January 9 is Vivi’s birthday \;w;/ The date’s cheeky, it’s when I reached ShB on him ingame. A year ago. JUST A YEAR. No other oc of mine had such an intense development process. I wanted to try writing a disaster, and, well....
Lemme have today as an excuse to ramble about his influences. Of course I didn’t merely lump these together, I kept realizing the likeness as time went on.
The concentration of unhinged blondies and literal idols is past the critical level, take cover, it’s gonna blow.
Spoiler warning for everything.
Anarchy Panty
Because his full name’s Vivien Fucksalot Rell x’D A good number of their tropes match perfectly.
This speech could as well be copypasted into his final battle with Emet:
Panty: You're right, I'm just a little bitch and I'm proud of it. But guess what, douchebag? That's not the point. News flash, I don't need special fucking powers to beat the shit out of you. You know why? Because I'm a bitch who doesn't give a fuck. You and your half-dead face can preach about hymens and demons and other weird words that supposedly mean shit, but that doesn't change the fact that if any of you fuckers get in my way, I'm gonna kick some twisted-ass ass. You hear me dick? I'm a hot bitch angel named Panty. And no matter what anyone says, I DO WHAT I FUCKING WANT!
Princess Ai
An edgy fashion icon that I'm still in love with. Brainstorming the visual styles for Vivi, I simply decided to indulge as hard as I can.
Howl
Howl gets his redemption arc, Vivi, uh.... Surprise, the entire ShB part of Fragments is his redemption arc of sorts. But he exists outside ShB as well. He’s not meant to be a goody two shoes. But hey, his drama queen moments are entertaining to watch.
Raha has a lot of Howl in his character too. With Vivi, he’s basically this, except he doesn’t swallow him.. Okay he does but in a different way *kicked*
Arataka Reigen
Because I’m physically incapable of writing a classic hero.
Vivi has a complicated relationship with his career and a pragmatic approach to most things in life. He also prefers words to violence, will fight only if that fails.
When confidence and persuasion carry so hard you don’t really need anything else. Vivi firmly believes in everything he says and does. He doesn’t derive any fucked up joy from being right, but he knows as a fact that he IS right.
Sakuma Ryuichi
Duality my beloved \o/ And dorkiness. Other than that, Ryuichi doesn’t have as much influence on his character, but the visuals?
I mean I literally use this shirt and necklace as an easter egg/homage. Gravitation triggered my queer awakening in the faraway 2006, might as well give it the acknowledgement it deserves.
And, lastly, the he.
What else do you expect from a character tailored for a ship \o/
Short. Sassy. Dorky. Gremlin. All of their direct likeness stems from ARR, while the more subtle parallels and extreme opposite values form later.
If Raha’s eccentric, Vivi takes that just a tad bit further, simply because he’s always been allowed to.
What Raha keeps repressed, buried deep down, Vivi embraces in full. He’s an unruly, effervescent spark of life, he’s meant to be Raha’s “manic pixie dream boy” according to tvtropes, to slowly lure him out of his shell and teach him confidence, the joy of living, and find a way to stop him from killing himself over and over again.
Words of praise and affirmation have no effect on them. Both are competent in some field, but never brag about it. While Raha has a severe imposter syndrome, Vivi knows he’s cool as a fact, which still doesn't mean he loves or values himself as he should. He just acknowledges and uses his status for his own benefit as openly as the world keeps using himself.
Destiny (affectionate) and destiny (derogatory).
Raha’s The Adult (tm) Vivi needs to stay somewhat stable. This’s the reason they don’t quite get along in ARR yet, Raha must go through that century of suffering that, despite all common sense, refines him into something delightful, Vivi must go through HW-SB to realize his priorities in life and frankly get fucked up enough to form a perfect chemistry with Exarch.
Raha has a moral compass that he may adjust at will, Vivi has none at all. How much more questionable would they be if they weren’t cute and charismatic :’D
They’re feisty and competitive towards each other, Raha especially so. Vivi has a red cloth effect on him. Forever wrestling for that imaginary control (yep, in bed too). On the emotional side, it’s forever “you matter, I don’t”. They’re mirrors of each other, reflecting some parts as they are, twisting others in most peculiar ways.
