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Foil as the postapocalyptic gunslinger she deserved to be...

So I listened to Godhunter, heard the line "for who could be such a threat to me, the conqueror of time", thought Hey! Who do I know that could kill a god and has a nemesis associated with time? and uhhh. A sketch page followed.

File this with the "What if Ward was Parahumans Mad Max?" post genre.

"In the past several weeks there have been raids on several outlying towns of the Barony by mysterious golden marauders. Whether these creatures are robots, mutants or men, none can be sure for reports are scarce." (Bill Willingham cover art for GW1: Legion of Gold, Gamma World adventure by Gary Gygax with Luke Gygax and Paul Reiche III, TSR, 1981)

the devil works fast, and by devil i mean tink just another day underneath the dome in the lowcaste criminals-and-their-kin-only arrondissmenet :')

more about these characters here^^

This is just my interpretation so here goes:

"Punk" as a suffix is inherently about anti-establishment. Therefore:

Cyberpunk -> Mega-corporations control the media and hoard resources and anyone not consuming mindlessly is a threat

Desertpunk -> Water is hoarded by either petty warlords or mega-corporations and the hero is often someone fighting or existing outside the system. Mad Max comes to mind but Tank Girl also. Basically, any setting where drinking water is treated as crude oil and all the conflict that entails.

Oceanpunk -> Not quite the opposite of Desertpunk. Instead of arid deserts, it's vast swathes of ocean with little islands (floating or stationary). An authoritarian regime controls or wishes to control the waters and its inhabitants. Land can be a resource or ancient technology from the "old world" can drive the conflict. One Piece, Waterworld, Flapjack, any setting where boats are used frequently as transportation and the setting. I wanna see more submarines in this genre.

Scavengepunk -> The oil's been used up and global war has rendered progress & production stagnant. People scavenge junk to meet their needs but this junk is very much a finite resource. The regime either hoards what they scavenge or forbid the scavenging of certain goods, fearing it could upset the power balance. People who can actually manufacture or invent new tech might be persecuted cuz being able to build your own stuff instead of scavenging just disrupts the status quo. These types of stories usually have 1 of 2 MacGuffins: the main hero restarts some dangerous old-world tech or invents something powerful. Mortal Engines is technically scavengepunk and steampunk combined.

I don’t want to set the world on fire…

some wips and sketches (to post at least anything)

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“The End of the Dream” Ron Walotsky 1972 Cover illustration for a novel by Philip Wylie.

Anja LivingDreadDoll Wastelander Selfie

My colour choices for this outfit were blue, brown / rust, and dirty white. It was burning hot that day man, so I didn't wear my full gear. These apocalypse pics were taken during an endzeit wasteland weekend at Das Grosse Treffen. Our Tribe Riot were guests at the Rotten Raptor encampent.

My platform boots decided to become a bit more of an apocalyptic costume by snapping off my sole during the endzeit car show. XD woops You can see the platform boots in my previous post if you are curious.

xxx Anja instagram.com/livingdreaddoll

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