#makka shukumei

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RWBY OC #1, Makka Shukumei of team MADR

Her name is taken from the Japanese word for bright red, ‘真っ赤’, and predestination, ‘宿命’, related to her allusion is the red string of fate.

Her weapon, ‘Foxglove’ is a pair of combat fans threaded with a red ribbon, that fold in to nunchucks, and can merge together to make a round shield (not pictured here because I still haven’t found a design i really like for it). She can adjust the length of the ribbon by pulling on the knot at the top of its base.

also included is some inspiration images,, one of my favorite things about RWBY is it’s urban fantasy setting and unique character stylization, and incorporating that into ocs is so fun, i treat my rwby ocs like little dress up dolls. For Makka, the main inspiration is designers like Vivienne Westwood, Miu Miu, Kenzo Takada,, traditional and contemporary Japanese fashion, and goth/punk fashion— see her alt outfit, directly modeled from a Wet Seal set. Red ribbon/ribbon in general is also a big motif in her clothing- in the place of buckles or zippers will be lacing instead

Despite her elegant appearance, she’s very hotheaded, blunt, and abrasive. She’s snarky and has low tolerance for bullshit. Her partner is Archan, she hates his high key guts.