#feh modern au

[hulloitsdani]

And they were roommates!

Funny little modern au doodles for the soul. Individuals below:

[hulloitsdani]

In this episode of throwing hands with the modern AU designs, I join you in hell by also trying to figure out what to do with Alfonse post argyle sweater vest.

To be honest, it took some work on the other characters to fully grasp what to do with Alfonse? I came to the conclusion that in lieu of having a natural sense of style, Alfonse’s state of dress would be heavily influenced by those around him. For example, I gave him this red sweater, right? It has no correlation to anything about any of his outfits in game. Truly, it’s just a random pop of red that he has for some reason. And that reason is Sharena. I don’t think I have her full design nailed, however I have decided that her visual gimmick is leaving bits and pieces of herself on the outfits of the people she cares about. She knows how to knit, sow, and is just generally crafty, so puts these skills to use by making things for others. And what are they going to do? Tell her no? Of course not! Anna has a friendship bracelet beside her watch now and Bruno has his nails painted. So, the sweater is not simply a random pop of red, it’s a massive visual signifier of his bond with Sharena and is the only article of clothing he has any actual attachment to. Because, you know, she MADE IT for him. That red sweater is staying on his person no matter how he changes, and he’s going to get better at applying it.

So, what if we expand that idea out a bit more? Make the changes to his outfit reflect the changes to his person by showing the fingerprints of other’s influences? The one with the largest domino effect would be the summoner. Kiran throws a band t-shirt at him to borrow ONCE and it was all downhill from there. Straight up a cannon event. They just needed to make a quick grocery run, but Kiran inadvertently introduced Alfonse to MCR and changed his brain chemistry forever. From there, it’s a slow inevitable cascade into a darker edgier wardrobe, which Kiran fully enables because of course they do. Have you SEEN the argyle sweater vest? They’re roommates, they have to LIVE with that. Plus, do you want to get piercings, tattoos, and concert tickets? Kiran is the person you call, because they’re guaranteed to know a guy who can help with that.

But other influences can’t be understated either. For example, I think Bruno is the reason why Alfonse had his ears pierced prior to meeting Kiran. Bruno wears/wore pretty distinct jewelry. Nothing too out there, but definitely part of his look. And Alfonse, clearly really looking up to Bruno at the time for multiple reasons, took notes. Got his own pierced alongside his sister. But he hadn’t quite made them his own yet. Until he finds an aesthetic he really clicks with, they’re just basic studs.

Anna is a little bit different. For you see, she’s got this really nice watch. It cost her a pretty penny, it’s a matching set she’s got with her dad, and she lovesssss this thing. Would absolutely kill a man over it. In their time working for Anna, the siblings have seen the very cool watch in action and have been sold on its utility. Particularly Alfonse! Anna takes mental note of that. So, cut to months later. It’s the gift giving season and as a reward for the good work he’s done throughout the year, Anna gets him his own watch. Suited more to his tastes of course, and with enough wiggle room to still work if those tastes change. Alfonse is going to need to emotionally recover from that one because this of the nicest gifts he’s ever gotten???? Not in strictly monetary value, but in sentiment. Anna went out of her way to get him something both helpful for what he’s trying to achieve and in visual accordance with the person he’s becoming, because he’s doing good and she’s proud of him. Like damn! That’s really nice! Unexpectedly very blatant validation from someone he looks up to and respects deeply was not on his bingo card. But he’ll be damned if he doesn’t make immediate use out of this watch.

This wonderful little visual journey could then proceed to have the funniest little knock on effect on Veronica. Because she sees the hot topic goth aesthetic he’s playing with and NEEDS those vibes for herself. This is unironically the coolest shit she’s ever seen and it’s unfortunately from the most annoying bastard she’s ever met. Screw this, she’s robbing him of his gender! Shes going to do it BETTER and COOLER!!! Now if only Bruno would let her pierce her cartilage.

All this to say, I do ultimately cave and allow Alfonse to be a goth bitch. Gets to be Lif coded since Lif wouldn’t really exist in this AU. But it has to be earned and a reflection of his character growth. And with that idea in mind, he doesn’t exactly STAY extremely goth either. Goth phase was a reaction to the style he had before by swinging the pendulum in the polar opposite direction. It should read as a bit… adolescent? Not in any derogatory sense; he simply hasn’t had a chance to explore himself in this capacity before and thus fully commits to it. As his tastes mature and he gets a better sense of what he likes, he eventually finds a more mellow happy medium that works for him. Keeps the black, but maybe incorporates turtle necks? Reintroduces some formal elements without compromising his newfound comfort or darker color palette. He FINALLY finds a brand of work casual slay that works for him!!! I am so proud.

