Tmamechs au where the mechs think jonny is just doing A Very Dedicated Bit and the archival assistants think they've found their hard-ass bosses secret band and both of them are Different People And Very Confused
So in something of a frenzy i decided to take a stab at redesigning barbara's. questionable.. design..
see maniacal rambling below
(is this karmic revenge for me making fun of Alejandra's Sternum Cleavage?)
so. ^ this is my genuine attempt to fix my major issues while still keeping the spirit [hehe] of the design. basically just took out the fucking. gravity defying fire hair (what.) and, as irhen so aptly put it. the fake silicone boobs chestplate she had going on because Dear Sweet Jesus Please Marvel Stop Doing Specifically That Its Never Hot Just Commit To Skeleton And Free Us The Torment.
This ^ was admittedly just me having fun. i needed brain bleach okay leave me and my attachment to MyLittleHalo pants alone okay. It was also bcs i took out the weird corset top situation and belt buckle i tried to keep those specifically in a studded bra and then i just thought Fuck It how can i put the most hardware on a pair of jeans this one doesnt need to be practical lmao
this ones kind of silly but i swear i have a vision.
The Ghost Rider is [originally] horseback cavalry. The Spirit of Corruption/ Death Rider is Very much a knight. big fuck off sword. cape. helmet. yeah. so. consider. 🫴Archer Spirit of Violence Barbara.
i also have two thematic reasons for it waiiiiit ✋.
one. arrows are designed to be incredibly (physically) traumatic weapons. they do More Damaged to remove than when the go in bcs theyre barbed (hehe. barb-ed)
and two. depending on the run/ state of canon the riders are influenced by the personal fears and cultural zeitgeists surrounding their hosts. so i feel its not necessarily a stretch to say she might idk. get attached to the concept of archers idk.
Also. see above. she was crossbow-ed to death. taps mic Is This Thing On. (okay technically blackout killed her etc etc ykwim.)
so anyway to close what the fuck did i just read. and i will probably be back to pick over the bones of this run and offer my unsolicited interpretation. because with Three editors on this god forsaken book there is truly no excuse for what it is. sigh. goodnight.
