Ohh I love when people make AUs of stuff I like but redone with their culture!! Can you tell me a little more about the Final Fandesi 7 au? (I’m so excited to see your aerith - she’s my favorite character)
im so sorry it's been like two years since this ask was asked 😭😭 but yeah!!! i love you final fandesi 7 au..... u mean so much to me... i think about you always.....
thankfully i had gotten around to drawing aerith as she would appear in this au :3
it is so incredibly important to me that ffdesi7 aerith draws inspiration from the indigenous peoples of india, not only to bring to light how the livelihoods and cultures of adivasi peoples are threatened by the indian government's lack of care and general discrimination, but to also reinforce that no one knows the land like the traditional owners do.... we do ourselves and the planet a disservice by not listening to the people who have always cared for the land that we all come from
i really hope that her story in ff7 and the context of the au can create something even more special for us fans and au enjoyers :''3 send tweet
cloud strife in my final fandesi 7 au 😌 plus the buster sword. north eastern indian, a gigantic khanda, and a bloodied, marketable plushie. do you see the vision?
those in SOLDIER first class don't wear chainmail that is standard in SOLDIER second and third class, as well as regular shinra grunts. sephiroth, on the other hand, does wear chainmail underneath rajput-styled outerwear (which. actually lines up with the fact that rajputs were primarily of the kshatriya caste and SOLDIER is the elite military group of a fascist organisation. sometimes i surprise myself).
but also. no gloves. couldn't find any that were suitable for swordsmen in particular. only the dastana and the hand extension were available, but they were usually worn by spearmen; guess they couldn't provide the full maneuverability a swordsman needed?
ah well. just things to think about.
okay goodnight. it's 5am now. have a look at the difference in cloud's eyes when he's mako-normal and when he's starting to freak
Pray ardently, my empty puppet;
Among brothers you roam, the black sheep.
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lore, variants and ID under the cut !!
what is the significance of the snakes? no idea. i probably drew them badly, too.
but hinduism claims snakes represent life, death and rebirth; northeastern indian cultures consider snakes and serpentine dragons to be symbols of good luck and fortune, and protectors of water sources; and funnily enough, the sanskrit word "naga" has often been used to refer to snakes, serpentine demigods, and, very very rarely, clouds.
and maybe this is a long-winded way of saying desi!Cloud finds himself leaning towards the serpents in his journey for self-forgiveness and recovery, much like how AC Cloud is often paired with Fenrir and the wolf motif.
if i were to really follow through with desi!Cloud and the snake motif, then it almost makes sense to have desi!Sephiroth be attributed to birds, maybe specifically the garuda, not because of the wings but because most indian cultures consider snakes and birds to be enemies. Nagas and snakes were thought to reside within the underworld (and the original Nibelheim is the land of the dead); and birds, specifically eagles and the garuda, have been associated with the gods, which ties into Sephiroth pursuing godhood for most of the game.
And that little tidbit of snakes being protectors of water sources? hmm. I can see Cloud regularly visiting Aerith, him as the guardian of her grave and her gift to the world.
so. yeah, I have no idea what the purpose of snakes are in this picture. Cloud bound by fate? holding himself back from forgiveness, from growth? hmm. much to think about it
START ID: A piece focused on Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7, who stands in the centre of the image. A black backdrop, with green wisps and tessellating textures over it. Cloud stands in front, hands clasps in prayer, similar to Aerith Gainsborough's iconic prayer pose; he is staring at the viewers with an absent gaze. He is awash with green light, his right eye is glowing an eerie shade of green and has a vertical slit pupil, and the left side of his face is covered in blood. His SOLDIER uniform has south Asian influences, notably in the design of the pauldrons, arm guards and belt. Wrapping around his head and neck is a snake, which rears its head over his hair and covers Cloud's left eye with its coils. Around his clasped hands is another snake, looping around his wrists like rope. Around Cloud in the foreground are small, tiny green sparks, floating aimlessly to the side. The overall piece radiates a foreboding, desolate atmosphere. /END ID.
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Because I myself am forgetting what tags I use
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• some secret code words for secret fandoms (below the cut; have fun trying to decode them all)
••• #Belief The Horror Game (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
••• #spooderman (Spider-Man)
••• #jragonprnce (The Dragon Prince)
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••• #monkerkidd (Monkie Kid)
••• #trollfacehunters (Trollhunters)
••• #baman (DC, Batman)
••• #Underworld Down Under The Game (Hades)
••• #Ghost Boy The Series (Danny Phantom)
••• #marble (Marvel, literally anything not Spider-Man)
••• #Depression The Anime (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
••• #Horizon Machine Madness (Horizon ZD+FW)
••• #mandela magazine (Mandela Catalogue)
••• #detwa becom ooman (Detroit: Become Human)
••• #magnum opus (Magnus Chase)
••• #lord of the bling bling (Lord of the Rings)
••• #inscryption (Inscryption)
••• #csm (Chainsaw Man)
••• #radiant man (Radiant Black)
••• #black goop romance (Venom, Eddie Brock, all that)
••• #dragooning like crazy 7 (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
••• #dragooning like crazy 14 (Final Fantasy XIV)
••• #dragooning like crazy 16 (Final Fantasy XVI)
••• #i know you're here dracula you big fucking nerd (dracula)
••• #devil man (Daredevil)
••• #bes (Blue Eye Samurai)
••• #moon man (Moon Knight)
••• #invincible (Invincible)
••• #peter johnson (Percy Jackson)
••• #i wish wish was wished up better (Wish... yeah idk)
••• #blue rat is speed (Sonic)
••• #depressed nice guy (To Be Hero X)
