#shoutout to that 1 anon who clocked all 3 outfits before i put them in a blender

[chiangyorange]

my guy !! my specialest boy who says Dont Put Me In A Situation and then i do !!!!

an intro post for Age, his design for both in gear and out + his relationship to everyone in the chain as basic as i can get it

V additional thoughts under the cut V

i knew before anything else when i started The First Comic that i NEEDED a more visually distinct design for Age compared to Wild because

he needed to look distinct from Wild for obvious reasons. i didnt wanna just stick Age in the champions tunic, people are going to get even more confused than they already are

aoc puts Age in the soldiers set the majority of the game Anyway so his design just marries 3 different sets with the soldier's set (pauldrons (im not drawing the engravings man i barely do it for wars) chestplate), the champion's tunic (champion blues), and the royal guard set (the fabric cut specifically-- like middle cut of the gambeson reaching above the belt, white gloves, the incorporation of darker blues and reds)

regardless of the aftermath of what happened to Age after the events of aoc, whether he stayed as a knight or not doesnt really matter and im (AS OF RIGHT NOW) uninterested in exploring that. what really matters rn is that he needed what is basically a court outfit, especially with an audience of 8 heroes of myth. gotta make that good impression n all that.

it also means that some elements (especially the white gambeson and white gloves) are inherently impractical when theyre actually put to use. Age has a very difficult time keeping his gloves as pristine as they are. hes being dressed up by Not his own hands is what im saying