#minerva timoria

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My sidestep, Minerva Timoria

From this scene with the mustache man.

TIS ALL @quietsphere FAULT (jk ily tysm for luring me like a siren to this IF with your enthusiasm) <3333

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Job Classes I made for the two timelines I created for The Depths of Time like an impulsive dummy

Since @sunneflower said they were interested.

I decided to include the Elsword job paths these were inspired by. This is mostly spoiler free!! Mostly because I kept everything purposefully vague since, while I did solidify the premises for these two timelines, I don't have a lot of the actual STORY fleshed out other than the beginning and tidbits here and there.

Anyway, on to the job paths (gonna do a cut because this post is actually really long)

Destruction Timeline – a timeline where the El Search Party was defeated and only a handful of them remain (though I haven't included what happens to who all that much), fighting a losing guerilla war purely to ensure their survival, unable to help the people they swore to protect.

Elsword (based on Immortal): Execution Knight/Blade Reaper/Hel’s Emissary

Elsword decided some people didn’t deserve a second chance and that he would dirty his own hands to ensure they never caused trouble for the world again, honing his sword skills until he could wield two smaller blades with deadly accuracy.

Aisha (based on Aether Sage): Storm Magician/Hurricane Eye/Vengeance Seeker

Aisha channeled her power into creating storms of unmatched magnitude to easily take care of the hoards the El Search Party found themselves facing off against but after escaping capture with Ara, she started to push her friends away, becoming cold and distant.

Rena (Based on Anemos): Assault Ranger/Cyclone Striker/Maelstrom

Rena found her abilities in combat to not be enough to protect her friends and asked the wind spirits to help her be faster and stronger so she could become the tip of the spear so to speak, plowing through even the strongest enemies with power to spare.

Raven (Based on Rage Hearts): Scale Taker/Dragon Fist/Wyrm Soul

When Raven came across a dragon, he decided to attempt harnessing that power to protect his friends and created highly durable armor from a dragon’s scales and refining his sword to be as sharp as dragon claws. He redesigned his Nasod arm to be able to harness flames equivalent to a dragon’s breath.

Eve (Based on Code: Ultimate & Code: Esencia): Code: Revival/Code: Assimilation/Code: Ragnorak

Eve focused on the revival of her people but she realized that humans and Nasods could never peacefully coexist. Rather than despair, she came up with a rather unorthodox solution to the problem and pursued it with single-minded determination and vigor.

Elesis (Based on Bloody Queen): Judgement Knight/Purgatory Blade/Vindicator

If Elsword is the executioner then Elesis is the judge and jury. Determined to right the wrongs of the world, she makes sure those who hurt others cannot escape punishment, never doubting the righteousness of her actions, with an unpredictable but precise fighting style.

Chung (Based on Centurion & Comet Crusader): Shield Guardian/Phalanx Cannon/Victory Herald

With the hordes facing Hamel and then his friends, Chung focused on strengthening his defense as far as he could push it. He created a phalanx-like set of shields he commands at will, as well as providing friends/allies with support with his long-range attacks and plethora of buff abilities.

Add (Based on Dominator): Splinter Tracer/Void Watcher/Fenrir’s Master (as in the wolf from Norse mythology)

Early on in his research into time travel, Add discovered the existence of alternate timelines and created portals that allowed him to send drones into those other timelines to monitor them. With the El Search Party, he’s a wild card who’s only known loyalty is to himself yet he has made himself an invaluable ally despite their inability to trust him.

Ara (Based on Shakti): Little Wisp/Holy Revenant/Spirit Harbinger

Ara partnered with Eun to better defend her friends and find her brother but when she woke up in Lu and Ciel’s fortress having escaped capture, Eun was gone. Left on her own in a way she never thought she would be, she desperately tries to hold out hope that everything will be okay.

Lu (Based on Innocent (Ishtar)): Final Ruler/Eternal Shadow/Genesis (Rapture)

Lu set to regaining her power and through an unexpected twist of events succeeded much sooner than she had anticipated and is now the sole ruler of the demon realm.

Ciel (Based on Catastrophe (Abysser)): Final Ruler/Eternal Shadow/Genesis (Entropy)

Ciel takes being Lu’s shadow literally and becomes her left hand, performing tasks most would stay far away from to ensure their success and survival.

