#taichi au

[koushirouizumi]

{DigiAdvs} x Earth: Revival {Collaboration Art}

{oK BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS MIMI H E L L O?????}

EDIT:

{oK THIS IS WAY BETTER TAICHI ART}

[thecrowsnestp5]

akechi's confidants

[maoxyi]

8000 years au

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I’ve done it. Here’s a tiny look at the au because it’s nothing but sad. All the time. Let me know if you’d like to see more of it :D

[timelessanimo]

Royalty/Magic AU designs lol

[kbondoxxxxav]

actor au i made on twitter 

[kibu-me]

a3! misc

[seventeenlovesthree]

I've been having these doodles in my drafts for over a year now and while they're far from perfect, thought about finally colouring them. Especially since it's been a while since I posted Miraculous Tentobug concept art.

I really wanted to draw Sora in a non!chibi way and also had a lot of fun experimenting with a Future!Hikari design - not only would she be the Bunnyx of my AU, capable of traveling back in time, but her design would already have "evolved", combining elements of both Tailmon and Angewomon.

Additionally, switching Crests among the characters is always a blast - especially because I would love to integrate all of these into the actual story. I already have an idea for why Sora would temporarily take the Crest of Knowledge - and Taichi having the Crest of Light is a little gag (which would actually turn into a strategy at some point) I used here.

It's a bit tricky, but the costumes would never be a 1:1 copy for every character - they would always maintain individual features every single time, hence why Taichi (obviously) would not have the same design as Hikari while carrying the Crest of Light.

[froggie-bolt]

I’ll be with you every step of the way (I promise)

Side B - Prologue

I’ll try to get the comic pages out in order… but maybe not

[marosii]

They're college students now and this is their version of a wild night alright

[firedragon1321]

Corrupted DigiDestined AU

Aka- Another Digimon AU That's Me Just Spinning Gears and Playing With an Old Post

(This is not reboot continuity- I just needed a pretty picture.)

I've seen this concept done in three ways-

Outright turn the kids stereotypically evil. This works in the short term, but it's not good for character anaylsis/DigiDestined rotation. The "quick and dirty" option, basically.

Invert the Crests. So the Crest of Courage becomes the Crest of Fear. I found only one cool Tim Burton-esque art set that did this well. I can't find it now. But generally, I've never been satisfied with these. Especially because they have to work around the "Crest of Darkness" every goddamn time...

Work with the kids' weaknesses. So the Crest of Courage becomes the Crest of Recklessness. This is probably my favorite option.

I want to go more in-depth on the last one, and that's why we've gathered here today. Only instead of just working with the canon weaknesses...what if I tweaked the kids's pasts so their "worst event" never happened? What kind of people would they become?

Also alternate Digimon partners because wheeeee I like them.

(TW for mentions of abuse, manipulation, and hinted major character/child death.)

Tai- The Crest of Arrogance

Impmon-> Punkmon-> Loudmon-> HeavyMetaldramon

This was an easy one because he's my blorbo. The event I chose to erase was also an easy pick. What if Tai never brought Kari out to play soccer that day? I rotated this for a bit and concluded that the athletics aspect of his character would take over, making him a sort of asshole jock type.

Tai still possesses a natural charisma, leadership ability, and recklessness. But his rule is delivered with an iron fist. It doesn't matter if he's on the soccer pitch or in the Digital World. His rule is simply law. His leadership potential and cruelty are magnified to the point that even adults don't want to get on his bad side.

Tai's self-centered and not afraid to bash your face in if you disagree with him. Your name doesn't have to be "Matt" either. He thinks of himself as a great hero, and anyone who disagrees with him must be another antagonist there to ruin his day. But in reality, he's barely keeping the group together with glue made of terror.

Impmon may be a cliche choice, but I chose him for his Punkmon evolution line. They're still reptilian, while also being loud, belligerent, and always looking for a fight. I also just like HeavyMetaldramon in general. He's got a dumb name I can't help but love, plus he looks like another favorite who will come into play later.

Matt- The Crest of Manipulation

Gazimon-> Sangloupmon-> Astamon-> GranDracmon

Matt's "special event" was obvious, too. His parents never got divorced in this AU (an event that will come into play with TK too, naturally). Since this event controls a lot more of Matt's character than Tai's event, I had to think a minute for him. I decided to fuck with his sense of empathy and dub characterization. Because Matt can be as emotionally mature and sensitive as Sora, even if he can't always make that obvious.

