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Published: 2009-05-07 02:27:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 2445; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 13
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Description Pure tablet fun, Persona 4 related. Based around the fairly popular subject of "What if the MC had a shadow".

Most things I've seen on the subject never go into the next stage with the big symbolic monster. (if there are, I'd be really interested in seeing them) I've been messing around with this design for a long while, and I'm pretty satisfied despite some gripes. Like how the dog motif would have been better if I actually did some research. (The human like arms in the largest picture are on purpose though.)

Part of me wants to point out which elements represent what, but another feels that its too heavy-handed. As a sidenote, the wispy "fur" reminds me of Ammy from Okami.

I think he'd be called *insert something here*-Sagiri. Doesn't really matter, he don't exist.

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Comments: 18

KHough [2016-07-01 23:07:29 +0000 UTC]

 Wow this is amazing. It has so much detail and is quite grotesque. It's fun to look at and theorize what the details could mean about the characters state of mind. Also is that the MC's brain falling apart in there?! EW! 
I think it not only would've fit in with the Persona series but the Silent Hill series too.
It would have been really interesting to have faced your own Shadow in the game, though I have no idea how they would have pulled it off (maybe we'd have to pick the right dialogue choices to avoid it, get different variations of the phrase "You're not me!" or would have simply lost control of the character for a while). If it had happened though, I'd definitely want a boss like this in the game!
Also I couldn't help but think: youtu.be/SGXaLHBdyH0?t=4s  ;

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Hetalia-England [2014-12-28 22:35:52 +0000 UTC]

I always loved the idea of shadow MC. Mostly because the idea of the team rushing off to save their leader is great to me. Also, in general you can sort of go nuts with what the MC's shadow would be like so I always like seeing what people think the MC's shadow could be like. At the end of the day the MC is a blank slate so the player is the one who decides what he's (mostly) like. Is he always serious? Does he joke around a bit? Does he say odd things sometimes? It's up to the player to choose.

As for your MC shadow I really like how he looks. It's very creative and your right when you say people usually don't explore what the big symbolic monster could possibly look like.

I love how the dog looks like it's made up of the MC's experiences. From the train the MC took to get to Inaba, the cable wires that the victims usually show up on, to the shadow creatures that you usually see in the dungeons. They are connected to the MC, but they are also connected to the player themselves. The way we started the game, the thing that started the story and keeps it moving, and the things we spend the whole game fighting.

I also like all of the shadow masks that come out of the shadow's head. The guy in the head compartment is interesting too. It looks like he is controlling the dog and that sort of makes me think of how the player is controlling the MC, but that might just be me looking way to deeply into it.  

Anyway, as I said before I really like your shadow. I like looking at it and trying to think of what the different parts of it could be representing.

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Sea-Dragon [2012-07-10 05:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Dude I love shadow!Yu, but this is even more epic. Great job on the design It makes me wonder about all the dark things the MC must be hiding.

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cupil In reply to Sea-Dragon [2012-07-10 05:59:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch for the comment and fav

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FoolishMessiah [2011-12-30 01:56:47 +0000 UTC]

Amazing....

Is all that comes to mind whenever i look at this drawing.

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cupil In reply to FoolishMessiah [2011-12-30 02:31:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the kind words

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Marcutiolives [2010-11-17 05:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Is this representative of the Fool Arcana reversed? Since most of the shadow's represent the arcana of the S.Link character represented, but reversed.

Either way this looks very fascinating, I wonder what kind of skeletons the Souji would be hiding.

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cupil In reply to Marcutiolives [2010-11-17 06:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment
I've unfortunately forgotten most of the thought that went into this design. But yeah, with the biggest trait being "stress"

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DMCKing999 [2010-09-13 08:42:05 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I have a feeling the Investergation Team would have their butts kick if faced with that.

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cupil In reply to DMCKing999 [2010-09-13 09:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, probably.
Thank you for the comment

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DMCKing999 In reply to cupil [2010-09-14 08:18:15 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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steel-fang [2009-05-10 17:19:59 +0000 UTC]

this is just so freaking epic ._. is that a bus on his back? LOL but srsly, awesome work reminds me of my crazy summon stuff 8D

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cupil In reply to steel-fang [2009-05-10 18:36:24 +0000 UTC]

It was suppose to be a train, but I foolishly didn't double check for reference.
Thank you so much for the comment

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steel-fang In reply to cupil [2009-05-10 20:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Oooh I see.. Wait.. so you didn't use a reference?

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cupil In reply to steel-fang [2009-05-11 02:10:57 +0000 UTC]

My memory just said "cuboid + red"

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steel-fang In reply to cupil [2009-05-11 04:16:06 +0000 UTC]

lol Oh, no, I meant for the whole thing

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cupil In reply to steel-fang [2009-05-11 05:22:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I used some reference, not so much for drawing but on what elements and/or colors to use.

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steel-fang In reply to cupil [2009-05-11 14:50:38 +0000 UTC]

wow awesome stuff

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