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Paradise of Light and Shadow

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This is not by me in any way. My sis made it. She gave me an explicit permission and an explicit request to upload it with my account.



And so, I will include her comments in blockquote on the pic. If you have any comments, I'll transfer them to her if necessary.

Hi all. Shinryuu's creator-in-crime here. I'm a very liner-notes kind of person, so I thought I'd write a short bit to accompany the drawing. I don't want to waste her description space so I'll cut to the chase.
I'd always wanted to draw a picture showcasing our favourite original characters. I haven't seriously sat down and drawn something for a long time, so it felt really good to finish this picture.
The centerpiece of this picture was intended to be Okimoto. If you viewed Shinryuu's design sketch ("Okimoto, Descending"), you probably know that he is the type of person who is infinitely smiling, kind, and maybe a little airheaded. I wanted to portray his not-so-outward, darker sides. So I gave him a relaxed, carefree pose but seated him on a pile of dead bodies. He's smiling, but his eyes suggest a more sinister, and maybe seductive expression. Whatever the case, he obviously knows more than he lets on.
That said, it doesn't mean Okimoto is hogging the spotlight from his companion--Ishida Masazumi. The two are complete opposites. Like with Okimoto, I wanted to capture Masazumi's personality in his pose as well. He stands proud with a slight slant of badassery and is all business. Simple and blunt.
Lastly, whenever I draw something, there is usually a piece of music I listened to that helped me set the overall mood and feel of the picture. In this case it was "Boukouku Kakusei Catharsis" by ALI PROJECT ([link]). I think it was responsible for Okimoto's somewhat diabolical expression. Anyways, thanks for looking at the picture.
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IN-DEPTH CHARACTER NOTES
For Masazumi, we opted for the "similar but also different" approach for his design. The immaculate bang seems to be an Ishida trademark so we stuck with it.
Masazumi likes to be the tough guy and tends to act obnoxious when he's uncomfortable--he has worse social skills than Mitsunari. He also believes that if he doesn't like something, he shouldn't have to put up with it. But he also has great capacity to be gentle, and he's violently protective of those precious to him, especially Mitsunari. The two may seem to bicker a lot and try to one-up each other, but they really are close. It's why Masazumi adopted a similar hairstyle and outfit, because he wants to match with Mitsunari.
Okimoto is the type who's always smiling and laughing and acts airheaded, but underneath he is aware of what's going on around him. As expected of a Mouri, he can act very well to fit any situation. In some ways this makes him a very dangerous character. Fortunately, unless it's been established that you're his enemy, he's very kind and always wants to help others.
Okimoto looks out for the rest of his family (father and two younger brothers) and for lack of better words he is the great big ray of sunshine holding them all together. Both Motonari and Mototsuna look up to and admire him.


My time to say stuff. =v=

Stuff you need to notice:

> Oki doesn't have his helmet on in this pic. He doesn't fight helmet-less.
> Obviously, both of them don't have their weapons at the moment.

Q: "COPYCATS!"
A: "We have reasons for this. Ask before you judge, else you'll look like an ignorant fool. They're been there since last July, so we have a valid reason to make them stay this way."

Q: "OMG *DROOOOL* can I ship my OC/someone else with one of them please?"
A: "I say, go ahead and ship them personally. But I think we won't be making it official. As for Onee-chan's opinion, I'll ask her."

Q: "Mototsuna, who?"
A: [link] [link]

Q: "Motonari has a family. WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN--"
A: "Alternate timeline, who knows?" =v=

Q: "I looked up info on both of them, and they don't seem to suit your representations...."
A: "This is Basara, and this is our version. Basara omits/changes some details and emphasizes some character traits.

If you complain about this, why didn't you complain about fictional characters in Basara (Kasuga, Itsuki.... No, not showing prejudice towards the girls. If you're gonna complain about little details being omitted or changed, why didn't you complain about huge ones?)?

Q: (Continuing the answer above) "But they're OFFICIAL!"
A: "Doesn't matter. They're still Capcom's OCs. Basara isn't Samurai Warriors. Samurai Warriors stay true to history. If you want your share of historical accuracy, go there."

FINAL NOTES



> Sis used a pattern from this user: [link]

We couldn't find a guideline on how to use resources from this user, so we'll just have her credited anyway.

> We own both characters. So it's not complete ownership by one person for both of them, so just because I don't draw them often, doesn't mean I don't own them, and vice versa.

> I titled this.

> VA time:

Okimoto: Kisho Taniyama
Masazumi: Tomokazu Sugita

PS: Please tell us your opinion on each character. We'd like to know.

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FluffyInfinite4357's avatar
WOW THIS IS SOOOOO COOL! I LOVE MITSUNARI! >_< NICE JOB ON ALL THE DETAIL! :iconmitsunariplz: