new clones !!!! all my thoughts on their designs below !
I think the main problem with the new clones is that they're designs are not really clear on who they are meant to be, both in who they are based on and who they are in terms of a clichéd highschool drama setting. in the og clone high the characters designs were really distinct with who's the popular girl, jock, goth kid, nerd, ect, but in the reboot the roles are just not as clear. I think the only new clones with clear distinct roles is frida and topher, being the skater chill girl and weird kid respectively, but all the other characters just kindof melt into an over saturated blur and that sucks ! because I really like the new clones and wish they were more distinct :(
also also iam extremely biased but topher's design is the best out of the new clones in my opinion. ITS SO GOOD. really really strong shape language and a really distinct silhouette. with the other new clones their designs feel like a millennial's stereotype of gen z fashion but I've seen topher in real life, he actually looks like a real teenager, like the og clones. I really love how you can't really tell who he's supposed to be at first, (although a problem with the other new clones, he makes it work) his design is very ambiguous compared to like frida or jfk, but when it's revealed you can really tell he's supposed to be columbus. it's really good storytelling through design, that he's distancing himself from his clone father, but ultimately failing