#kh daemon au

[goldenchocobo]

Dumb question. Where do the Daemons go when in the Organization 13 meeting room? On back of the the tall chairs? Waiting on the ground? On their person’s lap?

They would be with their human; a lot of hem aren't severed so they can't travel far (I think I only made Xemnas and Xigbar have severed Daemons- both for similar lore reasons), but they've got big chairs to sit on so there should be room.

Of course- not all seating is comfortable

[breezy-cheezy]

Kairi + 🦉 / Prompto + 🎲 / Aerith + 🎤

Sorry, low energy day, here’s a Kairi and banded butterflyfish daemon, Halcyon <3

[goldenchocobo]

Why do Nobodies keep their Daemon in your Daemon au?

I actually wrote down a bunch of stuff pertaining to Daemons and how they'd work in KH ages ago! I'm happy that it's coming into use now.

Basically, in KH, Daemons would play the part of the 'soul', as the games (or Secret reports) have mentioned souls in the past and how they pertain to making up a living being. (Heart, Soul, Vessel). Nobodies keep their Daemons because Nobodies are the Soul and Vessel left behind when the heart is taken from the Vessel.

I honestly think it's best to describe the whole who gets/what happens to a Daemon thing with Terra, since he goes through a lot of iterations (due to Xehanort's shenanigans)

[goldenchocobo]

“Sora, lets take the raft and go!”

“haha, just kidding!”

[goldenchocobo]

Dark Road Character’s Daemons

While these characters are still very new, and most don’t get their own scene or dialogue, I’ve tried my best to give them Daemons on the interpretation of their names and references to their ancient Nordic connections. However, due to their newness and having very little time to develop, I don’t think I’ll be including the ‘personality’ portion of the analysis. Most of these daemons are simply based on their name alone and what connections I could gather from other ancient Nordic references I could find, with the exception of Vor, who’s Daemon I based on the fan-interpretation instead. I’ve also included Master Odin- because well, his animal connections are strong, considering the real-life equivalent had two ravens, and turned himself into various birds.

I added Xehanort and Eraqus into the mix here, their analysis can be read HERE. I did change up their Daemon designs a bit from my other piece with their younger versions; making their Daemons look much younger and more ‘innocent’ than before. 

All analysis are under the Keep Read along with a short theory about Dark Road’s story.

Master Odin

Settled: Raven Daemon Name: Hugin Looks: A dark grey bird that has one blind eye. Symbolism:Ravens are the Norse God, Odin’s patron animal, and represent his all seeing, all knowing eyes. He is also sometimes called the ‘Raven god’ due to his associations with the birds. Hugin is the name of one of Odin’s personal ‘spirit’ ravens, who flies around the entire world in the morning and relays what they've seen to Odin by midday. Hugin’s name is often associated with just the word ‘raven’ but the name Hugin also comes from Hugr, meaning ‘thought’.

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Vör

Settled: Grasshopper Mouse Daemon Name: Viska Looks: A small mouse with dirty-blonde fur and white unders. His eyes are large and his teeth sharp. Symbolism: I chose a Grasshopper mouse for Vör for simple meme sake. In the community, Vör has the reputation for having an ‘innocent look but will actually kill you’ kind of image. Grasshopper mice look small and unassuming, but they actually eat scorpions and ‘howl’ like a wolf. Viska is Icelandic for Wisdom, as Vör is a Norse goddess of wisdom (possibly wisdom of or for women).

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Hermod

Settled: European Squirrel Daemon Name: Rata Looks: A grey-toned squirrel with an almost blue sheen to her. Symbology: Hermod was the one to ride Odin’s horse, Sleipnir into the underworld to ask for Baldr back from Hel. And as such was a minor messenger for the Aesir gods. The squirrel Ratatoskr delivers messages and insults between the eagle that roosts atop Yggdrasil, the world tree- and Nidhogg, the Serpent that gnaws the roots of Yggdrasil. Rata is the first half of the name of the squirrel that can be interpreted as ‘Traveler’.

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Bragi

Settled: Red Kite Daemon Name: Vedrfolnir Looks: A ruddy-orange hawkish bird with a silver head. Symbology: There isn’t honestly much I can link between Bragi and his Daemon. He’s one I struggled with the most if I’m honest. But Bragi is the word for a type poet or name of a poet, and Vedrfolnir is a hawk that is perched between the eyes of the Eagle that rests atop Yggdrasil described in the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda.

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Urd

Settled: European Garden Spider Daemon Name: Könguló Looks: Orange with silver markings Symbology: Urd is the fate of the future, and one of three fates that stand beside the well at the base of Yggdrasil. They are all known to spin thread to determine the lifespan of Mortals. Spiders are known for spinning exceptionally durable thread and weaving it into elaborate webs, symbolising the connection we have to one another. Könguló is Icelandic for ‘spider’.

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Baldr

Settled: Swedish Flower Hen Daemon Name: Hel Looks: A mostly white hen with a silvery cape, a muted red comb and wattle and a white tail. Symbology: Chickens are often said to be cowardly, fearful creatures- but those who say that have never met a broody hen protecting her young- who will fight to the death, screaming bloody murder all the way.

Badlr is a beloved god said to give off radiant light- Roosters are often symbols of the sun and fire due to their penchant to calling as the sun rises. However, Balr is also a minor war god, often associated with the willingness to fight. Fighting roosters are still unfortunately a thing, and as said above, hens can also be vicious. Hel is the goddess of the underworld, and the name of it too. When Baldr was killed by Loki, Hermod Traveled to Hel and asked her to give him back to the world of the living, but she only would do so if all things wept for Baldr. They all did- apart from Loki, so Hel kept Baldr.

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Notes:

These analyses were pretty hard for me, but I enjoy reading and learning about Norse mythology. I used Icelandic words for names instead of current Norwegian or Swedish words because Icelandic is the closest we have in modern times to Ancient Norse.

Learning that there was a character called Baldr- I think I know where this story is going. Baldr is going to be killed/struck down- and I suspect it’s going to be Xehanort doing it. As it’s Baldr- A Norse god so beloved he’s said to give off radiant light, killed by Loki that brought upon the beginnings of Ragnarok. How Xehanort will do it, willingly or not, I don’t know, but the story of Dark Road is still new, and there’s lots of possibilities.

[goldenchocobo]

“Then We’ll see how long you play the pacifist”

Another Daemon scene done. I plan on making the next one I do on Destiny Island also, but I’m not sure what scene just yet.

I’m really happy with how this came out, especially since I had to make my own foliage brushes due to Medibang not having any that would work in this situation, and I learned how to actually skew and mesh morph in Medibang too, which is always a great skill to have.

[goldenchocobo]

“Kairi’s Home is out there, right?” “Could be. We’ll never know by staying here”

I’ve been wanting to do this scene for a while, but was very indecisive about a lot of things, but I finally buckled down and drew it. Kairi and Riku have the ‘settled’ versions of their Daemons- mainly because I had to change Kairi’s Daemon last second- originally I was going to draw him as a dragonfly; but decided that didn’t suit her, and I feel Riku’s Daemon would be close to settling anyway and stay in her raven form. Sora has a crested Kingfisher- because he likes fishing, and I think it would be the form she would have taken when they were having fun.

[goldenchocobo]

I Just wanted to draw young Ienzo with his Daemon about to do some light reading