hi there again! I have new art and this time it's the DB x Soul Eater AU! I once mentioned Vegeta the III had a wife and thought if i should design her. I always wonder who the Saiyan queen is in Dragon Ball cus they never once showed her. I also realised plenty of artists have their own designs of the Saiyan queen and lore all that.
so here's my design and lore of Vegeta III's wife!
I am so satisfied with how she turned out. as you can see, Gundam has inspired me when creating her. for her hair, it's typical for Saiyans to have spiky hair but I took the big shape from Sayla and Haman's hair. her suit is inspired from the Gundam characters that wears suits/uniforms. something about them feels neat and classy. you can tell I look at Kycilia Zabi for her face. I love cheekbones especially on women. it's perfect to show their maturity. also, remember i gave Bulla a moon necklace? what if that belongs to her late grandma and grandpa Vegeta give it to her as a gift aww
now here's some lore about her:
Sorrel is a Saiyan from a noble family who are High Priests for the Saiyan's moon worshipping. although she can't transform into a weapon, she has shown great talents of wielding them so her family allowed her to join Death Weapon Meister Academy. Sorrel is chosen by Death to be the Meister of Vegeta the III, the son of the Saiyan village leader.
Vegeta had many partners who quit on him due to his arrogance and brash behaviour of being a weapon. what's more interesting, Sorrel and Vegeta have already met due to them being engaged through an arranged marriage by their respective families. they both had a bitter start as their personalities often clashed, leading to constant arguments.
but as time goes on, Sorrel and Vegeta eventually get along through their snarkiness on each other and other people. they also learned they both love to revel in the violence of collecting souls and unlocking many forms of Vegeta's shadow weapons. Sorrel and Vegeta also start sharing their feelings and their personal views.
Vegeta III looks foward of becoming their next leader as he desires to prove they can be powerful with their weapon forms and perhaps to lessen the animosity between the Saiyans and humans with progressive ideas while still maintaining their natural bloodlust. however, his mother barely listen to what he says. Sorrel meanwhile shares how she loved becoming a Meister with Vegeta but she knows her family still wants her to join into lunar priesthood and feels that she can’t be anything else than what they expect her to be.
this is when the two Saiyans realised they have much more in common than they thought. they both find each other attractive with Vegeta admitting he respect her for not giving up on him quickly and Sorrel love his ambitions and allowing her to be herself. Sorrel and Vegeta III accepts to becoming romantic partners and finally got married in their mid 20s. they have their firstborn son, Vegeta IV and later Tarble who's five years younger.
that's all I have for now! here's some sketches of Sorrel with Vegeta to explore their dynamics. I went for a Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend trope for them cus it's fun to actually make the husband respect and treat his wife equally.
I really love their wedding outfits but I don't know what I was thinking making their tails wrapped so high up their waist. it definitely looks awkward from the back lmao. also, the guy for Vegeta's short mustache reference is voiced by Banjo Ginga. yeah I was looking around and this character caught my eye. he's from the anime Jojo but I never watch it, only heard how popular it is.
Vegeta III with Gihren's suit mhmh I even start stealing his pose too lol. so this is what their business outfits looks like when running the village and helping out Death. outsiders view them as very serious and wonder why they're even married. in reality, Sorrel and Vegeta just hates PDA.
this is something I never brought up until now. when I draw Saiyans, I give them dark markings around their eyes, ears and nose. i was mainly inspired by Sun Wukong's Chinese opera makeup and seeing artists who drew nose crest will add colour to it.
and lastly, the family photo aww what a lovely family. hopefully nothing bad happens to them that leads to estrangement. anyway, baby Tarble! in my au, baby Saiyans don't have their face markings until they reach four years old. and little Vegeta IV as grumpy as usual. he hates taking photos especially when he has to wear a suit.
anyway, that is all! I hope you like it as much as I do!
Yippie!!! I've always wondered who the queen is as well.
I love Sorrel's design so much,,, oh my lala!! She gave me Haman vibes before I started reading this, lol. And I see the resemblance between the other characters you referenced!! I do remember Bulla having that moon necklace. I find it adorable that grandpa Vegeta (possibly) gave the necklace to her.
Ohh and the lore between Sorrel and Vegeta III is so cute! I absolutely adore how their relationship progressed over time. Kid Vegeta IV and baby Tarble looks so cute too,,,, 🥺🥺
Your arts, designs, and concepts are so lovely to look at, and your writing is really nice. And I really like how you add unique features when drawing Saiyans. It's interesting to know the inspiration for it, too!! For example, the face markings and their relation to Sun Wukong's Chinese opera makeup. I think it's really neat.
I enjoyed reading this a lot!! Sorry for taking quite a bit to respond. I'm trying to make my responses sound not as boring/underwhelming as possible, hhhhh. Thank you for sharing this with me!! I can't wait to hear more if you do choose to share!!! ^_^
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