Double Trouble by Gbagok
...or Double Mischief* in this universe, as classic they co-exist with a classic Double Trouble, who is even an important part of Double Mischief's backstory.
*(Double Mischief is the name for Double Trouble in MOTUC, due to copyright issues rights, and a fun re-use of it for a Decomposite Character of Double Trouble)
This is the second character from SPOP Gbagok incorporated into his version of MOTU, after General Juliet, though the first that is a SPOP-specific version of a preexisting character:
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@emperorsfoot made this post which had an excellent shot of the Masters' legs, and because I am bored at work, I started analyzing it.
This is just before Keldor's defeat. Randor doesn't have the knee brace he has later in the main series.
Which interests me, because it means either the knee injury happened after the war, or it's an old wound that started acting up once he got older.
But more importantly: I was curious about whose legs were whose, so I found a waist-up shot-
And noticed two things:
1) Mekaneck's legs AND arms are covered in metal, and it looks less bulky that Man-At-Arms' metal bodyarmor. I always assumed Mekaneck's meck was the prosthetic, but what if his whole body--or most of it--is robotic? Will need to investigate this further.
2) Man-At-Arms' left leg is distinctly different from his right leg. It could be an armor/aesthetic thing, but what if HE has a prosthetic leg?
I'm going to go find answers. Will share results, if for no other reason than because it amuses me.
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S5 She-Ra transformation inspirations
This is a very well liked form, and in-universe we know the source of this transformation - being based on Adora's bonds with Catra, Bow and Glimmer, as even shown in the concept of it by Ray Geiger:
The headpiece/diadem reflecting Catra's mask/headpiece; the heart on the upper chest referencing that of Bow's, in the same location; the winged boots, being inspired by Glimmer's boots. The Boots and diadem changed a bit, with the wings on the boots being a a bit different, and visible only in close-ups:
Still, there are out-universe inspirations.
One is, of course, being intentionally more similar to Filmation She-Ra:
But there are others. Starting from the 3 mentioned details connected to Adora's loved ones.
The diadem reflecting Catra's mask, almost certainly is inspired by the fact in the original She-Ra toy and minicomics, the headpiece doubled as a mask, mirroring Catra's mask:
Modern toys also referenced this, including Masterverse She-Ra:
The heart symbol, along with the pauldrons and upper looking like coming of elongated bustier's wings, might be inspired by the 2002 design of She-Ra, and it's influence on the initial concept art by Nate Stevenson. As the the choker and higher located, and longer bustier wings/feathers, create together an image of a heart (especially on the 200X She-Ra doll), and resemble together the season 5 form:
Like in the 2002 design of She-Ra, the uppermost ray of the She-Ra symbol "pierces" the bottom of the heart shape. While unofficial, this is even more visible in gbagok's take on the 200X She-Ra design:
The choker-like part of S5 She-Ra's upper armor, resembles also the DC She-Ra's open choker:
This is possibly not the only influence from that design.
the wings on S5 She-Ra's boots, appear to also be inspired by the Nate Stevenson's initial design:
It also appears the golden "bracelets" on S5 She-Ra thighs, appear to have elements of the 200X design of She-Ra, especially as seen on the toy - they appear to be in part inspired by the bracelets on it.
But also combined with the golden decorations on the skirt, coming from the belt, both creating together a vaguely downward upside down, triangle shape, and have feather/wing motives, in more or less the same location:
It's notable the wing-like/feather-like part of the bracelets, is actually on their front part, as seen from the side:
It also seems to be inspired by downward triangular/arrow shape on the skirt in Nate Stevenson's concept:
Which itself appears to be inspired by the 200X design's golden decoration of the skirt I mentioned.
The bracelets/rings, also might be inspired by Mara's single ring on her right thigh in her original design:
It's a bit complicated though, as the rings/bracelets, might be a decorative upper part of over the knee boots, though I think the inspirations for it still hold up.
Mara's She-Ra transformation does appear to further influence Adora's transformation into She-Ra, both in and out of universe:
IE, similar pauldons, boots (including golden lining on the upper end of boots), detailed bracers, wearing long pants, and similar skirt.
As I wrote when analyzing the possible inspirations for Mara's design, this design being influenced by MOTUC' Galactic Protector She-Ra, the same applies to S5 She-Ra. Especially that like in the MOTUC storyline this form debuted, Adora wen to outer space, and confronted Horde Prime there, like in season 5 of SPOP:
Though the skirt also resembles that of She-Ra in DC:
Though without the crotch flap compared to both DC and Galactic Protector She-Ras. It's possible here either, or both were an inspiration. The skirt also has in this form rather uniquely merged with/subsumed the cape. Which is also similar to how in minicomics, when She-Ra used her headpiece as a mask (apparently to use her full power/truly transformed into She-Ra), her cape disappeared (as seen in the page near this post's top).
It's interesting, and I think fitting the final form of Adora's transformation, has such (possibly) rich inspirations from MOTU and POP history.
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