The S.T.E.A.L. Saga

This low quality photo (that features a sketch that will appear exclusively in Visions) shows the original design chosen for Satsuki (shown for the first time thanks to Too) and the modern design, which Too helped creating.

As I said in a previous post, Satsuki’s original design was heavily influenced by D4 Princess character Doria Rurido. Her role in the first draft was not that big, she was a journalist tied to the occult trying to uncover the truth about Yumiko. She was very detached, to the point of being cold, and her intentions towards Yumiko weren’t that clear. She already possessed demonic powers, but they were completely different. During the various revisions, her role started to grow, becoming the spectator of the unstoppable descent of Yumiko towards the dark. At this point, the possibility of having the “short novel” illustrated was being discussed, and the first real artwork of Satsuki looked like this:

It was quite a departure from what I had in mind. Still, I liked the new design more, so I decided to change a few things in her behavior. She became more active, her role grew a lot, and she almost assumed the features of the most recent version. A few years later, when Too became involved, he slightly alterated the second design, resulting in this:

Too opted for a reinterpreation of what he saw, adding a more tonic/sexy image to Satsuki that I saw fit to the new flow of the novel. Therefore, I made some more changes, and the character became what she is now. Quite a long journey, development-wise.

This will be the last post till 26th August, but we will keep working on The Path to the Light. As a final gift, I present you a work in progress from Visions:

Have a nice holiday!