just shows how not in control Ewron is, despite thinking himself to be

And then the two books, with two different missions, each only meant for one of the assassin's, reflecting their deeper motivesss

Ewron getting a book titled "Power", and told to bring her "a bloodthirsty beast from the haunted forest", and then her powers will be his, showing both his motivations and his means in which he tries to achieve them, the task being either about cunning or violence, depending on how it goes

And Ash getting a book title "Purity", with his task being to cure Haiper, or else he is set to die in 7 days, showing how deep down Ash's motivation has for the longest time been his friends, his fellow regime members, his family

And Ash just went back to saying that Ewron being alive is what's most important now, and that he doesn't have to do his task, reiterating that this no longer has to involve him, his life is no longer on the line and Ghosty is Ash's responsibility, but Ewron still insisting on helping

And in the very end, When Ewron had already left the altar room, and only Ash remained, he stared at his heart, and before leaving said "I don't need that."

Oughh time to redesign the guy ever!

I wanted to put all my thoughts into one place when it came to this redesign so oops all yaps below!! (Plus some extra sketches)

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Ok so a lot of my ideas here are from me pushing the same thoughts from my previous Moon design even further! I liked a lot about his last redesign but there were still issues that I hoped to amend within this attempt!

Firstly—colors! I heavily gravitate towards more whimsical vintage celestial aesthetics so I knew the brighter blues of his og look weren’t what I wanted to go with!! But oh my days was it difficult to balance out the colors without making them feel ‘too grey’. Also just streamlining the palette to be more contained without looking limited! The hardest part with this design color wise was honestly the hip/neck ruffle.

Originally, I went for a blue on blue look, but the issue with that is just that it makes the design lack a lot of color diversity. Monochrome palettes are a favorite of mine but with the amount of detail I was going for I really needed to have solid blocks of color to not make him look too busy. I experimented with a more teal-ish dark blue but I felt it started to clash with the purple undertone of his casing and the generally more cool tones of his main fabrics. It was simultaneously  sticking out like a sore thumb while ALSO blending in too much with the rest of his clothing. (Not sure how that even happens) ANYWAYS! I tried out different ideas like using an off white and even tried the more game accurate plum-ish burgundy but I just didn’t feel the vibe no matter how much I tried to push it.

So instead of adding a new color I just decided to implement the highlight color for the darker side of his casing— and it worked! I wasn’t sure about it at first but adding the gold trim really made me enjoy it more!! I also just made the gold within his design more saturated. My previous design tried to go for a ‘cold gold’ but it ended up just being hyper desaturated. I think this look better now!!

As for the actual physical outfit changes— I revisited the split look from before! Though I made each fabric a bit more defined. One thing I always struggled with was getting the stars on his pants to not look… ‘spacey’. (Ironic wording I know) What I mean by that is that I often felt the actual star pattern looked more like a random overlay and not actually sown into his clothing. (Irl patterned fabric may look random but it’s the same repeated placement over and over across a yard of cloth! It has structure in its perceived chaos!)

I think the way I draw stars now greatly contributes to lessening that feeling as I make them more pronounced and sharp! Though speaking of star shapes I decided to go with a mix of 4, 6, and 8 pointed stars! Those are just my favorite shapes and I will overuse them to the ends of the earth LOL! The subtle lines below definitely help with keeping the stars in a set pattern, while also calling back to Sun’s look! (I will redesign him soon.. maybe… eventually!)

Beyond the stars I also limited the slashing to only one of the main fabrics. I think previously the slashing suffocated the starry pattern and took up its space! I also decided to change the more floral inspired print on the arm portions of the leg-of-mutton sleeves to be a textured quilting! What can I say, I like quilting and I’m picky with florals. It also happens to match the grippy texture of his slipper’s soles while also being reminiscent of a quilted blanket! Everything else is more or less a simplification of previous ideas. Slippers became actual slip ons, ribbon designs were reduced to one color with a star at the end, and the waist piece got a more unified pattern. (I also opened up the hip ruffle as before it connected across the top! Now it feels less awkward!)

Uhh last thing to mention would probably be changes to his actual base casing/appearance? Something I kept flip flopping between was the question of “how do I depict his face”. I’ve been wanting to ‘elongate’ his general features more but I was having issues figuring out what I preferred? I went back and forth for a bit and I think I found a good compromise of sharp but not too much so that his face ends up looking more humanoid? He doesn’t have the flat sideways nose that the og dca has but it’s not completely straight out like normal either. It’s at a weird angle lol!

I moved the moon crescents on his shoes and put them on the outer sides of his heels, mirroring the look on the backs of his hands! The hand thing is a pretty common design choice but hey, it looks super cute!! So I see why it’s so well beloved! :] Ofc I also added the hand prints to his chest (which go to his back and hook) as I think it’s a very interesting visual storytelling moment with his design. Same reason he has the scratches on his eye! There are VERY FAINT lines on the DCA’s face in game and I find the headcanon of those being caused by Sun clawing at his face while changing into Moon to be such an interesting idea!!

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I think that’s it regarding my notes on his design? I’ve rambled long enough! Instead have some recent doodles of the DCA (however sparse they are)!

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EXTRAS:

Dividers used can be found HERE!<3

Programs used: MAGMA (lines) & PROCREATE (coloring)