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scooby-doodaphne · 2 years ago

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finally finished a bunch of c!bbh concepts >:3

first up we have his main little dude design! I like to think he's from the end even tho it isn't supposed to be reachable in the dsmp. maybe he ended up in the overworld due to some extraneous circumstance? Idk. I thought it'd be fun if he was part of a genus with species in the end, nether, and overworld tho 🤔 like polar bears and grizzly bears lol

bbh's end species might generally look like him! I figure the end would be pretty chilly so they might wear a lot of long layers and have super short and thick fur. Maybe bbh would wear something like the outfit above before ending up in the overworld. Lots of purples and whites since fibers and dyes would probably have to come from chorus plants? he's got his little scarf too

Most of his inspiration comes from bats for his wings and feet, and then opossums for his tail. I think it'd be fun if he could hang upside down and stuff from chorus plants and the other vertical structures in the end. I also don't think they'd have to have great eyesight since its pretty dark and there's not a lot to see in the end anyway, so bbh would only wear glasses in the overworld maybe

next up we have the nether species!! I see a lot of headcanons of him being from the nether which is super fun, so I wanted to make a nether interpretation of my design. They'd probably look generally like this guy, with netherrack-esque coloring, some longer fur, and more forward-facing "tusks" and horns and stuff. maybe they'd have beef with other nether mobs? so they wear a lot of armor and things.

Most of their inspiration comes from ostriches, bats (again) and pigs/boars. I think it'd be fun if they did a lot of hanging out on the nether's ceiling, so they use their wings and claws and stuff to latch on. I looked at some pics of ostrich feet to brainstorm since I wanted them to be able to run fast lol

lastly we have the overworld guys :3 I think they'd live mostly in tall tree biomes like giant taiga and jungles. I thought it'd be fun if their coloration was mostly based on camouflage! so they have blue undersides to blend into the sky when flying and green/brown flanks to blend into the vegetation when walking around. They reflect this in their outfits!

I was mostly thinking of jaguars, macaws, and horned beetles when designing these guys since they'd be in trees the most. They're all feather unlike the other 2 species and maybe they'd do a lot of climbing and running around like the nether guys, but with tools better equipped for the oveworld

and here's the full lineup! bbh is around 5'7 for reference for the avg height for the guys from the end, and the other 2 are avg heights for their respective species.

this doesn't really have any basis in the actual dsmp, i was just messing around :P I also haven't forgotten that bbh is 9'6 or something, and I plan to share my thoughts and designs for that too!! ^^

#badboyhalo #c!badboyhalo #BadBoyHalo fanart #bbh fanart #mcyt fanart #dsmp #dsmp fanart #character concept

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totallygayforellie · 5 years ago

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tag game~

i just remembered that i was tagged like 15 years ago by @somerandomgirlwholikestofangirl, thx dude.

name: aleksandra or ola for short

nickname: usually sth silly that rhymes with my last name

zodiac sign: pisces

height: 170 cm i think?? so 5'7"

languages: polish, english... i can also introduce myself in german lol

nationality: polish

fav season: i guess spring or early fall

fav flower: ugh can't choose really, all of them can be pretty, but anemone and lily of the valley have a special place in my heart

fav scent: mmm coffee or tea, forest after it rains, forest in spring, sunsets in fall...

fav color: all shades of blue but also pastel shades of basically every color (sky during sunsets and sunrises >>>>)

fav animal: i don't think i have one, all are fascinating in a way. but pets of all kinds are cutest

fav fictional character: probably Ellie from tlou, also a guy from a book i started writing in like primary school (HE LIVED IN ANOTHER DIMENSION OK AND HE HAD A DRAGON AND WAS GREAT WITH A SWORD AND HE HAD CUTE HAIR AND I'LL NEVER FORGET HIM OK)

coffee, hot tea or hot chocolate: all depends on the occasion, i like all of them

avg sleep: like 6-10 hours, i try not to sleep for any less but u know how it works sometimes

dog or cat person: dog AND cat person

number of blankets: either 1 or 73, nothing in between

dream trip: omg id love to like travel around europe and maybe the world in a van or sth

blog est: 2016, not my first blog tho

followers: 106

random fact: i'll be famous in 2023

tagging @stupid-shithead, @moonbowjelly, @thegrumpyjournalist and @dziura-w-niebie, have fun!! or if you don't wanna do that, have fun anyway ~

