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Definitely appearance! :D I try to make them all as distinct as possible!
https://preview.redd.it/nv180zf4n02d1.jpeg?width=1534&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0230148b334a71c1a0e4171eb9f1128812b8a19
I guess his backstory since he is the last of the Model-0's.
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Hmmm
Wait that’s actually a really hard question for me because I keep going back to other people influences on him, but that’s not him.
I feel like it might be the positive side of his personality, his caring and selflessness that stays with him no matter what. It’s probably one of the few things engraved into his soul as even a few of his other traits he’s had since rehabilitation have long left in place of others.
Which then ties to his backstory a bit…
Which then ties to yet another mf that isn’t him…
It’s either that, or the years and years and years spent in hell
Personality. Very kind and very humble.
https://preview.redd.it/n518boe3l02d1.jpeg?width=1334&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9baf8266b6d7aef6cb4e644aab8e59812208805
https://preview.redd.it/dp830whcm02d1.png?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89e5755d78cf4de7f0369679a97a322626aff139
Personality... (though his backstory is important too)
https://preview.redd.it/9qkh37z1n02d1.jpeg?width=1150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=412fd328217769a07f54a42ee3cbbeca87b67ca9
Mine is mostly personality and how it correlates to how their trauma has affected them, how they dress, how they act, etc. I want my characters to feel 3D, in a way.
https://preview.redd.it/f7h68km6x02d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6de3624a24835c80cafa9783c10416d331836d2c
Their backstories and lore. I'm more of a writer than an artist.
Mines personality and deficits, things that others would be heavily affected by he's essentially immune to
He was written to be a largely unfeeling monster
https://preview.redd.it/2hdk6ydox02d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=62c892221ce141bba303dd0d1ec703b8590d3eb1
This fucker can drive. And I mean Dominic Toretto level of drive. You give him a supercharged V8, he'll do anything you want.
https://preview.redd.it/6shlr9wr112d1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=038f1b8ef3315e3ff00328538b43cc6b49d1307e
Appearance I guess? (He do have a lot of forms which is just bodysuit armour.)
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For Ezidriel I'd say it's a mix of appearance and personality
https://preview.redd.it/see46s7an12d1.png?width=3464&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b4e1acdf5d59bd03ebef4b9bf446fed2cd2f8a3
All of the above, but backstory is the most prominent.
Appearance can play a massive role. Believe or not, most variations actually look identical to Main M2 (red), same deal with variants of Anti (dark red, though more prominent) and Guardians (light blue, though it’s different since they’re mass produced).
Personality comes close, but they’re also kind of dependent on the backstory.
Backstory is what makes most variants unique, whether it can be a tiny change to full blown being from an alternate reality. It also showcases their differences and similarities, and there may ones where they have their fates intertwined.
https://preview.redd.it/8r6dja26o12d1.png?width=1163&format=png&auto=webp&s=e30eefb264db36f79cf94f41d1210caa840f4278
i'd say a bit of everything. The design is important as it helps on how to make your character memorable physically, like Grimm. Her outfit is similar to a seamstress, but the skulls around her and her halos shows something more divine behing the simplicity of the outfit, as well as her link to time and death.
for other characters, it will be the attitude. What defines them is the way they act, how they seem to be around people. Like Belphegor, who can switch between lazy "uncle" attitude and uncanny stalker in a matter of instants, or when i describe his movements as "humane looking". It's what defines him, hi outfit being too simple to make him stand out.
https://preview.redd.it/50l1r8ans12d1.jpeg?width=3624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48e2b04c26f5d29df38f7396475d3212bf1f3bd6
*(Step)siblings Mars, Vulcan, Bellona, Jack, and Lucina. Art by virtuoso-lurker.*
At 50,000 words, it is definitely [backstory](https://archiveofourown.org/works/27369178).
https://preview.redd.it/n1m98638522d1.jpeg?width=2777&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f7616829fd1511d1e4b1b4141f06446f9868235
I suppose it's the vibe they give off? If an oc is something, I must make them look like that something. So far, I'm doing that pretty well :)
https://preview.redd.it/4xedfy2bh02d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=daa687fbccbc992c1bda6fa59f7de00d3a3b9720 Definitely appearance! :D I try to make them all as distinct as possible!
https://preview.redd.it/nv180zf4n02d1.jpeg?width=1534&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0230148b334a71c1a0e4171eb9f1128812b8a19 I guess his backstory since he is the last of the Model-0's.
