list of things i absolutely love about rogue's design aka design analysis (ft. spoilers/leaks, son of wu propaganda, and incoherent yapping <33)
uhh all undercut
the base of his outfit is 1:1 his trainee gi. i did not fucking realise that theyre Identical until i saw these side by side. DOWN TO THE BELT AND BANDAGE/UNDERSHIRT. WHAT THE FUCK.
what i meant to say was its not a kimono+trousers combo but a body suit!! which makes a lot of sense since its less sewing and theres like 90% chance this outfit is handmade.
along with the rope and some sort of emblem except its mirrored. which is excellent because rogue like character-growth wise is at the same level pilot!jay was. hes at the beginning of his journey into the 'save-it-or-end-the-world' scene.
another thing is its masterfully coherent?? like the 70-20-10 rule of colour in design with 70% being blue 20% gold and 10% red.
whats also awesome is that if you look at his dojo design the last one weve seen him wear as our jay??
rogues base colours are the same jay's 'undercolours' - hes been stripped bare to nothing but his nature with any nurture left behind; the red only being an accent colour of a side effect/scar - the shattered goodness/soul and all that.
whats also super important to me is that both of the blues Are Not Any of The Jay Blues. even though jays signature blue has changed across seasons from in both hue and value its always been far more vibrant. both the tones are lighter AND darker than any of the others weve seen on jay. theyre new.
rogue is slightly shattered and different and changed. hes figuring himself out as he goes and his outfit doesnt represent any shame in my opinion - rather his desire to let him discover himself privately and in peace.
after all he did spend like half a decade being told who he has to be with no chance to figure out who he was and no choice to choose who he can and/or will become.
PLUS jays initial in the dojo kimono is embroidered, something thats been meticulously put there while on rogue BOTH initials R and J are on keychains (for the lack of a better word) that are put in the same nook/ring of the rope with the J one actually being tiny bit lower and behind, which is telling.
not to mention THERE IS A 'J' on his back.
hes not completely abandoning his previous name, he probably hides it in plain sight for 'stop people from annoying me and keep me from doing my job' purposes. and all the crimes.
these are post DR faceprints and rogue faceprint which is definitely me reading too much into this but the fact rogue has a single faceprint instead of two?? that reads to me like a solidifying of his identity where he once again embodies the 'if you cant change your surroundings change yourself' philosophy. 'the only eternal state is the state of change' if you will.
i am 99% sure you can find screenshots of ras AND lloyd doing These Exact Poses. and 100% sure the two lower screenshots are straight up wu poses. which is fucking awesome.
There Is Not An Ounce Of Insecurity In His Body Language. and when he tilts his head down the hat makes it look like hes squinting which is awesome.
and if you look closely his face/head is completely blacked out which is an amazing fucking choice and im obsessed with it.
his design tells me hes not scared of being jay walker, but that by wanting to discover what being jay walker means without outside influence, rogue is doing the exact same thing jays been doing for years - recreating himself to fit his circumstances. the only difference is that rogue is putting on the one mask hes always had - unshakeable confidence and anger, when jay lived long enough to be able to take off any of the masks hes picked up along the way.
rogue is still jay, just a little mirrored and a little different. and he doesnt even know it.
