Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24.176.2.221-20170420141117

So, in the interest of not clogging up the Muzzle of Nemesis discussion, I figured I would make another discussion for it. NOT just to get the last word in or anything but to actually discuss the issue since I feel like this comes up a lot and I want to make sure my stance is understood.

There are several characters who, despite having a Vocaloid used for them in songs, are not Vocaloids themselves. In the case of Levia and Behemo in particular, when mothy was discussing their album cover, he said it was the only one without any Vocaloids on it. This means that Levia and Behemo, despite their appearances by necessity being similar to the Kagamines, are NOT Vocaloids themselves in design. This is in contrast to a character like Arth, who is said by Ichika to be based on an adult Kagamine Len.

From this I would argue that there are several characters that, despite possibly being inspired in some way by their Vocaloids, are not intended to have the appearance of that Vocaloid themselves. I say this because appearance--and in particular a character's resemblance to a Vocaloid--has actual plot relevance in this series.

I feel this is relevant to Elluka Chirclatia as well. While one could argue that her dress takes some visual cues from her Vocaloid's outfit, and that they shair their length of hair, that's really about it. Their bangs are different, their hair color is different, and, even though Ichika has not really depicted her ringlets properly, she has those too in several drawings of her.

I feel like to call a character visually based on their Vocaloid, in the case of a character where the resemblance isn't 1:1, it's better to go by creator confirmation in that regard. Gammon, for example, is listed as being based on a Gackpo in the end of the Muzzle of Nemesis novel despite having different hair color, different bangs, and a not exactly the same outfit design. Ma--who has a different hair color, hair style, eyewear, and outfit type--is NOT listed as a Luka.

So those are my thoughts. 