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Post by lordofpotatoes on Oct 7, 2013 7:01:32 GMT
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Post by feraldog on Oct 7, 2013 7:03:10 GMT
They totally look like someone just popped all the party balloons.
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Post by Nepycros on Oct 7, 2013 7:03:20 GMT
And of course, the art style is intended to be reminiscent of how fire elementals used to be... yet I'm racking my brain, trying to find a real connection between this image and the Annie we've come to love.
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Post by oglokoog on Oct 7, 2013 7:05:41 GMT
Is this her final form?
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Post by sapientcoffee on Oct 7, 2013 7:08:52 GMT
Those first couple panels are fantastic. Second panel in particular. Just...damn.
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Post by smjjames on Oct 7, 2013 7:09:00 GMT
So some of them have seen or met fire elementals before, which either implies some of these guys are likely ancient or there are some fire elementals still around. Although we have no idea how far in the past Annie's fire elemental ancestor lived.
I guess they went off to discuss among themselves? Anyways, I think Annie made it clear that she doesn't want to fight them, but will if she has to.
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Post by Toloc on Oct 7, 2013 7:11:55 GMT
Wooh, full fire elemental form
Did we know she could do this?
Did she know she could do this?
Can she even do this?
Is it just an illusion?
Did she basically just blinkerstone herself on fire? (<- That'd be badass too)
Anyway, I think it's pretty.
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Post by Corvo on Oct 7, 2013 7:18:16 GMT
Those first couple panels are fantastic. Second panel in particular. Just...damn. I actually prefer the first one, specifically the part with the heated air distortion. Tom is a freaking genius. |
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Post by Nnelg on Oct 7, 2013 7:25:17 GMT
And of course, the art style is intended to be reminiscent of how fire elementals used to be... yet I'm racking my brain, trying to find a real connection between this image and the Annie we've come to love. I agree... She just doesn't look like Annie like that.  |
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Post by dulcissima on Oct 7, 2013 7:27:13 GMT
Well.. I logged in just to say that she looks kinda evil in the second panel...
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Oct 7, 2013 7:28:00 GMT
Fire Head Girl!
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Post by smjjames on Oct 7, 2013 7:31:22 GMT
And of course, the art style is intended to be reminiscent of how fire elementals used to be... yet I'm racking my brain, trying to find a real connection between this image and the Annie we've come to love. I agree... She just doesn't look like Annie like that. Yeah, I thought her face looked somewhat like ghost Jeanne's, maybe it's the mask-like appearance of the face. Though in Jeanne's case it was because her ghost became a husk which only had hate and rage left. |
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Post by Stately Buff Cookie on Oct 7, 2013 7:31:30 GMT
For better or worse, I feel like Annie is slowly slipping away from the human world.
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Post by quoodle on Oct 7, 2013 7:42:16 GMT
So some of them have seen or met fire elementals before, which either implies some of these guys are likely ancient or there are some fire elementals still around. Although we have no idea how far in the past Annie's fire elemental ancestor lived. Not too far ago - how long ago was it when Surma died? 2 years? OR when she was last a medium - at least 14 years ago. Same lineage - probably closer to her fire ancestors. Though we have no previous canon that Surma used fire - that's my most logical guess. |
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Post by Stately Buff Cookie on Oct 7, 2013 7:57:09 GMT
Not too far ago - how long ago was it when Surma died? 2 years? OR when she was last a medium - at least 14 years ago. Same lineage - probably closer to her fire ancestors. Though we have no previous canon that Surma used fire - that's my most logical guess. Surma never became Coyote's medium. She was very clearly a woman in the Court's pocket. Even to the extent her behavior made her own daughter question her mother's morality. It is my WILD GUESS that Surma did use fire, naturally, but never went down the road of full fire elemental like this. I would even think the Court wouldn't want to push Surma this far either. A medium is useful, but a fire elemental is dangerous. |
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Post by Xan on Oct 7, 2013 8:03:38 GMT
I'm not sure why, but the second panel reminded me of Murmur character concept from The Zombie Hunters author:  Not so much now that I found it, maybe I misremembered. |
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Post by Toloc on Oct 7, 2013 8:09:16 GMT
Kinda random thought:
Could going all out fire elemental like that somehow call Tony back into the game?