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dewybian · 7 years ago

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hi i was tagged by @stoptakingpictureswithyourphone

rules - tag 20 followers that u would like to know

nickname: dont have one do all the mispronounced variants of my name count lol once this dude called me dragon asjfasdf

gender: i am lesbian

star sign: capricorn

height: 154cm i dont know how imperial units work but thats about the width of a queen size bed

sexuality: lmao guess

fav animal: quokkas they are so cute!!!!!!!

avg. hours of sleep: hmm dont really know id have to actually remember what time i fell asleep

dogs or cats: both!! im a little scared of dogs tho so maybe cats - not that it matters cant keep any of those carnivorous bastards anyway :(

number of blankets: currently none its so hot aaaargh i would drown in my own sweat

dream trip: literally anywhere on that alternative filming locations for star wars planets post

dream job: idk yet i study digital marketing so probably something in that direction i also sometimes like to daydream about being a bus driver thats my plan b then i guess

fav songs of the week: ‘the other side of paradise’ by glass animals, ‘monkey tree’ by mother mother, ‘asido’ by purity ring, and lastly ‘talia’ by king princess

things you find comforting: hugs or just any caring touch really

yea im not gonna tag anyone im way too scared of rejection to ever ask strangers to do sth sorry :/ no getting to know people for me i guess. plus i don’t think i even have 20 followers this blog is almost 4 months old and ive literally never made a single post how do people even find me lol

#i should probably take this opportunity #to apologise for spamming #ive hit the post limit twice already wtf #thats 250 posts a day WTF!!!!!#i need to chill #but my classes are so booooring aghhhhh #also thanks for tagging me sarah❤

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chromemuffin · 8 years ago

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Shoukoku no Altair / Altair: A Record of Battles

Another series I will be liveblogging, this time a wonderfully detailed manga set in a fictional version of the Ottoman Empire/Turkey (and written by a historian! how rare!). I guess Captive Prince got me started on a historical fiction kick, and I’ve been eyeing this manga for over a month wondering if I should read it or wait for the anime that comes out anyway...I decided to pick it up.

There are 18 volumes of this thing, so I suppose I should liveblogging by volume unless the posts start to get way too long. Which they may, if I get my hands on raws. I am a huge language nerd, so.

Chapter 1

First off, after reading the blurb at the end of the fan translated first chapter, I found out that the ‘shoukoku’ part of the title is a word the manga-ka made up. Composed of the words for ‘general’ and ‘country’ (a country run by generals), the translator found the word stratocracy (a government ruled by the military) fit the description best. Which is why the fan translations use the ‘Turkiye Stratocracy’, which is great because there is no confusion if you know what a stratocracy is, or take a second to look it up.

Meanwhile, the official Kodansha version calls it the ‘Devleti of Turkiye’. ‘Devleti’ is apparently Turkish for ‘state’ (so the State of Turkiye). Very different, and both good. I love translation work for this very reason. I think I prefer using stratocracy. It’s true to the original, and clearly distinguishes this story as being an alternate version of Turkish history to those who know the Ottoman Empire was a monarchy. There are already quite a few unfamiliar words around.

But. I also find myself liking Devleti of Turkiye haha.

HM THIS WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE POST. There is so much to talk about before getting to the chapter itself.

First: the cover

all of them are so beautiful. The amount of detail in every article of clothing from the hat to the jewels to the pattern embroidered around the hem. And the sword. I know nothing about Turkish history or culture (and forgot what little my american schooling taught about the ottoman empire), but a quick search for Turkish swords yields some examples of the more intricately decorated ones. The manga-ka is a historian/majored in Turkish history which. is great.

It’s a pity the Kodansha volumes are digital only?? I’d pay for a physical copy (but don’t hate myself enough to buy a Jpn copy...historical stuff has too many complicated kanji)

I wish I knew more about their style of dress because it’s drawn so well. I’ll look that up another time.

I really love the asymmetry with the glove he wears for his golden eagle to land on. It’s not in every illustration, but it even goes up to his elbow as it should for a larger species of bird, apparently. it’s just. so much great detail.

his shoes

He has this like teeny tiny waist that is totally out of proportion with his massive hats. Also: how do you even figure out where all those folds go in those clothes.

Also, it uses the Turkish word for ‘chapter’, faşil. I’m assuming that’s the right one, of course. Manga likes to change up the words they use for chapters depending on the setting.

ANYWAY FINALLY THE STORY

Why is one of the months called ‘sugar’ in Turkish (sheker, or şeker more technically)??

