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************UPDATE************Whats this??!! A REDUX of a REDUX?? DN have you gone mad!?
So I had such an overwhelming response from Athena, both positive and negative (you know who you are ^_^) that I decided to give her another go. I will be truthful in saying that a lot of my visitors know vastly more about the KOF cannon than I do(and some decided to send me to school about Athena's origins
Also to be honest, the original design wasn't jiving to much with me anyway......but I still stand by it!
*THIS WILL NOT BE A REGULAR THING, SO DON'T BE EXPECTING IT*
This was a one off experiment because I had some free time between normal REDUX work.
Edits made::
-Complete color overhaul to get away from the school uniform look
- Altered the leg thickness a bit
-Updated some of the skin coloring to soften the face shadows
-Took out the school books
- Changed the design pattern of the stockings
- Updated the Special power color to blue and also added magic glow to her necklace
- Added Rim lighting
Oh and one last note, the previous design will not be posted again, so unless you saved it to your hard drive you are outta luck
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Athena Asamiya from KOF.
Athena is the most recent winner from the KOF REDUX poll, so my visitors voted her over four of her fighting game peers.
This was a tough one to create for me, mainly because Athena has gone through a TON of clothing changes over the years as a lot of you KOF fans know. Pinning what defined Athena was kinda hard for me to do while looking back at all the variants from past games.
I decided on some key elements and got to work, first and foremost was the color scheme, she had to have red and blue as primary colors, it would be silly to have Athena be any other color scheme. Although I focused a little more on white rather than her normal full red, but I feel it still carries enough of the color over to work.
Secondly, from looking at her various outfits and listening to my frequent visitors, it seemed alot of people really dug her school girl out fit. So I decided to play with that a bit, keep the uniform style but add my own personal touches to it to keep her unique and identifiable. So the uniform now has a double belt, a heart design toward the bottom, and a blue under lining that is a bit longer than the main dress. I also added some colorful diamond style socks to make her stand out.
Thirdly, she had to be using her unique power so people can easily identify her, the sparkles were key for that
Anyway, that's about it for Athena, hope you like the design
-DN
See the rest of my KOF REDUX series with over 50 redesigns:
The KOF REDUX Gallery
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Comments: 42
Ask-Dark-Kirby [2022-07-24 21:12:16 +0000 UTC]
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GabeDDRWatcher [2016-04-28 01:14:30 +0000 UTC]
This outfit looks like a fusion of a sailor uniform, her '97 and '98 outfits. I'm quite liking this one.
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alvarocosta [2011-10-25 19:22:41 +0000 UTC]
that's AMAZING *-*
I love it !
Athena always was the character I love more <3
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Star-Miya [2010-12-06 15:19:20 +0000 UTC]
Yay! Athena is always Athena, no matter how often she gets re-designed, 'cause, hell, she changes her looks all the time anyway! Gosh... And this outfit looks really nice. MUCH better than those silly school uniforms _^_
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Ali4st3r [2009-05-31 23:27:07 +0000 UTC]
Never Liked Athena in KoF but if Your design was used in the game instead
I'd rethink that statement
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DaVonteWagner [2009-03-27 03:28:49 +0000 UTC]
Athena just looks like her ansestor, Princess Athena.
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MeepethAndStuff [2008-12-23 20:13:44 +0000 UTC]
The only thing I don't like is the beaded necklace. (Can't remember the name. >.< Besides that, it looks like a blend of two of her designs I remember, which actually looks good. Nice job overall.
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digitalninja In reply to MeepethAndStuff [2008-12-23 21:28:37 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, the beads are kinda like a carry over from her original outfit, since she uses them to fight I pretty much had to keep em .
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Matthew-Icarus [2008-11-30 19:15:15 +0000 UTC]
very cool! I love athena, all the way back to the NES game where she originated
I love this!!! would have loved to have seen the previous version, but oh well LOL
thanx for posting
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sweet-lie89 [2008-11-14 11:26:48 +0000 UTC]
awww !
i love athina sooo much
please send all her photos to me
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Zaxcha [2008-11-01 18:51:19 +0000 UTC]
omg! A MIX OF SCHOOL-MAGIC-SORCER LOOK`S ... EHM... LOOK NICE, BUT ISNT MY STYLE FOR "THE POP STAR ATHENA" XD
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Dangerman-1973 [2008-10-31 15:20:42 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful! She's even better after the update.
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Ninjinister [2008-10-31 08:15:18 +0000 UTC]
Dammit... I like both... and I didn't save the previous one.... ERROR! ERROR! ...bzzz...
It is now safe to turn off your ninja.
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andreayehp [2008-10-30 00:12:30 +0000 UTC]
I suppose you guys know that Athena's supposed to have already ended her studies in KOF 97'... right?
The schoolar uniorms you see in XI and XII are supposed to be costumes, she wears costumes because she is an Idol (young japanese artist, in her case, a pop singer), Athena is not SNK-P's response to Street Fighters' Sakura, you know?
I think you should have given her a microphone instead of those books, and Athena's legs are thicker than those (way more thicker than those in XII lol), those look more like Kula's legs...
no offense intended, it's just that Athena is one of my favourite KOF characters.
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Cr0wf4ce [2008-10-29 03:27:41 +0000 UTC]
Awesome work. Rock is my favorite though.
But to be honest, I'd kill somebody in front of their own mama to see a Redux of Terry and Andy.
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digitalninja In reply to Cr0wf4ce [2008-10-29 03:46:42 +0000 UTC]
lol, no no please don't do that . They will be added to the REDUX in time.
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Playbox360 [2008-10-29 02:21:14 +0000 UTC]
As usual you sure know how to draw the KOF characters and keep them in character. The way that you drew Athena had me thinking her as some kind of witch. Like say Charlotte from Castlevania POR which the books and everything.
Love your work and keep them rolling.
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the-newbie [2008-10-28 09:43:28 +0000 UTC]
Ha ha, yes that is sooooo Athena.
I could easily see her strutting into the arena throwing her books to the side and getting into her fight stance..
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zerojad [2008-10-28 09:23:06 +0000 UTC]
At first instance looks like a little of a class Cleric from any rpg games, long robe and a flail, then i saw it has a little of school outfit.
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digitalninja In reply to zerojad [2008-10-28 16:32:32 +0000 UTC]
Yeah I wanted it to feel like a mix between high school and magic user.
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ClassicTime [2008-10-28 08:53:05 +0000 UTC]
I'm really wonder why she still young when the other characters in game are older and older ^^'''
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digitalninja In reply to ClassicTime [2008-10-28 16:31:44 +0000 UTC]
True, I didn't age her as much as I did other REDUX characters, I guess I missed drawing the younger characters .
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Avenger41 [2008-10-28 08:51:52 +0000 UTC]
I love the look on her face. It kinda shows confidence, and a slight... Evilness?
Now, next time, give us Elisabeth!
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neobirdy [2008-10-28 07:13:46 +0000 UTC]
so kick ass <3 I still love your rock howard one the most hehehe
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