#reverse 1999 Kaalaa Baunaa

[yorufi]

face close-up, because it’s the only part of the drawing that i like 👇

[anonymocha]

My main piece for @brave-the-storm-r1999 zine! I am so glad to have joined this project and meet some of the most fun and wonderful people through this zine!!! The Jazz Age collab takes a special place in my heart (because of KB) so I had a lot of fun creating this!!! 🎷🥂 ✨

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[cinnabutcringy]

[ just a small cw; i'm gonna be talking abt racist stereotypes, not very in depth but still ]

i said this on twitter but i'll say it here too: reverse1999 is NOT a perfect game and i think people should stop acting like it's "the exception" because of the devs doing the bare minimum when it comes to some of the representation.

like, it's okay to like these characters. hell, if you're part of the groups that they represent (indians, for example) then i'm not gonna tell you that you can't like them or find them decent representation. i also understand the feeling of "i take what i can get" when it comes to representation in media of marginalized groups.

but at the same time, i think it's important to acknowledge that there is genuinely criticisms to be had of this game and its way of handling non-east asian poc.

for one, there's only about 4 characters that have dark skin (i would not personally consider joe to be one of them but i'm counting him just bc i forgot to in my twt thread and also to just cover my bases.) kaalaa baunaa and kanjira do not have dark skin. has no one considered why this is???? at all???

and on the topic of kanjira, she also is a character full of orientalist stereotypes. i like kanjira, i think she's a sweet kid, but aside from that, she's written to be a thief, con artist and is illiterate and homeless. i'm not saying that that's not a reality for some kids, but the fact that she was deliberately written this way is kind of a red flag.

there's also some smaller things that people have pointed out like most of the representation in this game of those cultures being things like the characters naming off foods, or just saying small phrases (i.e. centurion talking about burritos and enchiladas, and leilani saying "aloha!") and not actually having many cultural references nor speaking a lot in their language

don't even get me STARTED on the lack of african or african american representation in this fuckin game.

again. i don't want to say that no one can like these characters. i don't want to say that people cannot relate to these characters, or that people can't think they're good representation. that's not my call especially not if you're part of the groups of ppl they're representing (i.e. latin americans, hawaiians, indians, etc.) but i think it is important to realize that like

well, for one, no group is a monolith. there are probably ppl who feel this way but either don't get heard or are too scared to say so.

and two, even if you're not a part of these groups, you can still recognize the flaws in something and acknowledge that, most likely, it's part of a bigger problem in society--colorism, orientalism, whatever. it's in many gacha games and will continue to be, and r1999 is not an exception that should be justified or ignored because "it's better than genshin impact"

[iamthevampqueen]

Return to the future

[jabberwockprince]

heh. go forth my nui nation!! I wanted to draw skin & bones as nuis and then it spiraled into drawing nuis for friends <3

Venison (mine!) / Sirnyk ( @aa-archer42 ) / Salvia ( @wellreaper )

[hkmori]

REVERSE 1999

backgrounds / wallpapers

[curestardust]

Reverse: 1999 Official Weibo Posts #1999镜头之外 : Journey to Mor Pankh (x) / (x) / (x) / (x)

[kuswanrudi]

Who would win in a match? An astronomer or a reincarnated? Wrestler or boxer? Place your bets!

Characters are from 1.3 & 1.5

[jellyshark-jester]

I blame you @anonymocha

I… I might do more… they’re so fun to doodle dndhindhib

[noseams]

No offense but I lowkey ship kaalaa baunaa with shamane. Like the two just radiate parents energy the whole event. Plus im a sucker for overworked overachiever x happy go lucky

[anggltz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAALAA BAUNAA I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCHXHXHXHX

[yorufi]

[anonymocha]

My Halloween secret santa gifts for my pals on the r99 rp server

little mesmer n medpoc going trick n treating

kaalaa baunaa as morticia addams

lucy frankenstein… lucystein

cryptic 6

horropedia g. spamton

little devil polty

[cumscrotesailboat]

Kumar is a piece of shit but damn, I will never be immune to unkempt insane scientist im so sorry

[windblume-violet]

Journey to Mor Pankh - Kaalaa Bauna CG

Part two should cover all of Shamane, Kanjira, and Matilda CG

[xerorao]

Do you think Shamane serenades Kaalaa Baunaa like how most male protags in Indian films do?—