So what if he used that trait for evil?

On the surface, Matt's the cool rebel of the group. His suave surface nature makes him easy to approach. One might even call him a friend, even if they know nothing about him. However, he knows how to play with feelings. Like any good instrument, you keep plucking strings until you get the result you and. And that's exactly how Matt views people. Before you can blink, he's got what he wanted and dumped you on the side of the road.

Astamon and GranDracmon are both smooth-talking demon Digimon. Astamon attracts a lot of followers, while GranDracmon can talk any angel Digimon into "falling down". I figured they'd be a perfect fit (though I was admittedly thinking of the Astamon from Young Hunters). Gazimon and Sangloupmon kept the canine theme without being Gabumon recolors.

(Fun fact- I've used this line before for an OC, but that character was (in the end) benign.)

Sora- The Crest of Ambition

Dracumon-> BlackGatomon-> Bastemon-> Lilithmon

It would have been easy to make Sora the emotional manipulator. Too easy. And it wouldn't have anything to do with her issue- namely, her controlling mother. But what if her mother was a little more lax? No- MORE lax than that. What if she supported her daughter no matter what- even if those ambitions skewed too extreme?

Woe be to anyone who gets in this Sora's way. It doesn't matter what she has her eye on. She'll get it, and she'll gladly step on you if you get in the way. She's never heard "no" before, and has no time or desire to hear it from you.

Her Crest of Love has become a type of Lust, but not in the sexual sense. It's desire. Passion. It's never-ending want. The cup is never full for Sora. There's still more drink to be had. There will never be enough.

I worked my way backwards from Lilithmon, choosing Digimon with mind control abilities and ambitious personalities. This means we get a recolor of Gatomon- despite my efforts to avoid recolors of the canon crew- but oh well.

Joe- The Crest of Sloth

Phascomon-> Porcupamon-> Mephismon-> Belphemon

Joe's "problem" in Adventure is also heavy expectations, much like Sora. Taking them away could result in an overly ambitious character. But for Joe, I went the opposite direction. What if he was a person with no ambitions at all?

Paralyzed by his own fears and no goal in life, Joe is more follower than leader. He carries out orders without a thought to his own life or safety, because he believes his life to be meaningless. With certain people in this corrupted crew, however, that means he's carrying out plenty of evil deeds. He's not necessarily evil himself, however- just without direction.

I worked my way back from a Demon Lord again- this time Belphemon. He's naturally the Demon Lord of Sloth (for those who don't live in the Digital World inside their minds). I chose Mephismon just to connect the Champion to the Mega, and also because he's a demonic Digimon.

And that's about it for Joe. I wish I could do more, but it's hard to add personality to a character with no goals.

Mimi- The Crest of Selfishness

Aruraumon-> Zassomon-> Blossomon-> Rafflesimon

Otamamon->ShogunGekomon (warp)

Mimi doesn't have family issues like the rest of the cast. The problem is she's spoiled. So instead of erasing her backstory, I decided to erase her character development. Certain events like Sora convincing her to leave the Gekomon don't happen in this timeline. They can't, after all, with how different everyone else is.

This results in a Mimi who only acts in her own self interest. Maybe not at first. Maybe she thinks the others are pure evil. But that changes. Thanks to the attention lavished upon her by the Otamamon and Gekomon, she's essentially Princess Mimi full time. Woe be to the poor idiot who gets under her high heels!

I decided to go with recolors for this line just because it made more sense to corrupt Palmon than to invent a new partner. Perhaps Mimi was originally a "pure" force introduced to keep the others in line. But her own flaws were waiting to consume her...

Also- similar to how Leomon was able to digivolve thanks to Tai's Digivice, one of the Otamamon gained the same power from Mimi's. That's why she has two Digimon. And you can bet others like Chuumon/Sukamon, the Numemon, and more follow the army of Princess Mimi.

Izzy- The Crest of Intellect

Hagurumon-> Mekanorimon-> Vademon-> EBEmon

I know what you're thinking- I'm a lazy-ass and replaced "Knowledge" with a synonym. And you're right! But with the event I removed being Izzy's knowledge of his adoption, his intelligence didn't go away. Instead of retreating, he expanded outwards. Think Ken when he was roleplaying the Digimon Emperor, but with no Wormmon to hold him back.

