For the record, Set's usual team ace is his OG Zoroark, and that hasn't changed in my DEITIES x PKMN AUs. I couldn't help but consider the new Hisuian form for his team roster, though. I only felt like drawing H!Zoroark here, but let's just say he would train them both.
Also, Pokemon Legends is the most fun I've had with a Pokemon game in a long time, it's gameplay is great. And happy early Pokemon Day!
ok hear me out on this one - but i was listening to the jekyll and hyde musical and for some reason i thought there could be a whole jekyll and hyde au thing with be more chill.
cause cOME ON THE SQUIP COULD TOTALLY BE HYDE HERE. (that and I listened to the confrontation and jeremy and the squip popped into my head sweet jesus i need to stop)
Part two of catch up, featuring this damned Sea God again 🙄 Some of these sketches of Yamm are back from January, but I figured I’d gather them all for the occasion, given that it’s Mermay season again 🐙
Full context of everything can be found under the cut, and they can also be found in my Ko-fi Gallery. (Also casually reminder this guy has a villainous Spotify playlist, too—)
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[1] I'm still debating on whether to [digitally] finish this first one of Yamm that resembles a SSR Gacha summon/pull illustration LMAO. We’ll see…
[2-3] AU where Yamm's an infamous pirate captain, who routinely deals with this thorn-in-his-side [handsome] rogue seafarer. Said seafarer, Indra, belongs to jinkzdraws @ twitter
[4] Demon!Yamm from a personal Contact AU— which admittedly doesn’t look much different from his deity form save for the horns.
[5] A bloodthirsty Vampire!Yamm from personal “Fangs and Magic” AU.
[6] Yamm disregarding personal space, what else is new \o/;; Indra belongs to Jinkz and to this day I can't apologize enough for this divine octopric--
[7] Felt like drawing Yamm’s sacred animal form, a small not-so-harmless octopus. I’m mentioned before he’s not based on any one octopus species, I just took inspiration from the blue-ringed octopus and went from there.
[8] Annnnnnd Yamm’s giant octopus form, his primordial state. Nothing in mythology suggests he’s a giant kraken, I know full well… but I’m being indulgent and just going for it cuz why tf not—
[9 - NEW] -- Just wanted to included this one -- the sketch came to me in a day dream to finish later, even though it depicting a nightmare 🥲With apologies to Jinkz and Indra for indulging me and my villainous octo (again--)
What are all the Deities AUs so far? And what are some of your personal headcannons?
Ah, well I’ve never made an official count or list of DEITIES AUs / crossovers before now, I kinda just… make them up as I think of them, or as others’ bring them up??? But of the ones I know that I’ve shared on the blog or elsewhere, or that I’ve mused about myself, I can present the following under the cut, with the ones in bold that have links to their own tags.
Keep in mind that most of these are AUs that I muse about on my own or with friends, and in my personal free time. There are a few that I may hopefully explore for fun (after I resume my main activity with, y'know, the main story >>) and others are small niche AUs that may not be explored in depth, but they’re all fun to think about regardless. Just fair warning to not expect me to spill ALLLLLLLLL the headcanons I have in a row if you ask, I don’t have the stamina for it right now, but I may consider doing an AU ask theme later whenever I do…
[1] DEITIES x Pokemon AU – This AU combines my two loves and can easily be divided into several sub-AUs all its own – Deities as pokemon trainers? Deities as pokemon / pokemon gijinka? Deities as gym leaders? DEITIES but everyone has sacred pokemon forms?? PMD!DEITIES?? THIS ONE IS TRUE AU GOLD THAT NEVER RUNS OUT–
[2] DEITIES x Harry Potter – More specifically, I think of the “Deities at hogwarts” scenario in this AU, so DEITIES cast as students in their respective houses, their best subjects, their sacred animal as their patronus – one time someone asked about their ideal quidditch positions, and well, I tried.
[3] DEITIES x Avatar the Last Airbender – Specifically like, the DEITIES as element-benders or non-benders within the ATLA world. It’s a tough one because certain DEITIES would do well in multiple elements (Set as a lightning(fire)-bender or sand(earth)-bender??), but I try to stick to the ATLA lore and keep to one. No idea who the avatar would be tho…
[4] DEITIES Business AU – Admittedly, this is one that I shared with a friend, I would need to check with her to see if she minded me sharing certain details. But think of the whole pantheon as part of a big company, with the Royal Family as the top “chief officer” positions (CEO, CCO, CFO, COO, etc.), and other staff/interns in said company (plus chairman!Ra).
