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When the wind is slow, and the fire's hot

The vulture waits to see what rots

Oh how pretty, all the scenery

This is nature's sacrifice

Finally, finally after forever, the next part of FTGFTF is done. Sorry if the pacing is a bit janky, I may go back and fix it up, but I hope you enjoy the long-awaited Atlas fight and I hope it delivers. Put a lot of work into the actual fight itself.

Shout out to @dumpsterfirepropaganda for keeping me going and hyping this one up, and to @copper-sands , who despite knowing nothing about MMZX, has still been cheering me on!

@tyrantchimera It’s hard to be sympathetic to your buddy crying over a lost bounty when you have literal amnesia

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH

I am unreasonably happy about this, I mean look at the album art! It mimics Vent's pose from the Megamerge scene!!

Plus the YouTube link for good measure:

https://youtu.be/vFPCysvBg5M

Honestly I think it actually kicks the ass of the ZXA Tunes version and that's not something I say lightly!

ZXA doodles from a few days ago!

Ninja man doing ninja things (I forgot the Reploid triangle whoops) because I had Siarnaq on my mind due to working on that chapter. (Idk who decided he got those poofy harem pants tho, they're A Look™ and I can never draw em right)

And then Thetis, who I swear I always make look slightly unhinged, but I suppose that's what happens if you're convinced you're the saviour of the oceans and have Model W whispering in your ear.

Model L's helmet is hell on wheels though, I thought ZX was bad but that one takes the cake.

So I wanted to give some mild context to a line in For The Glory, For the Fame, since I don't think I explained it in-story too well:

Aile's actually met Aeolus before, due to the merger of the company he represents as a lawyer with the remains of Slither Inc.

Having said that, though:

Since the merger started, and ESPECIALLY after falling in with Albert/essentially disappearing off the face of the planet, Aeolus has been hunted down a fair bit by corporate saboteurs and assassins looking to halt the merger and take what's left of Slither Inc. for themselves. So he changed up his appearance a bit to try and throw them off - dyed his hair green (it was originally white due to his albinism) and grew it out, ditched the glasses and the fake lens that disguised the colour of his blinded eye. (A previous drawing of mine has him get the glasses back after the events of Advent :) )

This is also why in FTGFTF he's got Siarnaq as a partner; who better to stop assassinations than other assassins?

Had Aile - and even Vent - stopped to take a proper look at him and not been so frantic, they would've been pretty surprised and actually recognised him as "That Aeolus Siolen." However by the time he introduced himself he was already merged with Model H, and at that point all bets were off on whether or not the twins were going to throw hands.

Anyways just wanted to drop that but of lore in!

Favorite Mega Man?

It's stupid o'clock where I am and I was seized by the urge to doodle - the result was Prometheus, completely unsurprisingly.

I also just realised I've never actually posted a sketch of him that I've done on here with his helmet on/fully merged.

Progress pics under the cut because I REALLY like how his face came out before I had to wreck it with the helmet :')

The first thing I do whenever I draw any of these guys is to draw their faces fully so I know ROUGHLY how their helmets sit:

I really love the idea that Prom is an edgy dramatic theatre kid at heart and absolutely owns so much damn eyeliner. It looked so much sharper in the sketch, RIP.

Anyways, this is then followed by tracing the helmet roughly on top:

And then outlining it, as pictured below minus colour:

Additionally, with Prometheus I've got a very specific rule whenever I draw him regarding his smile. He's naturally got a crooked smile but when being threatening, not so much:

Anyways, that's how I tend to draw Prometheus :)

Headcanons and other things I like to keep consistent in any interpretations, AUs or otherwise of the ZX/A crew, just for fun:

• For all intents and purposes, Girouette IS Vent and Aile's dad, adoptive or otherwise, no ifs, ands, or buts.

• Girouette is both a master baker and a total prankster.

• Girouette Express actually started out as a cake delivery business, which Giro inherited from his own adoptive father that named it in his honour.

• Vent and Aile are twins. Neither is sure who the oldest actually is, but it's Vent.

• Vent's favourite food is barbeque pork buns, which I took from the manga.