Izzy is smarter than you and he knows it. Similar to Matt, he's outplayed you before you can even say hello. He doesn't have Matt's charm, but he doesn't need it. You're too stupid to counteract him, anyway. He can hack your systems before you've realized a single thing amiss. Maybe he'll even let you believe things are fine for a day or two...

Like Sora and Mimi, he hasn't encountered any problems. A snag in Izzy's plans is always temporary. But hit him in his unstable emotional core, and you may have a chance of saving your laptop. But the resulting revenge is bound to be devastating....

I was going to do a full machine Digimon line, but then veered into Vademon. The big brain design caught my attention. Also, since regular Izzy had troubles with a Vademon, having his dark half master this Digimon has interesting implications for my brain.

TK- The Crest of Terror

DemiDevimon-> Devidramon->DexDoruGreymon-> Megidramon

Remember how I cut the divorce from canon? This means TK grew up with Matt, who- in this timeline- is an emotional abuser. And of course, his favorite target is his doting little brother, who will do anything he says.

Like Joe, TK's not evil. He just lives in a constant state of fear. He'll apologize as his Digimon tears you into bite-sized pieces- all while proclaiming his love for his brother. Whether Matt tells him to act as a distraction or kill, it doesn't matter. He'll do it, knowing he'll get no reward.

But TK wants a reward. Matt's his whole world. It's always been that way. Unfortunately he sees no other existence. Without Matt, he simply doesn't exist.

Megidramon is one of my favorite Digimon, so I had to squeeze him in somehow. I like to think TK's partner is a manifestation of his true feelings. Though he loves his brother, he's also disgusted by him. If given the slightest bit of leash, he'd turn the monster loose on Matt- and regret it for the rest of his life.

(And yes- a DemiDevimon did mess with TK in canon...convincing him his brother didn't love him...it's only a matter of time...)

Kari- The Crest of Despair

Salamon-> Meicoomon->Meicrackmon Vicious Mode-> Mastemon

Despair is kind of similar to Darkness, and I've seen it used on a few of these sorts of things. But it's not like "the opposite of Light is Darkness" because it's an actual character trait. And it's a direction Kari could go without her brother's love to support her.

Kari's in a similar boat as TK. She's lived her whole life with a bastard of a brother. But she also has a host of illnesses. Just once, she'd love her brother to visit her in the hospital. But he never came. Soccer was a useful excuse, or else his parents were too scared to command him.

Now, they're trapped in the Digital World together, and it's no secret that Kari's the chain around Tai's ankle. He certainly hasn't kept that information from her, finally losing his patience when she falls ill in Machinedramon's territory. She always held on to hope that he was a good big brother deep down. Now proven wrong, she's in a vegetative state of despair.

Like with Mimi, I just corrupted Gatomon instead of making a new character. But I started from her Rookie stage of Salamon. We're gonna pretend tri. never happened for this. As for Mastemon? Gatomon DID reach her Angewomon stage, and that data still exists within her. But it mixed with the dark despair created by her partner. Instead of falling entirely, she became a deadly being that exists between light and darkness.

Odds and Ends

This ramble does imply that evil Digimon like Myotismon were still killed. This was not out of charity. They simply got in the way and were disposed of.

The Digital World still chose the kids during the Greymon/Parrotmon fight, when they were young and innocent, having no idea what would happen in the future. Mimi was the OG damage control, with a pure and sincere nature that might be able to purify the others.

When Mimi failed, Kari's shining light had to take over. It worked for a little while- mostly for TK and Joe, who are not malicious.

When Tai polished off Kari's light, TK finally snapped. His Megidramon responded to his anger, attempting to destroy Tai. This Digimon ran into a blockade in the form of HeavyMetaldramon. Not sure which of the two would win this fight, but it would be cool at least. The loser probably wouldn't make it out alive, though...

As previously mentioned, tri didn't happen. 02 still could, with Davis/Cody/Yolei/non-evil Ken being the third attempt to keep these damn kids in line. Maybe they receive help from TK, Joe, and what's left of Kari. But that's an AU within an AU and I'm already tired.

Mimi never returned to the Real World when the castle has all she wants. She mostly operates from there, keeping in touch with the others via Digimon like Soundbirdmon.

