#bok redesign

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Vil Schoenheit - Bok's Redesign

I don't have much to say really, you can see that I turned his outfit into a dress and gave him a corset, more jewellery and brought in some green accents for the poisonous green apple. Generally I gave him more Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent like in his boots and makeup. Let me know what you think!

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

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Jade Leech - Bok's Redesign

"Ladiez I'm tryna do my work today, aha, leave me alone type shift-" "SHAKE YOUR STRAND!!!!!!!!" "LADIEZZZ-"

Redesign of Jade who is lowkey becoming my new favourite character. The fedora had to go, otherwise I just generally wanted to improve his sillouette and make his colours match my Azul redesign. I also gave him navy eyeshadow to match his STRAND ™️and little fish scale freckles because hes a fish. He's sooo adorable I love him I love my fish. Let me know what you think!

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

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Lilia Vanrouge - Bok's Mini-Redesign

I just recently got to book 7 so I have been understanding a lot more about Lilia's character. The more I read the more I felt like modern day Lilia didn't really reflect a lot of his lore so I wanted to do a mini redesign to change a few things, but I can see myself doing a proper redesign for him one day.

Since his name is essentially (from my understanding) "Lily of Red," I wanted to keep the red colour in his hair. It being so blood-toned also represents to me how many lives he has taken and how that will always be with him. I extended his hair tassel things to look kind of like bat fangs, but still shorter than when he was a war general. I also kept the ponytail but put it up into a bun, representing how he is retired; like how one will put down their sword. I gave him wrinkles, more squinted eyes, and large round iris to show that cheeky old man energy his character has now. It also provides a good contrast to his past self. And since he is 700 years old and is inspired by bats, I feel like leaning into the vampire aesthetic suits him, so I gave him more prominent teeth. Let me know what you think!

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

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Azul Ashengrotto - Bok's Redesign

I wanted to make him look a little classier and remove some of the things I disliked about his original design - and bring him closer to Ursula.

I heard somewhere that the twins have intricate shoes because they're celebrating having legs, so I wanted to give that to Azul. I also designed his hair to look wavy, like tentacles. I removed the incel fedora, gave him some more modern flared leggings, a stronger silhouette, and green eyes.

This is part of a series I'm starting!

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Leona Kingscholar - Bok Redesign

I did my big one once again! And I mean that literally, this post is huge.

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Quick disclaimer: I am a white Australian, so I am not speaking from personal experience or anything and I could get something wrong, in which case, please correct me! But check my end notes before you do!

Leona has been my favourite character for a long time now, but as time went on, I slowly became more and more disappointed by his design and story. Leona, Savannaclaw and the Sunset Savanna are all based on The Lion King, which takes place in Africa, and so naturally all of these things in-game take inspirations from Africa. And you can see that! As flawed as it may be, you can tell. But for the dorm uniform, they went with an American biker/cowboy aesthetic... Right, right... Not to mention (IN MY OPINION) Leona has the worst written Book in the whole story. He is the least sympathetic dorm leader, and at every turn the story makes him out to be an asshole and/or idiot. That's just weird. I mean at many points he feels genuinely out of character, because he's supposed to be VERY intelligent and yet he makes a dumb plan and gets outsmarted. And obviously obviously, his skin tone is that of a paper bag, and his hair has a straight texture. These are really iffy features to give to the prince character of an African-inspired fantasy nation. Some people like to use the excuse (not so much in this game but other similar cases in media) that "its not real life, it doesnt have to be the exact same," which is not what people are asking for anyway. But when they choose to take inspirations from Africa, and yet strip the characters of any ethnic features, i simply ask... why is their fantasy black people not existing?

...Anyway- this redesign actually starts with my personal headcannons and rewrite of Leona's story, to fix some of the flaws it has (which I still intend to finish the rewrite I started posting, I'm just waiting for s2 of the anime). Essentially, I turn Leona from someone who uses Ruggie like a servant, brags about being a prince, and is ungrateful for his princehood for little reason, into someone who was passionate about leadership, is embarrassed by his posh-ness and tries to fit in despite it, but has eventually given up on himself because his family actually gave him a reason to. Just like all the other characters, he was actually hurt by someone/something FIRST, and THEN lashes out at everyone around him, because that's how human psychology works. Don't get me wrong, this version of Leona still has negative traits and does something bad to the people around him, it just gives him that sympathetic element that allows you to be engaged in the story. Like Riddle, who most people think is a cut and dry asshole at the start of the story, and then usually end up loving his character by the end of Chapter 1, because suddenly, you can understand his actions. The details will be clearer in my rewrite of Book 2, for now just use that as guidance for the different lens in which to view my redesign.