Ain (Based on Richter & Herrscher): Lofty: Warrior/Donner (means thunder) Essence/Blitzkrieg

Ain doesn't manage to catch himself in time and falls to the Dark El. He becomes a demonic deity similar to the demon god Scar was trying to summon in Lanox.

Rose (Based on Minerva & Prime Operator): Novice Hacker/Signal Echo/Cyber Wraith

Rose arrives to Elrios and finds herself in conflict with Nasods. She manages to capture some models mostly intact and reverse engineers ways to get into their program and shut them down without causing any damage to their physical structure. That way she can repurpose them.

Laby (Based on Eternity Winner & Nisha Labyrinth): Shadow Child/Twilight Mist/Midnight Specter

In an effort to protect herself from the world, Laby learns how to fight. Because people scare her, she often finds herself in the shadows, cast off to the side, and she becomes comfortable there. She learns to use people's tendency to overlook her to her advantage.

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Nasod Timeline – a timeline where Nasod technology is a common fascination among the people of Elrios, almost like mythology in the modern world, and many have at least dabbled their toes in Nasod technology, and some are able to utilize it (though not to the same extent as in the past).

Elsword (Based on Knight Emperor): Wandering Knight/Honorable Sellsword/Gladiolus

While Elsword did advertise his services as a swordsman so he could get out and see more of the world he loves so much, he still insists on doing the right thing, upholding the values of a knight just like his sister would.

Aisha (Based on Aether Sage & Metamorphy): Saber Magician/Elemental Duelist/Arcane Fencer

When it was still just her, Elsword, and Rena, Aisha witnessed a duel where one party wielded a rapier and, despite thinking of swords as barbaric beforehand, she became fascinated by the precise and quick movements that were so similar to how she directed her magic.

Rena (Based on Twilight): Ambush Ranger/Spectral Hunter/Supreme Predator

With the El Search Party having been ambushed too many times during their journeys for Rena’s liking, she decides to beat their enemies at their own game. She perfects her abilities and becomes better than any enemy ever could be.

Raven (Based on Furious Blade): Arsenal Taker/Weapon Master/Gilgamesh

Raven refused to lose any of his new friends and in their battles, he found his sword skills to not be enough. Not wanting to use his Nasod arm, he began carrying multiple weapons on his person and soon it grew until he was carrying an arsenal all his own that he was more than proficient with.

Eve (Based on Code: Sariel & Code: Esencia): Code: Constellation/Code: Pulsar/Code: Andromeda

Eve woke up in a lab instead of her capsule but she escaped and found herself in the wilderness, completely alone, as the only Nasod remaining in Elrios. She wandered, without much of a destination. On her journey, she was inspired by the powerful beauty of the stars in the sky and set her mind to finding a way to mimic that in her abilities using condensed El energy.

Elesis (Based on Empire Sword & Flame Lord): Wing Knight/Flame Empress/Nike (as in the goddess of victory)

While perfecting her sword and fire skills, Elesis came across designs for wings made from Nasod technology and wondered if she could turn the wings into blades that could be directed. The only problem being, while she was decent at following directions, she was unlikely to ever understand the calculations she was plugging into the apparatus, let alone actually make her own additions to it but luckily when she met up with the El Search Party they found someone more than willing to help her add blades to her set of wings.

Chung (Based on Centurion & Fatal Phantom): War Guardian/Iron Battalion/Unlimited Armory

Not wanting to get trapped should he find himself in a situation where he couldn’t use his cannon, Chung set to mastering any weapon that was similar enough that he could learn it in the short amount of time he had. With some help, he developed a piece of Nasod technology that would allow him to summon to his aid any weapon he wanted as long as it was connected to his device and he set to creating his own artillery that he could summon to any location.

Add (Based on Doom Bringer): Empty Tracer/Nasod Mimic/White Star

Not much is known about Add beyond his inability to speak and that he can create particle projections that mimic the abilities of any Nasod he has come into contact with.

Ara (Based on Apsara & Shakti): Little Lance/Ouroboros/Amphisbaena

Ara decided one spear was not enough and, with Eun’s help, developed a unique fighting style using two spears and created her own secret arts: Phoenix Secret Arts and Serpent Secret Arts. She honed her new fighting style until she was faster and deadlier than ever before.

Lu (Based on Catastrophe (Timoria) & Diangelion (Iblis)): Shepherd’s Crook/Steeled Ka/Osiris (Lotus)

Lu wanted to work as a team with Ciel, but it was difficult coming up with something that worked the way she wanted it to with their clashing fighting styles where she preferred to get in their enemies’ faces and he preferred fighting from a distance. She stubbornly continued to work with Ciel until the two of them became unstoppable.

Ciel (Based on Innocent (Chevalier)): Shepherd’s Crook/Steeled Ka/Osiris (Duat)

Determined to protect Lu, Ciel decided it was best to attack from range, picking off the targets she missed in her sweeps but Lu wanted to work more as an equal force than leader and support. So, Ciel worked with her to adjust their fighting styles to be more in line with the team dynamic she wanted.

Ain (Based on Bluhen & Herrscher): Lofty: Reflection/Doppelganger/Ersatz (means replacement)

Ain was never drawn out of the rift by Elsword’s presence so a copy of him was created to fulfill his purpose. Ain is alone, searching for the El, when he comes across Eve and the two of them team up to achieve their individual goals.

Rose: Metal Heart/Optimus/Prime Operator

I decided this route worked REALLY well with the overall vibe I was going for for this timeline, so I decided to slap it in instead of making a whole new Rose route (making everyone else was hard enough).

Laby (Based on Radiant Soul & Eternity Winner): Wonder Child/Sparkle Champion/Heracles

Laby wants to help people and see all the world has to offer her but she also wants to protect everything she's come to hold dear. Not wanting to lose another friend, Laby asks Gaia to teach her to fight and teams up with Nisha to do that.

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Writing from Memory After Spending 1.5 Hour to Read the Elsword Artbook Vol. 2

Knight Emperor

Supposed to look like a knight who is free, but also appear “leader” enough for the search party

Using El’s blue color in his hyperactive to indicate his ability to resonate with it

Rune Master

More skin because he can

Likes to have fun

not serious at all

Immortal

Swords and more swords

Glass cannon type feel - no armor for defense

Focused only on offense

Aether Sage

Sage/Scholar

Oz Sorcerer

A scary girl who’d say stuff like “If you don’t run away now, you might get killed” with a smile

Metamorphy

Her staff should look like it’ll be satisfying to hit someone with it

Anemos

Has mark on her body to indicate being one with the wind/spirit

Daybreaker

The spirit stone given to her by the elders is a token of their gratitude for Rena’s service to help them restore Eldrassil.

Her outfit should look like a uniform but graceful because she’s an elf.

The spirit stone actually turns into a phoenix-like wind spirit that can help Rena in the form of turning into a skill or imbued into her bow for more power

Twilight

She was weak and she was told the secrets by her ancestors and idk thought cape was a good idea to sneaky sneak da fuq

Furious Blade

Fencer outfit

Calm looking hair

He thought his a claw hand aren’t great for utilizing his sword and thought having a human like hand would be better

Rage Hearts

IMA NEED MORE POWER TO UNDO MY WRONGDOING EVEN IF I HAVE TO SACRIFICE MYSELF IN THE END AHHHHH

Nova Imperator

He needs to look like a captain but also very “mercenary” so unkempt

there’s a lot of long hair char so we tied half of it up to look a lil different

Code: Ultimate

A Nasod queen who gets rid of everything that comes between her and revitalizing the Nasod race

spikey spikes

wings because wings

Code: Esencia

Needs to look like a “holy mother” figure.

Halo design to emphasis that

thinks what her dad did in elysion is kinda cool with the new generation of nasod and all but that’s not exactly the thing she’s going for so she’s gna try to aim for her own vision of what nasod race should be like

Code: Sariel

Both the wing from Ultimate and halo from Esencia to emphasize the fact that she could’ve been either but is neither.

but ofc made out of electricity thing

no pink more blue because uh pink is more reminiscent of base eve and we don’t want that

Comet Crusader

Protector, knight thing with sash/ribbon thing

Fatal Phantom

He’s a ghost

he’s very ghosty

ghost

hes like a phantom

phantom

you know like

he’s an assassin

so he ghosts a lot

also his scarf to add more to the ghost theme thing to look like an afterimage

a very “ima walk a different path from you father to protect people” or whatever feel

also his hood shouldn’t have any eyes so his enemy wouldn’t know where to place their eyes when they see him

