This is a link to my son's Instagram account. He is an amazing artist and is starting to put more of his work up. He is into FNAF and Destiny, along with other stuff, but that is what he has up right now.
bonkeydraws
(Hoping the link works, if not I will delete and try again.)
I just think. They might have surface gear. For adventures & interacting with land folk. Then their usual underwater appearance. (I tried using SOTDeep armor as inspiration ✨️)
& hunters have a big back fin meant to rep their capes LOL
This one's another thing to which I'd say his design! I love the bird motif on his chest combined with the monochromatic color scheme.. And also he's cute LMAO
His character's intriguing to me and he's someone I'd love to learn more about!
Now for Uldren because I'm also going to double down and talk about him here too (even though they are technically two separate entities) I don't know enough about Uldren to really say much but I think he's pretty neat. Like Crow I wanna learn more about Uldren too, and based on what I do know Uldren was a fucking victim.
Least Favourite Thing About Him
The direction Bungie is going with him in Defiance. Just. This whole season has been somewhat of a trainwreck to the point where I don't even want to complete the story, just. Gimme my items and cosmetics, my emotes, and let me go. And Crow is especially where the writing for him is starting to fall flat.
As for Uldren, I'm not really too sure because I don't know that much about him yet, and "He killed Cayde" seems too straightforward and reductive of me as someone who enjoys learning about the lore and the characters within said lore.
Favourite Line
I don't know it exactly, but his quote about how he could "Never replace Cayde," and how he wants to see if he can organize the Hunters a bit, etc etc is one of my favourite little morsels from him. He would be pretty cool as a Vanguard I think!
As for lines from Uldren, I haven't been exposed enough to him and his dialogue to really choose one in particular. But what I do know about him is that he was one kick-ass antagonist in his time.
BrOTP
Amanda!! Why ship them when they can be best friends instead?
OTP
I don't have one.
NoTP
Also don't really have one yet.
Random Headcanon
Crow is a regular at all the Last City's goth clubs. He's there whenever he has time, mingling with others with similar interests to his own, or just lurking in the corner. But when it comes to it, when his favourite song comes on, he can absolutely kill it. Want to learn about goth dancing? He would be glad to show you. Ask him for goth music recs he's full of 'em.
As for Uldren, again I don't really have one.
Unpopular Opinion
I think that. Crow/Uldren is unfortunately one of those characters that attracts Really Weird (See: terrible people) Fans. And when I say "weird fans" I'm not referring to the innocence that is shipping OC/Canon, making fankids, fanfic, etc etc. What I mean are people who just. I can't describe it other than they're obsessed with Crow/Uldren but in a way that distinctively feels off. The type of person that likes [x character] and also falls under the demographic of people that are Why Fandoms Suck. (Some other examples of cool characters that attract The Worst include characters like Starscream from Transformers. If you know I'm sorry and you deserve compensation. If you don't, stay ignorant for your own good.)
I know Crow/Uldren isn't the only character within Destiny that has a following of a Certain Group Of People (I.E Cayde-6) but it's still something worth pointing out, and it also Answers The Question. I don't know what's with characters like Crow/Uldren, Cayde-6 and Starscream (among countless others) that very quickly become the black sheep of their respective community because of the behavior of certain fans (either the vocal minority or the majority) but man it's. A problem. To my knowledge Crow/Uldren fans have been chill so far but I've also heard of absolute horror stories LMAO. and i say this because I've seen both "Uldren/Crow Haters DNI" and "Uldren/Crow Fans DNI" about a dozen times now.
Song I Associate W/ Him
For Crow;
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another character I need to build a playlist for! This one I think is like. Ugh. I don't know, it feels like something my Titan would send to him on a bad day.
"When we grew up, our shadows grew up, too. / But they're just old ghosts that we grow attached to. / The tragic flaw is that they hide the truth, / That you're enough, you're enough, you're enough, / I promise you're enough, you're enough, you're enough. / I promise you're enough, you're enough, you're enough."
For Uldren;
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It's the general vibe and atmosphere of this song that does it for me I think. Another candidate was The Mind Electric.
"All / For nothing at all. / All, for nothing at all, / With something to prove. / I was in the forest looking to see the trees, / But none were there."
An honorary mention is King Volcano by Bauhaus. Another one that's mostly vibe-based.
"King Volcano gave me numbers / King Volcano is clean. / Lonely people burn like candles, / Only we are clean."
Favourite Pictures
For Crow;
LOOK AT HIS FUCKING FACE. HE LOOKS SO FUCKING SWEET. HE CAN TRY HIS HARDEST TO LOOK SCARY LIKE ULDREN DOES (so effortlessly mind you) AND HE WOULD. JUST GKJDNSDKFNLFHND CUTE GUY ALERT!!!! and look. he's an absolute dork in this scene. crow my beloved my DARLING
For Uldren;
this image is cold as HELL. uldren looks so badass so effortlessly. holy fuck. work it girl.
and there's something abt the shot here specifically that. hoo boy scratches something in the back of my brain. i love antagonists that are so effortlessly cool as FUCK
Title: In The Deep (1/6)
Rating: T
Tags: Uldren x Guardian, Mermaid AU
read on ao3
The Guardian and their Ghost discover an anomaly within the Reef. Who knew that investigating it would lead them to a whole new world, full of peril, wonder, enemies old and new as well as… tentative friends.
HAPPY MERMAY! Finally this fic is out! The first chapter, at least :) I hope everyone enjoys this au, I've been working on it for many months :D