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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Character Studies

Heyyyy there.

Welp, I've been busy these days...so much Mystery Skulls! I have almost abandoned my Hetalia fanfictions because I am so busy making doodles and drabbles for the Ghost Gang. ^_^"

Anyway, while browsing some writing blogs, I decided to try and make a thorough character study based on my character Fern. I tried to make it delve as far as I possibly could into her personality quirks OUTSIDE her rather dark past, and try to focus on her interests, habits, and mannerisms. So please enjoy!
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  • Gemini
    • Archetype: The Wander, The Messenger
    • Positives: Intellectual, adventurous, stimulating, pleasure-seeking
    • Negatives: Dishonest, detached, lack empathy, impulsive
    • Fears: Needing someone else despite being independent
    • When Mad: Violent, physical tantrums
    • When Sad: Silent, overthinks, detached
    • When Happy: More stable sense of self, productive, casual demeanor
    • When Nervous: Restless, easily distracted, rapid speech, chest discomfort
    • In Love: Relationship builds from friendship to love
    • With Money: Loses track of balances
  • Personality Traits
    • Positive: Active, adventurous, ambitious, brave, bright, calm, careful, courageous, determined, diligent, dynamic, emotional, forceful, frank, generous, hard-working, independent, intellectual, inventive, loyal, modest, persistent, philosophical, powerful, practical, quick-witted, reliable, resourceful, sensible, sensitive, sincere, thoughtful, tough, understanding, willing, witty
    • Negative: Aggressive, aloof, anxious, argumentative, belittling, bossy, cold, combative, competitive, critical, cynical, disagreeable, doesn’t listen, easily aggravated, glares often, grumpy, hard, hot-tempered, impulsive, moody, outspoken, overly serious, proud, rash, sarcastic, stubborn, temperamental, troubled, violent
  • Type: ESTJ
  • Home: Before moving to Adventure City and living in the castle with Ryn and Sonic, Fern actually had a small traditional house in Chun’nan. It is still her property, but she almost never really stayed there long enough to really call it “home”. She sometimes does take time out to just go back and stay by herself in the house, but in the end she misses her friends too much and always comes back early. On the outside, her house would look like this. The inside would look like this, and her room would be like this.
  • Eyes: Unlike Sonic’s emerald green eyes or Amy’s bright green ones, Fern’s eyes are the color of fresh lime juice. Her eyes have this unusual tendency to sparkle when in perfect light, which makes her look really pretty. She doesn’t realize how pretty her eyes really are, but still doesn’t like it when Sonic accidentally calls her eyes “limeade-colored”.
  • Hair: Fern does take good care of her hair, but doesn’t think much about styling it. She used to wash it in the waterfalls by her old house, and whatever was in the water made her hair really clean. It feels like silk and is really long, and she never really thinks about cutting it. She also feels very attached to her sidetails.
  • Clothes: Fern didn’t like dresses at all when she was a kid, and still didn’t like them much when she met Ryn and reunited with Sonic. However, once Chip had been resealed and the team “started over”, Fern decided to start wearing dresses and fancier wear as a sign she changed.
  • Animals: Fern has a big attachment to pandas. Mostly because they remind her of Sky Island, where there were a lot of pandas. She once raised a baby panda as a kid, named Meronpan. She misses him to this day. (Sonic is planning to get her another panda for Christmas, though.) In general, though, Fern adores animals and doesn’t like to hurt them, even when they scare her.
  • Accent: When Fern first left Sky Island and started mingling more in Asia, she started developing a bit of a Japanese accent and speaks in Kansai dialect. She still kind of rolls R’s unintentionally and puts accents on L’s more than necessary.
  • Food: Despite her skinny figure and usual airiness, Fern really does love food. While her favorite would have to be coconuts (anything coconut: ice pops, candies, cakes, cream pies, milk, etc.), she also enjoys fish (especially fatty tuna and yellowtail), red meat, and apples. She also tends to be one of those people that will try absolutely anything, like grilled pork guts or something. However, she is allergic to peaches.
  • Instruments: Fern plays electric guitar in the team’s band, but has mastered other instruments. She is decent at drums and piano, but she’s actually very skilled at the erhu. She learned it from an old monk in Chun’nan, and sometimes plays when she’s really stressed.
  • Worry: When Fern worries, she worries. She often spends a lot of time thinking about the person she’s worried about, and sometimes can’t sleep because she’s so terrified they’re in need. Of course, due to her Tsundere nature, she never admits that she does so.
  • Voice: Fern’s voice’s main trait is that it constantly changes pitch. Her voice isn’t rough or scratchy, but not exactly feminine (think of Natsumi Hinata’s voice). When she’s mad or yelling, it gets lower, but when she’s excited or being inquisitive, it gets higher.
  • Theme Songs: When it comes to Fern, her themes are usually some brand of Asian electronica (such as Izure Ayame Kakakitsubata or TSUBAKI). Because Fern is a rather complex but very fiery person combined with her involvement in Asian culture, I thought Fern’s themes and battle BGM would be some sort of Chinese/Japanesque sort of music (such as mixing erhu or traditional-style with dubstep or electro house).
