Candace redesign ft my brilliant editing skills.
Okay so- things I changed:
-I made her skin darker and her hair curlier because she is inspired by Kush which was situated in ancient Sudan and some of Egypt and if you look at literally any art from that time the skin is rarely as pale as her actual design
-I switched the long sleeve from the left arm to the right because I thought that having two large elements (shield + sleeve) might be a bit unbalanced
-I made the lower half of her clothes resemble a shendyt because I didn’t really like the undershorts
-I made her top half have more clothes (lol) and I kinda imagine the metal strips around her rib cage to go all the way round, like an exoskeleton, so that if a blunt attack hit her, she’d have some armouring that wasn’t too heavy
-I made her shoulder guard cover more of her shoulder
-I made her arms+legs+torso wider because I barely know anyone in real life who’s that skinny
Things I kept the same:
-The sandals; I used to have sandals like that and they are super comfy + allow for good movement. They are also good for hotter climates so it makes sense for her to wear them
-The ankh+necklace+shield; Candace is allegedly supposed to be based off the historical figure Kandake from Kush, and the Kushite kingdom spread into Egypt, which is why I think they added stuff like the ankh to her, as well as the eagle symbol on her shield which reminds me a lot of Rome.
She’s not the only person to have Greco-Roman influences in their character with Egypt, as Cyno, who is very heavily based off Anubis, has his own name come from Greek (κύων) which means dog, (and ‘cyno’ is still used in English as a prefix in taxonomy for dog like animals) because Anubis is either based off jackals or wild dogs.
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Personal hcs/redesigns of some sumeru characters. should I continue? Mmmm
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Genshin Redesigns/Headcanons: Candace, Collei + Dehya
nobody requested, part of our genshin redesign/headcanon series. we aren't super happy with these, but eh, they are done, and look alright.
feel free to use with credit as long as you aren't on our dni, but don't claim as your own!
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Hyped for Genshin 3.1 but Candace’s design has always been kinda 👀 yaknow? So I had some fun doing a redesign ^-^
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i dont play genshin anymore but like so many of the fanon versions of the sumeru characters r so so good
every time i see fanart of tignari or cyno or candace or the new blue girl without the canon whitewashing its always sooooo hhh
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If I had a nickel for every time a father in genshin was (suspected to be) involved in child human experimentation
Links below cut:
Candace redesign: eternal-moss (tumblr)
Dehya redesign: ohhnorr (tumblr)
Cyno, Tighnari, and Collei: mine :)
Quest summary masterpost (needs updating)
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