PLZZZ we need dark world Neighbors >:)))
sorry this took so long!! ive been thinking about their designs for a long while
the way i approached them was tackling each of the main edd's theme from a different angle. edd's was soda, which, well, i can't do much with, but in a way eduardo and edd are very similar in a lot of ways so it kind of worked out? still sodajerk themed, although now with glass bottles
matt's theme was magic, so for mark he seemed the kind of guy who would be the "mage" of the group. also, he's probably a homestuck fan, so i took slight inspiration from that
jon was REALLY hard admittingly. i wanted to incorporate some form of death imagery for the longest time because of how funny it is AND how it contrasts to how generally cheery he is. the last remains of it are on his belt. tom's theme was music, and for a while i didn't really know what instrument jon might play. a friend of mine shared that they headcanoned jon to play the double bass, and i was a sucker for it, so revisiting this later with that in mind made it much easier to design a weapon for him
laurel was ALSO hard. i wanted to avoid using purple (matt and mark) and blue (jon and tom), but i still wanted to incorporate those colors in a sense. i tried going for a purple-pink feel, and a much lighter teal. i think it worked out! i like to think laurel has an interest in movies or acting, so, i kind of made her have a director outfit. sorry evil director bingbong