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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week!
Here’s Lyra & Bon Bon
WORK IN PROGRESS!!
Working on feral art and such, I think I did honestly okay!!!!
Lyra is a really pretty name and I absolutely love her...
If you think about it the plot of His Dark Materials is basically the plot of an anime:
It starts with and young girl setting off on a coming-of-age adventure with a talking animal companion...
And ends with her KILLING GOD
I made these characters in GachaPlus. They have a whole story behind them if anyone wants to hear it.
Alvara is the one with purple hair,
Lyra is the one wearing green,
and Axel is the tall guy.
made this months ago a few days after undertale yellow released was first pony art. "deal em' out" sounds similar too "anthropology"
Some quick lil pen portraits that turned out cute.
Another Lyra, and Bon Bon too! Taken from another great pony video that never fails to pick me up: Liar Lyre [MLP Animation]: http://youtu.be/VrkhMwtKYKE I forgot how much longer it takes to draw two ponies at the same time! Who needs sleep? This took way longer than expected, but I'm extremely happy with the way things turned out. I've been tweaking settings and my technique in Artflow, and I feel I'm making some progress! I'm especially happy with Bon Bon's coloring, as I learned to do a better job inking before flood filling.
Another drawing of Lyra dancing! I'm really enjoying the expressions on her face. Thanks to isaiahdjstuff for giving us the all too short video! Update - Anthropology??: http://youtu.be/FPpgMeeXKa4
NOT MY OC! Sorry, isaiahdjstuff , I've been making her do this off and on for hours, and I couldn't resist sharing! From the short "Anthropology" video update here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpgMeeXKa4&feature=youtu.be
I've wanted to draw Lyra dancing ever since I saw the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpgMeeXKa4#t=102 I picked this pose to start, but there's lots more gold to mine out of isaiahdjstuff 's all too short video. I hope he doesn't mind! His expressions for Lyra are priceless! I got the colors from: http://kefkafloyd.deviantart.com/art/Lyra-Heartstrings-Color-Guide-300217549 Thank you, Kefkafloyd! For now, all the drawings I post to this tumblr will be drawn in Artflow on my Note 3 with the stylus. In hindsight, I should have made my canvas bigger, but I was trying to keep the same size as the gif I took the stills from, since I was going to eventually try my hand at animating Lyra's dance a little. After this static drawing, I think I'd better leave that to more capable people, and practice my drawing!
Lyra (HGSS) Character Headcanons
HGSS character headcanons that no one asked for? Hell yeah let's go!
Starting off strong with Lyra:
Lyra is the "main" protag mostly because she's who I played as a kid. She's the one who collects the badges, fights with Silver, becomes Champion, confronts the legendaries, etc etc.
She ends up choosing Totodile at the beginning of the game, and her final team ends up as Feraligatr, Togekiss, Ampharos, Umbreon, and Skarmory (who's her sixth pokemon? no idea :] but I'm open to suggestions)
She and Ethan are childhood friends, and Kris is kind of like a cool older friend/sibling figure to them both (though this dynamic equalizes as they get older)
I like to think she's around 15-16 years old by the time she goes on her journey?? old enough to be a mostly independent person but young enough to find herself in wacky scenarios and get away with it. It is a bit older than the average age kids on Johto will start their journey though (about 13)
She's not naturally the most outgoing person but is very friendly and even a little overeager sometimes---she tends to leave a very strong impression on the people she meets. She can also be very talkative/loud, especially when she gets excited. She keeps it to a minimum a majority of the time but sometimes she just can't help herself.
Her stubborness and optimism is absolutely relentless. No matter how many times she's knocked down, she'll get up again and wipe the blood from her face with a smile even if she's lowkey dying inside.
She can be a bit of a pushover, but in the sense that she'll put up with way more bull than she really needs to. Not because she's too afraid to stand up for herself or anything, she just has a hard time recognizing when enough is enough sometimes.
She absolutely adores pokemon, and she probably would've become a researcher under Elm or worked for Ethan's grandparents at the daycare (she's basically their adopted granddaughter). When she was younger, she was out of the house a lot, so whatever time wasn't spent with Ethan usually involved her hanging around the lab (even if she wasn't allowed to actually do much).
Combine her love of pokemon with an impulsive nature, general lack of fear, and absolutely no self-preservation, and you get someone who has casually approached actively dangerous pokemon just to check them out and say hi on multiple occasions (this is basically what happened at the Lake of Rage. She just happened to see the red Gyrados and sprinted at it full speed).
Growing up in a small rural town away from any gyms, she didn't get to meet many trainers until she started her journey. As a result, she doesn't understand the concept of actually training her team until she befriends Silver at the Dragon's Den. She's just like "training? oh you mean like when I run around and play with my pokemon and give them treats n stuff?" and Silver responds with "how the hell have you made it this far"
That's not to say she's bad at battling! Quite far from it actually, considering the fact she literally beats the E4/Lance, some of the strongest trainers in Johto and Kanto. It helps that she takes the time to really talk to and understand her team, so their communication skills (both spoken and nonverbal) in battle are almost unmatched. Paired with quick reactions and adaptability, she's a trainer who can still give more experienced opponents a challenge.
Once she becomes Champion she spreads herself all over the place. She can't stand to stay still for too long, so once she's done with one project she'll leap right into the next one. This would be fine if she could actually tell when she's starting to overwork herself, so she often has to be dragged away from her work if she's burning out too bad.
