#Joel king of Mezalea

[fantasykiri5]

Whorifying him

EDIT: DUDE this is so old I’m emptying out my old drafts into my queue and look who I see. In his cunty little corset. Have an old Joel WIP I guess

[theminecraftbee]

also look man. joel has reminded me of my stupid little blorbo the mezalean king now. i am once again spinning. he was such a WEIRD little guy who's whole personality was "loves his wife", "also loves jimmy", "cool palace", "kill horse", "magic isn't real", and "weirdly feral energy". and then he DIED OF SADNESS. after almost swearing to end his final episode. WHAT A MAN. MISS THAT WEIRD LITTLE THING.

[oil-boy]

Missing these bugs

[saym0-0]

foubd this illegal tall skinny joel from last year and i had to fix my sins

[m0ther-of-p3arl]

i cannot put into simple words how much i adore joel's tool and armor names

like honestly this man comes up with the funniest shit and it's so dumb but its such a JOEL thing to do my god

here are a few that have come up in my empires s1 binge

he's my favorite and so ridiculous

[this-tumbleweed-surecan-fish]

Night Two: Obsession

I considered going for one of Joel's many relationships across his series that veer into obsession or multiple of them, but A) the idea i had was too ambitious for me to pull off and B) I figured this prompt was also a good one to explore a part of the King of Mezalea I'm very interested in.

Given that there is an in world prophecy about the Matral Palace, he spends such a huge percentage of his series working on it, it's such an insanely ambitious build and his ending is literally watching his hard work crumble while the rest of his empire seemingly remains untouched, in contrast to most other endings including death or complete destruction of their empires, I can't help but see the story of the King of Mezalea (in part) as the story of an obsessed artist, giving everything to his creation and being broken by it in the end

[ommmmara]

thing i did for the empires aggie that i really liked :) i manifested him. he reappeared just for me

[jestroer]

he is so sick for this i hope he explodes

[squidhatwithaflowercrown]

Mezalea Fashion Week!

Felt like designing some modern/casual looks for THE King of Mezalea

[fruityenderman]

62!

shut up and dance - walk the moon

In my empires 1 playlist this is the song for Lizzie and Joel's wedding!!

[ID: a traditional drawing of empires smp season one Lizzie and Joel, dancing together, Lizzie is wearing her wedding dress, as well as all the gifts from her bridesmaids. End ID.]

(Still open for these, send me a number 1 - 237 and I'll draw something based on the song in my empires 1 playlist!)

[birddcandle]

Empires ZombieCleo!! ClayCleo? Clayeo? Yeah sure

Once again for @shepscapades ‘s Hermitcraft Character Design Event!! Some notes about the design and idea in general under the cut :0

I thought that Cleo would fit the Mezalean Empire very well since it is pretty much canon that Joel made all of his citizens through armour stands or clay, so I figured Cleo could be an armour stand maker/clay sculptor!!

There are also two versions of their design based on two ideas:

Cleo’s regular zombie skin is where she travels to Mezalea by request of the Mezalean King (and maybe some recommendation from a certain blue-haired man), and they are able to use their skills to help create new citizens for Joel

Cleo’s secondary design comes from an idea I had where they are one of the first citizens of Mezalea created by Joel, but since they were one of the first, she is sculpted from various colours found and created from the clay in the mesa

It is also possible that she was sculpted from one colour but they kept cracking, so she or Joel repaired her using different colours they had on hand

They also have green eyes for their regular zombie skin because that is just. Her regular skin, but she has brown eyes for her clay version since she was sculpted by Joel and in his image!! Every citizen sculpted by Joel has brown eyes and probably looks a whole lot like Joel lol

[minecraftbookshelf]

Marriage of State AU Character Designs: The Mad King of Mezalea

Joel actually has three major looks through the course of the AU; Prince of Mezalea, Trophy Husband, and King Joel, with the subcategories of "armor" for each.

They all have the same base design of "human", differing by (apparent) age and general sense of style.

Some Joel Skins to start us off and provide the base we're working off of, and also the Mezalean banner because color pallet

And also, because it is actually relevant, (bear with me here) some samples of Mezalean architecture.

The Matral Palace and the Villager area.

Based off of Joel's final skin, the vibe is kind of "Victorian military dress uniform" however there is something very, very important to take into consideration from a worldbuilding perspective.

The Mesa is a warm weather biome. Its a colorful desert. Which means high temperatures during the day and cold at night. So tight-fitting, thick fabrics in a Victorian style would be incredibly impractical.

So we turn to the second possible source for fashion inspiration: The architecture, which gives mostly Byzantine vibes.

So what would Byzantine clothing look like, especially for nobility?

