assam laksa

teo/tejo & 战/z, both he/him, cdd sys inconsistent doodle sideblog

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best part abt being a fictive is yay!! I get a 2nd chance to live!!

worst part is that my hb took this 2nd chance n immediately went straight to alcoholism. ok man. like, not even gon try enjoying life? js straight pedal to the metal? destination: liqa sto? fun

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idk bro js have my scribbles. don't know if I'll do anything w them but it's fun

castlevania au, kinda immortal japanese hunter & cebuano vampire 👍 they go on trips together. rudo & akuta is in this I swear I js gotta find out how to draw this kid

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went insane designing smth for this mf buddhist boy

have fun tryna decipher that cause even we don't got any idea. they should send more kids to monasteries these days

edit: the vai bonji is positioned wrong probably. I'll fix it in the next draft idk it's TWO am

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idk bro js have my scribbles. don't know if I'll do anything w them but it's fun

castlevania au, kinda immortal japanese hunter & cebuano vampire 👍 they go on trips together. rudo & akuta is in this I swear I js gotta find out how to draw this kid

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more janka linguistics soon im going right up the nines type insane

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yeah ok we sat down n did some planning n i think zanka's 1st part for this fic specifically might be like. 2000-3000 words. idk. will let yall know. but yall lmk if ud like to beta

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tempted to write a sort of small thesis on pain/violence from the janka perspective cause I dont know man when your culture normalizes pain in the household n your nervous system rewrites itself to crave it its rlly smth. sumn unique abt being eternally scarred from the pain to the point of cptsd n did but still sorta craving it. theres pride in survival and fetish in reenactment

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working on sumn rn n boy yall don't know how much we wanna write abt the akuta siblings

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experimenting and shit

full of the first one here btw ✌️ not too crazy or anything but big tumblr already flagged the draft so. save a horse ride a horse boy

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hi zanka

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yeah

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hi zanka

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concept scribbles for the cyberpunk 2077 au I plan to write for. im so rusty

high-functioning cy'cho4cy'cho shit

worldbuilding details below. pretty long so hold on

[here's the map in progress of me being indecisive of whether i wanna make my own or try mapping it onto night city. the directions are fucked, i'll probably give each ward a name]

the world: mostly nuked to shit with individual bubbles of civilization where it barely clawed on to living. in the midst of trying to survived, most historical records of its past was killed off by war and starved out by neglect.

the sphere: we decided for a battle angel alita type setting. a floating city in the sky where the alleged "uber rich" live. most sphereites live in ignorance of anything outside the sphere, due to the corps' agreement in control of the public mind. despite being advertised as a complete paradise, its slum (gradually forming as sphereites weeded out more and more of the 'undesireables' in its society) is overrun with poverty, sickness, and starvation.

the ground: one city out of the few that clawed itself together. the bourgeoisie has long ran up to the sky, leaving everyone else to scramble under it. split into four main wards.

the cleaners: a company made almost entirely of mercs. despite that, its boss sends his impressive payroll of former gangers, assassins, huscles and strays exclusively on just odd jobs and gigs. offering just about every service you could need a merc for and more (with the only limit being Do No unprovoked Harm), the cleaners made a point in being especially efficient and reliable. in its infancy, they used to be a band of mercs under one optimistic fixer, arkha corvus, playing cop and wiping gangs off people's lawns, hence the name 'cleaners'.

the raiders: band of thieves turned nightmare boostergang with all members having extensively modified 'ware. essentially maelstrom with scav income, they're split into mobilised squads to do jobs ranging from thievery & smuggling to drug production & straight-up murders. currently headed by zodyl typhon.

the nijiku & hell guard: hell guards are mostly upheld as the de-facto lawmen of the ground, though they function similar to the ncpd in that they are a privately owned agency with insane mortality rates & corruption. "sponsored" (owned, controlled, and headed by) the nijiku clan, sitting on a pretty high rung on the lower echelons of a larger, unknown corp up in the sphere. likes to pretend they're corpo, but they're more of a gang with military and monetary backing. tyger claws masquerading as arasaka. all members of the nijiku family are high-functioning cyberpsychos, a result of having adolescent implanting as a tradition.

corporations: most of them sit soundly in the sphere, with most corps on the ground being extensions of bigger corps up there. most ground citizens don't even remember the names of those big corps, as any and all products from them have either been marked with ground-based corpo names, or have been scratched out entirely for being defected. as such, most products & 'ware on the ground are salvaged from trash dumps by said corps and modified & resold in small workshops. the one exception being the hell guard, as they get their miligrade tech directly from the corp.

givers?: don't particularly exist as a specific group. they're essentially people with highly modified and personalized 'ware & weapons, with a common trend of implanting AI algorithms (and rarely, companions) into said 'w&w that bond with the user. most ordinary people call them dependents, chromies/chromeheads, cyberjunkies, etc. other gangs & groups?: still exist. traffickers & scavs, vianders, everything.

janka 'ware concept details here, i'll make a post for other characters later cause i DO have their concepts down. stay tuned for the actual yk writing part.