• Aile takes her coffee black but will also indulge in hot chocolate every so often. We're talking very, VERY fancy hot choc.

• Vent is a bonafide fashion disaster when he's not in uniform, and Aile prefers to dress androgynous. The two will often share accessories and jackets. Aile buys hers several sizes too big A: for aesthetic, B: so her tank of a twin can borrow them.

• Sho from the manga inevitably ends up running Girouette Express when the twins are indisposed.

• The source material never actually states that PnP are twins (and believe me I've scoured the ZX/A scripts), but I always treat them as such, with Prometheus as the older twin.

• Prometheus will always, without fail, end up in a death-related job no matter what universe I write him in. This is inspired by his status in canon proper as the Grim Reaper.

• Pandora is naturally glamourous but always puts effort into her appearance. Prometheus is vain as a peacock and unfortunately is NOT naturally glamourous at all.

• Pandora is weirdly perceptive of everyone's emotions but her own. Prometheus sucks at social interactions but doesn't come across that way due to immense vanity and overconfidence.

• Pandora is usually the first of the twins to spike her drinks with some sort of alcohol. Prometheus, bizarrely enough, recognises this to be an unhealthy coping mechanism more than she does and doesn't drink as often. His preference is chilli hot chocolate, she likes matcha lattes.

• Aeolus has some experience in working as a lawyer, no matter what universe I write him in.

• Aeolus is classically trained in ballet and has dabbled in both kendo and iajitsu.

• Aeolus is albino and partially blind.

• Siarnaq is fluent in sign language. Aeolus and Pandora are the only other two Megamen able to have a full conversation with him in it as they are also fluent. The rest are still learing.

• Siarnaq is a terrible, awful cook who will burn his RICE without fail. Bizarrely enough however the only thing he is ANY good at preparing is pufferfish.

• Thetis grew up around religious influences which partly influenced his whole "cleanse the world" pholisophy, and also has a criminal record from being involved in graffiting and protests.

• Thetis loves tacky formalwear and anything with fish on it. I can see an older Thetis wearing fish-patterned ties.

• Atlas is the best cook out of the Big Four as she actually uses spices. Oftentimes, TOO many spices for their tastes, barring Siarnaq. Her spiciness tolerance is very high.

• Partly taken from what I've seen of the ZXA manga, but Grey LOVES his sweets and trying new foods. Ashe has not helped in this as what she drinks can barely even be considered coffee given the amount of syrups she puts in it.

• Ashe is a FANTASTIC dancer. Vent dances like a dad at a disco. Both are inevitably the first to join in if something like the Macarena or Nutbush are played. (Great, now I want to animate them doing the Nutbush.)

Any other headcanons I give away will spoil some very minor plot points of FTGFTF, but spoil them nonetheless, haha.

Feel free to reblog and add what you like to keep consistent about these characters!! Curious to see how interpretations differ :)

Headcanons and other things I like to keep consistent in any interpretations, AUs or otherwise of the ZX/A crew, just for fun:

• For all intents and purposes, Girouette IS Vent and Aile's dad, adoptive or otherwise, no ifs, ands, or buts.

• Girouette is both a master baker and a total prankster.

• Girouette Express actually started out as a cake delivery business, which Giro inherited from his own adoptive father that named it in his honour.

• Vent and Aile are twins. Neither is sure who the oldest actually is, but it's Vent.

• Vent's favourite food is barbeque pork buns, which I took from the manga.

• Aile takes her coffee black but will also indulge in hot chocolate every so often. We're talking very, VERY fancy hot choc.

• Vent is a bonafide fashion disaster when he's not in uniform, and Aile prefers to dress androgynous. The two will often share accessories and jackets. Aile buys hers several sizes too big A: for aesthetic, B: so her tank of a twin can borrow them.

• Sho from the manga inevitably ends up running Girouette Express when the twins are indisposed.

• The source material never actually states that PnP are twins (and believe me I've scoured the ZX/A scripts), but I always treat them as such, with Prometheus as the older twin.

