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Xero-J: 4 Years

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Color phase.

As with every year, this anniversary pic showcases just how far I've come in such a short time with my character designs from when I joined to now!

In addition to the Main Three: Xero, Raleno, and Rosalina, though, we also have the beginning and present-day works I've done of the three (or is that two?) guest characters! From left to right...

Rosalina, who over the course of a few short years has leaped from a side character with a decent backstory to a frontrunner in many of Nintendo's main games, including Mario Kart and Smash Bros.!
As for her appearances in this gallery, she's shown off quite a bit more skin than I'd ever thought I would've drawn for any character (indeed, I think this is the first time this year she's appeared fully clothed...)
While I'll never completely turn away from showing off Rosalina's sexier side, I do intend to dial it back a bit in the future, since I also want to avoid burning myself out on it...

Raleno Cinoten, with pointy hair, armorpiece, wings, and Masamune in either hand, hasn't changed much throughout his time on DA aside from general upgrades, but one day, I do hope to show off quite a number of new adventures in Gaia starring him, his friends, and his enemies!

Xero-J, whose appearance has received not only serious upgrades from his initial artwork, but even got several new forms, including that of a womana Wonderful One, and even a Crystal Gem!

Nana, named for her creator, Nana-Kyoto, was introduced to me in July last year, and ever since then, I ended up gaining a good friend and a protege, more or less (to which I will admit, she has learned at an incredible pace since we first met!).
Because of this kind of partnership, Nana has ended up becoming a regular guest OC in my more recent work, even getting an entire comic dedicated to her and the Sega Saturn!

The Formerly Unnamed Avatar representing BlastPhantomXV, now bearing the name of Kagu Watson is a bit of a special case, as the guest I intended to represent didn't actually have any finished OCs of his own, so I kind of had to draw from what I remember of his IRL appearance and his capability with Robin in Smash Bros. to create this! Because of this, said Avatar has no past appearance behind him, since before this, he didn't even exist!

and finally, Nemesis, currently under the pen of MasterBootyMuffin, who was nice enough to allow me to create a few new designs for her from time to time! While Nemesis has gone through many different looks (indeed, until recently, the mechanical left arm and eye patch was the only constant factor in my considerations), if and whenever she makes an appearance of my own volition on this gallery, it will likely be in this Gaian Armor pictured above unless otherwise specified!

Even after so much time, and so many changes, it's still kind of nice to know I'll still have a home here on DA (even if it has made some questionable decisions throughout the years I've been here), and even nicer to know I actually have a number of people I can rely on (as well as have them rely on me) in a pinch!

It's going to be crazy to think that by this time next year, it'll have been FIVE years...but let's just take it one day at a time, eh?

Sketch: Xero-J: 4 Years :Sketch: by Xero-J Lineart:Xero-J: 4 Years :Lineart: by Xero-J 
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