Now, tangentially related but I really want to mention it, Alfonse sparks an equal and opposite outfit change in Kiran. They don’t have the same issues as him per se. Kiran has a sense of style and easily uses it as a form of expression. Instead, the problem arises from the thirty layers of clothing between Kiran and the rest of the world. They’re HIDING. They’re hiding under a hat, under a hoodie, under a larger puffy overcoat with ANOTHER HOOD, and god knows what else. They got so many layers of subterfuge to hide the flesh and bone underneath that I’m worried they’re going to get heatstroke. Alfonse, meanwhile, begins the process of inadvertently yet successfully pulling that off. By the end, we’ve made it to the center of the matryoshka doll. Got some androgyny serving cunt up in here. Or maybe just a normal guy in a t-shirt. Perhaps a bit of both. Haven’t drawn it yet, but either way I’m very happy for them.

Anyway, modern AU is fun (when it’s not hitting me with psychic damage). I have been able to organize my thoughts cleanly here, but oh boy was it Not and haunting me there for a minute.

Ehhh fuck it I'll post this one too -- I wanted to color it first, but. I'm actually split on redoing Alfonse's outfit completely, or at least making adjustments.

Like, in my head, I think I was doing two separate things between the Askr siblings and it just doesn't feel cohesive to me now.

What, you ask? Well, the first thought behind this, was this is a visit. So, Sharena is straight up wearing Moe's old clothes it never could seem to let go of. I think I got mixed up around Alfonse, though. Literally half and half. He's wearing some of Moe's clothes (esp the flannel, green, band merch), but the idea here is they did have to go out and get stuff that actually fits right.

Which... works. It does work. But I think in the back of my head I was also wanting to design an outfit that's more AU coded. Going from argyle sweater vest ass to mmmmaybe trying to develop his own sense of style. Which kind of directly clashes w the idea that he's wearing some of Moe's clothes. But also. So. SO BADLY. ESP IN THIS CONTEXT. I would LOVE for Moe to have direct influence in the process of that. Another detail you don't even get to see here is Alfonse is wearing a studded belt. Courtesy of Moe.

Lack of direction too many ideas at once. Maybe if it's an AU, the dress could have been a hand-me-down? If you like it, and it fits. You can have it. If you want... (Moe completely dodging just how deeply meaningful this gesture is when doing this). But also, could go REALLY crazy if Moe (previous life) had fashion taste that was close enough to Sharena's that, like. At different points of time, each ended up picking out the same dress. It's such a funny line to balance, actually. Because despite all the parallels I may draw between them, Moe was NEVER what Peony was, to Sharena. Not even close.

Idk idk there's a possibility that I'll get too frustrated w all the details not matching up here that I scrap it completely. Just know that the dress Sharena is wearing is pink and white. Very Princess Peach core. The style of it, though... it's pretty close to something else... a certain Something Else... just enough to scare ya. Which is ALSO WHY this might work better as a visit and unique psychological damage for Alfonse but I DIGRESS. WHAT YHE FUCK EVER. TOO MUCH GOING ON HERE JUST THROW IT ALL OUT‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[xander-wolk]

Drew some cuties to celebrate 4k followers on Twitter✨

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

in a modern au nyx would make a mincraft mod to make askr and only askr milkable

HELP

[amaru-sage]

drawing Líf with a mask without vents??? is the equivalent of an anime girl without her hair vents

HE’S GOING TO OVERHEAT AND DIE

[little-devil-art]

[Café Sesam] 👑⚔️☕️

(‼️OC x Canon‼️)

A continuation of my Modern AU where Xander is a Barista. While I don’t know what to make of Alice, I thought maybe she could be a journalist who researches about the past (And finds out that Xander is a descendant of the late King of Nohr) or an Art Historian, who analyzes the old Nohrian/Hoshidan Paintings!

Sesam is my headcanon Name for Xander’s Cabbit. There’s no meaning behind it, the name seemed cute and it’s been kept since 2017.