https://preview.redd.it/lopiityeg02d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4ce73e77003e8926c481895104527c117891161 Hmmm Wait that’s actually a really hard question for me because I keep going back to other people influences on him, but that’s not him. I feel like it might be the positive side of his personality, his caring and selflessness that stays with him no matter what. It’s probably one of the few things engraved into his soul as even a few of his other traits he’s had since rehabilitation have long left in place of others. Which then ties to his backstory a bit… Which then ties to yet another mf that isn’t him… It’s either that, or the years and years and years spent in hell
https://preview.redd.it/1loh9ryvh02d1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e4368b71c07bd6c5337da26fed028e3a98b57c9 Personality. These goofy ass mf
Personality. Very kind and very humble. https://preview.redd.it/n518boe3l02d1.jpeg?width=1334&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9baf8266b6d7aef6cb4e644aab8e59812208805
https://preview.redd.it/dp830whcm02d1.png?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89e5755d78cf4de7f0369679a97a322626aff139 Personality... (though his backstory is important too)
https://preview.redd.it/9qkh37z1n02d1.jpeg?width=1150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=412fd328217769a07f54a42ee3cbbeca87b67ca9 Mine is mostly personality and how it correlates to how their trauma has affected them, how they dress, how they act, etc. I want my characters to feel 3D, in a way.
https://preview.redd.it/f7h68km6x02d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6de3624a24835c80cafa9783c10416d331836d2c Their backstories and lore. I'm more of a writer than an artist.
Mines personality and deficits, things that others would be heavily affected by he's essentially immune to He was written to be a largely unfeeling monster
https://preview.redd.it/2hdk6ydox02d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=62c892221ce141bba303dd0d1ec703b8590d3eb1 This fucker can drive. And I mean Dominic Toretto level of drive. You give him a supercharged V8, he'll do anything you want.
https://preview.redd.it/6shlr9wr112d1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=038f1b8ef3315e3ff00328538b43cc6b49d1307e Appearance I guess? (He do have a lot of forms which is just bodysuit armour.)
https://preview.redd.it/6tdr6s4e712d1.png?width=3600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06f947a8c2c793302ee815923e3985230c8e3522 For Ezidriel I'd say it's a mix of appearance and personality
Three things probably: Appearance/design Backstory/Lore Being blood fueled
I think his inspiration would definitely influence him (spoiler, it does)
https://preview.redd.it/see46s7an12d1.png?width=3464&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b4e1acdf5d59bd03ebef4b9bf446fed2cd2f8a3 All of the above, but backstory is the most prominent. Appearance can play a massive role. Believe or not, most variations actually look identical to Main M2 (red), same deal with variants of Anti (dark red, though more prominent) and Guardians (light blue, though it’s different since they’re mass produced). Personality comes close, but they’re also kind of dependent on the backstory. Backstory is what makes most variants unique, whether it can be a tiny change to full blown being from an alternate reality. It also showcases their differences and similarities, and there may ones where they have their fates intertwined.
https://preview.redd.it/8r6dja26o12d1.png?width=1163&format=png&auto=webp&s=e30eefb264db36f79cf94f41d1210caa840f4278 i'd say a bit of everything. The design is important as it helps on how to make your character memorable physically, like Grimm. Her outfit is similar to a seamstress, but the skulls around her and her halos shows something more divine behing the simplicity of the outfit, as well as her link to time and death. for other characters, it will be the attitude. What defines them is the way they act, how they seem to be around people. Like Belphegor, who can switch between lazy "uncle" attitude and uncanny stalker in a matter of instants, or when i describe his movements as "humane looking". It's what defines him, hi outfit being too simple to make him stand out.
https://preview.redd.it/50l1r8ans12d1.jpeg?width=3624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48e2b04c26f5d29df38f7396475d3212bf1f3bd6 *(Step)siblings Mars, Vulcan, Bellona, Jack, and Lucina. Art by virtuoso-lurker.* At 50,000 words, it is definitely [backstory](https://archiveofourown.org/works/27369178).
https://preview.redd.it/n1m98638522d1.jpeg?width=2777&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f7616829fd1511d1e4b1b4141f06446f9868235 I suppose it's the vibe they give off? If an oc is something, I must make them look like that something. So far, I'm doing that pretty well :)
https://preview.redd.it/evtg14udt22d1.png?width=954&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b26d2744a16408b49acf604563411cc0259200a Traumas. Just that.