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Ok, older art from earlier in the year (sorry for the rough colouring!) but consider:
The dynamic between a villainous version of Ashe and a heroic version of Prometheus. Logistically I haven't quite figured it out, but here's what I came up with so far under the cut:
PnP were active but only for a short time before being "deactivated" and put into stasis the same way Grey was at the start of ZXA; Albert planned to pull the permanent merge on them like in canon, but never got around to it. Instead he focused on his backup body (DAN-003, who we know in canon as Grey but codenamed Epimetheus here) as the ultimate Megaman and had him running missions. He also recruited Ashe to his cause when he realised she was his unaltered descendant and took her in, molding her into a perfect henchman to him (if a firecracker of one).
Meanwhile the Hunters found PnP and took them in, the same way they did for Grey/Ashe in canon (albeit way earlier than they would have found Grey). While Pandora in this AU is at peace with where she comes from (if a little sad that she knows she's got another sibling out there under Albert's wing) Prometheus is still quite hot-blooded and desperate to prove he's not inherently evil due to being a DAN and wants to establish himself as a man of the people, a treasure hunter, a hero.
And Ashe just keeps showing up during his missions the same way Prom does to her in canon - for the sole purpose of mocking him and telling him to embrace his past and his more destructive desires. She's also got absolutely zero sense of personal space and she knows Prometheus hates people invading his, so does it to get on his nerves. I just think it's a really interesting and somewhat tragic inversion of their canon relationship, since the game goes out of its way to show Prom thinks he and Ashe are similar!
Ashe here also still has that innate desire to go down in history and be somebody, but it's been twisted to the point where she revels in committing crime and serving a greater purpose.
A second post will be coming to show off their designs :)
(I also love to imagine that in this AU, PnP have become the Hunter's liaisons with the Guardians through providing them information about Albert and the Game of Destiny. Mostly because I adore the idea of an Aile and Pandora friendship, but Prometheus and Vent being hilariously hotheaded rivals wouldn't leave my head.)
The second post promised regarding a ZXAU in which Grey/Ashe are on Albert's side and PnP are heroes working with the Hunters and Guardians! Namely their designs, which I put a fair bit of thought into (but again, pardon the messy colouring). The goal was to switch elements recognisable to both of them from canon into something new that still felt familiar and fitting to the world of ZX/A.
Ashe:
In Ashe's case, I wanted her to look villainous but still stylish, in a sense - so she's got the top that PnP would have when Megamerged, coupled with the bandolier belt from her original design. I thought double belts looked cool and somewhat more appropriate for a villain character, so she gets double bandolier belts with red highlights.
Regarding her colour scheme, it's orange and gold for two reasons: one, orange is sort of her primary colour in civilian form and it pays homage to her canon jacket collar, two, it resembles Serpent in his Model W form. Unfortunately I don't have a blue/black pencil dark enough to achieve the canon colour of the ZX/A bodysuits but hers should be that colour. I kept the red headband from her original design (come on, it's iconic!) but made her hair wilder and gave her a cybernetic eye (which spawned from a colouring accident but oh well), plus much more smudged double-winged eyeliner. I also adored the idea that she'd have a snazzy pair of boots. Additionally you could see in my last post that she's got a gap tooth, which is a staple for me whenever I draw her.
Prometheus:
You can see elements of both Ashe and Grey's canon designs here; Ashe in his Hunter jacket, Grey in his gauntlets. I figure Prometheus is a little bit vain no matter what universe he's in and basically saved up to get a purple sleeveless version of the Hunter jacket/top specifically made for him. This turns the red/purple in his OG design from something villainous to something heroic, almost regal even (which is reflected in the gold bits on his gauntlets). Still, the upturned collar does invoke his canon merged design, which as I've said with Ashe is a deliberately switched element.