Centurion

Perky ears I mean hair that looks like ears

Academic

Scholar, laboratory scientist feel

Smug

Apsara

Sage feel, the asian mountain sage one

Devi

Fur to look like a luxurious rich lady person

Also keep the butterfly motif from Yama Raja

Shakti

Hair ornament that looks like fox ears

The belt in non-awaken becomes flowy and surrounds her body in awaken form to indicate power being released 

Equal parts of both black and white color and a bit more red color

Empire Sword

Leader of knights

Flame Lord

She should look like she’s on fire

like she’s literally a fire

her hair should look like its on fire on awake

Bloody Queen

Belt/ bandages to look like she’s trying to contain herself

Thought of going for more “queen” look with goth design but decided to keep the design scheme from Crimson Avenger

Doom Bringer

He should look like a mafia boss with his big ass fur coat

got rid of choker

he overcame his complex which is his “weakness” by becoming super strong

Arm has nasod circuitry that he put on himself

Dominator

Should look like a rich person

After deciding his future for himself, cuts off his hair to show resolution/ determination

Mad Paradox

Over-sized coat to make him look very young

Catastrophe - Timoria

annoying younger sister type

can look older but apparently prefers to stay looking younger

more wings

- Abysser

is now an actual demon lord

but no wing cuz he’s not that far in demonization(?)

did Timoria put hair clips on his hair while he’s sleeping? who knows

Innocent - Ishtar

Holy goddess look

bigger wings

graceful

looks a bit older

fully regained power thanks to Ciel (what did he do? lmao)

- Chevalier

Fur for some reason uh

Should look like a knight

Diangelion -Iblis

crazed 

- Anular

muzzle and leash and belt as if he’s Iblis’s hound

two horns in transcendence form

looks sickly and bitched around by Iblis

Tempest Burster

More emphasize on her cannon thing that wasn’t emphasized well enough in Storm Trooper design

Black Massacre

Hat to cover her face as if she’s too ashamed to even look at the Imperial Princess (for what she has become)

Minerva

honestly dont remember anything

Prime Operator

Should look like a controller/ technician

Ain’s design concept descriptions

[ohnobbwhatisyoudoing]

Started reading Fallen Hero and the scene felt real cool so why not,, This is where the MC tried to steal sum Psycho stuff lmao

Legit thought they used the real fuckin rebreather like-

How they fightin with the bag, man 😭😭

[overanalyzingelswordiswhatido]

Okie day.

This is all honestly just based on vibes. I don't really have an explanation beyond the vibes they give me.

Elsword

Knight Emperor is oldest

Immortal is middle

Rune Master is youngest

Aisha

Oz Sorcerer is oldest

Aether Sage is middle

Metamorphy is youngest

Rena

Twilight is oldest

Daybreaker is middle

Anemos is youngest

Raven

Nova Imperator is oldest

Rage Hearts is middle

Furious Blade is youngest

Eve

Code: Esencia is oldest

Code: Ultimate is middle

Code: Sariel is oldest

Elesis

Bloody Queen is oldest

Empire Sword is middle

Flame Lord is youngest

Chung

Fatal Phantom is oldest

Comet Crusader is middle

Centurion is youngest

Add

Doom Bringer is oldest

Dominator is middle

Mad Paradox is youngest

Ara

Shakti is oldest

Devi is middle

Apsara is youngest

Lu

Ishtar is oldest

Iblis is middle

Timoria is youngest

Ciel

Chevalier is oldest

Abysser is middle

Annular is youngest

Ain

Herrscher is oldest

Richter is middle

Bluhen is youngest

Rose

Minerva is oldest

Black Massacre is older middle

Prime Operator is younger middle

Tempest Burster is youngest

Laby

Nisha Labyrinth is oldest

Eternity Winner is middle

Radiant Soul is youngest  

I think I'm in the minority

But I really do see the different job paths for the characters as being more like siblings??? While art and stories of them can be cute, I don't feel like they're...separate enough to be in a viable romantic relationship. They came from the same base and grew out of it in different ways and that makes them feel more like siblings to me. And also I love sibling dynamics and having trios for everybody and a quartet for Rose is an actual gold mine for exploring different possible dynamics.