How much has Eli changed since you first created him? Do you still have the first picture of him you drew?
Ooooh boy, Eli has probably changed the most out of all of my characters.
Since his creation his personality has been fleshed out more than altered, though he’s definitely more nervous and talkative than his original incarnation.
His design is another story. He’s always been a pain in the butt to pin down. From the very beginning he had a design change almost every other week because I was never ever satisfied.
Here’s his very first design, back when he was named Kuro OH GOD IT BURNS
This design was changed days later because he looked far too similar to the character that “inspired” him.
After about a year(?) of screwing around, I lopped off his hair and replaced it with a stupidly long scarf. He looked like this for quite awhile.
Then, I don’t know, something snapped in my brain and I dressed him in bright orange shirts and neon green converse.
This was also the time I finally changed his name to Noel. Junking that Japanese name was the best thing I ever did omfg.
The following months involved a complete and utter overhaul of the story he belonged to, and due to major changes in setting and tone he was thrown yet again into design hell. My style was also going through heavy changes at the time, so it was double the fun!
His name was changed to Eli during this process, and now he wears a stupidly long poncho.
I would talk about the whole possession thing and how that’s changed and evolved over time, but spoilerrssss
I Dream this World