Look at him, striking a cool pose. I find it funny that he strikes all these confident poses, but he’s actually quite tiny next to everyone else. He probably does it because 1) he is confident in his own abilities and 2) he’s still a teenager in a world of adults, and it’s held against him in this chapter. His inability to do anything later frustrates the hell out of him as it is.

AND HERE COMES HIS BIRDIE. my favorite already

the fuck this type of bird was supposedly used to kill wolves

and it weighs 8-11 lbs depending on male/female

This kid is stronger than he looks. Although, his is male (named Iskander, so I assume), and the males weigh less (avg of 8 lbs) but still. I guess that’s why he has a male one. The females are massive and would probably dwarf his tiny self.

How is this not a wonderful shot, though.

Also, thank goodness for katakana or else I’d have no idea how to even approach pronouncing his name.

As for the situation itself, we jump right into things with a national crisis.

He looks younger when caught off-guard.

Tell me you did not carry that 8 pound bird aloft on your arm all the way here.

The official translation forgot Halil’s nickname/title “大都市” (large city/metropolis).

And this is where things get interesting. Usually in the peace vs. war debate, one side will always seem unreasonable no matter how hard the characters try to convince you otherwise, but I like how this one is set up.

On one hand you have the side that wants war, sees the enemy nation as a threat, and even throws in that ‘do you want to make a scapegoat of one of your countryman just to avoid war’, though can’t really tell if that’s sincere sentiment or not.

But then the old guy, Halil just says ‘yes, if it means peace’. Kind of a classic argument? Reminds me of Akatsuki no Yona, and the state of their country before the story starts.

this. just. his face. I needed to show the two together. Zaganos is obviously not impressed.

and therein lies the problem with politics: its not really about what’s right. I mean, everyone in the room can probably guess that their own soldiers weren’t responsible. But for all present except Mahmut, the meeting was never about finding out the truth.

Also, I love how he rants to Iskander, and even asks him a question directly as if he can answer.

o.o don’t ask me i’m just a bird

Halil calls him “Mah-kun” in Japanese, but the English version gets rid of this. It’s a pity, since it shows how close they are.

“You only just became a pasha, and now this. You must be exhausted.”

Dude, if he’s exhausted then what are you. You’ve had this position for 20 years.

And! yay! He’s angry at himself and his inability to do anything, rather than be angry at Zaganos. Shows that he really is more mature than he looks (especially with his grumpy facial expressions and petite self lol)

He looks just like his mother. D: poor baby iskander and mahmut

the amount of detail in this manga. see the rabbits hanging in the corner?

also about the next panel: holy shit he fucking heard that??? his mother getting killed right in front of him, and he managed to stay quiet. poor terrified child like holy shit. and he managed not to crush little Iskander

I’m not going to show it, but if you look closely you’ll see she was not only stabbed in the chest, but also had a hand cut off at the wrist. wtf

every panel is so pretty jslethasdk the amount of detail in every background

his expression here just kills me. he’s just coming to the horrible, heart-wrenching realization of what has happened and UGH

I just really like his range of expressions. He’s just so damn uncomfortable with his elder, a guy he obviously respects and has a history with, bowing to him like that.

How can your heart not break seeing this. All he has left is his bird, the bird whistle, and the container for holding the bird’s meat.

Oh you conniving bastard- I actually thought the Emperor was in on it until the second read through I’m doing now. It was hard to notice since the panel just cuts from one scene to the next.

TINY CHILD YOU. Mahmut is taller than Halil counting the headpiece but he is made to look so tiny in front of adults. I think he’s supposed to be around 17 at the moment?

Man, he had a plan. How the heck did he have time to prepare the animal blood anyway? What a classy way to deal with your enemies.

I’m also happy that the manga-ka can draw birds so well. Iskander looks lovely.

...And that is actually really fucking scary. Those golden eagles are huge and strong enough to take out wolves.

The subtle expressions are great. As is the exchange between Mahmut and Zaganos here. They will probably clash again in the near future, but it seems they’ve gained a little more respect/acknowledgment for each other.

And now THIS, this is very interesting.

It looks like a statue, and that is clearly Mahmut and Iskander. I won’t make any guess though, I’m usually dead wrong with speculations.

I love the lines in this though, so fluid with Mahmut and straight and angled with the knight guy.

onward →

#shoukoku no altair #the very long altair liveblog #image heavy post #long post #im sorry my thoughts jump around so much #i was more tired than i thought #altair vol 1

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