• Prometheus will always, without fail, end up in a death-related job no matter what universe I write him in. This is inspired by his status in canon proper as the Grim Reaper.

• Pandora is naturally glamourous but always puts effort into her appearance. Prometheus is vain as a peacock and unfortunately is NOT naturally glamourous at all.

• Pandora is weirdly perceptive of everyone's emotions but her own. Prometheus sucks at social interactions but doesn't come across that way due to immense vanity and overconfidence.

• Pandora is usually the first of the twins to spike her drinks with some sort of alcohol. Prometheus, bizarrely enough, recognises this to be an unhealthy coping mechanism more than she does and doesn't drink as often. His preference is chilli hot chocolate, she likes matcha lattes.

• Aeolus has some experience in working as a lawyer, no matter what universe I write him in.

• Aeolus is classically trained in ballet and has dabbled in both kendo and iajitsu.

• Aeolus is albino and partially blind.

• Siarnaq is fluent in sign language. Aeolus and Pandora are the only other two Megamen able to have a full conversation with him in it as they are also fluent. The rest are still learing.

• Siarnaq is a terrible, awful cook who will burn his RICE without fail. Bizarrely enough however the only thing he is ANY good at preparing is pufferfish.

• Thetis grew up around religious influences which partly influenced his whole "cleanse the world" pholisophy, and also has a criminal record from being involved in graffiting and protests.

• Thetis loves tacky formalwear and anything with fish on it. I can see an older Thetis wearing fish-patterned ties.

• Atlas is the best cook out of the Big Four as she actually uses spices. Oftentimes, TOO many spices for their tastes, barring Siarnaq. Her spiciness tolerance is very high.

• Partly taken from what I've seen of the ZXA manga, but Grey LOVES his sweets and trying new foods. Ashe has not helped in this as what she drinks can barely even be considered coffee given the amount of syrups she puts in it.

• Ashe is a FANTASTIC dancer. Vent dances like a dad at a disco. Both are inevitably the first to join in if something like the Macarena or Nutbush are played. (Great, now I want to animate them doing the Nutbush.)

Any other headcanons I give away will spoil some very minor plot points of FTGFTF, but spoil them nonetheless, haha.

Feel free to reblog and add what you like to keep consistent about these characters!! Curious to see how interpretations differ :)

Had this drawing of Ashe laying around from AGES back when I drew Grey - only just coloured it now.

Really wanted her to feel super lively and fun!

White pen wasn't cooperating with me to fix her hair a little more tho - turns out it doesn't play nice with the silver one...

Uhh so

You know how I mentioned in my MMZX/A headcanons list that Prometheus would have a death-related job no matter what world I wrote him in?

This may be the most self-indulgent fic I have ever started, in which Prometheus works as a forensic analyst, Vent is a police detective, and Ashe... well, you'll have to wait and see.

Hope you get a laugh/enjoyment out of this :)

His master created him just to suffer!!! And imitation is the highest form of flattery!!! Guess what that means for you!!!

Hahahaha okay so have another chapter of this nonsense :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48644188/chapters/123435544#workskin

Feel free to ask me any questions about this AU, if it's not spoiler-ish I'll answer!

So I put together a playlist for For The Glory, For The Fame on YouTube since Spotify is missing the ZX/A Tunes versions of the songs:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWzsurFE3s_RVPEMETrd0bmUx_iopeHl4&si=2lcyRiU6TNqn5cJU

So if you ever wanted the "soundtrack" to the fic, in essence, here it is!

It's in a pretty specific order; I would say the first few songs are the end of ZX and some interim pieces, some songs chosen specifically for characters, and the rest... well. I had boss themes in mind for a reason!

Enjoy the playlist with the fic, and I hope it gives you a taste/hint of what's to come :) especially with some songs I've chosen for certain characters, if you can figure out who I've attributed what to.

(Bits of it may be changed as I go lol)

Decided to try a "canon vs my artstyle", thing with three of my favourite ZX/A characters + and goodness GRACIOUS I forgot how hard the ZX style was to mimic!!!

