Iconolatry

[zrath]

I was tagged by araquan to elaborate on three of my LJ icons a while back.
I now have time to do so.

Naka

This is a close-up of "Stripes" by Bryce Nakagawa, an original work in ink and markers.
"Stripes" is the first piece of art I ever purchased at a furry convention art auction.
The full image shows an armored felinoid pointing out juicy targets to his fellow troopers.
The armor is digitigrade and there's a flag affixed to the back, Feudal Japan-style.
I was very deep into the "Man-Kzin Wars" books at the time and Stripes very much seemed like the Kzin in battle armor to me.
This icon is used as a reminder of the more serious side of my personality. I am Kzin. Do not push me.

Batou

Batou is a character from Masamune Shirow's "Ghost In The Shell" universe.
He is Motoko "The Major" Kusanagi's right-hand man, a cyborg with extensive military experience.
Of all the anime characters I've seen, he is probably the one I identify with the strongest.
Jet Black from "Cowboy Bebop" runs a close second.
A big strong bear of a man, older, more experienced than his Section 9 colleagues.
As for "Cyborgs are love", well, just because you're mostly machine doesn't mean you don't have feelings. :)

HexyBaby

Hexadecimal, from the awesome TV show "Reboot". Hexy Baby is a virus, temperamental, unpredictable, chaotic.
Her face is frozen, a series of interchangeable masks she swaps with a flick of the wrist.
I wanted a happy-fun-mayhem grinning-evil-death icon and she seemed the logical choice.

Comments

[araquan.livejournal.com]

Neat. }:D

[dustmeat.livejournal.com]

Hex was my favorite character from that show. Such a Domme!