Impressions

hokay ZU, this should be fun.

I was thinking about the ZU manga, and one thing that kept flitting into my mind is ... "how should I/we portray the members/characters? as the impression their username/av/sig/personality draw, or as what we know they look like?"
Do you ever sit there and think "if ZU was a real place, how would it look like?" is it just a giant building with all the different floors being the different sections of the forum? or perhaps a CITy? is the FSQ just a bulletin board? or a town square? would that be better suited for the GCC? (the town square, that is :> )
what about the I:SB? is it a series of dungeons? or a whole set of "The Shades"-like dark and dodgy set of alleyways?
what would the residents of the different places look like?

Where would the BA fit? and what about the Zelda part of the boards? would the intensity of different forums bring about a difference in how people (who frequent that area) dress?
and the Clans - how would they work, in real life?


THIS thread, is for drawing ZUers - And ZU environment- based on the imprESSion they give off - whether it be through their av, acted personality or username or any of that. Or even to draw how YOU think you might "appear" to others based on the clues you give them. Or, how you WANT to appear (in a drawn comic of ZU! :> ). It is also for portraying how ZU appears like to yOU in your mind, if it were to be translated to a 3d real life setting

For example, Power Shot is usually paraded round as a green ranger full of himself,
Dr. Fish, his loyal sidekick is a wee blue fish who happens to hover/glide along ( xD) or maybe a Penguin,
Peefy is Dr. Wright from old school Sim City
Lioness would be a kitty ,
Tiroth as a pink fwuffy dwagon
Scott as a Men-in-black type dude with sunglasses and a gun
while DJ (Tacheon Black) is a bear!


Draw and share! :>!
Hopefully, this'll give me and us (when I finally pitch the idea) a fantastic boost ahead to the ZU Community Manga/Comic ^_____^

ah yes! Don't forget to include the reason why you see them as such!

okay, to start us off, and you might have seen the first two before:

Lioness as a queen kitty - firstly by virtue of her username and secondly through her personality. An avid fan of Disney's Lion King, she HAS been the queen Moderator for many many years; and since we know she;s a red-head, kitty also has to be red :> :




Radek and outside ZU (if it were to be a huge mansion-type building) , Radek, is one of the oldest (join date old) members of ZU, and who stILL sticks around regardless. Though mostly walks around scowling at all the newbies and NOT being impressed, he.. remains :> which is very endearing. That is why we lovingly refer to him as "ZU's grandpa" :



The ZUBC Headquarters look like so:



and Lastly, The Great Panda : first because of his username. Secondly he has one of the coolest personalities kicking around ZU, he's blunt and honest whilst at the same time still being tactful, hence the sword, and it being sheathed behind him. He's not afraid to use it, that's why he's reaching back for it :p I also know he has beautiful hair, so I tried to mix real looks with Panda-ey connotations of the name.


(sorry you turned out looking a bit girly, Panda =X )



SO! your turn! Take part! ^___^

I need to get a scanner so that I can show you what a manga drawing of me looks like, but I'll make a version on the computer.

Originally Posted by Lady

THIS thread, is for drawing ZUers - And ZU environment- based on the imprESSion they give off - whether it be through their av, acted personality or username or any of that. Or even to draw how YOU think you might "appear" to others based on the clues you give them. Or, how you WANT to appear (in a drawn comic of ZU! :> ). It is also for portraying how ZU appears like to yOU in your mind, if it were to be translated to a 3d real life setting

...

Tiroth as a pink fwuffy dwagon

I'd just like to point out that you're violating your own rules here. Also, that I'm thoroughly sick of this particular joke.

Anyways, I think ZU should be portrayed as a town/city at the very least, if not a full-blown country in it's own right. The regulars would be the normal populace; we'd have tourist-types in the form of occasional visitors; people who have left sometimes show up to visit their friends again; things like that. The BA would quite obviously be it's literal incarnation - a battle arena and the surrounding complex, where most of the BAers live and relax. Maybe we could even plant the Dome itself squarely in the middle. Hm.

The SD forum wouldn't be a run-down or inherently dangerous area; it would be agathering place for people to go to and debate various topics. Except the "debating" often gets little out-of-hand until the resident undisputed master (GDwarf) wades in, and occasionally throws someone out. Shadowy corners or poor lighting are optional.