So without further ado, Prometheus, who was drawn with a different pencil, and I could NOT work out his damn collar in canon style:

Vent, who I think still has the same vibe:

And Ashe - turns out I've been drawing her jacket collar wrong for YEARS:

Valentine’s Day Contest Flashback Post - Day #26

ENTER MY CONTEST! ENTER MY CONTEST!

FRIENDLY REMINDER: 13 DAYS REMAIN UNTIL THE DEADLINE FOR THIS YEAR’S CONTEST, AS OF THIS POST!

And of course, another reminder that you can choose to draw a theme from any of these prior contests if you are submitting a wildcard entry this year.

We’re past the halfway point in looking back at previous contests, and are now up to the 2013 entries. That year’s contest had a talent category that focused on creating a Harlequin-styled romance novel cover, with a requirement of including Jewel Man as the leading man on it. The humor category borrowed from a kinky romance novel title, but the content was much tamer. Entries for the “50 Shades of Ashe and Grey” category just had to draw either Ashe or Grey in a situation that made them blush and turn all sorts of shades of red. No NSFW bondage included.

And here are the remaining “50 Shades of Ashe and Grey” humor entries. Beginning with @borockman ‘producing’ his recurring Sigma dream-themed recurring entry, this time cleverly educating you all on how tomatoes actually ripen. Did you know the oils from your skin quickly deteriorate the quality of an eggplant if you touch it? So no touchy the Siggplant, ladies! Following that, Nat Grim’s Ashe has her own classic Marilyn Monroe incident, as a certain windy Model user interrupts her and Vent’s intimate moment. And then finally, once again, I have to break up a Fenril-Huayra entry into multiple pieces just to fit and be legible on tumblr. Images 3-7 consist of his massive comic telling the romantic secret tale of Grey’s ZX Advent special ending. Since it is so really, really, really hard to achieve in the game, it’s a good thing we are able to archive the ending in this way.

Artist Credit:

1.) Borockman - Ashe x Sigma (Image 1)

2.) Nat Grim - Ashe x Vent (Image 2)

3.) Fenril-Huayra - Grey x Aile (Images 3-7)

i will revive the zx tumblr fandom i will even if i am the only member

Most normal sworn enemies on the planet

Rambling under the cut! Important tl;dr though these guys are adults here, I'm not being creepy I promise

This ship was my darling since I was 13-14 years old! Safe to say, I always thought these characters were much older than me. Kids saving the world was so dumb to me even when I was a kid - can you tell I never played as Grey? (Still love that kiddo though lol). I've always assumed Ashe was at least in her early twenties and Prometheus had some sort of 20-for-200 years Edward Cullen crap going on - hence why jamming them into the Twilight universe for Fluorescence felt like a natural fit to me. I think it's a pretty normal approach many of us take, but I felt the need to clarify in case anyone thinks I've got something creepy going on.

Anyway, I love Prometheus being crazy and intimidating as much as anyone, but it amuses me greatly to think he could also be a little pathetic and embarrassing, as a treat. Ashe's got enough ego to jump at the chance to be someone's knight in shining armor, and maybe Prometheus is secretly juuuuust babygirl enough to let her do it...listen if I can't be silly with them what is even the point okay

Companion post to the previous regarding Girouette and the Double Megamerge, though it goes more into differences between the one in ZX and that in Advent.

From Vent and Aile's perspective, while the double merge has given them the power to keep going, what they had to go through to get there is nothing short of horrible.

The ZX script straight-up tells us that they consider Girouettes' death their fault - Model Z does so, as well. We don't know anything about their dad so we can perhaps assume he was never in the picture, but either way, Giro's death now means that Vent and Aile have lost not one, but two very important parental figures in their lives. Sure, they've got a guiding force in Model X, but unlike Giro they've been matched with him for a week at most, and that bond hasn't been forged quite to that extent yet.

This is also at a point in their lives where they think finally, finally, they have exactly what they need to stop any more lives from being lost instead of being that helpless child they were at the theme park, so it's bitterly ironic that the moment they get the power to do this, they lose yet another parent.