I mean her "flame" is closer to the surface now, so it might be easier to "pull out" of her?
Of course there's a whole lot of speculation going on here...
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Post by zimmyzims on Oct 7, 2013 8:14:49 GMT
And of course, the art style is intended to be reminiscent of how fire elementals used to be... yet I'm racking my brain, trying to find a real connection between this image and the Annie we've come to love. I agree... She just doesn't look like Annie like that. . |
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Post by arf on Oct 7, 2013 8:20:32 GMT
Kinda random thought: Could going all out fire elemental like that somehow call Tony back into the game? I mean her "flame" is closer to the surface now, so it might be easier to "pull out" of her? Of course there's a whole lot of speculation going on here... I'm wondering if it was Tony's interference that was suppressing this side of Annie's nature. That is, until he got a 'message' from his little girl... |
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Post by thedoctor on Oct 7, 2013 8:22:38 GMT
Good catch! I was going to add that the super-high, pencil-thin eyebrows look like her normal face, as well as something in her smile. |
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Post by thedoctor on Oct 7, 2013 8:24:35 GMT
They totally look like someone just popped all the party balloons. On that note: they don't even TRY to fight her! They were all over Ys, but as soon as they realize what she is, they just...leave; in the middle of a brawl where tempers are probably pretty high. HOLY CRAP!!! This makes her (in some sense) more powerful than Ysengrin. Ok, happy feeling's gone... |
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Post by noone3 on Oct 7, 2013 8:30:36 GMT
They totally look like someone just popped all the party balloons. Or, like they suddenly remembered they accidently left irons plugged in at their homes. |
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Post by thedoctor on Oct 7, 2013 8:45:01 GMT
You know, second panel actually looks a lot like "Red," the former fairy. "Her hair goes up!"
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Post by csj on Oct 7, 2013 9:38:23 GMT
For better or worse, I feel like Annie is slowly slipping away from the human world. Cue Coyote.
"Just as planned." |
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 7, 2013 9:41:50 GMT
Well, maybe she can go even further, but what for? Also... very appropriate avatar.  Those first couple panels are fantastic. Second panel in particular. Just...damn. Starting to understand her ancestor (Mr. Anselmus)? Well.. I logged in just to say that she looks kinda evil in the second panel... Not evil, more like... mercenary.  |
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Post by csj on Oct 7, 2013 9:45:11 GMT
On a more serious subject; notice how there's a divider along the middle of her face? That ties in to previous depictions of fire elementals - but it's an incomplete transformation, given said elementals aren't limited to holding a human form and lack human features.
EDIT: Sweet catch: if members of that 'army' haven't seen a fire elemental before, odds are they never saw her mother, either.
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Post by vernes on Oct 7, 2013 11:31:23 GMT
For better or worse, I feel like Annie is slowly slipping away from the human world. KAT! Where is kat? Annie needs a good dose of KAT! |
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Post by sidhekin on Oct 7, 2013 11:47:57 GMT
... for lack of Tony, Kat is Annie's only human anchor now ...
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Post by Marnath on Oct 7, 2013 12:00:10 GMT
And of course, the art style is intended to be reminiscent of how fire elementals used to be... yet I'm racking my brain, trying to find a real connection between this image and the Annie we've come to love. I agree... She just doesn't look like Annie like that. The biggest part of that is that you can't see her make-up or the color of her irises right now. |
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Post by Morpheus on Oct 7, 2013 12:08:22 GMT
Fire elemental Annie reminds me quite a bit of Adventure Time's Flame Princess.
By the way, did you guys notice that she still has her scar as an elemental? At least I'm pretty sure that's what the flame coming from her left cheek is.
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