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EDIT: DONE. Shading probably looks bad but I tried. xDOne of these days I will use a base that DOESN'T screw with mine and my friends' heads, therefore making an accurate ref.
The legs are all kinds of messed up, but that was the best I could do given the angle of the base. I ran them by ~viktu and ~rinoaneko and this was the best we could do. ...This is why I hate dolling anything like this. XD It's not that I can't... it's that it's a pain in the butt! Her lower right leg (the angled one) is accurate and her upper left leg is accurate too as far as I'm concerned. And yes, Sal' has spikes on the arms. She's fond of using them as weapons when in close combat. But now you can see that and the arm patterns clearly which is the big plus to this.
But yes, this is the armor that Salina was given. Her surrogate father built it and gave it to her to help her reach her goal of becoming a freelancer, where she could then get back at the space pirates (and unknown to her surrogate parents, the Galactic Federation as well). Her armor never really changes in appearance unless she causes the changes. Over the years she has made modifications and even continues to do so. It's similar to Samus' suit in a few ways, mainly how it's stored/summoned and that it shares a beam based weapon system. The similarities come from the fact the luminoth and chozo were in contact at one point. I played with that since I'd like to believe they shared more than just weapon tech.
In all though Salina's suit lacks things that Samus' has or it functions differently with weapons. Salina does NOT have an alt mode (IE: morphball). Instead she has anti-gravity systems (inspired by how the luminoth float around). Her suit lacks an arm cannon as well, her beams being channeled through the gems on her hands instead. As a result she has to throw her attacks. Her screw attack also functions differently and can be considered a faulty/weaker version of Samus'.
Salina's actually not as strong as Samus armor wise. She's less of a powerhouse compared to her twin sister. Salina usually wins her battles by outsmarting the enemy or using rather dirty fighting tactics. She is not a fair fighter at all as she'll do whatever it takes to win. This comes mostly from the betrayal she suffered as a rookie since, after that, she believes there is no such thing as fair in terms of fighting.
Salina Aran and armor (C) Me
Samus Aran (mentioned) and Metroid (C) Nintendo
Base I used to help with this was by ~blood-cocoa
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Comments: 26
Kjerstiiii [2013-08-08 16:43:24 +0000 UTC]
I really like the brown color scheme you used here, and the amber visor. I don't think I could have the patience to doll an armor suit like this, ha ha. xD; Still, it must provide a fun challenge when you decide to doll it.
And I was wondering, what's this base called? I checked ~blood-cocoa 's gallery (and her download zip. file of her old bases) and couldn't find this specific base. :C
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to Kjerstiiii [2013-08-08 18:30:06 +0000 UTC]
It's extremely tedious. XD I've only dolled it fully twice and once with half shown. I think the worst part is honestly the lines. Always hard to fit the armor correctly.
Ah! She still has it up! It's in her Brigh (Wave 1) release. You have to download the .zip folder to get the other poses though.
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Kjerstiiii In reply to Metroid-Tamer [2013-08-08 18:45:22 +0000 UTC]
Well, I really hope to see it dolled more in the future. I enjoyed reading about her armor suit, especially the differences between her's and Samus' in terms of abilities, it really makes it unique and original. (:
Ah, thank you! That's what I get for only viewing the thumbnail of that base set, ha ha. xD
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NightmareEadin [2011-07-11 17:57:29 +0000 UTC]
awesome armor and can i use this in my idea for a new super smash bros game, Super Smash Bros Next gen. my characters Zelda jr and Alias could work well with an aunt in the game... well i think
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to NightmareEadin [2011-07-11 19:56:22 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, but I'd rather not. I'm very particular when it comes to other people using my OCs in their projects due to a lot of bad past experiences. So that means it's a definite no. Sorry about that! :c
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to MasterChief11700 [2011-04-10 17:14:18 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. c: Glad to see you like the design. <3
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MasterChief11700 In reply to Metroid-Tamer [2011-04-12 00:11:39 +0000 UTC]
your welcome your icon is really funny by the way
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Blue-Nayru [2010-12-18 23:05:35 +0000 UTC]
Even though I haven't played a Metroid game all the way through (only Fusion though >>) and I don't fully know a lot about the Luminoth race, I still think this is an awesome suit design
And I love your descriptions btw x3
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Lady-Zelda-of-Hyrule [2010-12-18 18:25:32 +0000 UTC]
Dang that looks amazing! And so detailed, too! I bet that took forever to finish.
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to Lady-Zelda-of-Hyrule [2010-12-18 22:03:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! ^^ Took about 2 days, many hours invested, but I'm pretty happy with the result. XD
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Sergeant-McFluffers [2010-12-18 03:02:29 +0000 UTC]
This looks real good! The armor looks friggan awesome!
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to Sergeant-McFluffers [2010-12-18 06:49:14 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. xD It was a huge pain in the butt but I'm it turned out. >w<
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Crystal-Tears200 In reply to Metroid-Tamer [2010-12-18 02:47:07 +0000 UTC]
Your very welcome! :3
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Aquos4 [2010-12-17 15:29:50 +0000 UTC]
Oooooh pretty. MERRY CHRISTMAS, or Happy Chuanaka, or Happy Quanza or whatever winter holiday you celebrate.
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to Anivethia [2010-12-18 02:37:40 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! ^^ Worked my butt off on getting it designed (with some help of course), so I'm happy that it's a liked design. xD
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Niraven [2010-12-16 22:58:23 +0000 UTC]
It's nice to finally see the full final armor design! I look forward to seeing this shaded!
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Metroid-Tamer In reply to Niraven [2010-12-16 23:06:10 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! c: Compared to the other time I dolled it, this looks a lot better. Lol;;
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