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"Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? All this time you refused help, even now despite your insistence that you've changed... You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade... You seek freedom? True salvation? Then I will grant you your new wings so that you may fly again... Just don't lose sight of yourself and burn again... I am thou, thou art I... Rise above your torment and take flight once more!"
"Help me fly, ICARUS!!"
I did it.... I finally DID IT! I did my own take on PT!Maruki! I love how he turned out!
Notes:
Codename: Adam (a reference to the Adam and Eve motif associated with him (that and Adam was casted out of paradise along with Eve so it still fits with what I'm going with here with this design))
Persona: Icarus (I personally felt like the story/myth fit Maruki pretty well, he flew too close and fell with his hubris but (unlike Icarus, who met his demise) that doesn't mean he can't be saved and redeemed)
I know people would often have him be all white and gold but... I couldn't help but think that the black and gold is a good way to show that he's symbolically a "fallen god" now along with fitting the story of Icarus still a bit.
Melee Weapon: His staff in canon, but probably modified more for battle. Helps with magic use too.
Ranged Weapon: Bow and arrows
His coat is long and two tailed.
Specializes in Bless Magic along with healing.
Stats (I'm gonna do a 1 to 10 thing. 1 for weakest, 10 for strongest. Idk why, it strangely helps me a bit more.):
Strength: 5
Magic: 10
Endurance: 4
Agility: 5
Luck: 7
Ok seriously, I did NOT expect this to blow up here and on Twitter but thank you all so much for the positive reception! I worked really hard on him so I'm glad it paid off! Here's a small bonus of him without the coat! It's not much but still. ^_^
"Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? All this time you refused help, even now despite your insistence that you've changed... You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade... You seek freedom? True salvation? Then I will grant you your new wings so that you may fly again... Just don't lose sight of yourself and burn again... I am thou, thou art I... Rise above your torment and take flight once more!"
"Help me fly, ICARUS!!"
I did it.... I finally DID IT! I did my own take on PT!Maruki! I love how he turned out!
Notes:
Codename: Adam (a reference to the Adam and Eve motif associated with him (that and Adam was casted out of paradise along with Eve so it still fits with what I'm going with here with this design))
Persona: Icarus (I personally felt like the story/myth fit Maruki pretty well, he flew too close and fell with his hubris but (unlike Icarus, who met his demise) that doesn't mean he can't be saved and redeemed)
I know people would often have him be all white and gold but... I couldn't help but think that the black and gold is a good way to show that he's symbolically a "fallen god" now along with fitting the story of Icarus still a bit.
Melee Weapon: His staff in canon, but probably modified more for battle. Helps with magic use too.
Ranged Weapon: Bow and arrows
His coat is long and two tailed.
Specializes in Bless Magic along with healing.
Stats (I'm gonna do a 1 to 10 thing. 1 for weakest, 10 for strongest. Idk why, it strangely helps me a bit more.):
Strength: 5
Magic: 10
Endurance: 4
Agility: 5
Luck: 7
Fiddled with expressions out of boredom. Why is he blushing in the last one? You decide!
Left to right: Mad, neutral, surprised/flustered, blushing
"Tch... You think that's enough to take me down? Gonna have to try harder than that!"
...I'm in too deep! One more for the road! This time looking damaged and pissed off!
Icarus (my idea for Maruki's new persona) design notes:
He would definitely be of an average build at best with Greek attire but said attire would maybe look torn up and a bit damp as an allusion to Icarus drowning along with the second (often overlooked) part of his father's warnings: Don't fly too low/close to the sea or the wings will get soaked and heavy/clogged.
I was thinking parts of his body be wrapped in damp and/or burned bandages (or a mix of both) like a burn victim of some sort. His or one of his eyes would be visible. Or perhaps Icarus would have one eye covered while the 3rd tier Persona would have both eyes visible as symbolism for Maruki's outlook on things and that he's not gonna blind himself again? I kinda like this one!
As a reference to him and his father (Daedalus) being imprisoned before they escaped, there would be some chains. At least one ankle chain at best if anything.
Since the "skin" would be mostly covered, perhaps just a pitch black like Valjean or even something celestial? An alternative would be a shade of blue or even white to have him stand out more? Either that or shades of red to continue the "burning" theme? Or ooo! Maybe have him look like cracking glass! The eyes would be the standard glowing yellow/gold. Basically the skin color scheme ideas being kind of like what's pictured in those screenshots here:
His wings would constantly be on fire with feathers occasionally falling continuously. I vaguely remember my bf suggesting a bit of a space pattern for them along with blue flames.
The pose would definitely be challenging but it'd be more of a "determined" type of mood/tone at best.
2nd Tier I was aiming towards Cthulhu maybe? It's not set in stone yet since I want to replace Adam along with Azathoth.
3rd tier would be named after Icarus' Etruscan name: Vikare
Possible Compendium entry: "The son of the master craftsman Daedalus. His father ended up crafting pairs of wings to escape imprisonment in Crete. Sadly, Icarus doesn't survive said escape due to ignoring his given warnings and flew too close to the sun... Costing him his wings."
And that's about all I have so far! I would love more input really! ^_^
“Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? Despite your insistence that you’ve changed, you still refused help… You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade… Do you still seek freedom? True salvation? Then I will help fly again with a pair of new wings… I am thou, thou art I… Rise above your torment and take flight once more!”
“Give me new wings, ICARUS!!”
So I decided to redo my old PT Maruki design and at long last... He's done! Old version can be seen here!
Here's a rough sketch of the full outfit! I took some inspiration from starrycosmicyuu's take on the old design. I tried there and the ends of the coat are meant to resemble feathers. I tried to make the staff look sharp so hopefully it's doable. I just feel like he would be more magic oriented than combat oriented since he considers himself a pacifist unless pushed.
Anyhow, more notes/profile:
Codename: Adam (a reference to the Adam and Eve motif associated with him (that and Adam was casted out of paradise along with Eve so it still fits with what I’m going with here with this design))
Persona: Icarus (I personally felt like the story/myth fit Maruki pretty well, he flew too close and fell with his hubris but (unlike Icarus, who met his demise) that doesn’t mean he can’t be saved and redeemed)
I know people would often have him be all white and gold but… I couldn’t help but think that the black and gold is a good way to show that he’s symbolically a “fallen god” now along with fitting the story of Icarus still a bit.
Melee Weapon: His staff in canon, but probably modified more for battle. Helps with magic use too.
Ranged Weapon: Bow and arrows.
Specializes in Bless Magic along with healing.
His brooch was loosely inspired by Hawkmoth from Miraculous Ladybug and my bf's own input. The meaning behind a gold/yellow moth is apparently this:
His 2nd tier Persona would be Asclepius, who was a renowned doctor/medical practitioner from Greek mythology and apparently associated with snakes as well (the Adam and Eve motif of his Palace).
His 3rd tier will be Vikare, Icarus' Etruscan name.
Stats (I’m gonna do a 1 to 10 thing. 1 for weakest, 10 for strongest. Idk why, it strangely helps me a bit more.):
Strength: 5
Magic: 10
Endurance: 4
Agility: 5
Luck: 7
Phew! All done! Hope you enjoy him!
“Do you finally acknowledge your hubris? Despite your insistence that you’ve changed, you still refused help… You will surely fall to your own demise with charred wings if you keep up this charade… Do you still seek freedom? True salvation? Then I shall help you fly again… I am thou, thou art I… Rise above your torment and take flight once more!”
Was messing around on Befunky's collage maker and did a quick aesthetic board for PT Maruki (with a Persona based on Icarus) to compliment my Odile Sumi.