Oh boy, two whole new teams! I didn’t have it in me to finish the fully posed art so you’ll have to make do with the concept sketches.
Team PLUM was created as a magical girl style first-year student team by @mercurryblack based on female protagonists from romantic Chinese folk tales.
As soon as I saw them, I was like “so we have a team of magical girls who are named after purple fruit who allude to female protagonists from Chinese folk tales. How about a team of manwhores named after yellow fruit who allude to their love interests?” And Team LMON was born to be PLUM’s boyfriends. A Team of 4 dating a Team of 4.
Details under the cut:
PLUM:
Plum Shantung:
The leader of PLUM. Fun-loving and quirky, but possesses a nasty jealous streak verging on the yandere. If another girl talks to her boyfriend, Mango, it’s at their own peril.
Her semblance, “Medium”, allows her to bond with one person - making both of them able to see through each others’ eyes.
Her weapons take the form of Hook Swords.
She alludes to the Weaver Girl from The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Lychee Nolina :
Originally from Avon, Vale, Lychee is the older of two half-sisters via a shared father. Her mother is financially well off, allowing Lychee to attend Haven Academy while her half-sister languishes in Avon’s second-rate combat school. Lychee is still coming to terms with being passed over as leader of PLUM, her mother's self-entitled influence having worn off on her somewhat.
Her semblance, “Medium”, allows her to shed a layer of her aura, removing the damage and healing her slightly, as well as making her feel refreshed. Is dangerously vulnerable in the first few moments after it is used. Acts as a sort of second wind.
Her weapon is named Altissima.
She alludes to Bai Suzhen/Madam White Snake.
Umecho Sekinetsu :
From one of Mistral’s more prestigious families, Umecho has a lot to live up to - her elder sister won a Vytal festival ten years ago and she hasn’t heard the end of it. The “mom” friend of Team PLUM, Umecho doesn’t take into account how much she pushes herself while taking care of her team or attempting to live up to her sister’s glory.
Her semblance, “Swarm”, projects light-based butterfly shaped homing projectiles.
Her weapon is named Metalmark.
She alludes to Zhu Yingtai from The Butterfly Lovers.
Mei Xanadu:
Mei is a curious case; despite her diminutive stature and complete lack of muscle definition, she is somehow one of Haven’s physically strongest students. What she completely lacks in terms of brains, she makes up for in her ability to lift a car above her head. Mei is literally so dumb that she found a way to speak with Every Word Capitalized, and is often found with her eyes glazed over after having forgotten to exist.
Her semblance, “Breakthrough”, makes her able to detect or ‘feel’ weak points in inanimate objects.
Her weapon is a pair of gauntlets named Blockbuster.
Alludes to Lady Meng Jiang.
LMON:
Limon “Li” Nikau:
Li is easily the smoothest customer on Team LMON. Confident without seeming vain, comfortable in any scenario - and he’s bold enough to pull off the Male Boob Window/Leather Pants combo. There are very few people in the world who can find anything to hate about Li, and he’ll easily win over anyone with a grudge.
His semblance, “Air Burst”, allows him to “fire” compressed air from his body like an air cannon,
His weapons, Albedo, take the form of folding swords (think a giant switchblade) that turn into dual pistols.
Alludes to Liang Shanbo from The Butterfly Lovers.
Mango Marula:
Easily the cockiest of Team LMON, Mango is a self-proclaimed heartthrob. Despite his confidence and decent looks, he always had trouble with getting a date - until he met Plum. Now he thinks he’s a god amongst men because his girlfriend is so devoted to him, ignorant of her willingness to destroy anyone who threatens to drive them apart.
His weapon is named Zest, and takes the form of a shepherd’s crook/grappling hook/hunting rifle.
He doesn’t have a defined semblance, but it’d be something to do with bridges - either metaphorically or literally.
He alludes to the Cowherd from The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Yuzu Ogonkan:
Broad, Big and Built, Yuzu is a man of few words. Many are entirely unsure if he can even speak outside of throaty growls and wordless roars in combat. Strangely his wordlessness led to a bond (and eventual romance) with Mei Xanadu who can’t seem to stop talking. Perhaps her deceptive strength earned his respect, as he is deathly loyal to the brainlet, the only person he lowers his walls for.
His semblance, “Cobble,” allows him to summon small rocks to his body to form a sort of rudimentary armour.
His weapons, Rind, are two huge bladed knuckles. Imagine Wolverine’s claws mounted on gauntlets.
She alludes to Lady Meng Jiang’s... husband. Who got crushed by the Great Wall.
Xun Ningmeng:
Where Yuzu is a terrifying eight feet tall, LMON’s resident Manlet is barely over five feet. Xun is a studious, sensitive young fellow, which caught the eye of the more bold Lychee Nolina. Eager not only to date Xun but to help him more combat-viable, Lychee convinced Xun to take up more physical training - Xun agreed... on the condition he could have free rein of her wardrobe, and now she keeps finding him wearing her thigh high socks.
His semblance, “Standby”, allows him to go into a meditative stasis-like state where he doesn't think, feel or perceive the passage of time.
His weapon is a pair of beartrap-like jaws on chains, named Flytrap.
