These 3 inch, holographic foil double-sided Protag/Rival charms have been added to my shop! Each charm features the the protag(s) and their main rival(s) from DM through Zexal
tauathon prompt : an "opposites day" type thing where somehow Alcor and Mabel switch jobs/places/powers for the day (bonus points if everyone witnessing it is traumatized)
just a silly lil concept of these two!! i also wanted an excuse to finally draw Henry!!
A few double stars in the northern skies // Dark Rangers
Rasalgethi (α Herculis) is a true multiple star system, a triple star system. The name comes from the Arabic phrase ra'is al-jāthī meaning "head of the kneeler," the "kneeler" being Hercules.
Polaris (α Ursae Minoris) is another true triple star system. The name comes from Neo-Latin stella polaris meaning, unsurprisingly, "polar star."
Mizar (ζ Ursae Majoris) is a quadruple star system, with each pair being seen as a "single" star. The name comes from the Arabic word mi'zar meaning "apron, wrapper, or covering."
Almach (γ Andromedae) is a quadruple star system. The name comes from the Arabic word al-'anāq meaning "the caracal," also known as a desert lynx.
Albireo (β Cygni) is probably a visual binary, meaning the two stars just happen to be close to each other on the sky. The name has an uncertain origin, tracing back to Ptolemy.
Castor (α Geminorum) is a sextuple star system, made up of three pairs of stars. The name has its origin in the Greek myth of the twins Castor and Pollux.
A peculiar Zexal character design provided by Kazuki Takahashi, named Mizael yet seemingly interpreted into one of Vector's forms instead
The original concept has similarities to Mizael's Barian form such as the wing-like formation(s) on the mask and especially the pendant. Otherwise, the design was pretty faithfully translated into "Devil Vector"
Theories as to why this might be the case could be:
1. This was always the "Vector" character, the names might just not have been decided on yet (supported by the fact that Mizael's name is followed by "???" in the original concept)
2. Mizael was indeed supposed to look like that until Studio Gallop changed it but wanted to make use of or pay homage to Kazuki's design elsewhere
Kazuki doesn't appear to have designed any Barians aside from Nasch and no Barian forms excluding the sketch above. He likely had an idea for the Barians given Nasch (note that all his concept art for Shark has him wearing the pendant). Referring back to theory 2, it's possible the character that ended up being Mizael was intended to have a bigger role/be a more major villain, but we can only speculate