That's about it. You can play around with this if you want. Just shoot me a credit/link so I can see what you did. I made this while half-awake at 10 PM so it's just a lot of bullshit, anyway.

[usatokkiss]

i wanted to draw pre-fallen angel taichi

[thecrowsnestp5]

KIYOE'S GAY UNCLE🎸🎸🎸

[maoxyi]

And it all breaks apart

A Little drawing from the moment Taichi watched his friends get sealed away into their crests… should I post chapter 1?

[brainfilehasstoppedworking]

Taichi while holding Chihiro: I don't think your kids like me...

Takaaki: Don't be ridiculous, Sweetheart. They love you. Right?

4 year old Kiyotaka and Kiyondo, next to Takaaki: *staring deep into Taichi's soul and nodding*

[ashxketchum]

To take my shitposting a step further and elaborate on my tags:

Hikari succumbs to an untimely death at the age of 24, which doctors rule out as "natural causes" due to overworking and fatigue coupled with her weak history of immunity. Taichi is shaken to his core, and he is unable to accept this explanation as the truth. He knows his sister, better than anyone, he knows how much effort she was putting into getting better, how she knew her limits and how much she enjoyed life and treasured it.

He starts raising questions after the funeral, his parents already unable to deal with their grief, are frustrated with his attitude and force him to agree to an overseas posting at his job so he can learn to move on from this tragedy in a new environment.

A year passes and Taichi plans to come home for Obon, to honour the spirit of his sister and make peace with his parents again. Everyone is happy to see him back, he seems like he has put his grief and anger behind him, he is smiling again, he is laughing and reminiscing without trouble. His parents are content that their son is back to being himself and their family can now have hope again for the future.

It is now time for Taichi to reconnect with his friends. At the time of Hikari's passing, he had distanced himself from each of them, shutting them out completely. Now he is ready to make amends and to his relief, so are they.

Everyone welcomes him back with open arms, the smiles on their faces and their kind words make it seem like nothing had gone wrong in the first place. It's easy to digest in the beginning, the late night drinking sessions, the movie marathons, the day long picnics next to the riverfront, his friends put in so much effort into making sure he is having fun again.

But every crowded walkway, every turn around the corner, ever park bench, every shop window is plastered with Hikari's face, the air around him is filled with her sweet scent, his ears are haunted by the echoes of her laugh, his hand aches to hold hers again.

And there is something odd about how his friends never mention her name.

Things get worse for him when he starts paying attention.

Paying attention to their nervous ticks that they hid behind their wide, sickly sweet smiles.

Taichi doesn't want to doubt his friends, he doesn't want to go behind the backs of the people who'd been through so much and still stayed by his side.

But he changes his mind when he comes across a missing page from Hikari's autopsy report, tucked in neatly between Yamato's sheet music. When he admires the ikebana arrangement in Sora's house up close, he sees buried the key to Hikari's apartment at its base. As he types Hikari's name in Koushiro's laptop, a password protected folder comes up, it's title "Hikari/Date of her Death". At the back of Mimi's wardrobe lies Hikari's missing scarf, covered in mud and mysterious stains. Jou's bathroom cabinet is filled with tiny bottles of drugs labeled with Hikari's name. In Takeru's apartment, hiding in plain sight on the bookshelf is Hikari's missing journal.

Memories from a year ago start rushing back. In the months leading up to her death, Hikari had been jittery around everyone, Taichi had questioned her many times but one or the other of their friends were always around so she brushed him off. He had noticed the dark circles beneath her eyes, the odd injuries covered up haphazardly on her arms and legs long before she succumbed to fatigue. At that time, he wondered if she had gotten involved with the wrong guy, he had tried to follow her around and only seen her meet up with Yamato, or Sora, or Koushiro, or Mimi, or Jou, or Takeru.

Now he realised what a big mistake he made leaving his sister to deal with her problems by herself back then.

Now he realised, that the friends he trusted with his life, may have been involved in taking it away from the person he cared about the most.

There were so many questions he needed to find the answer to.

Why did his sister never ask for his help, what was she hiding that made her get a target on her back, why was it his friends who put this target, which one of them was truly behind her death?

Find out NEVERRRR because I'm the worst murder mystery writer out there but thanks for coming to my tedtalk.

[taichi-izumi]

It’s a Taikou / Taishirou Ouran AU because I’m too lazy to draw the rest of the cast