  • Body: Fern’s body certainly is unique. She’s not that tall for her age, but the way her limbs are you’d get the impression that she is. Her arms and legs are really long and sort of lanky, and they give her a loose impression when she waves her arms or lets her arms swing as she walks. Figure-wise, she’s hourglass-shaped, and sometimes feels self-conscious around the other girls for having a more curvy figure than most.
  • Nationality and Culture: Fern is, in all essence, totally Asian. We’re not actually aware of where exactly in Asia she came from (because she does practice some Chinese customs but also practices Japanese martial arts and has knowledge of both cultures), but no matter where she’s from she is supposed to be a Chinese/Japanese sort of mix. In a way, Fern sometimes feels a little embarrassed that she acts more Asian than the Milky Twins (who are from Hokkaido).
  • Religion: Fern isn’t the most religious around, but she does believe in something. She currently practices Shintoism, but according to her she used to be a Taoist (but gave it up after running away from the army).
  • Dragons: Fern has always been absolutely awed by Chinese dragons. To her, they embody true godliness, and she always dreamed of being in the presence of one. Sonic enjoys commenting on her “oriental mindset” because of this.
  • Blood Type: Fern has AB blood.
  • Handwriting: Because Fern does do calligraphy from time to time, her handwriting is sort of swishy.
  • Combat: Fern is strictly a hand-to-hand combat person. Her tuition of samurai technique has made her extremely lithe and almost graceful in her movements, which aids her a lot in her attacks. She’s especially good at using bladed weapons (mostly her leaves and katanas) but has used daggers, naginatas, and scythes. She just can’t use a battle axe or halberd for the life of her.
  • Hobbies: Fern does a number of things for pleasure when she’s got nothing to do in particular. Because she enjoys travelling, she often collects postcards from numerous location and puts them in a box in her room (most of them are either from China or from Thailand). Even though Fern doesn’t think of herself as an artist, she also occasionally draws comics or paints pictures when she feels inspiration. Once in a while, she even takes things from Kululu’s labs and attempts to teach herself mechanics, even though it never was her strong point.
  • Quirks: Fern, when she’s calm, is actually a very strange but very interesting person. When she’s not engaged in some sort of conversation (especially with Sonic), she tends to reveal a lot of her rather strange mannerisms and interests. When Fern is bored, she’ll sometimes read books upside-down or try to read backwards to entertain herself (and it works). She also talks to herself a lot and occasionally to plants if there’s no one in the room to watch her do so.
  • Pokemon: In-TWA-universe, Fern does enjoy playing Pokemon. She’s doesn’t like to admit it to Sonic, though, that she thinks the Pokemon are extremely adorable and she’d love to have one for real. In Poke-verse, though, Fern is an extraordinary leaf-type trainer; she loves her pokemon like they were her own children, and they love her back just as much (if not more for some).
    • Her Pokemon Team:
      • Leafeon (Haru, male, Careful nature) - Fern caught the Eevee once when exploring a bush in her early days, and also ended up fighting over it with Sonic to catch it. When it turned out to be a Leafeon, Fern took it in as her favorite and named it after the season she found it in--spring. Haru may or may not like her as more than a mother.
      • Meloetta (Utau, female, Gentle nature) - Fern was led to finding the Meloetta one night during a campout and saw her singing in a tree. Fern managed to gently coax the pokemon down and caught her before asking if she wanted to accompany her as her Pokemon. Utau has been Fern’s best friend along with Haru.
      • Phantump (Yuu-Yuu, male, Bold nature) - Fern encountered the Phantump during a festival, where he attempted to scare her. When the attempt failed, Fern remarked on it’s cuteness and decided to catch it, eventually befriending it.
      • Ralts (Odoru, female, Timid nature) - A tiny Ralts Fern found stuck in a thorny bush. After nursing it back to health, the Ralts became so awed by Fern that it followed her everywhere afterwards, even calling her something like “mama”. Fern caught it after giving in, and has become a mother figure to it ever since.
      • Zygarde (Nazonazo, male, Mild nature) - Fern actually fought the Zygarde before capturing it when it ambushed her on a path. The Zygarde found her to be a worthy opponent and became her Pokemon. It might be...tsundere towards her.
      • Froslass (Oujo, female, Relaxed nature) - Fern found the pokemon when adventuring in the mountains with Sonic. The Froslass caught off guard and she caught it, only realizing how useful it would be to have one. Froslass is the only one that actually frustrated Fern.
  • Linguistics: Fern does a bit of a talent for linguistics. With English as her main tongue, she is fluent in Japanese (speaks in Kansai) and Mandarin Chinese. She also knows a reasonable amount of Thai and Vietnamese, but Cantonese and Taiwanese are two languages she has trouble with. As for European languages, she knows enough conversational French, Italian, and German to get through a day.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

