i wanted to redraw Nokita because i didn't like the OG pose/doodle so, have a v3 of it. [template]
reposting my thoughts and choices below:
idk if anyone is interested in my chain of thought to make this art, but i’d like to give some of them. Also yes, i’ve done some quick research before working on this.
You may think “why isn’t the leader ones the King pieces?” and i’d like to say that both Daisuke and Noel tend to represent loyalty and “thinking out of the box”, are also unpredictable and adaptable. While i’m playing with the idea of Black pieces = Dark & White pieces = Light, they quite of show some sort of parallel imo.
Soleil and Lune are quite a parallel with Ken and Miyako in terms of relationship. Yes, Soleil and Lune definitely work more likely a couple nowadays to me. (their original concept was them seeing each other as non-blood related sibs, but that was dropped when i finished their designs even around DigiTimeLines project development) – so those two couples are King and Queen to me.
And, well, Ken is the main character in YDP stuff – not Daisuke. The idea was to explore his young days before settling for his career as detective. And Kizuna enabled me the most by putting the 02 quartet sleuthing around, lol.
Besides that, those descriptions for King and Queen fit those two couples as well – especially Ken/Soleil’s vulnerability & weight of responsibility and Miyako/Lune’s strategical & influential roles. Besides that, both Ken and Soleil simp their badass wives so… makes sense. right…? 🤭
Hikari and Nokita (Advverse counterpart of Nogi Yu) fit the Bishop role, as they tend to be wise and inflict indirect influence on others. They are influential and essential for their groups.
Rui and Iori sound funny, but at first i thought “Rook… Rookie… Rui, lol” and then i checked the symbolism of the Rook piece – stability, protection, and strong foundations – it quite of fit both imo?? Starting with Iori, his and Takeru’s jogress digimon is basically a TANK unit. I’ve always seen Iori more like the defensive type rather than an offensive/attacker type. And Rui… Well, Ukkomon protects Rui since 1996. Besides that, and going by those designs, my idea for Beyond MV era Rui is that he would work in order to protect everything and everyone, learning about the digimon and stuff in order to protect them… By awakening a strong sense of justice.
And then you have Takeru and ???. To be clear, ??? is NOT part of Noel’s group, Amas Stellaire. He’s here as a wild card (coughcoughPersonacoughcough) and you may recognize that scarf from somewhere… But what does Takeru and ??? play in this role then? As I researched, the pawn means sacrifice, perseverance, and ambition. It does fit Takeru’s role in Adv'99 & 02, right? And his personality too. But how about ??? then? If you remember WHO he is… well, it makes sense. Right?
anyways, i hope you it makes sense and explains my own choices here!!
