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MK1 Photo Cards (I haven’t done Kung Lao’s yet— sorry Kung Lao <3 you know he’d be mad)
Eng: Hooray, I've made new icons now with Ashrah!
Rus: Ура, теперь я создал новые аватарки с Ашрой!
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My handsome demon warrior 🤍
Well, not as handsome as I'd like, but maybe my skills will get there one day!
My favourite MK Ashrah drawings
I've posted a few times about having collected a lot of her drawings and such (and drawing my own, too), so I decided to share my TOP 5:
1. Flavio Luccisano
This gets the TOP 1 because it keeps that simple, graceful design while improving it and her facial appearance. Brown Ashrah with purple eyes? Yes, Flavio had the RIGHT idea, and these two elevated it to the top of my ranking! The frown? And the blood, too? Oh! Cherry on top! You can tell he UNDERSTANDS the character just by looking at this drawing.
Was this an inspiration for my Ashrah? Possibly an unconscious one. To be very honest, I didn't have this drawing in mind when I gave my Ashrah her fully purple eyes; that came from her natural skin, also purple, and purple came from its connection with pride and, in-world, its association with the balance of Jinsei (life) and Nether (death).
But yeah, I adore this!
2. MINagami
Next comes MINagami's artwork. No link because, unfortunately, it seems like she vanished from the internet. I had the honour of talking to her back on Twitter (yes, when it was Twitter and not a nazi bar), though, and like Flavio, she understood the character she was designing. This is very different from my take, both my take on MK and CotR Ashrah, but I can't help but be amazed by it.
The blend of mortal and demon is something I preached for Ashrah for a long, long time (including in the Kamidogu article I shared here recently), and seeing this awesome duality portrayed here so masterfully is incredible! I love how ethereal Datusha is as well! And that loooong braid? Such a unique touch!
3. Jack Meng Kirkman 孟奕余
This isn't only one of my favourite Ashrah drawings, but Jack is also one of my favourite artists and an inspiration for me as a beginner artist. And it all began precisely with this drawing! There's a story behind it, one that I didn't have the chance to talk with him about yet, buuuut I suspect her rivalry with Ermac might have a part to play here!
Anyway, I adore the outfit, the demonic arm (another person who understands the character and how duality is an intrinsic part of her... why doesn't NRS hire these people instead of the dumb fucks they have in their team?), the "soul lantern" she carries and how she'd wield that in gameplay:
Also, the horns on top of the hat are brilliant and something I've implemented in my MK Ashrah version as well... and again, I wasn't thinking about this drawing when I added that, but it might've been an unconscious thing because I did look at these drawings so many times, I love it 😂
4. Belzebbub
This is one of the first drawings of her I remember seeing, and it has been a favourite of mine ever since. This drawing exudes grace, which is one of Ashrah's core traits; the pose is wonderful, and the way the hat is positioned and the fabric seems to melt over her boots is just wonderful!
5. petrdrevenak
Last but certainly not least is one I've recently discovered and been obsessed with ever since. It's such a simple but powerful drawing: you have the grace, yes, but you also have that subtle fierceness behind her eyes that tells so, so much about this character—which was indeed the artist's intention, he told me! Absolutely incredible!
And did you notice that they all portray her as Asian? Yeah... apparently the only people who didn't know she's supposed to be Asian were the aforementioned dumb fucks at NRS. But anyway, let's celebrate the good art! 🙌🏽🔥
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*heavy sigh* "These fools will kill themselves before they can have the honour of dying by my blade..."
An almost perfect cosplay 😂🤍
A shame that the stats on this outfit suck 😭