One of her many projects includes the restoration of the Brass Tower (the Burned Tower in HGSS). The idea had originally been an offhand comment from Morty, but she ended up hopping fully on board and it became a joint effort. Once reconstruction is complete, she opens the first floors of both towers to the public---it took a lot to convince the sages of the Tin Tower to allow people in but Morty has a lot of influence as both a gym leader and avid preserver of local culture---and it serves as a way for Johtonians to learn about and connect to their history.
As Champion, her reputation is basically "will crush your entire pokemon team with a smile on her face." She's nowhere near cruel or harsh---if anything, she's actively supportive of her challengers---but she also refuses to go easy on anyone.
She'll keep her team in their balls while traveling or in busy areas, but she loves to let them out at every possible opportunity. Once she gets her own home
She grew up in a lake town (I imagine the river on Route 45 opens up into a small lake east of New Bark Town before continuing down Route 27 to the ocean), so she knows how to swim and loves the water.
On the other hand, she despises flying. She can fly on her pokemon in an emergency, she'll just have her eyes squeezed shut and hold on for dear life the entire time. It's one of the very few things she's genuinely afraid of even if she'd never admit it.
She also hates cold weather, being naturally cold-blooded herself. It wasn't too bad in New Bark Town since the weather there is fairly pleasant, but once she travelled north it became more of a problem. She very rarely complains out loud, but when she does, it's usually about the cold.
She loves warm savory foods, especially anything with rice. Curry is one of her favorites (if she ever visits Galar she'd have the time of her life).
Her knee gets a little messed up from all the dangerous fun stuff she gets herself into (though both knees are already scarred up from her childhood adventures). As it turns out, constantly hurting the same joint isn't very good for you! She gets a knee brace sometime in her twenties but often forgets to wear it until her knee starts to Hurt or her friends nag her about it.
School was Not A Good Time for Lyra. Even if she couldn't tell she was audhd, the people around her definitely could. Combine constant nagging from teachers with alienation from her peers, and by the time primary school rolled to a close, Lyra was almost glad her mom couldn't be bothered to pay for secondary school.
I just wanna draw silver near the edge of insanity
dunno why im drawing lyra so much but she’s cute and deserves my attention
lyra doodles before I pass out
Some fun lighting shenanigans
I'm learning to do lineart for digital art. Right now, traditional is my expertise
bored babies
I really love this way of color and all the new things I can do with a literal free software. Now enjoy Lyra contemplating her life decisions while sinking into the water.
Had art club today, so I made a Rocket AU.
Boss Silver and cinnamon Lyra, yes please.
Example on how huge the thing was. Feel bad for whoever has to erase it
Lyra's Team SoulSilver
So here's my head cannon team for Lyra and I really want to write it down so I can have a better picture of them so, here we are:
Typhlosion
Nickname: Ty
Nature: Rash
Gender: Male
Note: A huge jerk but can be a softey if you know him on a personal level
He's the leader of the team, intimidating but a loyal friend and Pokemon. Will track down and mawl anybody that hurts his friends or his trainer. Absolutely despises Silver but tolerates him when Lyra's around
"Anyone who hurts my friends will die in ten seconds!"
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Ampharos
Nickname: Amphy
Nature: Bashful
Gender: Female
Note: A shy Pokemon that prefers to keep her head low but will fight and is surprisingly stubborn.
The quiet team member. Rarely talks to anyone outside Lyra and her teammates. Really good at reading emotions and can easily detect when something is wrong. Nobody can sneak up on her. Absolutely nobody. Has hearing like a Crobat.
"...I can hear you Leaf. I know your hiding behind that boulder."
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Leafeon
Nickname: Leaf
Nature: Quiet
Gender: Female
Note: Was deadset on being a Leafeon and refused to be out of her pokeball until Lyra asked a close friend from Sinnoh to evolve her into a Leafeon.
The Ninja of the team. Almost nobody knows where's she hides(Except Amphy) and is a pro at hide and seek. Hates but is impressed that Amphy knows where she always is but wouldn't admit it. The only way to lure her out of wherever she's hiding is to wip out her favorite food.
"They'll never find me here... Is that Bacon?"
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Lapras
Nickname: Lapy
Nature: Modest
Gender: Female
Note: Hatched from the egg Professor Elm gave to Lyra and is the brains of the team
Rival to Typhlosion. While Ty goes in with brute strength, Lapy goes for strategies and thinks before she attacks. She is so smart that Lyra is impressed that she can handle herself in the battlefield without her guidance. Although, when predictions don't occur as planned, she looses her thinking and become extremely vunerable.
"Your next move is going to be calm mind, I'll just land a toxic and... Wait, Protect!?"
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Nidoking
Nickname: Nido
Nature: Adamant
Gender: Male
Note: Was caught because of him eating all the food supply during the journey and making a wreck.
The wall of the team. He hates to faint during battle so it stands its ground well, so much that Lyra has to return him if he’s overdoing it or gets hurt very badly. very prideful of its power and can be narcissistic at times. Often he thinks he is better than everyone else until he gets smacked down by the most powerful Pokemon in the team.
“No one is more powerful than me! Hah!... shut it Lulu.”
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Lugia
Nickname: Lulu
Nature: Lonely
Gender: ???
Note: Joined Lyra’s team due to her potential and to leave the Whirl islands with company.
The most powerful pokemon of the team. Nobody in the team yet has been able to defeat Lulu in a fair battle. It joined Lyra’s team not just because of her potential, but also to leave the islands and have friends. Lulu used to resent its powers but thanks to Lyra, Lulu has full control of its powers and can see the outside world.
“This human. This Lyra, has taught me what it feels like to be accepted.”