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Published: 2013-11-22 22:31:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1931; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 0
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Description I've got a confession to make with this one, choosing the Planet Colour was an absolute NIGHTMARE! Jack maybe a Biotic, but when I stopped to think about it, with there already being a massive line up of Characters  - both complete and as yet to be completed - who could have Blue Planets (Liara, Samara, Kaidan, possibly Garrus) it sounded like too much to share one colour. I had tried experimenting with an Orange/Red/Peach mix similar to the lighting in the Purgatory Mission in Mass Effect 2, but after every attempt these Planets were looking too similar to those of Wrex and Mordin. So I ended up giving up and deciding on Biotic Blue for Jack.

Oddly enough, I actually found an opportunity with the War Banners to do something special as I would with the others if I can (Liara had her Queen's Hand Glyph, Aria had her biotic fist, etc). And I did so in the following way:
The Sigil had to be one of her Tattoos, and if I remember correctly that is the same Tattoo she puts on ManShep during the Citadel DLC if they're in a romance so that proved to be the deciding factor.
The Banner colour was Flesh and with the Tattoo as a Sigil they worked perfectly together.
As for the Motto, the reason for the little alteration can be traced back to another of her Tattoos - anyone who owns a copy of "The Art of the Mass Effect Universe" book will know what i'm talking about - entitled 'Jack's Sisters'. A little fan-fic sprang to mind: the House may've originally consisted of many others (her old gangs, the other kids from the Pragia facility, whichever you prefer) until Jack whiped them all out; leaving only her. Thus the House would become House Zero and the 'We' in the Motto was crossed out with blood and replaced with an 'I' (can you guess who did that my fellow Deviants?). That way, I was able to avoid altering a Jack Quote too much - but still keep it in the Game of Thrones fashion - and add a little story behind the Art.

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Comments: 4

Terrenoforse [2023-05-10 12:04:58 +0000 UTC]

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YoungGirlBlues [2014-09-19 20:39:37 +0000 UTC]

I adore this serie!! kudos!

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quwykxz [2013-12-19 13:34:48 +0000 UTC]

Geez, I've been meaning to  leave a comment for this ever since you first put it up; the first time, I told myself I'd do it when I had more time, then every time I was on DevArt after that, I'd forget to look it up again...Anyway, I wanted to say how awesome Jack's pose on the Throne is; the way she's leaning forward and craning her neck, it looks like she's coiled and ready to spring out of it at any second to smack someone with her biotics. It just goes so well with her character and personality!


Another great piece in this series, ToxicSnakeSkull, !

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ToxicSnakeSkull In reply to quwykxz [2013-12-21 17:50:46 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou. I'm so glad you've reacted so positevely to her pose. I always try to capture Elements of each Character's Personality in each Throne Effect Artwork through their poses (thought I don't always get it 100% right). But I wanted to beleive with Jack, i'd captured it spot on perfect with this choice and after reading your comment i'm convinced i did her justice. Her pose while she's sitting in her 'Hidey Hole' down in the Normandy's Engineering Deck in ME2 was the key inspiration.

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