Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion (second reincarnation)

[LoweGear]

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:



Now with 15% more thigh

*RUNZ*

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

*drops*

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*leaves*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:

[IMG]http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/EnforcerShopZR2.jpg[IMG]

Now with 15% more thigh

*RUNZ*

These ZR/thighhighs, I'll be stroking admiring them. (b˚_˚)b

Now I need to give Frieda and the Twin Sisters delicious ZR/thighhigh, too-

/me is dragged into Shirogane-sense's Punishment Room

[Aaron008R]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:

Spoiler for size:

Now with 15% more thigh

*RUNZ*

@_________________@

[kct]

Hiro Suzuhira hell yeah.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Saint X

Cloud Barrier: An omnidirectional barrier that can block attacks from every direction and also provide escape dampening against supershots like Starlight Breaker- but she cannot attack in the process. It derives its name from the general appearance of the barrier- as a "cloud" of magic particles surrounding the user.

Hmmm, sounds a bit like Scatter Shot. Do these particles also interfere with illusion and binding magic in the area?

Originally Posted by Kyral

Here's a random pic I finished yesterday evening.

I still don't know what the hell was wrong with me when I was drawing this...
But... well... the longer I kept staring at it, the more I liked it...

Maybe I will use this for some crack in the future...

Spoiler for Random sketch:

And yes, I'm pretty sure you'll recognize this person.

Genderbending. One of the best inventions of anime.

Originally Posted by JamesEdwards

A state-of-the-art, Mid-Childan pattern special operation forces combat storage device manufactured and designed by the FN Herstal Group for use by private military companies and major sovereign militaries, such as the Time-Space Administration Bureau's Armed Forces. The manifested element of the device is a quintessential "Smart" 5.7mm rotary beam assault rifle, whereas the Barrier Jacket is an equally prolific "hardsuit", with a certified Class-IV rating, ensuring survivability against all but the most absurd of threats. More than comfortable on the body and easy on the linker core to be worn at all times, the SCAR-G is tricked out with all the latest modern amenities, e.g. a Helmet Mounted Display, plus a few "old school" throwbacks, e.g. Retractable Monomolecular Bayonet.

I'd like to believe anything comes at a price... so what's the catch on this Barrier Jacket?

Originally Posted by Kyral

Ok, maybe it's a little unnecessary, but I did it anyway.

I'm talking about a general survey of TSAB uniforms.

I went and looked into official art work to figur out what branch of TSAB may use what Uniform.
I had to make some guesses about some higher ranking uniforms (I'm coming back to that later.) and it is pretty much unfinished, so some help if possible would be appriciated.

For my own convenience I listed the 3 'levels' as: Enlisted, Officer and Command.

Ok... just to show you what I'm talking about, let's start with the most easy one:

Spoiler for The GAS (Ground Armaments Service):

Nothing much to talk about this... we saw people in these uniforms a whole season long.
It gets a little more harder now.

Spoiler for The Fleet:

The uniforms for the enlisted and the officers were pretty easy to figur out (even though they have only a minor difference.), what I had trouble with are the uniforms for command, and after some research I decided that the uniforms of Clyde and Auris might be the ones I'm looking for.

I got further proof after I figured out that Ami is wearing the same uniform as Auris in the A's epilogue. The uniform Clyde is wearing is not an admirals uniform but something similiar, the same type of uniform can also be seen on Regius (during the flashback in which Zest got killed.).

The next batch is incomplete, because we never saw more than two kinds of these uniforms (Command is missing.).

Spoiler for The AAS (Air Armaments Service):

We can see Griffith, Shario and Teana wearing these uniforms in the epilogue of StrikerS (as well a whole bunch of people getting drilled by Nanoha.).

I took a pretty bold guess with Hayate's uniform being an AAS officer uniform.
Actually we only see Hayate and Reinforce wearing that type and that's the problem. As both of them are Special Investigators, it pretty simply could mean the white stripe on the sleeve indicates thier special position.


For people who have trouble to spot the differences of Fleet and AAS I made this one.

Spoiler for Fleet vs AAS for dummies :3:

The difference on both uniforms are the "buttons" or whatever this is called on the upper sleeves.
On the AAS uniform they are round, while on the Fleet uniform they are hollowed.

The tie on the males is not different.
But AAS has this small piece of cloth covering the tie (the male version of the GAS uniform jacket has this two).
The fleet one has this piece of cloth missing (but only on the male uniform, females still have it).
(I checked this, every fleet male is missing it.)

The skirts of the female uniforms are slightly different two.
AAS has a normal, one colored skirt.
But Fleet has the skirt two colored, there is a darker edge on the lower part of the skirt.

I did not include the uniforms of high command characters like Chrono, Regius, Graham and Lindy as I belive they are not part of a single branch anymore.

Well... that's it for now.

I will include High Command, the Environment Preservation Corps and the Special Training Instructor uniforms some other time.

Suggestions and comments are highly appriciated.

I'm missing the white Air uniforms...

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Well... To celebrate my 20th birthday...:3

Please link me to the first page, ghaz.