Vivi literally wouldn’t exist without Raha, both ic and ooc. So I daresay Raha has the most influence on his character, at the same time he’s his own guy enough to stay interesting. I’m so proud of him. I’m holding him by the scruff and helplessly shaking him in the air.
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Six Character Inspirations meme!
Honestly wish I would’ve had more room for these, but am too simple to make my own templates. (And I lol at using Nepenthe for one of Oakmoss’s, since Nepenthe was Oakmoss 1.0.)
Am tagging @heroicn0nsense , @clockworkdragonffxiv , @yokasaris , @savothesewercat , @shroudandsands , @sliptohk , @aces-and-kings , @whitherwanderer , @kich-rp , @pinxli , @captainkurosolaire , @bough-waker , @lettersnorth , @houserosaire and YOU! If you have already done it and I missed it, lemme know...or not, I’m not the boss of you.
(Art of Nepenthe and Anne-Sophie by @benveydraws , art of Idanwyn by @fibbogumi. Apparently I need to get art of GremlinBun.)
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Ok this was fun but tough. Nahte was inspired mostly by narrative themes I wanted to explore, not really other media. It's impossible to put such a personal question like, "how do we move on from grief and find reasons to keep hoping after losing our vision for life?" into an aesthetic square!! But that was kind of the main question he was meant to pose as an OC.
I did eventually manage to think of a few characters I really like who probably influenced Nahte in one way or another over the years. Also his first iteration was in Fallout 4 and the choices I made with him in that game determined a LOT of Nahte's core traits. Mahl belongs to @seasaltandcopper and is Nahte's soulmate, roleplaying them together has also had a huge impact on how he overcame so many challenges in MSQ.
Though I didn't specifically have them in mind when I made him, these quotes I think bring out some important story elements
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Inspiration Chart
Tagged by @xmimiteh, it was really interesting, thank you for tagging and thinking of me!💖🌺
It was supposed to be an WOL Inspo chart, but as always I don't really separate us both 😄 So it will be our joint inspiration list.
Top Middle: Sarah Connor
My number one inspiration from childhood. Thanks to her, I can shoot and I still have relief on the biceps 😄
Down Left: Xena Warrior Princess
My number two inspiration from childhood. When I was little and loved heroic fantasy, she helped me understand that you don't have to be a princess waiting for your knight or hero. You can save the world (including knights and heroes) by yourself.
Top Right: Trinity
Love that is stronger than anything, even death. And the strength to keep this love.
Top Left: Yennefer of Vengerberg (from game only!)
My representative in the whole world of single rpg 😊
Down Right: Esmerelda Weatherwax
Last but not least! Greatest and strongest in every aspect female character from Discworld cycle, written by Sir Terry Pratchett. I adore all characters from Discworld, but Granny Weatherwax is so perfect in my eyes, that I can call her the best of the best of all times :)
Also, she reminds me so much of my dear grandmother 🥰
Template here
Non pressure tagging, only if you want: @heart-of-corundum, @littlestcreampuff, @under-the-blood-moonlight, @aces-and-kings, @eris-vito, @archaiclumina, @miqoquest, @zhauric, @irisopranta, @dragonsongmakhali, @thefreelanceangel, @meatball-headache, @karotte2188, @sealrock, @alixennial and everyone who wants to do it.
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WoL Inspo Chart: Sebastian de Vairemont
And here are the characters that either remind me of Bash or have provided some inspiration.
Petyr Baelish - Game of Thrones
Westley - The Princess Bride
Weiss Schnee - RWBY
Hans - Frozen
Lestat - Interview With the Vampire
Simon Basset - Bridgerton
If you want to make one for yourself I have attached the original below the cut.
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WoL Inspo Chart: August Mercer
This meme is making the rounds again and I decided to make a second one for Mercer. I won’t call it an update since it’s not as if the old one is no longer valid. I just had six more characters that remind me of him or have sparked bits of inspiration in the past.
Characters:
Viktor - Arcane
Teyo Verada - Magic the Gathering (Particularly War of the Spark)
Joel Miller - The Last of Us (Both TV and Video Game apply)
Percival de Rolo - The Legend of Vox Machina
Edward Elric - Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Garrus Vakarian - Mass Effect
If you want to make your own, I’ll put the template under the cut.
Tag me so I can see who you choose!
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