#a2029

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[7 November // 24-25 November // 6 December 2022] A return to cyberpunk with some character sheets for OCs set in the Ghostrunner universe. Nico gets a V2 revamp since a bit of time has passed between her initial drafts and the other four that were completed in rapid succession, and I wanted to be consistent with format. 

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[SCARS & CIRCUITS]

A tale of two techs: @cyberxbun​‘s Kael of Covenant co. and Last Eclipse team and my Ikaros from one of my merc units, Strida**. I consider this to be one of the more serious analogue pieces, especially with the dark undertones of abuse and trauma that haunt their pasts. Kael had his antlers cuts off during a civil war era -- ones that will never grow back -- and Ikaros’ childhood is filled with all sorts of unspeakable horrors of manipulation, physical/sexual abuse, etc. As seemingly invisible individuals in a world of battle and power struggles, they seek to contribute to a cause they believe in to the upmost of their abilities...abilities that may one day shift a delicate balance....[2/5]

**Ok so they were called Olympus Knights for the longest time as an ironic joke that stuck, even more so when simply abbreviated to O.K.. But after some serious development and consideration I’ve renamed them to Strida -- taking the Swedish definition of the word ‘to fight, be in conflict (with rule), or to contradict’. On that note I may even rebrand A2029 into something else more suitable, but for now the main name will stay.

Also, alternate (or maybe even og) hair color for Ikaros because my boy’s been through a lot and (1) his hair prematurely lost some color over the years or (2) he can just pull off any hair color (which sounds like a more light-hearted idea if he wasn’t one of the most traumatized characters in the story :’)).

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Pre-timeline Nico in Norway and her mentor Andrei.

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2020 Redraw/Update from my 2017 character portrait spam times

[Original]

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[MAVERICKS]

Ah yes, Nico and @cyberxbun’s Tepes. The wild cards. While their personalities couldn’t be more far apart, their ‘live by my own rules’ streak puts them in the same lane. Tepes is a real life lorikeet - color personified, an open book, and sociable to the max. Nico methodically blends into her surroundings and changes roles as she pleases. Her restrained personality and obscure intentions often gets her into misunderstandings though… [3/5]

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[WINDOW TO ANOTHER WORLD]

Jenna and @cyberxbun‘s Alice.  Indeed, we are doing a ting. …[1/5] 

================================================ BG sources (L to R, T to B): 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12

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Metalheads/Rockerbois coming soon™

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[ALIAS]

A chart of Nico’s known aliases, mentioned or used throughout the story. I had it mostly finished a couple months back, but decided make a few design changes last minute. Solar (temp name bcuz I’m uncreative at 2am) is kind of a PopStar!AU joke mentioned in passing with @cyberxbun, but I can say Nico takes upon the guise of Rey, Nima, Naomi, Aster (with and sans makeup), Andrija, and Nakia at least once in canon. Naomi is a bit of a special case, as that was her persona for 3-4-ish years during her time living with the Vinters and essentially a product of young Erika drinking a lot of emotional development juice before becoming the person she portrays herself as now. Every now and then, though, she still recycles that appearance as it is quite simple and unassuming. And while Nico rarely ever applies heavy makeup or bright hair on the regular, she knows just how to attract attention when a situation calls for something a bit more ‘loud’. Wigs for days, man…