[littledashdraws]

[sketch] down time

[thesummonerandthehelgeneral]

Modern Day AU Incorrect Quote

Sharena: Alfonse told me Santa wasn't real. Well joke's on him, because I'm at the mall right now and guess who's here?

[crystalline-loptous]

Modern Morgius Au for pride!

[feything-n-frothing]

Askr when? 👀

[creativesplat]

I and @doodlesandbooks are both cooking up a Fire Emblem modern au! look out for that! We'll be making a tag for it : Flora Mill Street, after the street that Alear lives on in the modern au!

More art of it is coming (mainly from @doodlesandbooks at the moment)

[hulloitsdani]

Is it time for a modern au? I think it's time for a modern au.

[hulloitsdani]

Part of the struggle I faced when making my own modern designs comes from Alfonse not quite being the person he expresses on a surface level.

In the few times I’ve drawn him this way, I had the dawning horror mid drawing that he 100% would wear argyle vests. And not as a work causal slay. No, thats more what Anna is flaunting. She is the queen of button down shirts and dress pants. And it looks so natural on her because she is as extremely work driven as she appears.

But that’s not what Alfonse is doing. He’s formal in a way that looks stiff. It’s not truly who he is, but at a first glance it makes him look like the calm collected straight man (not the sexuality, the comedy role) in this group of eccentrics. The friend who your mom trusted with her number to call in case the group got into trouble. But get to know him a beyond this surface level and you will learn that Alfonse is the friend who got the group in trouble in the first place. He is just as chaos prone, but he puts a mask up to appear like he isn’t.

In order to preserve this part of his character (at least in a beginning), the more interesting gender nonconformity unfortunately takes a bit of a backseat. There are still hints, as you are taking Alfonse’s heels out of my cold dead hands, but it’s kept to a minimum. However I imagine as his character develops and his walls start dropping, we witness more of this side of him and see his more natural states of dress. It’s not a super developed style because he’s been neglecting this form of expression outside of a logical tool, but it’s still there. And we love that for him.

Meanwhile if you want an Alfonse who has fully stopped giving a shit and says fuck it we ball the moment he walks into a clothing store, may I direct your attention to Líf. He is such a goth bitch. Wearing all black in the middle of summer because it gives him the happy chemical and he now knows not to take that for granted. Thasir’s eyeliner? No, it’s Líf’s spare eyeliner that she carries for him in case of emergencies. He’s fucking it up. He’s serving. He may be cringe but at least he’s free.

It is extremely difficult to design modern outfits for Alfonse though idk what it is. Sharena will look good in anything from flannel docs lesbian outfit to cute overalls to something sporty to high femme dresses (tbh I still wanna draw her in one of my fave old dresses ..) but Alfonse. There are def a few routes you can take keeping his character/personality in mind and I think they look good/are super cute and make sense but like... esp for me personally, thinking of the v specific way I draw/stylize him...

AH. MAYBE. MAYBE I FIGURED IT OUT BC I HAVE NO PROBLEM DESIGNING OUTFITS FOR HIM IN FEH CONTEXT...... it's cause that bitch is always wearing tights and long shirts that (esp depending on how you draw it) border on being dress-like to straight up robes/skirt-like garments WHICH makes sense for him in universe bc that's p standard wear for men in Askr, in the Order of Heroes specifically. Like

Seliph's resplendent stands out to me as a huge example of this, and you can kinda see it in Corrin's too! Though I do think resplendents often take a lot from the chara's base outfit (both standard and resplendent Seliph having tunics, both Corrins having leggings ect). But speaking of Corrin, espp the lengthening of that bit of fabric at Corrin's hip, looks a lot like Gustav's garments!

Who may be a better measure for men's dress in Askr (normal attire, for a king anyway, and a cultural festival outfit). But I do also think you can glean some details off of resplendent designs too!

Also actually.

This Day of the Life comic that acknowledged Sharena's absence from the DoD banner (BITE BITE KILL KILL SO MUCH HATRED IN THE WORLD‼️‼️‼️) implies that their outfits may have been identical, just in their respective signature colors (blue and pink). And even looking at Alfonse and Sharena's base art, they have a lot in common!

And looking at Seliph and Corrin again, the puffy sleeves seen on Sharena and Henriette aren't necessarily gendered traits. ACTUALLY.... GUSTAV HAS THEM TOO! Alfonse's outfit is an outlier sleeve design wise!

