#Octopath 2 OC

[roaldseth]

Your name is Clemont Haephen, a scholar of the Winterlands. Your studies of the human body and the healing arts gained you the skills and intellect that rivals master apothecaries. Being a man of simple means, you stay to where you know... until one fateful day. Now, you set off into the wilds where your true destiny, all its mysteries, and the legacy from it awaits.

OCTOPATH TRAVELER II OC - SCHOLAR

[alch-emi]

Some Octopath Traveler characters based on twitter requests

[carefreejules]

my commission from @hasuyawwn of my OC/Canon ship, Silverstars!!! 🥺💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

Uuuuuuuuuu...screaming crying throwing up!!!! They make me so-

[1driedpersimmon]

Sillies :)

[universallydelegated]

Here they are, my Octopath 1 and 2 OCs!!!

While their stories are still being developed, their current placeholder names are Chronos and Chance respectively. I'm going to figure out Chance's cleric coat eventually, but I'm too lazy to do it now...

Chance - A skilled thief pretending to be a cleric for unknown reasons. Living in Atlasdam, he meets the scholar Cyrus Albright, and ends up becoming quite fascinated with him, and they become friends. Ever since he met Cyrus, he's stopped stealing completely.

Chronos - A merchant that operates and lives in Flamechurch. His parents died, which left the store they ran in a young teenage Chronos' hands. He took up the merchant mantle, though becoming a merchant wasn't exactly what he wanted to do with his life. Temenos Mistral is a frequent customer of his, though Chronos wouldn't call them friends, even though he definitely wants to be.

[vanillahina]

6 Fanarts Done !

For Twitter moots 😌🤍

[givemeallyourpenny]

The travelers in Octopath Traveler are fascinating for many reasons. The reason that has me awake well into the night right now is the differences between characters of the same class and how different game mechanics tell you a lot about their respective personalities. Keep in mind while reading that it has been many months since I beat octopath 2 and I’m only halfway through octopath 1.

This is most easy to see with two of the classes that seem to change the least, Hunters and Warriors. Both keep the same magic element, or lack there of in the warrior’s case, both keep most of the same utility moves, both still heavily favor martial abilities. However both use their weapons very differently.

Let’s start with the warriors. Olberic and Hikari both favor their swords in cutscenes, you could say it’s their signature weapon, and use their spears as a backup in combat. It’s interesting to note this is opposite how these were used in history. Where they differ is how they use those weapons. Hikari uses his sword for quick strikes and complex maneuvers while using his spear for powerful thrusts. Olberic uses his sword for strong sweeps and cleaves while keeping his spear for fast and random jabs. Hikari’s main sword skill works mechanically very similarly to Olberic’s main spear skill.

This reflects their relative personalities well. Hikari tackles his problems through quick and clever action while Olberic is more straightforward and blunt in his approach. To borrow some trope terms Olberic is more like the team Big Guy while Hikari feels more like a Lancer. Both of these men would say you can learn much about someone by how they wield a blade, and they’re definitely right.

Then we come to the hunters H’aanit and Ochette. First let’s highlight their similarities: they both use the exact same elemental attack, Thunderbird, and no other magic, both favor their bow over their axe, they have some of the same utility abilities, and both fight side by side with captured monsters. And that’s where the similarities end, but even their similarities already show differences. H’aanit only has skills tied to her bow while Ochette at least has one ability for her axe. And then there’s their capture abilities which change so much between the games it’s honestly hard to think of them as the same thing, They have completely different feels and trying to describe that would take a few paragraphs on its own so I’ll stick with their bow skills for now.

At first glance they seem to have the opposite skills than you’d expect. The impulsive and energetic Ochette carefully picks her targets with Precision Shots, while the Stoic H’aanit makes wild volleys. But dig deeper and this makes perfect sense. First these styles fit the ones who taught them very well, both were taught by a master with the opposite personality as themselves. However there is also the fact that H’aanit’s speed shooting style of archery, one that sacrifices accuracy and damage for stager potential, requires far more experience and skill to effectively pull off. It makes sense then that the barely teenage Ochette wouldn’t go for it.

