#luke/asch

[mukubirdy]

Luke + Asch

First attempt at drawing them properly...

[sevi007]

"Who you were meant to be..."

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Tales of the Abyss fanart - done! Some insights on the symbolism and a closeup under the cut:

I put a lot of thought into the whole "Scion of Lorelei" prophecy while I was playing the game. If I remember correctly, the prophecy was not public knowledge but only a select few higher ups knew the entire content of it. Still I couldn't help but wonder - what if there was a kind of hero worship for the Scion of Lorelei? He was prophesized to bring glory to Kimlasca, so at least THEY would have loved him. What if there were statues or like here, paintings of the hero that would be coming? What if Asch, who feels like he is no longer that hero, is reminded over and over again by this of all that he no longer is? Hence, this picture

If you look closely you will see that the sword (of Lorelei) is aiming straight at Asch below the picture. I was going for a sort of "Sword of Damocles" feel here, the destiny hanging over his head, and how if he would have followed the prophecy, he would have died

Also, Asch is shown standing in shadow and "lower" than the hero, because that's how he feels like - he no longer is the hero, he is the burnt out ashes of one, operating in the shadow now.

I tried to aim for an outfit that is somewhere in between Luke, Asch, and Mister End, and is still not one of them entirely. The hero depicted here is not one of those three men. He is all of them, and neither. Also, I wanted to go for the Kimlascan colors on his outfit - since he is prophesized to bring good for Kimlasca specifically - but I couldn't rememember if they have a specific flag or anything. I went for violet / purple on the shoulder pads, because that's the color the Kimlascan king wears

There is a small ring of colors beneath the "sun", three colors on each side and an empty one in the middle. This is supposed to represent the seven Fonons and their element: Shadow, Earth and Wind on the left, Water, Fire and Light on the right. The middle is empty, since the Seventh Fonon is not attached to an element and has no color.

[anzuhan]

[duthea]

spot the difference

[cherrhara]

mirrors

[jaysosillyart]

he found someone to relate to?

[sweetporing]

20. Baticul - Kimlasca-Lanvaldear

"Welcome to Baticul, the grand capital of the Kingdom of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, our home."

[addoves]

[peachie5000]

More Abyss Draws <3

[ghostlysamuraiguy]

Friend made this once :)

[nemu-c12]

[mukubirdy]

ルーク

[luke-fone-fabre]

Who do YOU think showed up at the end of Tales of the Abyss? What is your personal take on this famously ambiguous gentleman???

Regardless of your answer, please share your thoughts in the tags! I'm really curious what the most common interpretations & headcanons are!

[anzuhan]

merry christmas (again) and happy birthday to these two!! 🎉

[beepiiboop]

the ending of tales of the abyss in a nutshell;

[cherrhara]

huevember day 30, the end