First off, taking into account that the Byzantine Empire lasted for approximately a thousand years and, naturally, underwent some dramatic changes in clothing style during that time, we'll pick a specific vibe out of the options. I settled on a bit of a mix between Early Byzantine (think the Theodora Mosaic shown below) and Middle Byzantine (see the mosaic of Emperor Constantine IX below)

And here are just some screenshots from my pintrest board for Mezalea and Mezalean!Joel, because if I put all these on here separately I'll hit the image limit too soon.

(General disclaimer: yes, Pintrest has an art theft problem, yes Pintrest is much harder to effectively use now due to the pervasiveness of ads on everything, no I don't use it for like, formal things. It remains one of the best ways to collect visual references and figuring out The Vibes)

(Yes, we get to go full Material Gworl vibes for the Mezalean King, as is only right and proper.)

General characteristics I'm adopting here for Mezalean clothing:

Brocade (and bejeweled) kaftan/kaftan-esque outer layer. This is a formal wear thing, and is absolutely a "showing off the wealth" power move.

Lots of Big Chunky Colorful Jewelry

I don't know what it's actual name is, but that general style of having jeweled tassel-like things hanging from the front sides of the crown/headdress.

Light-weight and loose fitting under-layers.

And of course, bright colors.

Prince Joel: Before he became part of the main cast in an epic fantasy adventure spanning several hundreds of years and an entire continent (and the adjacent ocean) Joel was the youngest of three princes with two older brothers who were both married and had kids.

Which is to say, it did not look like he would ever be the king.

His role in the kingdom was very much that of an ambassador to and direct connection to their people. He spent a lot of time working on fishing boats and in the mines and quarries. While he did receive a standard royal education on things like diplomacy and combat, international interactions were not his focus at all, much more involved in the day to day operations of his own home. (And yes, that is a very vital aspect of the idea of "royalty" in general, supposedly, and that being a particular point of Joel's upbringing will make more sense when I get around to writing and posting the post about how royalty functions in the Empires. tldr; its related to the whole thing where Pixlriffs accidentally redefined "war")

Basically, Prince Joel = the first skin, the simple green one. He's wearing more lightweight, practical clothes that allow him to engage in physically demanding dirty work without costing a fortune every day. He still dresses up for formal events, but he doesn't even attend all of those and he is far from a daily sight in court.

Trophy Husband: For a couple hundred years, Joel didn't live in Mezalea. Instead, he was one half of the chronological first arranged marriage in the "au in which all the marriages are arranged" situation. And this one was the one that most resembles the set-up of a generic "period" bodice-ripper novel (though that is not how it played out ultimately, for the parties involved, despite the romance that does happen.)

Basically, this is his War Prize Era. In which Lizzie won a husband in combat and then didn't really know what to do with him.

During this time period, Joel mostly wore ocean styled clothing, though during formal occasions he would wear a notable amount of Mezalean accessories, that were part and parcel of the treaty with him. (I'm trying so hard not to derail this into just a breakdown of the events of the Joel & Lizzie arc of the au im trying so hard)

He did tend to mix Oceanic and Mezalean clothing, due in part to Oceanic clothing being primarily designed for underwater wear, while he lived above the surface, finding the balance of practicality and appearances demanded by the political nature of his existence at the time. (Also a personal comfort thing as Mezalean clothing tended to afford more skin coverage and also had shoes) Once he and Lizzie were more comfortable both in the world and with each other he had more opportunities for personalization and tended towards Mezalean styles in oceanic colors. He did develop a significant appreciation for the Oceanic idea of skin-tight under-layers for water travel.

King Joel: He did end up back in Mezalea as king, which is when we hit the style closest to the second skin, which mostly for this is really an indicator of color scheme. Formally, he is now wearing the full Kaftan and Jewelry look, day to day its more of "colorful, simple, and lightweight" because he still is very active in the day to day commerce of his empire. He does usually wear significantly more jewelry than he did as a prince, he grew a taste for it during his trophy husband era XD. The details of his day-to-day wear are also fancier. finer fabrics, more embroidery, brocade hems, etc.

Most of his earrings are gifts from Lizzie, some in Oceanic colors, some in Mezalean, but all with little chips of prismarine to remind him of her even when she can't be there.

Armor: Joel's armor preferences are simple netherite plate. He also does have a ceremonial trident, as a member of the Oceanic royal family. His is gold-plated.

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Lizzie || Jimmy ||

AU Masterpost

[froggiesir]

(she asked for extra pickles)

[midnight-nightrose]

King of Mezalea

[offline-nobody]

wanted to try my hand at pixel art for the first time, so heres my attempt at the mezalea king joel

its not that good, but considering ive never tried anything like this before i think it turned out well

any tips on how to improve would be greatly appreciated

[tev-the-random]

I AM

NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS