I usually ignore one little fact, like Anderson's backstory in Angel Dust. However, you have a very promising and already cool AU, which I would consider Anderson's backstory. So the following fact worries me: in Angel Dust, Anderson has dark hair, in other works he has light hair. And just... How? Why? I'm very interested to know what you think about this.
Do you explain this to yourself in some way or do you also ignore the difference in hair color?
Ah yes, I was expecting this question eventually lol. To my knowledge, Anderson’s change in hair/eye color comes down to Hirano having to redesign the character out of revenge for never getting his Angel Dust manuscript back. However, as this is a world building endeavor, I had to think of how this would actually work logistically.
When I started my Angel Dust rewrite, I contemplated making a younger Anderson blonde + green eyed. But then I was just. No. The color palette he has in the original source material makes a lot of sense in my opinion for his character — moody, brooding, and a tall, dark, and handsome stranger. It worked.
I initially rolled some ideas around as to how Alexander went from brunette to blonde — such as dying/contacts, bleached from stress, or potentially genetic altercations. I decided that genetic alterations from the process of becoming a regenerator would make sense.
Dying/contacts implies he is still on the run or simply wanting to change his identity but Anderson is literally protected by the Vatican and goes by the same name so… yeah. Stressors causing his hair to go blonde is… fine? But it doesn’t factor in eye color. In a world where people can be regenerators AT ALL makes me think that genetic changes wouldn’t be so far out of the picture.
Heinkel’s eyes turn red now. Anderson’s can turn green.
Really though — Anderson’s color palette change isn’t covered in the scope of my rewrite. But getting his scars is ;D especially half of his glowing Glasgow smile.
What do y’all think?
