Gamehaven trio but like if they were designed by some gay nerd instead
AKA i wanted to try my hand at a light "how i'd intpret them redesign" of the main trio since i have dabbled in a bit of edits but mostly keep them to their in canon designs, so this is more just drawing my idea of how id make them look!
I tried to not repeat past headcanons ive had on their sheets and played around more with ideas for their orientations since i think its fun to see what microlabels i like for them, i kept most of the design notes off of them but i have included a large list of them below the read more if you're interested, thank you for reading!
- I gave Ethan a scar under his eye and a chipped tooth cause i like the idea of them being scars from his youth that are essentially his only long lasting scars post-powers, they're the only ones that left a mark that werent forcibly rehealed from respawning. Plus i think them being from childhood memories gives a fun idea of Carlie even leaving these physical marks on him, unintentional childhood accidents from sibling roughhousing that are now little mementos of her.
- I also gave Ethan some light freckling and made him just a little shorter than Lucas, in canon both are around 5'11" but i like the contrast of Ethan being a little shorter than him and my personal headcanon of Lucas being more of a late bloomer, so he was shorter than Ethan for a bit in their childhood before eventually ending up taller in the end despite Ethan teasing him about it.
- For his fashion and for the rest, i tried to keep in mind they're meant to be around 30 or so if A&D is on a fairly synchronized time with us, so i leaned more towards Millenial fashion and fashion of the 00's and 10's.
- With Ethan i leaned towards layered and comfortable clothing honestly pretty in-line with his canon look, lots of graphic shirts and slip-ons like a pair i own since i think he'd want something simple without struggling with tying shoes and all that. (It cuts into your game time in the long run!) I wanted to prioritize comfort and kind of lean into an almost 90's look, tying to Ethan's more immature nature compared to the others.
- I also gave them some small IDs / Nametags i imagine would just be worn in the store, with Ethan carrying his in a lanyard to make sure he doesn't lose it (again), but it also makes it harder to read his name, which i think is a funny little detail.
- I like to kinda associate each guy with a part of the RGB color scheme, with Ethan being blue, Lucas being red, and Scott being green. I think its a cute little thing tying them to their identities and giving Scott green completes a nice little Sony - Nintendo - Xbox trio between them too!
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- Lucas in A&D is a little more tan than Ethan but it can be hard to notice in some panels since its kinda faint? I pushed it a bit more especially considering that Omnitropolis is kind of nebulously on the East Coast and perhaps a coastal town in general since they have a boardwalk, i imagine they get at least a little sun out there and Lucas would be more likely to hang outside.
- In contrast to his original CAD-self who i see as a more dishelved "throw on a shirt as long as it doesnt smell too bad" kinda guy, I more based A&D Lucas off of 2010s fashion magazines and even things like old red carpet fashion and Jersey Shore, just with some runners sneakers instead incase something falls over and he needs to run over.
- I wanted him to both be fashionable (i saw a term called manlypop while doomscrolling and drawing and i think thats very him to me, masculine in apperance but in a fashionable way) and again also look more like he actually gets out there compared to Ethan. Lucas is someone who i see being more self concious and also is confirmed to have been casually dating and hooking up pre-meeting Ben, so i think he keeps up more with his appearance besides having to patch himself up sometimes after a rough night of heroics.
- For his ID, it's clipped onto his shirt halfhazardly to emphasize his get-up-and-go additude, just trying to focus on getting it on before having to go handle an issue in the back.
- I leaned into him being kind of top-heavy since i like the silhouette it gives him, plus making him more of the brawn compared to Ethan having more of a sprinter's build, he's already a bit bulkier than the other two in canon, i just like to push that a little further, since i imagine him as more of a Gym Rat than his prior iteration.
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- I do kind of struggle drawing one of this style but i wanted to give Scott a more active wheelchair design as it is kind of something that sticks in my mind, with Scott being paralyzed for several years now i would like to see him in a bit more of a supportive chair, plus giving him a little backpack attached to the seat in case of emergencies. Also some gloves for more comfort pushing the chair since it's a manual one.
- While I don't see Scott being nearly as fashion forward as Lucas, i wanted to lean more to a nerdy chic / almost preppy aesthetic with him instead. (Also just cause im partial to him in a nice button up or polo. <<;) I wanted to give him pretty neat looking clothing that i imagine comes from one of those mall stores that are stupid expensive like Abercrombie & Fitch, well made but again, stupid expensive. I also think he leans for comfort just with a little more sense of "smart" dressing than Ethan, however some days he does just say fuck it and defaults to a shirt or baggy hoodie like in canon.
- In addition, i also gave him some Velcro strapped sneakers for ease of access and his blue tinted lenses since i think they're pretty iconic to him! His ID is neatly attached with a clip, looking a little sterile but the most professional of the group.
- It is a little hard to tell since he's sitting down, but i'd say Scott is the more scrawny of the group with the exception of strong forearms, since he's not out and about nearly as much as the others and was likely a bit of a nerd prior to meeting them. I did also give him a bit of extra body hair mainly on his arms, which i just think is a nice addition.
- Also i added some stickers to the back of his laptop for fun, most are related to little references (things like Deadpool, the rebels, cake is a lie) or more tied to traits like the penguin company as a reference to Ted and the XCFE mouse!
- I did make his hair a little fluffier, I think he probably straightens / relaxes it a little compared to when it waves and curls more when unkempt in the flashback, also i cant bring myself to remove his iconic little emo bang but i think his hair is more naturally curly when left untouched.
This is the start of a small comic series i want to make (if i dont get scared or lose interest 9_9) of short stories about arasol, mostly either post epilogues or BC. Hope you like.
And by the way, hamster just reached 10k on tumblr and 7k both on instagram and twitter thank you very very much for your support of my cringe bs 😽
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