Hey everyone! I have a tattoo booked in for next Friday and I have the design almost entirely nailed down, except for one important distinction. The idea is to have both Axel/Lea and Saix/Isa with their hair and eyes coloured in. I’m not sure whether I should run with their original Nobody character design or their new Somebody character design!! My entire adolescence and journey with KH revolved around my adoration for Axel and Saix, especially Axel’s inverted tear marks and Saix’s amber eyes. But knowing that they’ve become restored as Somebody’s (which is what their nobodies wanted) makes me feel like I should do right by the character and portray them as their ‘true’, complete selves when they’re at their happiest? Which would mean losing Axel’s tear marks and rounding off Saix’s ears / changing his eyes back to green.
I also love their personalities as Nobodies (Axel is almost unchanged as Lea so not a big deal, but there was something about Saix’s villain demeanour that charmed me), and I feel like a nobody tattoo would represent the franchise better and pay homage to Xemnas/Xigbar (who I wish I could include but were just a tad too evil to justify). Plus I think they/their relationship are more complex as Nobodies and I barely know much about their Somebodies thus far, except for the v important notion that it’s what they really pined for as Nobodies. Idk I’m just really torn and would love to hear people’s opinions!
I also love their personalities as Nobodies (Axel is almost unchanged as Lea so not a big deal, but there was something about Saix’s villain demeanour that charmed me), and I feel like a nobody tattoo would represent the franchise better and pay homage to Xemnas/Xigbar (who I wish I could include but were just a tad too evil to justify). Plus I think they/their relationship are more complex as Nobodies and I barely know much about their Somebodies thus far, except for the v important notion that it’s what they really pined for as Nobodies. Idk I’m just really torn and would love to hear people’s opinions!