*goes back to schoolwork*

Sorry for being late. but happy birthday nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Tempest Dynasty

Argh. Finally got this one out.

I'm as happy with this one as I was with the others, but oh well.

Spoiler for Training Day:

-snip-

The first ending is made of much win, especially the last line. Questions indeed. Personally, I'm looking forward to a progression on the second ending. Dinner with the Harlaowns sounds fun to read.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Well, someone wanted a helmet for Mai so...



Also recolored Astaroth to match Mai's BJ, as per Nanoverse conventions



*Edit*

Replaced image with modified version after some OCC input

Hmm, not much a fan of the helmet. It looks a bit out of place with the rest of her outfit.

Originally Posted by kct

For the Emperor! For the Saint King! For the MOTHERLAND!

On an unrelated note, should I get DoW2?

In my opinion? Yes. I haven't tried competitive multiplayer yet, bot so far me and my friend are having a blast with the co-op singleplayer. It's fun playing through the game with eachother, he handles the assault and close combat, I handle the ranged fire. "Get these guys off me!" "Surpress those guys!" "What do you mean you're out of explosive packages!?" "I told you already six tim- Hey! Supply drop! Get it! Get it!" is not an uncommon thing to be heard shouting across the room. It usually ends up being very late until I head home.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

*drops*

Spoiler:

*leaves*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:

Spoiler:

Now with 15% more thigh

*RUNZ*

The photoshopper within me demands a source image, delicious conversions are delicious and a source of inspiration.

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Now with 15% more thigh

No truer words hath thou said.

[Saint X]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Hmmm, sounds a bit like Scatter Shot. Do these particles also interfere with illusion and binding magic in the area?

More like the GN (shielding) field actually, which manifests as a cloud of particles around the gundam user.

Illusions i can't determine, cloaked figures can be detected passing the cloud while binding is still considered as an 'attack'.

well the original version had a followup skill called "bullet hell", a supposed tribute to the danmaku/shump/stg game/s it represented.

go figure.

sooo... other than that, anything else?

[Kyral]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:

Spoiler for Makin' it small:

Now with 15% more thigh

*RUNZ*

Absolute Territory!!!

Originally Posted by Keroko

I'm missing the white Air uniforms...

They will be listed under 'Special Training Instructor' uniforms, I think we once figured that Nanoha's is part of this special instructor group.

I will feature all 3 known white uniforms, the air type Nanoha (an Vita) is wearing, Subaru's ground forces typ and Tiida's as well.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Kyral

They will be listed under 'Special Training Instructor' uniforms, I think we once figured that Nanoha's is part of this special instructor group.

I will feature all 3 known white uniforms, the air type Nanoha is wearing, Subaru's ground forces typ and Tiida's as well.

Tiida wasn't an instructor though... neither is Subaru. White uniforms are confusing.

Speaking of which, don't forget Subaru's silver Special Rescue Force uniform.

[Kyral]

Yes the white ones are indeed confusing.
I really thought it may some kind of special instructor stuff (or what exactly was this one about the special air force aggressor?)

Gah I'm getting even more confused now... would be nice to find out why Tiida was wearing one.


A silver Special Rescue Force uniform?

When you mean the one she is wearing in the booklets of SSX and Vocal Collection, then this is her white ground forces type.
But yeah, I have to admit that the white of her uniform is a little darker than the one from Nanoha and Vita.

Ok... It may not be a 'white' uniform but I think it's the ground forces equvivalent.
Or it may be light gray because it's an 'enlisted' type, to further differ it from the officer uniforms. (Nope that's not it... Tiida is also wearing an enlisted uniform so i think they simply made the blue white and the brown gray/silver)

[Ottocycle]

I'd say at the very least Nanoha's white and blue uniform is of AAS origin, we never saw Signum wearing it because she transferred to and from RF6 offscreen though.

While Subaru's SSX uniform is confirmed to be silver, she personally says as much in chapter 14, with 'silver' in Katakana directly referring to the uniform of the Special Rescue Team at that. Though how they make it actually silver is beyond my comprehension, since it's more light grey than anything else IMO.

Was Tiida's affiliation before his death explained? It's rather fuzzy to me right now.

[Kyral]

Yes, Nanoha's and Vita's white uniforms are both of AAS origin, jacket and skirt are identical with the AAS ones.

Hm... so it was confirmed that Subarus 'silver' uniform belongs to the Special Rescue Team.
Maybe I really should finish SSX.
But her uniform is exactly GAS style, that's why I was confused. (Well, pretty much showes us what the SRT belongs to)

Looks like I will have to put white (and silver) uniforms to 'Others' as we really don't know much about it.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Kyral

Yes the white ones are indeed confusing.
I really thought it may some kind of special instructor stuff (or what exactly was this one about the special air force aggressor?)

Gah I'm getting even more confused now... would be nice to find out why Tiida was wearing one.

Headaches, headaches. Here's your answer though:

Originally Posted by humbug23

Was Tiida's affiliation before his death explained? It's rather fuzzy to me right now.