Kept the shorts from his canon version but thought it'd be way cooler for him to also have a nice pair of boots, and left his grey bodysuit as a way for him to sort of stand out against the blue/black and immediately give away he's different in a sense from the other Hunters. I did also like the idea that he's still got wild hair to reflect his wild, hotheaded nature but again in the name of vanity takes the time out to braid it. That note on his eyebrows is also written specifically because my headcanon is that Prometheus in canon has some violently bushy eyebrows under his helmet, here he has more time to stop them from getting so bad. I also forgot to draw on his eyeliner here, but he definitely wears it in varying shades of black or red.
Hope you enjoy :)
Yo OP, I am TOTALLY gonna have to do fanart of this outfit now, I adore it so much
Especially love that now Grey and Ashe have essentially matching arm accessories/gauntlets, it's a cute detail!! :D
not me imagining this to be their outfits during FTGFTF'S Ice Floe chapter
Grey’s zxa manga outfit look so cute do wish Ashe also have her own version too
OP I am SCREAMING oh my GOD
You made them look AMAZING!!! Like I'm seriously FLOORED by this, thank you SO much!! Glad you liked these designs enough to draw them!!
Ashe's boots in particular, they look both elegant and intimidating and I LOVE them!!
(you nailed Prom's outfit, I'm sorry I didn't make the sketch clearer!! That's how I'd been envisioning it!!)
The second post promised regarding a ZXAU in which Grey/Ashe are on Albert's side and PnP are heroes working with the Hunters and Guardians! Namely their designs, which I put a fair bit of thought into (but again, pardon the messy colouring). The goal was to switch elements recognisable to both of them from canon into something new that still felt familiar and fitting to the world of ZX/A.
Ashe:
In Ashe's case, I wanted her to look villainous but still stylish, in a sense - so she's got the top that PnP would have when Megamerged, coupled with the bandolier belt from her original design. I thought double belts looked cool and somewhat more appropriate for a villain character, so she gets double bandolier belts with red highlights.
Regarding her colour scheme, it's orange and gold for two reasons: one, orange is sort of her primary colour in civilian form and it pays homage to her canon jacket collar, two, it resembles Serpent in his Model W form. Unfortunately I don't have a blue/black pencil dark enough to achieve the canon colour of the ZX/A bodysuits but hers should be that colour. I kept the red headband from her original design (come on, it's iconic!) but made her hair wilder and gave her a cybernetic eye (which spawned from a colouring accident but oh well), plus much more smudged double-winged eyeliner. I also adored the idea that she'd have a snazzy pair of boots. Additionally you could see in my last post that she's got a gap tooth, which is a staple for me whenever I draw her.
Prometheus:
You can see elements of both Ashe and Grey's canon designs here; Ashe in his Hunter jacket, Grey in his gauntlets. I figure Prometheus is a little bit vain no matter what universe he's in and basically saved up to get a purple sleeveless version of the Hunter jacket/top specifically made for him. This turns the red/purple in his OG design from something villainous to something heroic, almost regal even (which is reflected in the gold bits on his gauntlets). Still, the upturned collar does invoke his canon merged design, which as I've said with Ashe is a deliberately switched element.
Kept the shorts from his canon version but thought it'd be way cooler for him to also have a nice pair of boots, and left his grey bodysuit as a way for him to sort of stand out against the blue/black and immediately give away he's different in a sense from the other Hunters. I did also like the idea that he's still got wild hair to reflect his wild, hotheaded nature but again in the name of vanity takes the time out to braid it. That note on his eyebrows is also written specifically because my headcanon is that Prometheus in canon has some violently bushy eyebrows under his helmet, here he has more time to stop them from getting so bad. I also forgot to draw on his eyeliner here, but he definitely wears it in varying shades of black or red.
Hope you enjoy :)
Had this drawing of Ashe laying around from AGES back when I drew Grey - only just coloured it now.
Really wanted her to feel super lively and fun!
White pen wasn't cooperating with me to fix her hair a little more tho - turns out it doesn't play nice with the silver one...