SOL - Reborn as a machine

OC Ask-Blog for SOL TW; possible GORE & HORROR Managed by @Crudaka & @ChroniclerEnigma

[solrebornasamachine]

I'm having a Steven Universe phase right now and I thought it would be fun to re-imagine Amanda and Sol as gems.

A red diamond is the easiest choice for Amanda. Core-Users like Amanda and Dagrael are considered the most powerful entities in their world, meanwhile Diamond's are the most powerful entities in Steven Universe. It just makes sense. (I wouldn't be opposed to trying out different gem options though 👀)

Amanda was once human so it would make sense for her to be a human and gem hybrid. Buuut don't ask me for the lore on that 😂

Sol on the other hand would translate best into a simple gem. A black Jet. The name suits him being a robot and all. They are easily carvable just like sol's personality. Idk it just works 👍👍

I do not know what to call their fusion though 😂

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The groups first encounter with the Grave-Lord Dagrael does not go as planned.

TW: mild gore!

I wanted to test out drawing some manga-style pages. Might add more later down the line! But I'll have to tweak/simplify the style as I feel this is too detailed to keep up for long.

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She doesn't know either.

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A change of concept

I am struggling to find out how to go about Amanda switching between Mecha-Form and Human-Form and I'm thinking of changing the concept.

Original Concept

Previously she transforms from one to the other at will, where the only issue was energy consumption when trying to maintain the Human-Form. I sorta imagined it like she is trying to hold her breath. Keeping a big form compressed into a small one has to be exhausting to keep up. I could imagine a couple of fun scenes of her desperately maintaining her disguise while barely able to keep her Mecha-Form contained. Generally transformation sequences are cool. But other than that I feel this concept lacks something. Visually the only portrayal I have is this:

New Concept

Now I'm thinking a more interesting solution storytelling wise is swapping bodies. SOL creates a set of Drones for Amanda to swap her mind to. But this comes with some issues:

She leaves her main body vulnerable with only SOL there to protect it. SOL isn't really able to make the best decisions on his own. As an AI that is still learning about morality, the risk of him making the decision to eliminate threats is high.

The drones are a lot weaker than her main body. They do come with their own set of weaponry, but they are nowhere near as lethal and a lot less mobile. If her goal is to blend in, she will not even be able to use them without risking to reveal her very inhuman nature. She will opt to use ordinary weapons.

She can only possess one drone at a time. For now she is not able to control multiple drones on her own, but it is something she and SOL can learn to improve on.

There is a limit to the range in which drones can operate. With Amanda's soul still within the OS-Core of her main Body, she cannot be too far from it. If she were to go too far with whatever Drone she would possess, the drone would simply "drop dead". This could lead to situations where her party has to cover for her.

If a drone gets "killed" Amanda is forces back into her main body. She will have to reboot her systems first before going back. This can cause a delay in a precarious situation. It is also a not very pleasant thing for Amanda to experience, because to her getting killed as a drone feels real.

Drones are comforting, not comfortable. Amanda misses being a human and the drones allow her to feel more human again. However, everything about being in a drone feels wrong to Amanda. It isn't her main body, her soul is missing/it feels too far away and despite looking more human, she also feels like an alien around others.

Main Body

Human-Drone

Combat-Drone Type 01

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And here Amanda's Mecha Form. This is her main body, she's stuck with this most of the time. 👀

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An updated reference for Amanda's "Human" Form 😎

Being a big mech is, more often than not, an inconvenience. She opts to use drones modeled after her old human self, when she wants to blend in or access smaller structures. However, she is a lot weaker like this and it leaves her main body in a vulnerable position.

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"I am the prophet with the answers you seek. Time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. There is a world where I help you get home. But that's not a world I know."

INSPIRATIONS Song "No Longer you" covered by CottontailVA

Artworks by Darren Bartley

Artworks by Lycan

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Beach Day for the gang! Inspired by this wonderful piece.

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Testing out how Amanda could emote whilst in her mech form. The visor is holographic so she can be kinda flexible with how she shifts her eyes.

She doesn't really see through those eyes. Regardless, having them feels comforting for her. Additionally, they make it easier for other people to read her emotions.

[solrebornasamachine]

So I drew a vampire Amanda for a spooky halloween collab with several artist from a discord server! We used this base created by haruu_anthrwrld

Artists involved

@nonbinarygaster

@thejessofmess

@theia_diki

@mimigalaxy5

@izzyartslove

@noval1t

@roro-the-drago

@sinisor (warning: nsfw artist 🔞)

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Bonus doodle for when I was testing out how her costume would look! What a fun robot, vampire, demon creature 🦇

[solrebornasamachine]

So I drew a vampire Amanda for a spooky halloween collab with several artist from a discord server! We used this base created by haruu_anthrwrld

Artists involved

@nonbinarygaster

@thejessofmess

@theia_diki

@mimigalaxy5

@izzyartslove

@noval1t

@roro-the-drago

@sinisor (warning: nsfw artist 🔞)

[solrebornasamachine]

Amanda's abilities

Basic Attack and Defense

She can manipulate her hair like a set of limbs. The Internal Fibers can form a sharp point for offensive purposes as well as, for infiltration of foreign mechanical and biological systems. Or she can choose to set them up as anchor-points for a protective force-field.

Gravity Control

Amanda is able to manipulate gravity within a set parameter. She can increase it to slow down enemies or to crush them. She can reduce it to make herself or others float. However, prolonged use requires too much energy, so she uses it in short bursts allowing herself to "jump mid-air".

High energy burst

In case her normal firepower does not proof to be enough, Amanda is capable of siphoning energy into a powerful blast. With enough energy, it is strong enough to obliterate an entire planet, but it will expend all of her energy. Unless she is able to feed on alternative energy sources, she will be left immovable and incredibly vulnerable.

The Inventory

The OS-Core located behind the armor plates of her chest contains a pocket dimension. Anything that she crafts, or obtains during her adventure she can store there. She will keep any weaponry safely stored away.

NOTE: All of her abilities require various levels of energy, she is only as powerful as the amount of energy she has access to. She can gain energy via the consumption of bio-fuel. Yet, if she consumes too much of it at a time, the land around her will die off.

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I made an ability sheet for Amanda's Mech-Form inspired by the concept art of Marvel Rivals. :D

[crudaka]

Recently played through Armored core 6 and I am hooked. It got me designing a mech.

Note: its not a fan design

[solrebornasamachine]

This is the very first concept I made for Amanda. I initially wanted to go for that more typical mech look but in the end I gave in and went for a more organic look instead. It's just fun to draw organic looking robots 👉👈

Thank you Armored Core for the inspiration!

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Gremlin duo shenanigans!

References used here.

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Amanda: "And? How is it?? Isn't it much better to have your own set of arms and legs?"

SOL: "Certain adjustments will have to be made but this will suffice for now."

I had this idea for SOL to get his own body. Basically, Amanda gets tired of sharing the same body with her AI-Friend and she got inspired by a previous battle to just make one for him instead. This is the first concept of it.

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More References have been made! This time for Dagrael and Valindra. I am gonna make a height chart once I got all the references down!