He was a captain of the Air Defence Force.

Originally Posted by Kyral

A silver Special Rescue Force uniform?

When you mean the one she is wearing in the booklets of SSX and Vocal Collection, then this is her white ground forces type.
But yeah, I have to admit that the white of her uniform is a little darker than the one from Nanoha and Vita, but I don't think it's silver.

Ok... It may not be a 'white' uniform but I think it's the ground forces equvivalent.
Or it may be light gray because it's an 'enlisted' type, to further differ it from the officer uniforms.

*cracks knuckles* Well, its been a while since I've used this...

IS: Silver Retriever

Spoiler for Retrieved Data:

Originally Posted by humbug23

While Subaru's SSX uniform is confirmed to be silver, she personally says as much in chapter 14, with 'silver' in Katakana directly referring to the uniform of the Special Rescue Team at that. Though how they make it actually silver is beyond my comprehension, since it's more light grey than anything else IMO.

Silver sounds a tad cooler then grey. That's really all there is to it.

[LoweGear]

And here's some preview pages from the Perfect Grade Project: Mai Enna profile:

Spoiler for Chapter 1 page:

Full profile coming soon

[Kyral]

Originally Posted by Keroko

He was a captain of the Air Defence Force.

And how does this explain that he is wearing white again?

Originally Posted by Keroko

*cracks knuckles* Well, its been a while since I've used this...

IS: Silver Retriever

Spoiler for Retrieved Data:

Silver Retriever strikes back!

Where is this exactly from?

I know I read the strikers manga up to chapter 11.
Is there something new I missed?
I think I should search the internet for additional sources.

Anyway, I had discarded my brown to silver theory already.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Silver sounds a tad cooler then grey. That's really all there is to it.

I first thought it has something to do with the heraldry colors... but than I remembered that in heraldry silver stands for white and not light gray.

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And here's some preview pages from the Perfect Grade Project: Mai Enna profile:

Spoiler for Chapter 1 page:

Full profile coming soon

When's its got a manual, it's got to be assembled. And when it's Perfect Grade, expect lots of detail and features.

*ruuunz from Keroko-chan*

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Kyral

And how does this explain that he is wearing white again?

What do all three white wearing mages have in common?

The answer: They are, or were, all confirmed members of the Air Force.

So rather then blue being the AAS, the blue is still part of the navy and the white is AAS.

Originally Posted by Kyral

Silver Retriever strikes back!

Where is this exactly from?

Manga chapter 14, I rushed a little translation together with the script I was given shortly after the manga was licensed. It's just that page though.

Originally Posted by Kyral

I first thought it has something to do with the heraldy colors... but than I remembered that in heraldy silver stands for white and not light gray.

Well, if you look at the Vocal Collection cover you'll note that they are using a different shade of white here, the manga artist who did the SSX booklets merely emphasized that difference more then this one did.

There are several other cosmetic differences besides the shade of white too. The blue is lighter, and the shoulder stripe ends somewhat lower then that of Nanoha's. It also lacks the blue piece near her neck, as well as the blue skirt. Both are white on Subaru's uniform. There is also no belt, and Subaru's uniform has four buttons rather then two.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And since it was requested, here's the reworked version of the previous image:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...cerShopZR2.jpg

Now with 15% more thigh

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Excellent!

Spoiler for Reaction - 15 minutes in photoshop:

[MeisterBabylon]

All staff, spill on Aisle One! Spill on Aisle One!

[Kyral]

Originally Posted by Keroko

What do all three white wearing mages have in common?

The answer: They are, or were, all confirmed members of the Air Force.

So rather then blue being the AAS, the blue is still part of the navy and the white is AAS.

So you suggest that the white uniforms are the actual AAS uniforms and the blue ones are all Fleet.

I must admitt this is something that never crossed my mind, as I saw the white uniforms as something more... well... special.

Oddly the three of them are the only characters we have seen with these uniforms so far.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Well, if you look at the Vocal Collection cover you'll note that they are using a different shade of white here, the manga artist who did the SSX booklets merely emphasized that difference more then this one did.

Err... I don't know if you read my post, but I did already mentioned that her uniform was more of a light grey compared to Nanoha's and Vita's on the Vocal Collection cover.

Originally Posted by Keroko

There are several other cosmetic differences besides the shade of white too. The blue is lighter, and the shoulder stripe ends somewhat lower then that of Nanoha's. It also lacks the blue piece near her neck, as well as the blue skirt. Both are white on Subaru's uniform. It also lacks a belt, and Subaru's uniform has four buttons rather then two.

Yes... all the differences you just named are actually the same difference between the 'blue uniform' and the GAS uniform.
(Another difference is that the seam that separates the silver/light brown and the blue/dark brown is going from the shoulders downwards to the middle of the chest, while on the blue/white uniforms it goes up towards the neck. Ah that was what you meant with shoulder stripe right? sorry about that... The collars are also different.)

You can also compare it with Caro's GAS uniform, only replace the light brown with silver, the dark brown with blue, get rid of the small golden batch and you see that the uniform is made after the exact same pattern.