HI I'VE BEEN GONE AWHILE

HEY SORRY FOR BEING GONE

BUT I HAVE LOTS TO POST TODAY

OK, so the other day, I was looking at a blog and they were talking about this adorable blue female character that was named "Vivi". The art style was adorkable and cartoony so I naturally thought, "Hey, is this a TV show? I should watch it." So I searched up the title and came to a FREAKING AMAZING MUSIC VIDEO KNOWN AS "GHOST" BY MYSTERY SKULLS.
It's even more amazing because of the tragic-yet-ever-so-appealing story and cute-cartoony art style, as well as the fact that it spawned 60+ pages of fanart, cosplay, shipping, fan theories, headcanons, and maybe a fanfic or two in the single WEEK it's been on the internet. Is there a world record for fastest fandom creation? Now there is. GOOD JOB, MYSTERYBEN!

Here are some sketches of the characters from the vid that I made, whom are apparently named Vivi, Arthur, and Lewis. I would draw Mystery the dog too but I can't draw animals at all, hehe. ^_^" I apologize for the smudginess of some of the drawings, I kept blotting Arthur's pencil lines.

I had to do it...I had to...and that is the best Lewis I've drawn thus far.

He took a long time, but he's freaking awesome. I'm somewhat proud that I managed to draw him correctly.

AH, MY BABIES. I'm sorry, people. You can take the bara skeleton, I TAKE ARTHUR. ROBOT ARMS FTW!

A sad Lewis, a curious Vivi and some more Arthur, during and after the incident. ...And I noticed my unintention blotting of pencil created a cool lighting effect. YEAH.

I HAD TO. Suu and Wuu are the ghosts from the Sonic: Night of the Werehog short, and I just thought of them through the whole time Lewis was onscreen.

THEN I thought, "Switch Vivi, Arthur, and Mystery with Ryn, Sonic, and Chip." BOOM.

Seriously, tho. Check out the video. It's nothing but amazing. 




Sunday, September 7, 2014

Art of the Day

Hey! I have some new things.
 
I now present May Girl and Ame ga Furu Mae Ni. I must say that my main objective with these works was to show Milkshake's childish innocence and her general happiness to be alive. Plus, I wanted to see how I could make color art that reminds me of books like Ivy and Bean or Finally.
 
 
 

Monday, September 1, 2014

HAI, HAI, CHINA! CHOCHO YUMEGOKOCHI!

Hi, everyone! Sorry for no updates! I'm lazy.

Anyway, I have a new piece! This is for the new arrangement of "1, 2, Fanclub" featuring Giga-P with Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Len! I thought this was perfect because Fern would probably rope Sonic into learning martial arts along with Sonic wanting to do such with the hard music and Chinese learning.


Thursday, August 14, 2014

POKEMON TRAINERS

OMGOMGOMG WHAT IS THIS?

THE TEAM WORLD ADVENTURE GIRLS AS TRAINERS?!

WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?

