Morfonia doesn't really change bc I see her design as rather neutral. Just trim the hair and change her bangs and I guess that's good to go.
I don't know how but somehow Butch/Masc!Himeno would be more openly flirtatious with Rita whether they present feminine or masculine. Basically my interpretation of Alt!Rita but woman personality-wise 😂 (honestly, that makes sense)
I really wanted to see Rita in a three-piece suit and the way I wanted to design it is to make sure there are still elements that would connect them to butterflies.
Most of the inspo for the coat does come from their original concept design as I decided to have embroidery with the Gokkan sigil on the sash. It still has the snow effect but I also decided to have God Papillon's wing pattern on the coattails as well. I've thought about giving them Blue Admiral wing patterns but I thought paying homage to God Papillon would fit better.
The butterfly accessories were placed similarly to Rita having their earcuff and bracelet so the hairpin and broach were placed along the same line.
Himeno
I originally wanted to give Himeno this giant ballgown filled with flowers and such to represent Ishabana, but I realized my skills with that was limited. But what stayed from the original design is her hair which I wanted to point out to be styled like a bouquet of roses. I also had her blonde after some color testing and her usual blonde hair was perfect.
I then thought "Well she's named after the Orchid Mantis which uses camouflage to look like a flower so I can just... turn her into one" which led to her design. Her outer skirt would be flower petals while the inner skirt is similar to a mermaid skirt.
I also included a lot of mantis claws in the design because I noticed her outfits don't really use that much so i wanted to try that as it would also fit with Ishabana's sigil.
Morfonia
Morf, I always saw as someone who would wear something simple yet also elegant but also keeping the layered aspect of her character design.
Her dress has more liberty to be designed more like butterflies such as her bodice and outer skirt. The spot pattern and gradient is based off the Blue Morpho while the shine is more towards the Pearl Morpho.
I also added a matching hair ribbon so she and Rita can match.
"The soldier of opulence, Sailor Rose! In the name of Ishabana, prepare to be surgically dealt with!"
"The soldier of space-time. The one who guards the Space-Time Gate. Sailor Butterfly."
I forgot to post these here 😂
I do love this AU, though. The lore took time to make it work and these two are the ones who have to make sure Rita can get decent sleep bc they're going through a lot.