The Clans would be fun to play with; areas of the city that often have a fair bit of influence, yet the only people who actually know where they are/can enter them happen to be the members of the Clans themselves (and, of course, the powers that be). Whether they'd be something more akin to not-very-secret societies or actual physical locations, I don't know; either one could be fun.

Anyways. Some things to think about there.

And me with no scanner. Should we post photos so people know what we really look like, perhaps?

If I was depicted in animation I'd look exactly like my avatar, and coincidentally enough the my personality is very much like the character depicted in my avatar, an ice-cold stuck-up *****, at least on the surface.

As for what ZU looks like, I don't think the SD boards are anywhere close to dungeonesque, but they are definitely apart from the other areas.

The theory section should be something like a guerilla warfare zone, as the legitimate theorists always seem to get blindside bombarded by horrendous theories daily.

Originally Posted by AXavierB

And me with no scanner. Should we post photos so people know what we really look like, perhaps?

That's what this thread is for. I think this thread is to either discuss what you'd want yourself/others to look like in such a thing (if you have no artistic talent), or to post pictures showing it (if you do have artistic talent).

Lady, would you accept photos through PM if you need references for an artistic depiction?

The mod team should be depicted as a group of armed guardians with unique special powers, like some kind of hybrid of the Knights of the Round Table and Bleach. :3 Some would do policeman-like duties catching thieves and trolls, while others would be out at the borders fighting against invading bots.

I'd imagine Clans to be like Guilds from Discworld. :3 They're not secret, but you have to be a member to join in with the clan stuff.

If I was writing a story, though, rather than a real city I'd imagine it as a virtual reality city, like .hack//sign, in which there are NPCs and classes and stuff. :3

I thought we had bots(of a sort) to deal with bots.

The filter catches about 80% of adbots nowadays, but the mods still have to go through all the caught posts to separate the good from the bad and approve them/disapprove them (border police :3 ), and some of the more clever ones do slip through.

The automated defenses usually work, but there's always one or two that slip through them.

Lazer beems? Trained attack ferrets? I can't think of any more efficient automated defenses.

Yay! Ideas! =D!
Many thanks to all of you who stepped up with ideas and opinions! Especially Tiroth, Aziel and Cody.
and now to the ideas...

Originally Posted by Tiroth

I'd just like to point out that you're violating your own rules here. Also, that I'm thoroughly sick of this particular joke.

Breaking my own rules? oho? how? :>
and I'm being serious, not just joking. Regarding ZU'er portrayals and such as they're known amongst the community in an image that would INSTantly make people make the connections

Anyways, I think ZU should be portrayed as a town/city at the very least, if not a full-blown country in it's own right. The regulars would be the normal populace; we'd have tourist-types in the form of occasional visitors; people who have left sometimes show up to visit their friends again; things like that. The BA would quite obviously be it's literal incarnation - a battle arena and the surrounding complex, where most of the BAers live and relax. Maybe we could even plant the Dome itself squarely in the middle. Hm.

Loving the ideas! =O!
Especially of the occasional visitors being tourists and such =D
hehe, and th TAU invasion can REAlly take place as an army from a country invading another :>

The BA has grown just from the "BA" part of it, though I know we still (incorrectly) refer to the whole of it as "BA" still. Perhaps a ... "city"? =O
hey! perhaps ZU *CAN* be a country with different towns for all the different sections?
*OPINIONS ON THIS, FOLKS*

The SD forum wouldn't be a run-down or inherently dangerous area; it would be agathering place for people to go to and debate various topics. Except the "debating" often gets little out-of-hand until the resident undisputed master (GDwarf) wades in, and occasionally throws someone out. Shadowy corners or poor lighting are optional.

Who are you kidding? o.o;
it IS an inherently dangerous area >_____>
and extremely unpleasant =X
it is noTORious for being so! xD and remember, we'll be playing to the perceived notions of the majority to make it flow xD (at least, if the majoriy of people who jump in agree with me :p if they don't, perhaps there'll be a concession on this)

The Clans would be fun to play with; areas of the city that often have a fair bit of influence, yet the only people who actually know where they are/can enter them happen to be the members of the Clans themselves (and, of course, the powers that be). Whether they'd be something more akin to not-very-secret societies or actual physical locations, I don't know; either one could be fun.