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working

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I'm WORKING on it chat

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working

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idk zanka very much has a type

not gonna state the obvious w their design, but like personality wise im predicting that they'll be foils. i feel like they're both really immersed in their own spearheaded view of the world in which most of everyone else who dont interest them or their ideals cease to matter. they're both highlighted as eccentric, but so extremely skilled that you cant look away from them either. I rlly cant wait to see more of hyo (esp after august's impulsive thoughts basically sealing us a hyozan arc). both of them being the only 2 ppl that see through zanka is so interesting

what im saying is that zanka likes autistic bitches w knives bruh like why both ur baby mamas the same typa person

n now they all match w pants n belts

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janka cyberpunk 2077 au except we play the game: cyberware post. art will come later, gotta figure out their augmentations first

jabber:

zanka:

explanations down below, including for yall non-c2077 players. warning: long

note for the ppl who DO play: while i did try to do game-friendly builds, i did put some shit in js cuz i think They would chip it in. lore reasons, chat. they're also both capped out at 17 total cyberware cause while i do intend for these bitches to be a lil cyberpsycho ion want them to explode js yet. also, i avoid using kiroshi 'the oracle' cause it defeats personalization, plus no dlc or exclusive cyberware like axolotl & quantum tuner

for jabber i focused on a reflex-based sandevistan blade build. i also did more mitigation than sheer health as i think despite being built to dodge, he tanks more. a nice contrast with zanka, who's built to tank, but dodges more in the late-stages of fights. also in my lore he has customized faux circulatory systems that stores and delivers his own toxins operating system: militech 'apogee' sandevistan simply cause it's the only sandy that's anything like martinez. sandevistans "slow down" time (it doesnt. what it rlly does is boost the user's reflexes and perception to such an insane level that it feels as if time is slowed) frontal cortex: kerenzikov boost (standard 'ware for most high-level EMPLOYED cyberjunkies. does jack shit on its own in the game except for reduce stamina usage when you shoot, but i like to think that it helps sync your brain to kerenzikov) + newton module (to reduce cooldowns. no self-ice cause i think he likes to counter hacks himself. yes sandy & berserk users can counterhack in this idgaf) face: kiroshi 'clairvoyant' (the stealth niche of kiroshi optics, able to see enemies through walls at a certain distance) arms: toxic mantis blades; Mankira (Iconic), heavily-modified mantis blades, with five blades instead of the standard one. due to this, his upper torso plates are modified into mankira itself. the small form extends from his arm, while the bigger one takes from his shoulders, down to his chest and back. connected to the body's frame via wires, tubes from his modified circulatory system supply the blades with toxins. due to it being functionally attached to his body, mankira is able to support his whole weight, allowing wall-climbing. rumored to contain an AI. hands: handle wrap (increases crit chance with throwable weapons. ion think he'll be using it much but hey. i just think it comes free w mantis blades) legs: lynx paws (stealth boost + fall damage reducer. sneaky ass mf) skeleton: spring joints + kinetic frame (increases mitigation, which is basically reducing how likely you are to get hit. in my lore eyes, it's just increasing your agility), universal booster (modded: boosts any substance instead of just the usual health items.) nervous system: kerenzikov (additional time slower), stabber (because of fucking course. boosts slicey dicey weapons), adreno-trigger (gives a boost of speed during battle) interaugmentary system: pain-editor (modded: increases pain reception instead of decrease as it usually does. the standard nerve implants aint good enough for him), carapace (reduces damage from the side or rear. added this cause it's a melee build and despite his affinity for extra damage, i think he'd be forced to chip this in by the boss considering the fact that raiders work individually and he's gonna get jumped n gangbanged from all sides on a regular basis) circulatory system: adrenaline booster (modified to contain substances of his choice), black mamba (increases chemical damage)

