So a couple of my Yakuza/LaD OCs had some redesigns, and here they are! under the readmore ->
First is Kacchan, I mean, Katsuyori. Not only did he have a redesign but he had personality change (somewhat) and so many re-namings too! Originally he was this older gentleman-type, paler, a little suave and very serious and competent. I wouldn't call him suave now (lol) but he's still the other two things. I actually went back awhile ago and re-wrote some of his earlier scenes because his speech had changed a little - in his first scene I still had his old personality in mind. Now he speaks a *little* less formally.
His original name was Dango (which I really liked, but had to change it because it was too similar to Daigo), then he was Takahiro, then I gave that name to his deputy, then he made his intro as Katsuyo, but a reader pointed out that could be mixed up with Naoki Katsuya (canon character) and I was despairing - then I found "Katsuyori" as an alternative, which was basically the previous name with an extra syllable and it sounded different enough so you can't mix up the two~ yayyy~
Zenshiro had soo many redesigns. He was originally was a bit more of a thug, more brash and loud, because I wanted him to contrast to Yashiro's calmer attitude. I lost the original sketch of his v1 design so here's smth I drew up that replicates it ^^ As you can see he had a bald/shaved head, tatts and piercings. (Tatts are just placeholder scribbles and not what was planned for the permanent designs)
I'm actually going to recycle his original design for another minor Yakuza OC >:3 because it looks cool
Below are his v2 and v3 designs I unearthed from an old sketchbook. V2 I posted to this blog and you can find it if you dig deep enough in Zenshiro's tag lol.
In v2 he looks much younger imo, I think when I drew v2 I'd planned him to be mid-20s. V3 is older and actually looks like his age LOL Zenshiro is actually supposed to be in his early 30s (in 2012).
He still looks a little young but idc. He always looked young for his age, I decided. His hair is usually slicked back but lately in my fic he lets it get rumpled :3 a lil messy :3
anddd that's all, I was originally going to put in sketches for some other OCs as well but I ran out of juice. ^^;;
EDIT: wait I forgot Takahiro
Takahiro v1 was younger and originally named Seizaki Hide. He had a more peppy, earnest, eager puppy-like personality that drove Katsuyori insane lol (intentional). I had some old drafts where I wrote some scenes with Hide but I stupidly deleted them when I changed him into Takahiro. 🫠🫠 anyway Takahiro is more composed and watchful than Hide....but still a bit of a goober. BUT he's competent and serious when needs must.
(He also has a small crush on Katsuyori 😏😏 but I'm bad at hinting at this). Spoilers nothing will happen between them sorry 😬 I prefer the yearning to the actual romo stuff. Also Kacchan doesn't do workplace romances that's extremely OOC for him lol. unless there was some extreme life-altering event that shattered this barrier......heh....then maybe
TECHNICALLY Zenshiro and Katsuyori's final designs here are not their "current" ones, but they are the final designs I decided on for my fanfic, which is set in 2012. Their present-day designs I haven't posted yet ¬w¬;; (shocking how much older they are now, my baybees are now middle-aged!!!)