Ok, explanation: I was browsing deviantART when some very cute Pokémon gijinkas popped up in a "More Like This" list and I was suddenly inspired to draw my characters as Pokémon trainers. Which led to me looking up Pokémon types. Which led to me getting interested. Which led to this.
Now that I know all the Pokémon now, I created a little list to show what Pokémon my characters would have.
About the designs: Ryn was made up mostly on the spot, but as I got to know Pokémon the slightest bit better I changed it up a bit.
Fern was supposed to look awesome because she's supposed to be a really strong trainer (I added a headcanon that Fern acts all tough but is utter sugar to all her Pokémon).
Milkshake's outfit is actually just an alteration of her Sonic Riders design, just with a different jacket, a different hat, stockings and no goggles. I actually wanted her to be a little scarier as a trainer, because she's unusually powerful for a kid and she tends to look like she's ready to go Higurashi-style when she loses a battle (but doesn't do anything in the long run because she's...Milkshake). I also added that she snaps her fingers like Discord.
Buttermilk had to look soft and sweet because she's much gentler than Milkshake and isn't as strong with her Pokémon. She really tries, though.
Plus, I had an urge to draw lots of scarves, haha.

Ryn would have a Cherubi, a Seel, a Mienfoo, a a Espurr, a Frillish and a Scatterbug.
Fern would have a Meloetta, a Leafeon, a Pansage, a Petitil, a Snover and a Ralts.
Milkshake would have a Swirlix, a Vanillite, a Spinda, a Slyveon, a Mesprit and a Misdreavus.
Buttermilk would have a Whismur, a Minccino, a Froslass, a Chimecho and a Phione.

Anyway, here are the designs!

Buttermilk

Fern

Milkshake

Ryn

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Art of the Day

Yello! I'm back!
 
I'm rapidly switching fandoms at the moment, because I had a bit of Keroro love (Shurara Corps yay) and then switched in-between My Little Pony and Sonic. I was thinking about some color art, though, and drew up a piece of my character Fern as she grows up in the story. Unlike the previous piece I did for Fern's birthday, this is as she ages in my story, not her character designs.
 
First on the left: 26 years
Second to the left: 18 years
Second to the right: Current, 15-16 years
Last on the right: 11 years
 
 

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Music of the Week

Hello! Welp, I'm back on schedule today! Yay!
Sorry for the long absences, I had two other blogs to attend to and many other things so...yeah.
This week's song is "The Skeleton Orchestra and Lilia" by Tohma feat. Hatsune Miku. I picked this one because of my obsession with FluttershyXDiscord this week. And the video plus the rather scatterbrained lyrics seriously made me think of Discord so here it is!
I'm gonna work on the Fluttercord picture for this song this week since I have Discord's design all ready to go! Whee!

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Art of the Day

Today's art is just finished, and is my artwork for the dubstep song "Deception" featuring Megurine Luka.
I'd say this piece is set in the Senbonzakura arc of my Team World Adventure series, where Kuro's return ends up driving Fern mad and goes on a brief tangent.


Monday, August 4, 2014

Writing blog announcement

I'm going to put all my stories and fanfics on a separate blog, which will be called "Mocha-san's Desktop". It'll be created shortly and will be put on a link list along with my webcomic archive. ^_^

Saturday, August 2, 2014

ARRGH

I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN SO DORMANT LATELY

I've been caught up in the ropes of summer and could barely think. There were doujins I was planning out and the MLP's Discord took over my mindspace and then I had to make a gijinka for him so I hardly got a chance to post.




As an apology, I have a new color art picture similar to "Colors", but with MLP characters.
I plan to give the background ponies and the villains pictures like this.









Sunday, July 13, 2014

Make-up Artwork

As an apology for my absences, I'm posting some new artwork that I've finished as the week has gone by.
 
Dear My Friend from Sonic Unleashed

"I'm Worried About My New Life. No, I'll Be Totally Fine! It's a Piece of Cake! Disco"
Characters: Ryn

Otsukimi Recital
Characters: Milkshake and Sonic

Strobo Nights
Characters: Milkshake

Once Upon a Time
Characters: Sonic
 

Friday, July 11, 2014

SORRY EVERYBODY

I'm sorry, I've been delayed all week because I was making new November strips to kickstart the comic.
 
So! Art. Today's art shall be my improved version of Strobo Nights, which I have wanted to do for a while. Here it is!
As for music this week, I shall post the beautiful "Dear My Friend" by Brent Cash. I freaking underestimated this song in levels of feels and it seriously made me sob when I heard in Sonic Unleashed. Chip was the most adorable little dork and I sincerely miss him. Thank you, Archie, for bringing him back for the comics, though! (But I'm still mad that you keep teasing me with Werehog hints.)