for zanka i focused on a strength-based berserk melee build. also i tried to have him deal with military-grade cyberware mostly cause i think the nijiku family are a family of high-functioning cyberpsychos. all three of the nijiku siblings have military-grade shit and gorilla arms. generational ground and pound. also yeah i focused on high health cause that boy be playing too much operating system: militech berserk (cause it's the best berserk. i have him as a berserker simply cause no way he gon get stabbed THROUGH the stomach and survive TWICE if he dont got this on) (genuinely canon zanka is on some next level bs have i ever talked bout this) frontal cortex: kerenzikov boost system (standard unit military shit), self-ice (acts as a firewall for your brain) face: kiroshi 'cockatrice' (increased crit chance + 10x zoom) arms: electrified gorilla arms (modded: has piezoelectric plates that generate extra electricity when pressure is applied, allowing it to send off boosted electroshocks.) (is this a play on japanese piezoelectric street tiles? maybe) hands: microgenerator (in game it releases electroshocks when reloading empty guns, but in my lore it just conducts electricity & shocks people. incredible usage in handshake pranks) legs: reinforced tendons (allows double jumps. in lore it just increases your jump height) skeleton: epimorphic skeleton (increased health + armor), dense marrow (increases melee damage) nervous system: kerenzikov (standard military), atomic sensors (increased movement speed, js added this for the melee build), neofiber (increased mitigation) interaugmentary system: chitin (increased regeneration), painducer (reduces pain reception), peripheral inverse (reduces damage when enemy is in close range, vital for melee builds) circulatory system: blood pump (instant small health regens), second heart (allows for resuscitation when downed) + weapon: Aibō (Iconic), heavily-modified metal sasumata, it conducts electricity from zanka's arms and hands for added damage. able to apply both blunt (stun) damage and slicing (bleed) damage. able to retract prongs and spikes at will, as well as echolocation and electromagnitization. rumored to contain an AI.

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additional worldbuilding will probably be in a different post, but here's the gist: NC becomes the Ground, a free city on a nuclear planet. above is the sphere. in a sense, this'll be more 銃夢/battle angel alita-like. the higher echelons of corps operate in the sphere, and the lower ones on the ground. the NCPD becomes the hellguard, so the nijiku is more militech than a family corpo like arasaka (tho they r STILL sleeping w the yakuza). also note: the nijiku are the highest of the lowest sector of said militech-esque corp. the wards become areas, the towns become districts. the cleaners are more or less hired mercs and charity workers (barghest if they werent holed up dickheads + the mox w more structure), the raiders are if maelstrom and scavs made out romantic-style

for other lore like the other corps, the actual storyline, do these dudes have mr studd (debateable), did jabber hack a dollchip specifically to fuck w his own limits (probably, yeah), & cyberpsychosis written by dudes who actually did have psychosis + personality disorders etc (i have a lotta thoughts on cyberpsychosis), idk stay tuned (we're working on it) (probably) (wanna do the art first)

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yall can have the very early concept sketches for z too

hes too thin in some of these. wtv bro

also the 2nd is js some bit of neo-trad cause idk what to do w the uniforms. personally I think I'm gonna stray away from those uniforms a lil. biker boy zanka maybe. I wanted to lean a bit arasaka so I think he's gonna be in a sort of open suit thing. yakuza fashion

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working on smth

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janka cyberpunk 2077 au except we play the game: cyberware post. art will come later, gotta figure out their augmentations first

jabber:

zanka:

explanations down below, including for yall non-c2077 players. warning: long

note for the ppl who DO play: while i did try to do game-friendly builds, i did put some shit in js cuz i think They would chip it in. lore reasons, chat. they're also both capped out at 17 total cyberware cause while i do intend for these bitches to be a lil cyberpsycho ion want them to explode js yet. also, i avoid using kiroshi 'the oracle' cause it defeats personalization, plus no dlc or exclusive cyberware like axolotl & quantum tuner