[5] DEITIES Mafia AU – Or crime syndicate, whichever is the better term?? Just think The Contendings but as a modern struggle between 2 opposing crime families/gangs. And knives and firearms, ofc.
[6] DEITIES Merfolk AU – Self-explanatory. Also technically not far removed from canon; some deities could transform their hybrid features to resemble merfolk if they really wanted to. I just, need to actually draw it out–
[7] Genderbent!DEITIES – Also self-explanatory, and also technically not far removed from canon, since deities can change their gender expression however it suits them. I don’t explore this too deeply though, I just like to imagine what their designs might look like, and how the dynamics in The Contendings might shift with Set and Horus as dueling goddesses, etc.
[8] Modern!DEITIES – Really just any scenario where the DEITIES are living in modern time. I like the version where it’s basically canon DEITIES in the farrrrrrrrrrrrrr future where everyone is at least 5000+ years old, fully adapted to contemporary society and living it up in the 21st century.
[9] DEITIES School/Gakeun/College AUs – Self explanatory, and a riff from Modern!DEITIES. Either the DEITIES cast as students or as teachers/profs/staff, or some combination.
[10] DEITIES Musicians / Band AU – Related to Modern!DEITIES but with all the deities as musicians, specializing in different instruments or vocals! Or alternatively, deities in an INDIE ROCK BAND or something!! Haven’t revisited it in a while though, or settled on which instruments suit them best.
[11] DEITIES Cirque AU – Think “Cirque du Soleil” or any modern circus with the DEITIES as skilled performers with different acts. But I also shared this AU with a friend who I’ll have to double check with.
[12] DEITIES Olympics AU – EVERY OTHER YEAR I wanna draw the deities participating in Summer Games or Winter Games as Olympic athletes in their respective sports and events, and I never have the time. BUT IF I DID!!! YEAH….
[13] DEITIES Vacations – Modern!DEITIES going on destination vacations “because they can” and to bring the whole pantheon together once in a while. Disney/Themeparks was the one someone recently brought up that I had in the back of my mind, but other attractions at applicable as well. I also had Las Vegas, NYC, and Hawaii in mind as well, with plenty of room for other destinations and countries-outside-the-US as well.
[14] DEITIES… futurepunk?? cyberpunk?? – IDK THE CORRECT TERM BUT basically the DEITIES storyline for The Contendings, but instead of Ancient Egypt, it’s “Ancient Egypt” if it had survived several millennia in the future – with modern advancement and technology in place of magic. I have more ideas regard this AU, but in the event someone else is planning to do a similar epic, I’ll keep my details underwraps for a bit until I can explore it myself
(Additional note: I’m not super invested in -punk AUs but I could acknowledge things like steampunk!DEITIES, dieselpunk!DEITIES, solarpunk!DEITIES, etc.)
[15] DEITIES In-game / Gaming AUs – Basically the DEITIES cast following the mechanics and designs of different game series I like, vicariously or otherwise – including Sonic (sanic!DEITIES and sanic teams), Splatoon (Inkling/Octoling DEITIES), Animal Crossing (DEITIES as animal neighbors), Super Smash Bros (The cast as SSB fighters), Overwatch (the cast maining different heroes) and, most recently, Dragalia Lost (Adventurer!DEITIES who tURN INTO DRAGONS…!).
[16] DEITIES Holiday Designs – Not really an AU, just the DEITIES cast in festive designs for certain holidays on the blog, purely for fun. So far we have Halloween DEITIES and their transformations; Set transformed as one of santa’s reindeer; and Set’s “B-day” for Valentines day (which, I really attribute to the kemetic community for that one, I just participated with Set drawings haha;;)
[17] DEITIES Crossovers – most of the AUs I mentioned are crossover, but here I mean when I or someone else crossover’s our stories or casts for non-canon fun. On my end, so far I’ve drawn Set as a demon from Koolaid’s Living When Dead, and the Set Spawn running into some other smol familiars. Also drawn a few other crossovers with those who drew me amazing giftart in years past.
