#mollo

[the-giik]

tbh mollo being a trans guy was kind of a happy accident. when i was first designing him i went with the visual pun of his antennae being little fuses

then i remembered that a big part of sexual dimorphism in moths is that males have big fluffy antennae while females have thin antennae. i'd already been using he/him for mollo so rather than changing to she/her i just decided yeah sure he's trans. why not, it kicks ass. if you're enough of a moth nerd you could probably clock that but passing isn't really high on his priority list anyway.

i wasn't accustomed to making nb/trans characters back then either so i was a little worried that making a rare-for-the-series trans character a mean ol' punk rioter was too "on the nose" but i was *quickly* reassured that i had nothing to worry about on that front. he's still the only canonical trans character across the series and i think the rest of Aether studios is doing a fantastic job with his other appearances so far. (in both Tales and Creatures.)

also as a little bonus here's his very first design draft

[junebr-o]

mOLLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[murksou]

A silly I finished last night!!

Goofy goober

[etheweirdo]

It's that time of the year again! All info is in the image, but feel free to ask any questions.

New this year is you can do 2 requests at once. For fairness anyone with a new request will get theirs first, but this probably will be easier than doing announcements when I allow for more requests.

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

mollo rivals of aether

[floofe-trans-doggie]

Commissioned this from the very talented @funnycatfelix after the idea forcibly entered my head and would not leave.

[vo-able]

Rivals of Aether Mollo art I made nearly two years ago and it’s still looks so cool <3 I should totally remake it

[chicinsilk]

Vogue Italia October 1973-1

Lynn Woodruff wears a Quirra jersey suit, by Jean Baptiste Caumont. The skirt has pleats sewn into the sides, the jacket has two pockets, square shoulders, a scarf that sits on the shoulders, and no buttons. Lacavera brooches and bracelets, Mollo gloves, Rede tights. Makeup by Carita, hair by Aldo Coppola. Lynn Woodruff porte un tailleur en jersey Quirra, par Jean Baptiste Caumont. La jupe a des plis cousus sur les côtés, la veste a deux poches, des épaules carrées, un foulard qui repose sur les épaules, et pas de boutons. Broches et bracelets Lacavera, gants Mollo, collants Rede. Maquillage par Carita, coiffure par Aldo Coppola. Photo Barry Lategan archivio vogue

[chaokocartoons]

Icons for the Rivals Academy discord, featuring Pomme, Olympia, Mollo, and Hodan from Rivals of Aether!

[lectroart]

who the hell put friday night funkin in my rivals of aether

[scrunchiesblog]

Y'all, hear me out... battle bugs in love✨

[the-giik]

Omg I found the creator of the trans moth guy in the wild! And on a Patricia Taxxon post no less

[ask-the-rivals-of-aether-crew]

Welcome to the Rivals of Aether universe!

There will be many shenanigans here, dealing with the RoA crew, so expect something... interesting.

Characters:

The Fire Element:

Zetturburn

Forsburn

Clairen

Mollo

The Water Element:

Orcane

Etalus

Ranno

Hodan

The Earth Element:

Kragg

Maypul

Sylvanos

Olympia

The Air Element:

Wrastor

Absa

Elliana

Pomme

That's pretty much it!

Ask them whatever your heart desires!

I'm bored, as you can tell.

[murksou]

My intent very much was to make people cry so enjoy this lil comic of Mollo coming home and coming out.

[etheweirdo]

25 Drawings of Christmas Day 12:

Santa Mollo holding a "gift" (for ByteTheWolf)

10 open requests

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

Mollo Rivals of Aether