The musical cues in the original ZX add an additional layer to it. On first playthrough, you wouldn't be likely to realise that Fragments, one of the "sadder" songs of the game which is present when Girouette dies, has the same melody as Snake Eyes, the theme of Slither Inc. HQ - interesting that they chose to use this theme instead of Metallic Soul, which is considered the theme of the Biometals and used during other sad moments of the game. Perhaps it's in direct reference to Serpent having a hand in Girouettes' death, the same way it's played right at the start of the game when Vent and Aile are talking about their deceased mum?

Either way, the one-two gut punch of that transition from Fragments to Trinity is powerful as hell; the fade out from Fragments leading into the bass line of Trinity lets you know there's some serious ass-kicking about to happen. Interestingly enough, the leitmotif of Trinity (that synthy bit) doesn't appear elsewhere in either ZX soundtrack; maybe in Rockin On if you squint really hard with the intro electric guitar It's honestly a damn shame because it's one of the coolest tracks in the game. Determined Eyes from Advent didn't allude to it either - but that theme is a whole other level of badass, so I'm not too fussed. Just would've been a really cool callback!

Anyhow, the title "Trinity" as well could not only be a reference to Vent/Aile and both Models X and Z, but could also be in reference to Girouette and the Biometals; those lending the protagonists their strength. The whole tone of the track and the way it's built up really gives you the feeling that something monumental and never-before-seen is about to happen.

It's also interesting to contrast the original in ZX to the Double Megamerge cutscenes in Advent.

In the first one, Vent/Aile look like they're visibly in pain from the strain of the merge, as you can see:

And then they emerge triumphant from it - the pain, the sorrow has now given them the fuel and determination to carry on and become "a hero who can protect everyone." The framing of the scene, coupled with the soundtrack, is iconic and powerful as hell, particularly the shots of the helmet crystal and the hair spreading out like angel wings behind them - both of which are homaged in Advent.

I also like that Advent brought back Metallic Soul and not Fragments for the scene leading up to it. That theme feels a lot more like Vent and Aile's this time around, and hits a lot more poignantly than Fragments would in my opinion. Now if only they'd brought back Rockin On as the boss theme... Advent as a whole could've done a better job of tying into ZX to be quite honest.

As for the scene itself, I know the original in ZX is practically identical for Vent and Aile, but as I've noted previously, they both visibly look like they're in massive pain when they perform the merge for the first time. (It's also never explained why there's an energy surge that kills the mavericks afterwards, although it's super awesome - maybe Models X and Z channelled any excess power from the merge outwards to avoid killing Vent/Aile from too much energy?)

Advent contrasts this for them both, although more so in Aile's case than Vent's. Aile's is obviously a clear homage to magical girl anime, but she looks relaxed pretty much the whole way through, laughing and smiling at X and Z's cyberelves at the start and her joyful expression doesn't really disappear right until the end when she's confronting Grey. Vent's merge hints maybe that he's still in some pain, based on that yell he lets out - but it comes across less like a yell of pain and more like a kiai, feeling incredibly powerful. His scene gives off the feeling that not only has he grown into the responsibility and power that comes with wielding both Biometals, but he also utterly owns it now. Honestly, I don't think I'll ever get over how well-done the snappiness and timing of Vent's scene is.

On a mildly related tangent, though it is nice to see how happy Aile is during the merge in Advent, I will forever be annoyed that her scene doesn't feel as impactful as Vent's. It feels long and unnecessarily drawn out; yes I understand it's a contrast to the original in ZX and yes I understand it's supposed to be a magical homage, but not once (to me, anyways) does it feel to me that "this is the hero who saved the world four years ago."

Not even when we get the iconic helmet crystal forming, or the shot with the hair spread out like great seraph wings.

I mean come on, you're going to compare this from Aile's:

With this, from Vent's?

You did Aile dirty, Capcom.

You did Aile dirty.

(Disclaimer, while Vent is my favourite of the duo, Aile has a special place in my heart as she was who I used during my very first playthrough of ZX, and I'm honestly annoyed they chose to focus more on fanservice than anything else when she showed up in Advent. She so deserved better.)

Preview of a little MMZX/A art project I've been working on :)

You'd better believe there's more coming :)