#halmarut's performance art

[halmarut]

screenshot challenge: dr cid

[halmarut]

Concept Art Differences: Vayne

The official concept illustrations of Vayne Solidor, drawn by Akihiko Yoshida, offer insight into the early visual direction of both characters. Larsa's concept is nearly identical to his final in-game model. However, Vayne's concept art includes several subtle differences from how he appears in-game.

Hair Length: In the concept illustration, Vayne's hair is slightly shorter. In the game model, his hair reaches the chest ornaments and the topmost edge of the red pattern on his back, while in the concept art it falls just short of touching these areas.

Shoulder Pad Detail: The grey shoulder pads in Vayne’s concept are engraved with decorative carvings. This detail doesn't appear in the game model, and the shoulder armor appears smooth. Notably, the decorated version of the shoulder pad reappears in Vayne's Dissidia NT PSN render icon.

Knee Guards Color: In the concept art, Vayne’s ornate knee guards are colored white. In the game model, this area was changed to match the color of his trousers.

Halmarut's Note: Bit out of topic here, but we noticed this when observing Vayne's model. Vayne’s stomach is slightly curved and the way his belt sits lower gives the model a more grounded, lifelike feel. Very cute for an antagonist.

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[halmarut]

FFXII WEEK ; Movie Poster

In the heart of the Archadian Empire, the Judge Magister; elite enforcers of law and imperial will wield both fear and reverence. But beneath their gleaming armor lies a fractured brotherhood, each driven by ambition, loyalty, or corruption.

[halmarut]

dr. cid has only had nethicite for six years. which indicates that vayne was just 21 years old when they met and started fighting gods. he should be on tumblr. he should be on tiktok. he should be at the club

[halmarut]

fufufu. in recent translations, i quite like adding prose or embellishments in the wordings. which proves that i am infinitely getting better in this language, compared to 2 years ago, where i sounded robotic.

in the jagd difohr text i liked writing the part: "where snow meets Mist".

it felt like crawling on the ground 2 years ago, now i feel like soaring the skies, over the moon. i can see the spot where i was, back then. and i'll go there again, fixing words and stuff.

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[halmarut]

the original and edited doodle

[halmarut]

don't read my old translations. i wasmt good in english yet at that time hahaha ◉⁠‿⁠◉ <- screaming

[halmarut]

... only later does gramis is made aware that vayne manipulated neo rozarria and vayne "wanted to quell the civil war", and that vayne later framed basch ー this is all why gramis is wary of vayne, worry that he will kill him with the schemes.

but gramis doesn't know about the shard in nabudis.

if there is anyone who knows about vayne's grand schemes:

it's doctor cid. he knows every single thing. the 'bauble' shards, existence of occuria, vayne meddling in nabradiaーーnot even judge bergan knows what cid knows.

(i do think venat counts as the "other person". so that makes two people)