What if they be magical? =O
and only fade into appearance or disappearace after a resident takes the initian exam whih grants them the right of passage to see only one of them? maybe if someone is sorted into Nayru and not Farore, but wants to spy on farore, can set out but get lost in something akin to the ... thingyforest in OOT? and that would be one way for the clans and such to not be visible to people who aren't authorised to see it?
Does anyone else have any other ideas of how the clans could be included within setup of the country/city?

*OPINIONS NEEDED ON THIS, PL0X* :>

Anyways. Some things to think about there.[/quote]

Originally Posted by AXavierB

And me with no scanner. Should we post photos so people know what we really look like, perhaps?

*shakes her head*
Nope. It's not photos we're after =)
We want the ZU manga to be full of completely unique characters in the same way their usernames, avatars, sigs and personalities are different, rather than on what they look like irl. See how you sometimes imagine a person to look like beFORE you see their pic? that's what I'm talking about =)

Originally Posted by Aziel Satori

If I was depicted in animation I'd look exactly like my avatar, and coincidentally enough the my personality is very much like the character depicted in my avatar, an ice-cold stuck-up *****, at least on the surface.

Interesting :p
I already have an image of my head as to what Aziel would look like. I might sketch that out in a bit and post it up. It would be fun to see how the image you give off to ME would contrast with the one you feel you do =)

As for what ZU looks like, I don't think the SD boards are anywhere close to dungeonesque, but they are definitely apart from the other areas.

Then what would they be?
Set apart in what way? HOW far apart?

The theory section should be something like a guerilla warfare zone, as the legitimate theorists always seem to get blindside bombarded by horrendous theories daily.

xD!
I actually will need a lot of feedback and involvement from people who frequent the Zelda Boards since I don't know much about them. I would have, however, primarily thought that the guerilla warfare is usually in general Gaming? and that Theorizing is where most of the savvy zelda fans hang out? how far off am I? o-o

OPINIONS AND HALP NEEDED WITH ZELDA BOARDS! :>

Originally Posted by Aziel Satori

Lady, would you accept photos through PM if you need references for an artistic depiction?

Sure.
Though I'm not sure it will sway what I feel the image you give off, is =)
though it might help with other parts of the characterisation

Originally Posted by Cody

The mod team should be depicted as a group of armed guardians with unique special powers, like some kind of hybrid of the Knights of the Round Table and Bleach. :3 Some would do policeman-like duties catching thieves and trolls, while others would be out at the borders fighting against invading bots.

What about their base, Codestuffs?
Should it literally be a Tower of Darkness? :p or a more ... Sherriff-office -like thing? something like the headquarters of the Night Watch?

I'd imagine Clans to be like Guilds from Discworld. :3 They're not secret, but you have to be a member to join in with the clan stuff.

Nooo! xD
They hAVE to be secret! *laughs*
one of the most exciting thing about them is wondering what they're at all like. Most people can only see one clan and do a LOT of conjecturing since they cannot at all even view the sURface (/front door shall we say or the outside appearance of the building) and I'd like us to keep taht part in. Keep it as secret as it always has been :> More element of fun in that!

If I was writing a story, though, rather than a real city I'd imagine it as a virtual reality city, like .hack//sign, in which there are NPCs and classes and stuff. :3

Now I have to go read hack//sign and about NPCs ._.

Well despite how you may envision me, and I mean no offense, if we are playing to the majority, I am seen as my avatar.

That is what I've been told by many at least when I present the question.

Not to mention that I would much rather be presented as something instantly recognizable, and it is simply somewhat of a coincidence that my avatar happens to mesh with my actual self. It was not a planned choice in the least.

I will have to see how your impression turns out, as what it could be is a total mystery to me, since we never got much occasion to speak to each other, and I'm well aware of the preconceptions that float around regarding myself.

Originally Posted by Lady

Breaking my own rules? oho? how? :>
and I'm being serious, not just joking. Regarding ZU'er portrayals and such as they're known amongst the community in an image that would INSTantly make people make the connections

Because the only connection between me and that joke is a bunch of people deciding it would be funny. It's actually got nothing to do with me at all.