There’s honestly so much more to unpack with this. Some classes completely change which element they use, some use more magic skills while some use more weapon skills and others still use more utility skills. Some change their unique mechanics at a fundamental level, and have access to different passive abilities. And all this isn’t even touching on how the Octopath 2 cast simply has more mechanics to work with.

In conclusion I am a giant nerd who enjoys coming up with story and character driven reasons for changes likely made to enhance gameplay experience. But more importantly mechanics are an important tool for characterization and we should pay attention to them. In any case I have so much more thoughts about this and hopefully now so do you!

[heliosph4re]

some doodles and artstyle testing ft. Partitio Yellowil and my Octopath OC Ciro Calvel

[broomballkraken]

"Your name is Mirielle, and you are a pirate. Your tale begins amidst the unpredictable and fearsome waters of the Sundering Sea.

Captain of your own ship, you target vessels owned by selfish, greedy merchants, pillaging them with brutal force in order to seize and redistribute the wealth to the poor Solistian masses. All is going well, until one of those corrupt merchants seeks revenge by kidnapping your sister.

“Mallory, my dear sister...I swear, on my honor as the Second Scourge, I will save you!”

With desperation acting as the wind in your sails, you set off on a journey to rescue her before she can come to harm…"

Comm'd the always wonderful @zambicarts for this fantastic art of my Octopath Traveler 2 OC, Mirielle Brádach! I love her so much😭😭😭

Zambi also drew this silly pic of Mirielle, Osvald, and Partitio, which perfectly encapsulates their ship dynamic (RIP Osvald lmao) Please go check out more of Zambi's art, they do some really fantastic work!

Below is the first bit of a fic that I may or may not actually write about her lol, along with her theoretical Chapter 2 story banters with the other travelers:

Fic WIP

Banters

Osvald and Partitio

Ochette and Castti

Agnea and Hikari

Throné and Temenos

[yutopia-eleftheria]

20 Main Redeemed Villains in my AU

Note that this is all part of my headcanons.

Stories about their redemptions will be posted on possible upcoming headcanons of each character.

Also note that they are put in order of appearance.

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Row 1 :

Bill Edward ; Another Code (2005-2024)

Prince Nuada ; Hellboy 2 : The Golden Army (2008)

Icicle Storm (OC) ; My Little Pony (2010-2019)

Oni Triumvir ; Inazuma Eleven Movie (2010)

Zair ; Redakai (2011)

Row 2 :

Tokisada ; Saint Seiya Omega (2012)

Reiner Braun ; Shingeki no Kyojin (2013-2023)

Tangle ; FNAF World (2016)

Kaecilius ; Doctor Strange (2016)

Marta ; Outlast 2 (2017)

Row 3 :

Gareth ; Octopath Traveler (2018)

Mercphobia ; Fairy Tail 100 Year Quest (2018)

Otto Kessel ; Criminal Case : The Conspiracy (2019)

(Note that the game came out in 2018, but Otto's first official appearance is literally the very first case released in 2019)

Higgs Monaghan ; Death Stranding (2019)

I almost did his design for Death Stranding 2 but since it didn't came out yet...

Shehroz Peony Rose ; Pokémon Sword & Shield (2019)

Row 4 :

Karl Heisenberg ; Resident Evil Village (2021)

Zellard ; Monster Hunter Stories 2 : Wings of Ruin (2021)

Yan Luo Wang Diyu ; That's Not My Neighbor : Nightmare Mode (2024)

Messmer ; Elden Ring DLC : Shadow of the Erdtree (2024)

Alzbeta (OC) ; Barbarians of Lemuria (2024)

[roaldseth]

they don’t know what the design elements mean yet :)

backed by @alien-onyx

[alien-onyx]

wtf gay little cleric!?

[carefreejules]

Drawing my littol self-indulgent ship as a treat teehee

Outfit swap and the cute summer dress that Jewels wore on her lil date with Partitio in the fanfic I commissioned from @bad0mens heeheeehehehehe

[1driedpersimmon]

I’ve been making a lot of AUs LOL

[sleepysheepy6]

I gave Cita's Octopuff companion Kala a redesign. She's adorable!

[fungii]

portrait comms for cirrus_caelum and _danlion @ twitter