Which is to say, there aren't actually a lot of strict gender differences in attire here. A lot of the clothing looks/feels androgynous esp when viewed through a modern lense (like I'm sure there's a lot of real-world historical inspo that goes into the designs, I just know fuck all about that LMFAO 😅). And esppp the way I've come to draw Alfonse a lot, I do emphasize what reads as femme -- giving him longer shirts, simplifying the strappy armor on his thighs into. Over the knee socks. Over the leggings/tights. 🫣 And that's not even getting into the knee high boots and heels!!!!

WHICH IS. Actually SO FUCKING DIFFICULT. To translate into modern fashion esp typical standard men's fashion, in a way that still feels true to him as well... bc I do believe in femme/androgynous Alfonse supremacy 😤 But he is ALSO. SO IMPORTANTLY. He is VERY MUCH just some guy who is heavily defined by the role he's been put in. Which is also kind of difficult to sort out, what Would he wear, if the standards were completely different and also if he was choosing for himself?

SINCE. I'M CERTAIN idk if I wanna dig for it but -- I'm CERTAIN all his outfits have been picked For him to some degree. The Order of Heroes outfit is a uniform, the bunny outfit is implied/stated to be picked by Sharena. The yukatas in their duo are 1) Hoshidan and 2) I think Anna was the one who picked them? Might be wrong on that, but I do feel like there's a castle dialogue about it. And of course, the DoD outfits are implied to be cultural Askran wear, and going back to that comic -- it seems neither Alfonse OR Sharena have much of a say in what it looks like (her being uncomfortable "showing that much leg" -- that, if given a choice, she may have wanted something more modest).

So like. There is. So much going on here actually.

[larachelledrawsfe]

Prompts: Pet animals, Modern AU

Awakening sketch set (aka Laurent is finally in FEH!! This requires celebration!!)

For the FE Artscuffle - Sumia Event

Sumia is for @junowritesstuff

Modern Sumia & Cynthia is for @anne-wolfe

Laurent with a hamster is for @cerimarii

Modern Laurent & tiny friends is for @lovehollyberry

[justrudyart]

if intelligent systems contacted me and told me they'd put a corrin/silas valentines alt in feh but only if i killed someone, there would be blood on my hands (this is a modern au in this drawing btw)

[alexissara]

How I'd Make FEH's Seasonal Banners Not Suck

Gacha is evil, it's bad, you shouldn't play it but as a girl with a big of a gambling addiction but see's no value in PNGs it's an outlet for me so I enjoy a few Gacha games for their fix, one of which being FEH. Seasonal banners are the worst banners of every month because their not sparkable without paying the monthly fee they want players to pay. Still imagining a better world where they had non premium spark I want to go over each months theme and if I'd keep it the same or if I'd replace the theme and with what.

January - New Years It's a solid banner theme of holiday banners it's one of two I'd keep. Most people use a calendar that means January is the start of a new year so a banner themed around celebrating it makes sense.

January 2 - Dessert

While the Dessert theme does have an eventual expiration date Fire Emblem does have a nice breath of Dessert cultures throughout the series that I do think is interesting to get a bit more insight into. Eventually this will have to pivot to some other type of cultural background but I do think there is smooth ways to transition into cultures although perhaps they will intersect with the Culture/Tribal banners that happen later in the year. If they really ran out of special cultures I do think they could pivot this to even go modern and explore real world cultures that inspired the characters for more modern designs which could be a fun and exciting ways to engage players.

February - Vday While I enjoy the dead dads theme of The Day Of Devotion banner being little families connecting I do think with FEHs dual heroes that we could do an actually romantic set of banners where it has ships on dates in cute outfits with an all dual hero banner. I think this theme could or could not be game locked but I think the most fun thing is to have a thematic tie between the ships and have it not be game locked so instead be like tragic love, Eternal Love, Childhood Friends To Lovers Rivals To Lovers kinda deals where it explores a different set of dynamics and how they manifested in the series. I'd start with a Childhood Friends To Lovers theme with Alm and Celica, Florina and Lyn, Dimitri and Dedude something like that to have a nice well flavored banner.