The BA has grown just from the "BA" part of it, though I know we still (incorrectly) refer to the whole of it as "BA" still. Perhaps a ... "city"? =O
hey!

You really don't know much about the Dome, do you? If we include the Dome as part of it, that would quite easily suffice for all non-battle BA stuff. All the battle stuff too, for that matter.

perhaps ZU *CAN* be a country with different towns for all the different sections?
*OPINIONS ON THIS, FOLKS*

Thinking about it, Id prefer to have ZU presented as a single city - or, to be more specific, a city-state - a separate country for all intents and purposes, but just one city on it's own.

Who are you kidding? o.o;
it IS an inherently dangerous area >_____>
and extremely unpleasant =X
it is noTORious for being so! xD and remember, we'll be playing to the perceived notions of the majority to make it flow xD (at least, if the majoriy of people who jump in agree with me :p if they don't, perhaps there'll be a concession on this)

Hm, maybe I should've explained that better...I meant that it shouldn't be somewhere that a newcomer would instantly see and know it's dangerous like the Shades; after all, it's meant to be for intelligent discussion. Instead, it should at least appear fairly harmless from the outside; it's only once you're inside that the danger levels become apparent. It has a reputation for it, sure, but it shouldn't be immediately obvious to a newcomer.

What if they be magical? =O
and only fade into appearance or disappearace after a resident takes the initian exam whih grants them the right of passage to see only one of them? maybe if someone is sorted into Nayru and not Farore, but wants to spy on farore, can set out but get lost in something akin to the ... thingyforest in OOT? and that would be one way for the clans and such to not be visible to people who aren't authorised to see it?
Does anyone else have any other ideas of how the clans could be included within setup of the country/city?

*OPINIONS NEEDED ON THIS, PL0X* :>

It's the Lost Woods, Asia. I'm not really sure how to represent the Clans in a city-state, though.

xD!
I actually will need a lot of feedback and involvement from people who frequent the Zelda Boards since I don't know much about them. I would have, however, primarily thought that the guerilla warfare is usually in general Gaming? and that Theorizing is where most of the savvy zelda fans hang out? how far off am I? o-o

OPINIONS AND HALP NEEDED WITH ZELDA BOARDS! :>

The problem is that most of the people who visit the Zelda board don't visit this one (at least, I don't think they do).

What about their base, Codestuffs?
Should it literally be a Tower of Darkness? :p or a more ... Sherriff-office -like thing? something like the headquarters of the Night Watch?

HELL YES.

The Tower of Darkness, rising from a hill in the centre of the city, overlooking the modship's domain and into the lands beyond, watching for unrest within their city and any attack from outside forces.

Now I have to go read hack//sign and about NPCs ._.

...it's an anime, Asia. And NPC means "non-player character".

Theorizing is DEFINITELY the place where guerilla warfare takes place, and the noobs are most definitely the guerillas.

Idea! If we go for the city-state, have a river running through it. One side of the river is the Zelda section, and everything else is on the other side. Also, to include a bit of (more recent) history, some of the stuff on the Zelda side used to be in General Gaming; maybe something burned down and that was the only place they could rebuild? Or the river changed course slightly and ended up stranding the Brawl/spin-offs/etc on the Zelda side of the river?

Poor saps. Stuck between a warzone and one of the seven circles of hell.

I count six circles of hell, actually - unless General Gaming was meant to be the warzone, in which case Theorising becomes the seventh.

Another point - I'm fairly sure it's a widely-held belief that the Zelda section is even worse than SD (more in terms of stupidity than actual danger level). What do we do it with that? Ignore it? Have the Zelda section as the most run-dwon part of the city (in which case Spin-Offs would be in the best condition over there, but degrading rapidly)?

Zelda section is definitely pretty slummy, theory is definitely warzone, GG PALES in comparison. Sunshine and puppies, my friend.

Could make it like Rome, with similiar districts, you have the part which is all marble and beauty silver city type with the nobility, and then you have the outer parts that are all slummy with apartments caving on top of each other.

With Ferret Legionarres wielding Gladiuses and such marching about in formation guarding against bots.