Thought I posted this ages ago, but apparently I didn't. I think it might have been because I wanted to leave some of these assignments as a surprise, but this crossover's so far from complete that it's not worth waiting.
The bases were traced directly from the character sprites, and I'm not trying to pretend otherwise.
I don't remember exactly how this started, but I slapped together a divergent Litwick line a while back; in order, we have: Winklit, Glamorbid, and Crystalore. Crystalore is, obviously, based on a crystal ball, and I thought it could be interesting to give it an ability that let it nullify two-turn attacks, to really play into the precognition aspect.
Glamorbid had elements from globes, and Winklit is... a water worm. I thought it was funny, and kind of cute.
Ironically, Winklit is ghost/water, but Glamorbid and Crystalore are both ghost/psychic.
This is pretty old-- from back when I first posted AGAS-- and it was clearly left unfinished, but there are still aspects I like. Figured I'd post it over here.
There's not any complicated headcanon that goes with this one; I just like interpreting Ingo as being trans, and specifically having transitioned in early to mid adulthood. Sometimes it's both twins, sometimes it's only him; either variant has a lot of potential.
If we're looking for an actual 'train of thought', I don't really headcanon that prolonged exposure to Litwick/being fed off of caused the twins to grey early, but there are some interesting implications to it. It would certainly make Ingo's commitment to a darker wardrobe come across as staying within a color scheme, while Emmet's lighter colors contrast. I could see that working with their characterizations.
The trope of a trans character meeting their future self is a fascinating one-- but we can take it further. With amnesia in the mix, only the bat is any the wiser.
This is a bonus, because Chandelure-themed Ingo designs always make me think of Lewis. I have no idea how the stuff with Mushi's counterpart would even work, since the twins are, you know, twins, and have the same ancestors. Maybe don't examine the details too closely.
There's not much of a story to go with this one, I just wanted to play with PMD... and then ended up designing a Lucario variant to go with it. The only further thought I've put into this is that maaaaybe it's a Shedinja situation with regards to evolution. Make of that what you will.
@madredhattie and I discussed a Ratchet and Clank AU a few days ago, and the suggestion that the twins would be Nethers really clicked for me. While most of what I have to say is summed up above, there are some extra notes below, too.
No one has any idea which of the twins is actually older. The current state of things is a guess, and the odds are 50/50.
Due to their skin coloration and the spots on their faces, they're often mistaken for hybrid or mutant Markazians.
Their coat tails are holograms projected from their vests-- that way nothing gets snagged in a firefight.
Ingo only wields one weapon at a time; Emmet almost always dual wields. Often, this means that he's providing cover while Ingo takes a decisive shot.
For the Deadlocked plot in my head, they were both targeted for DreadZone, but Ingo was able to assure Emmet's safety and, therefore, was the only one captured.
During this fight, they accidentally caused a temporary rip into the Netherverse, allowing something to slip through, unnoticed.
This tear is actually to blame for Ingo's resultant amnesia, but the assumption is that he hit his head during transport.
Even somewhere where dual wielding is the norm, he will not do it; he's also unable to work with support warbots, because the balance feels off.
This would put him at a disadvantage, but the juvenile Nether following him around has had an additional effect on him: awakening the racial ability to teleport, which helps to even the odds. He just assumes he's always been able to do that.
Nobody knows the Nether is there for a long time. Eventually, it gets put into an expended ammo box to help it survive in their dimension.
Ingo's primary support team consists of Irida, a Cazar working tech/communications, and Sneasler, a robot who works on any damaged equipment and handles upgrades. (Neither of their designs is final; it was just midnight and I wanted to get my thoughts down.)
A lot of people know who Ingo is, and have tried to help him remember, but it just won't stick. It's assumed this is due to a (nonexistent) head injury, but it's the Nether interfering again.
While he's a very popular Gladiator-- the most popular, by ratings-- he's rarely seen on Vox News. His static expressions and upbeat demeanor make it hard to get under his skin, so the (lack of) outrage isn't worth the air time.
The twins reunite during the game's climax, but wouldn't be able to escape the station if not for the juvenile Nether, which temporary pulls them into the Netherverse to traverse an impassable path in their dimension.
After the game, they help to get everyone who'd been displaced home. This is what introduces them to working in transportation.
Not retired, but on indefinite sabbatical until they've recovered. They work with grav trains.
I drew this one with After the Tone in mind, but it's a pretty general headcanon, too-- it's primarily that, after getting back home, Ingo still doesn't relish being out in the cold, but can handle it better than he used to. Conversely, he can't tolerate heat quite as well.
This is another one that's connected to a fic I never wrote. The gist of it was that, rather than being an early battle facility, the Path of Solitude set the stage for Sinnoh's Pokemon League.
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