March - Replace Easter with Beast AU

This is probably my biggest want for Fire Emblem Heroes, the Easter Theme is not good. What could be amazing though and fix one of FEHs biggest problems is a banner that makes units into Beast Units. FEH has to make a good chunk of it's OCs beasts just so it can put a new stream of beast units into the game and has to use fairly niche characters to fill seasonal rosters all to stay canon complient but I say fuck canon, it's fun to do an AU and it would let popular characters be reimagined. In particular they could easily debut this to a best selling banner of Three Houses AUs. Flying Beast Black Eagle Edelgard, Cavalier Beast Golden Deer Claude, Armor Beast Blue Lion Dimitri, and Infantry Beast Ashen Wolf Yuri. Bam, perfect, that's a top selling banner. You pair Yuri with M Byleth since he is the Ashen demon or Naliah for a canon wolf unit. You make the tempest trail unit Fbyleth as either like a literal Ashen Demon or a dragon.

April - Replace Kids with Futures

It will never set well with me on every single level the kids banner theme. I hate having the kids end up being stronger then the other versions of the character. I hate having kid designs in general cuz it feels weird to use babies to fight in these wars. It's a weird theme that should go. So instead I propose a much better theme of Futures where we see the characters older from their end cards in the game. This is a massive staple of Fire Emblem having characters have some nice little future and why can't we see this. The age range can vary seeing fresh faced adults of the younger characters like a Donel or a Amelia or like proper older versions of some of the more standard ages Fire Emblem lords as they enter their MILF/DILF eras. People would love to see a proper older version of characters they love, especially it could be cute for older titles where you maybe it could be like aged by the amount of years of the game and kinda a growing up with the character kinda deal. Or it could just be a thirsty Mommy Sorry kinda vibe, either way works for me.

May - Replace Brides With cooking banner

Getting ready for the summer rather then a creepy bridal theme we could have a cook out, since Fates cooking has been a staple of Fire Emblem. I think themes like Tea Time could also move to this slot but each year could have a different kind of cooking vibe from like a summer cook out to a master chief vibe to like a cozy married life cooking banner with each capturing a new vibe while not being just the same boring white dress on woman theme.

June - Keep Summer 1

It's fine, I don't care for the fan service but people enjoy it, keep one month of summer banners, it clearly makes money, someone gets excited about it, a lot of people do but it could also be they bring out a lot of fan favorite units and strong pairings.

July - Replace Summer 2

I will give FEH one month of swim suits but one month is all I will give. Swim suits are not inspired, they aren't particularly interesting and we don't need two months of it. The theme that could replace it I think is space for something really fun like a cosplay theme with other Nintendo characters or a modern fashion theme that could be summery but not like just a swim suit. Something out there and exciting and can be a real talking point of the year. Personally I am found of the cosplay/crossover slot existing here.

August - Make Explicitly A Rare Class Theme

This slot might seem random but to me the clear pattern is it's about highlighting a rare class in the series be in rare as if you get 1 per game or rare as in was only in a few games. We have plenty of Fates Birthrights classes but even outside of that we have classes like Summoner that have only ever appeared once or Bandit that have only been playable once that could be a ton of fun to see characters dressed up as and could lead to really fun designs.

September - Keep Culture

The culture/tribal banners that show up in September are fantastic, actually using the lore of Fire Emblem. We have tons of cultures to go through that have shown up in the Fire Emblem series with countries like Sacae, Almyra, Brigid, all briming with a ton of fun potential to bring into banners and have popular characters be there to carry the flag for their country while other characters dive deep into the cultures.

October - Keep Halloween

Halloween is fun, it's fun, it never is samey because Halloween is what you make it, they could mix it up and have FE characters cosplaying Nintendo characters even if they start deciding they wanted to move off spooky stuff but honestly the spooky stuff is all cheesy fun and the banners are not creepy at all so I think they are just good fun.

November - Widen Ninja to be other Japanese inspired classes

I love Ninja Banners, who doesn't they just have good units from popular games and good designs but I do think expanding Ninja to include Samurai and other Hosido classes could widen the general appeal of the units and help them not stagnate but also I like Ninjas so like I feel like it should expand but not as strongly as the others I wanted to change.

December - Replace Xmas With Snowy Cultures

I am Christmas's greatest hater so of course I want this to change but I also think it's just so boring as a theme everyone wearing the same kind of outfit and colors every single year it just isn't fun and I would much rather see an expansion to the worlds cultures like with other cultural banners and a shift to Snowy cultures like Flora's home culture and Florinas.