oKAY SO!!! Could you please tell me more about the reasons behind the redesign of Goro's outfit and more details about the Persona? Only if youd like to of course!
Hello!!! Thank you for asking (I love talking about this silly au haha)
The design I made for him was meant to be a syncretism of his original prince outfit, with aspects of his Loki/Black Mask outfit. It ties in with an au that I write from time to time.
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>>Goros Outfit Redesign
-Colours are muted and far less bright, both to be a mixture between his old outfits, and to look more like a thief of course!
-The design was supposed to be more kingly, as opposed to princely- which is why I gave him the side coat. The design was supposed to give off a vibe of him growing and going from Prince -> king // or something like that haha…
-His mask (not depicted in the image you saw) is also a mix between his old crow mask and his black mask- and incorporates his clear/translucent red visor and shape.
-The v-shaped stripes you saw down the center of his uniform are meant to emulate the stripes of his black mask outfit (not well depicted in the drawing you saw)
-Lastly, the dark gloves! In the AU he takes on the role of both Light and Dark skills more seriously and his gloves happen to become dark. Mostly a design choice but there’s reason behind it!
Overall his redesign was meant to be an acceptance of both his outfits/personalities. In the AU he gets this design after realising his true motives for the story. (Leave that ambiguous :3c)
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>> ICARUS, Akechi’s new persona
-Icarus is the man who escaped Labyrinth- but flew too high in his zealous escape and fell. (If that isn’t a metaphor i don’t know what is.)
-I was surprised to find out Icarus had never really been a proper Persona, which drove me to design him anyways.
-The reasoning behind him lies in the AU it’s tied to- because he falls from grace at Shidos’ ship and loses everything- and Icarus is who he recieves afterwards.
-The design relies on the mythology of Icarus and the theme of Judgement/Justice (his arcana) thus creating this design you see!
-The design is also based off of Akechis old and new designs- I.e. the mask/thing on Icarus’ head resembles the black mask/new mask.
-Icarus has cracks and bandages meant to emulate him having already flown to the sun- and survived. Take that as you will.
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I’ve attached the original designs of my AU Akechi for your viewing pleasure 💖
