HEADCANONS/LORE AT THE BOTTOM!
I needed to tweak my Solar design a little bit to separate it from the show…also to make him a LITTLE less bald. Have some Edd content to fuel your own headcanons and ideas!
Small TIP: I generalize “Eclipse’s” as I will for “Sun’s”, “Moon’s”, etc not because of their Universal Coding. I compare and contrast to show individuality or give context to biology and anatomy.
• Eclipse’s tend to overheat easily.
- This can be from faulty bodies, programming, or overexerting themself. (which is a common trait of an Eclipse.)
- This is why Eclipse’s often show more skin, to keep their vents free for easier cooling.
• Solar’s pants are damaged, so there are straps built into the core of it to help keep them up.
- It’s hard enough finding pants to fit 12 ft tall animatronics, it was even harder when he finally found ones…that were ripped and damaged. Though, because of such, that’s why they fit at all. It was an easy fix.
• Solar’s “split rays” use to look the exact same to Eclipse’s, however, over time in his original universe, he took a lot of injuries.
- Some of these injuries got to his rays, SPLITTING them on the edges. This becomes an appearance choice in the future to show his recovery from his past, and even embracing it.
• Solar has gloves, goggles, boots, and other things - but he prefers to keep them off until he needs them to keep his skin free - and his vents in certain areas.
- Vents are everywhere depending on the models. For those who overheat easily, they have much more than a typical sun or moon does.
- They can be in joints, plate crevices, etc. Most models just use mouths or - if their design permits - noses.
• Glass Animals is Solar’s #1 favorite band.
- He keeps his music preferences to himself.
• Solar’s eyes are the “default” eyes Eclipse’s have.
- Those slits that Eclipse has for pupils? They’re triggered, not at ease.
• Solar’s eye “slit” while at ease is only visible at certain angles, in certain lighting.
- It’s a piece of his eye to help digest more colors and visual information. It’s not an appearance trait.
• TW Disclaimer, none of his scars are self inflicted.
- They come from working, fighting, or accidents.
• Solar loves visiting the beach - normally at sunset.
- The colors of the sky at that time of day is what he strives to feel like everyday.
- Although he easily overheats, he loves feeling warm.
- This man would destroy a sandy hotdog and NOT be affected by the sandy crunch. freak.
• “Solar” is Solar’s first name.
[I had this idea before Solar even existed, the fact “Nice Eclipse” changed his name to “Solar” was a huge green flag for me.]
- Eclipse’s full name IS “Solar Eclipse”.
- Eclipse calls himself by his last name because he doesn’t believe in first-name basis for himself. It’s too sentimental and at the time of having his name chosen, he believed he deserved to be called by his last name - as it is a sign of respect and authority. Nowadays, Eclipse simply hates his first name.
- Solar had similar ideas at first but was still very new to names. It felt wrong for a very long time until he met the Celestial Family.
- He now allows himself to be called Solar to show trust and connection with his family. He believes they don’t deserve to be disconnected from any part of their family, including himself, despite any issues from his past.