for jabber i focused on a reflex-based sandevistan blade build. i also did more mitigation than sheer health as i think despite being built to dodge, he tanks more. a nice contrast with zanka, who's built to tank, but dodges more in the late-stages of fights. also in my lore he has customized faux circulatory systems that stores and delivers his own toxins operating system: militech 'apogee' sandevistan simply cause it's the only sandy that's anything like martinez. sandevistans "slow down" time (it doesnt. what it rlly does is boost the user's reflexes and perception to such an insane level that it feels as if time is slowed) frontal cortex: kerenzikov boost (standard 'ware for most high-level EMPLOYED cyberjunkies. does jack shit on its own in the game except for reduce stamina usage when you shoot, but i like to think that it helps sync your brain to kerenzikov) + newton module (to reduce cooldowns. no self-ice cause i think he likes to counter hacks himself. yes sandy & berserk users can counterhack in this idgaf) face: kiroshi 'clairvoyant' (the stealth niche of kiroshi optics, able to see enemies through walls at a certain distance) arms: toxic mantis blades; Mankira (Iconic), heavily-modified mantis blades, with five blades instead of the standard one. due to this, his upper torso plates are modified into mankira itself. the small form extends from his arm, while the bigger one takes from his shoulders, down to his chest and back. connected to the body's frame via wires, tubes from his modified circulatory system supply the blades with toxins. due to it being functionally attached to his body, mankira is able to support his whole weight, allowing wall-climbing. rumored to contain an AI. hands: handle wrap (increases crit chance with throwable weapons. ion think he'll be using it much but hey. i just think it comes free w mantis blades) legs: lynx paws (stealth boost + fall damage reducer. sneaky ass mf) skeleton: spring joints + kinetic frame (increases mitigation, which is basically reducing how likely you are to get hit. in my lore eyes, it's just increasing your agility), universal booster (modded: boosts any substance instead of just the usual health items.) nervous system: kerenzikov (additional time slower), stabber (because of fucking course. boosts slicey dicey weapons), adreno-trigger (gives a boost of speed during battle) interaugmentary system: pain-editor (modded: increases pain reception instead of decrease as it usually does. the standard nerve implants aint good enough for him), carapace (reduces damage from the side or rear. added this cause it's a melee build and despite his affinity for extra damage, i think he'd be forced to chip this in by the boss considering the fact that raiders work individually and he's gonna get jumped n gangbanged from all sides on a regular basis) circulatory system: adrenaline booster (modified to contain substances of his choice), black mamba (increases chemical damage)

for zanka i focused on a strength-based berserk melee build. also i tried to have him deal with military-grade cyberware mostly cause i think the nijiku family are a family of high-functioning cyberpsychos. all three of the nijiku siblings have military-grade shit and gorilla arms. generational ground and pound. also yeah i focused on high health cause that boy be playing too much operating system: militech berserk (cause it's the best berserk. i have him as a berserker simply cause no way he gon get stabbed THROUGH the stomach and survive TWICE if he dont got this on) (genuinely canon zanka is on some next level bs have i ever talked bout this) frontal cortex: kerenzikov boost system (standard unit military shit), self-ice (acts as a firewall for your brain) face: kiroshi 'cockatrice' (increased crit chance + 10x zoom) arms: electrified gorilla arms (modded: has piezoelectric plates that generate extra electricity when pressure is applied, allowing it to send off boosted electroshocks.) (is this a play on japanese piezoelectric street tiles? maybe) hands: microgenerator (in game it releases electroshocks when reloading empty guns, but in my lore it just conducts electricity & shocks people. incredible usage in handshake pranks) legs: reinforced tendons (allows double jumps. in lore it just increases your jump height) skeleton: epimorphic skeleton (increased health + armor), dense marrow (increases melee damage) nervous system: kerenzikov (standard military), atomic sensors (increased movement speed, js added this for the melee build), neofiber (increased mitigation) interaugmentary system: chitin (increased regeneration), painducer (reduces pain reception), peripheral inverse (reduces damage when enemy is in close range, vital for melee builds) circulatory system: blood pump (instant small health regens), second heart (allows for resuscitation when downed) + weapon: Aibō (Iconic), heavily-modified metal sasumata, it conducts electricity from zanka's arms and hands for added damage. able to apply both blunt (stun) damage and slicing (bleed) damage. able to retract prongs and spikes at will, as well as echolocation and electromagnitization. rumored to contain an AI.

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additional worldbuilding will probably be in a different post, but here's the gist: NC becomes the Ground, a free city on a nuclear planet. above is the sphere. in a sense, this'll be more 銃夢/battle angel alita-like. the higher echelons of corps operate in the sphere, and the lower ones on the ground. the NCPD becomes the hellguard, so the nijiku is more militech than a family corpo like arasaka (tho they r STILL sleeping w the yakuza). also note: the nijiku are the highest of the lowest sector of said militech-esque corp. the wards become areas, the towns become districts. the cleaners are more or less hired mercs and charity workers (barghest if they werent holed up dickheads + the mox w more structure), the raiders are if maelstrom and scavs made out romantic-style

for other lore like the other corps, the actual storyline, do these dudes have mr studd (debateable), did jabber hack a dollchip specifically to fuck w his own limits (probably, yeah), & cyberpsychosis written by dudes who actually did have psychosis + personality disorders etc (i have a lotta thoughts on cyberpsychosis), idk stay tuned (we're working on it) (probably) (wanna do the art first)

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yall can have the very early concept sketches for z too

hes too thin in some of these. wtv bro

also the 2nd is js some bit of neo-trad cause idk what to do w the uniforms. personally I think I'm gonna stray away from those uniforms a lil. biker boy zanka maybe. I wanted to lean a bit arasaka so I think he's gonna be in a sort of open suit thing. yakuza fashion