[18] Other Personal AUs – Any of the other dozen AUs that I already indulge in with my group of friends and our personal OCs, but with the DEITIES cast as a cameo. You’d have to sift thru my personal artblog with my OCs to understand most of them (and some of them aren’t even publicly posted yet), but they include, but are not limited to: Mythical!gijinka, Fantasy AU, vampire/lycan/witches AU, demons/angels (and the related deadly sins/heavenly virtues) AU… that’s about it that I haven’t mentioned before jskdfsdf
o)———< ya I think that’s about it for now haha. Again, this are just the ones that I keep track of / have my own headcanons about! if anyone feels like exploring any of them in fan stuff feel free, just keep that note in mind if my HCs differ significantly from yours, is all o)9
-Final Fantasy X AU where Road is a Summoner and Lavi is her Guardian, but Road believes in the old ways of Summoning from back during the Machina War rather than worshipping Yevon which she thinks of as a false faith. Lavi personally doesn't care either way, he just sees Yevon as another form of control over the masses. Before Road was Summoner, it was Mana and Neah. Mana became the Final Aeon and is now the new incarnation of Sin.
-Wolf's Rain AU where Bookman and Lavi blend in with humans by running a library in one of the domed cities. Lavi and Bookman are some of the only wolves in the world that can actually read. Kanda is a street wolf that acts as a mercenary doing odd and dirty jobs and comes to Lavi's library to get information. Lavi usually pisses him off by teasing him to read up on what he wants to know (because he knows Kanda can't read just like most wolves). Their library gets visited often by a human girl called Lenalee who comes in to pick up research material for her brother. Lavi likes her but keeps the fact he's a wolf a secret from her because he thinks she'd never want to speak to him again if she knew, and might even turn him in to the Nobles. Allen is a flower maiden probably.
-Last of Us AU where Bookman and Lavi's family are tasked with gathering information on how the world has changed as a result of the Infection. They travel around everywhere, talking with different groups both good and bad, learning all the different ways people are finding to survive. Part of their mission is to find and report on people who are immune to the Infection.
-War AU where Lavi is a younger (like pre-teen) intelligence thief and courier, infiltrating battlefield lines to get sensitive information for whoever will pay or feed him enough. He's quick on his feet and almost too smart for his age. I imagine him being kind of like a young Nathan Drake from Uncharted 3 (see chapters 2 and 3).
-Wolf Children AU where Bookman and Lavi move around a lot becuase they're werewolves and Lavi is absolute crap at keeping it hidden for very long no matter how many times Bookman reprimands him for it.
-Criminal AU where Lavi has split personalities, one "Lavi" and the other "Junior". Lavi is generally warm, bubbly, and only playfully mischievous, but he gets really anxious about a lot of things and worries about being accepted and generally doesn't go after a lot of things he wants. "Junior" is way more dark and cold, a pyromaniac/arsonist that generally doesn't give two shits for anyone and just takes whatever he and/or "Lavi" want without much regard to anyone. Both sides are aware of each other but "Lavi" tries not to let "Junior" be in control whenever he can help it. He doesn't stay anywhere very long because of "Junior" doing really bad things when he's in control, making it difficult for him to maintain any kind of relationships with people.
-Assassins Creed AU where the Bookmen Clan are a third neutral side between Assassins and Templars, some of which are genetically the closest things to the Isu/First Civilization that still exist in the modern era, tasked by the First Civilization (Juno, Minerva, Jupiter, etc) to guard history's flow and the Pieces of Eden. "Junior" is just the latest of many past Bookmen and as a result of having used the Animus too many times, suffers severe consequences of the Bleeding Effect and an identity crisis between "Junior" and all of his descendents whose lives he's relived.
-Medieval Centaur AU where Lavi and Kanda are centaurs who help make up the kingdom's cavalry. Lenalee and Allen are humans. For reasons no one talks about, Kanda doesn't partner up with anyone during battles, fighting solo and giving rides to no one. Lavi however has no problems partnering up and loves to give all the ladies rides across the countryside in his spare time. Lavi's favorite girl is Lenalee, though its just as often he sees Road who's more often than not vying to get his attention on her to have some fun. Allen gets partnered up with Kanda and stubbornly gets it in his head that he's going to earn the right to ride with him into battle. Kanda is completely not-okay with this and tries to make Allen's life ten times harder than it has to be in the meantime.
