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Finally, after a lot of tedious detail work, Yamato and Musashi have new designs! I kept the overall vibe and color schemes of their original looks, but I made their armor more accurate to what real samurai would wear and edited their faces a bit while I was at it.

Here are the notes:
-Their armor has a lot more detail now, including the little ties which I believe keep the pieces together. This on its own did wonders for their aesthetic and made the armor look more distinctly samurai whereas before some elements could have easily been mistaken for European plate armor.
-I added a few details to their helmets here. They’re meant to look like the top of the ships’ masts, and as such the radar structures are carried over from the original design, but now they also have some further detailing on top as well. They also feature the kamon design I made for the Yamato class , as real samurai helmets often have similar adornments (datemono ) meant to easily identify what group a warrior belongs to.
-They have swords now! Specifically, they’re tachi , a common type of samurai sword, and their design is specifically based on the famous Dojigiri .
-Their guns are no longer based on shotguns and are instead inspired by the Type 99 rifle ; you can see the full gun design here . They wear their guns on their backs now as a reference to how real samurai would wear large swords that way - that must make it a real hassle to get through doorways!
-Yamato has a mask now too! They match, although Yamato polishes hers so it’s shinier (just like her armor is in general).
-For the ships themselves, I made them a bit beefier than they were before, as I previously thought they’d come out looking too skinny and frail to fight effectively and wield those huge guns. I also edited their facial features a bit for a more unique, mature look than they had before (but of course Yamato still has a side-eye that could put a corgi to shame).
-The title for this piece comes from Legends Never Die from League of Legends!

Check out my original Yamato and Musashi designs here !

Description
Finally, after a lot of tedious detail work, Yamato and Musashi have new designs! I kept the overall vibe and color schemes of their original looks, but I made their armor more accurate to what real samurai would wear and edited their faces a bit while I was at it.

Here are the notes:
-Their armor has a lot more detail now, including the little ties which I believe keep the pieces together. This on its own did wonders for their aesthetic and made the armor look more distinctly samurai whereas before some elements could have easily been mistaken for European plate armor.
-I added a few details to their helmets here. They’re meant to look like the top of the ships’ masts, and as such the radar structures are carried over from the original design, but now they also have some further detailing on top as well. They also feature the kamon design I made for the Yamato class , as real samurai helmets often have similar adornments (datemono ) meant to easily identify what group a warrior belongs to.
-They have swords now! Specifically, they’re tachi , a common type of samurai sword, and their design is specifically based on the famous Dojigiri .
-Their guns are no longer based on shotguns and are instead inspired by the Type 99 rifle ; you can see the full gun design here . They wear their guns on their backs now as a reference to how real samurai would wear large swords that way - that must make it a real hassle to get through doorways!
-Yamato has a mask now too! They match, although Yamato polishes hers so it’s shinier (just like her armor is in general).
-For the ships themselves, I made them a bit beefier than they were before, as I previously thought they’d come out looking too skinny and frail to fight effectively and wield those huge guns. I also edited their facial features a bit for a more unique, mature look than they had before (but of course Yamato still has a side-eye that could put a corgi to shame).
-The title for this piece comes from Legends Never Die from League of Legends!

Check out my original Yamato and Musashi designs here !