#u:we

[angellitty]

hello all three active U:WE fans, how are we holding up

[applesofmyeye]

i really think uwe is such a good use of the "came back wrong" trope because of its use of perspective.

with reawakenings, the hosts don't physically die. it's more of a death of identity. if everything had gone smoothly, emma would be essentially gone within her own body. her soul would be so suppressed, it would be considered non-existent.

from winston's (and sort of emma's) perspective, she has come back wrong. something happened to her and now something is wrong with her. melinda is the wrong.

from edred's perspective, melinda has come back wrong. emma is the wrong. really, emma isn't even real to him.

and, unlike many came back wrong tropes, the center of this one is the person (people) who came back "wrong". emmalinda push against other people's (and each others) demands and expectations of them. and ultimately, the only way to make themself "right" again is by accepting each other.

"came back wrong" is often used as a metaphor for change or grief. in uwe, it isn't a metaphor. the characters did change and are grieving the loss that came with it; the loss of identity, the loss of relationships, and the loss of the ability to simply not change. as bad as they were for each other, themselves, and outsiders sometimes, it's made clear that the characters liked it that way. unicorn doesn't get that anymore. they don't get to discard their hosts anymore. for the first time, they come back and are made to feel that they are wrong.

[applesofmyeye]

oc dump

uwe oc named oya that's the loser daughter of basically gaia. physically based on sally swing because i want to keep the rubber hose style but cannot draw (and sort of a ref to how emma is reminiscent of betty boop)

oya is named after the orisha goddess who has control over wind and storms. oya (the oc) has control over all facets of nature but cannot generate them. she mostly uses wind because it is literally everywhere.

oya is reawakened in the body of juliet, a reporter.

when reawakened, oya retains all of her memories up to the formation of unicorn, meaning she doesn't really have the same dedication to the cause as the others. additionally, she has some issues with her powers. being in the modern world makes the oya side of her feel detached and removed from a part of herself (nature), but being surrounded by nature and sensing it overwhelms juliet.

more on both of their backgrounds later!!

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visual refs below

[applesofmyeye]

man, these unicorn warriors sure are eternal. fandom's not tho

[screwpinecaprice]

Was stuck at some place for over a day and didn't bring any of my digital tools.

Markiplier Security Breach Ruins playthrough reference if you catch on it. :3 (Which I misspelled a word. haha)

[ozcarr-remade]

Oh noooooo the racist caricature ruining an otherwise good episode noooooooooo

[r0semultiverse]

Just watched Unicorn Warriors Eternal episode 2! The floating kid guy is a new blorbo and also love how Melinda/Emma refuses to just accept all the wacky bull shit suddenly happening. Animation is clean and love the art style! Also MOUSE GIRL!