Now the actual art. I wanted the dorm uniform to take inspiration from Africa, so I did a bit of research, and I landed on the Zulu people as my main cultural inspiration, as you can see in my images. I made Leona's tattoo feel more meaningful, changing it from a lion to a shield, because Leona wants to protect the people of the Sunset Savanna and wants to be a good leader, something he's always wished for but knew he could never have. I also gave him lion feets because THEY ARE SO CUTE, I understand that may be a bit of a hit or miss change tho. I only did it cuz i was just feeling the vibes in that moment... I also gave him lots of beads because the Zulu people had a whole LANGUAGE of beadwork that is unfortunately lost, BUT i wanted to speculate for this fantasy universe, what if the language still existed and evolved? (i mean obviously people wear beads anyway but I think Leona would enjoy putting stories into the beads he wears using this language). I also gave him face paint to mimic those white-ish markings on a lion, and amber eyes becauseee i think amber fits more. Long sharp nails, more accurately shaped lion ears, a ponytail to mimic a lion mane, and of course... His scar. I dont know if his scar originally has an origin of where its from, but this new scar is from his father. Its grown out a lot since he first got it. (ALL TO BE REVEALED! >:3 you should followw meee if you dont wanna miss when i update my rewrite!)

And and aaand here are two videos I used in my research that I think you should check out! Youtube Video: "7 black character design stuff i hate!" her entire second point reminded me a lot of Leona LOL Youtube Video: "Beadwork as language: love letters & hidden knowledge in Southern Africa"

Hmm... I think that's everything! This is definitely my longest TWST redesign post yet. But I think (and hope you agree) that it was worth it for me to ramble about my faaaaavourite little guy... Idk whats wrong with me AHA ANYWAY i reaaaalllyy hope you like this redesign BUT if there are ANY issues with it that you notice PLEASE feel free to let me know in the comments or a dm or ask-box (just make sure you detail exactly WHAT i got wrong so i can correct it!) Seriously, I want to learn, and I want my post to be a platform for anyone who knows more to shine aswell.

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

Who else would you like to see me redesign? Let me know!

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Kalim Al-Asim - Bok's Redesign

For this redesign, I wanted to have just one cultural inspiration to pull from, to avoid creating a cultural mixing pot like Aladdin does. Kalim here is Arabic and Muslim. Him being Muslim helped direct me a lot and give me some fun limitations on what I could do for his design, and I think it ended up accurately reflecting his character. He looks down to Earth and friendly, at least to me. I wanted to change his hair and eye colour to be more natural as well and give his skin tone a bit more saturation.

Kalim was actually the first character I ever redesigned for my TWST redesign series, but I got a lot of helpful feedback on that first drawing, so I revised it to be something I'm happier with. But still, if you have further feedback for me or noticed something I got wrong, feel free to let me know!

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

Who else would you like to see me redesign? Let me know!

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Sebek Zigvolt - Bok's Mini-Redesign

I always call him a lizard so I wanted to make him a lizard. Teehee.

I thought the bangs covering his eyes would kinda represent how his beliefs blind him to the real world or something like that. Made him look angrier too. Chose his school uniform cuz I didn't wanna redesign his dorm uniform, just him. Let me know what you think!

This is part of my TWST redesign series!

Who else would you like to see me redesign? Let me know!

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Vendetta Redesign.

Vendetta's original design is really interesting to me. A direct comment from the artist who made her concept sheet (Kai Chang), who is extremely talented might I add, "Big thanks to the team for giving me so much freedom and space to create a character that reflects my personal preferences—an awesome dark-skinned girl!"

I wanted to make a concept of if I designed her - where I would take the concept of a female gladiator-inspired hero, whose father was killed by Talon, setting her out on a path for revenge. The subtle wolf motifs throughout her original design inspired me a lot, so here is what I came up with.

Let me know what you think!