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Color-tests for a story of mine, "Bittersweet Busters".
Bittersweet Busters is a Magical-Girl-story heavily inspired by Lovecraft lore.
So far, I've only uploaded ideas for the monsters in the story but now, as the title implies, I did some tests to see what works for the characters.
Here, the Protagonists:

Astrid: The senior of the main-trio and the indirect leader. As the oldest sibling in a big family, she is used to take responsibilities and developed a very motherly side. Which also entails a certain lack of introspection, as she wants to carry the weight of anyone she's close to, without consideration to her own well-being. Much to the dismay of Merle and Vivi, who often feel treated like children as a result.

Merle - The tomboy. Brash and honest to a fault, she can be quite confrontational and, at times, quick to anger.
Her (single) father was an alcoholic, which was a frequent cause for disputes among the two of them, so she is indeed no stranger to verbal conflict even before her untimely end.
Though she wants to believe, deep down, that fighting for humanity is a good thing, she also questions how justifieable (and how possible) their struggle against the Starspawn truly is.

Vivi - Your typical shy girl - always nice, always rather quiet. Except, she really doesn't want to talk to you
While on the surface, she seems like a very friendly but reluctant girl, her demeanor hides a deeply cynical world-view: the world sucks, humans sucks and you probably suck, too.
However, she sees this is as no excuse to make a crappy world even worse. Her actions as a magical girl are guided by the principle that you should do good, even in the face of overwhelming injustice.

Isaiah - A somewhat odd boy, who is somewhat familiar with the occult, due to research notes his older brother left behind.
He has a crush on Merle. Shortly after a (rejected) confession, he meets her again in her magical-girl-form.
Isaiah soon becomes friends with the trio and tries to help as best as his non-magical abilities allow for.

Latho - The cutesy sidekick of the Magical Trio. But not really.
In reality, he is an eldritch entity from space who seeks knowledge and deeper understanding of human nature.
His true allignment as well as his motives remain in the dark.

Any input is appreciated.
What do you think about the colors and characters?

Description
Color-tests for a story of mine, "Bittersweet Busters".
Bittersweet Busters is a Magical-Girl-story heavily inspired by Lovecraft lore.
So far, I've only uploaded ideas for the monsters in the story but now, as the title implies, I did some tests to see what works for the characters.
Here, the Protagonists:

Astrid: The senior of the main-trio and the indirect leader. As the oldest sibling in a big family, she is used to take responsibilities and developed a very motherly side. Which also entails a certain lack of introspection, as she wants to carry the weight of anyone she's close to, without consideration to her own well-being. Much to the dismay of Merle and Vivi, who often feel treated like children as a result.

Merle - The tomboy. Brash and honest to a fault, she can be quite confrontational and, at times, quick to anger.
Her (single) father was an alcoholic, which was a frequent cause for disputes among the two of them, so she is indeed no stranger to verbal conflict even before her untimely end.
Though she wants to believe, deep down, that fighting for humanity is a good thing, she also questions how justifieable (and how possible) their struggle against the Starspawn truly is.

Vivi - Your typical shy girl - always nice, always rather quiet. Except, she really doesn't want to talk to you
While on the surface, she seems like a very friendly but reluctant girl, her demeanor hides a deeply cynical world-view: the world sucks, humans sucks and you probably suck, too.
However, she sees this is as no excuse to make a crappy world even worse. Her actions as a magical girl are guided by the principle that you should do good, even in the face of overwhelming injustice.

Isaiah - A somewhat odd boy, who is somewhat familiar with the occult, due to research notes his older brother left behind.
He has a crush on Merle. Shortly after a (rejected) confession, he meets her again in her magical-girl-form.
Isaiah soon becomes friends with the trio and tries to help as best as his non-magical abilities allow for.

Latho - The cutesy sidekick of the Magical Trio. But not really.
In reality, he is an eldritch entity from space who seeks knowledge and deeper understanding of human nature.
His true allignment as well as his motives remain in the dark.

Any input is appreciated.
What do you think about the colors and characters?