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The promised art of Roll's kid, but as a guardian like her cousins.

I was rushing with this one but I still think it turned out all right. I was really trying to make Opera look like the Four Guardians but I think somethings off.

Maybe it's the black? Or the pink? Should I use a different main color?

I'll probably do a redraw and shift her colors around. Omg what if Roll made her siblings and they're all the colors of the rainbow???

First time posting a Megaman oc? I decided to call her Opera.

No she's not from Battle Network I just took inspiration from Slur.

Initially I made Opera because I wanted to see Roll in the Zero series before immediately caving and coming up with an entire au where the guardians have cousins, because why not?

I did laughter headcanons for X and his kids cause they deserve to be happy so now I wanna share what I think their favorite foods are. Just pretend robots can eat food this is an au.

X: Has no particular favorite, but loves homey stuff. Something warm and comforting like the kind of food a parent would make for their kid after they've had a long day and are in need of a pick me up. (Frequently shares with his own kids so they know they're loved)

Harpuia: Has a major sweet tooth and loves anything with fruits in it. Pies, cakes, salad, whatever. If it's sugary then chances are he'll eat it. Has actually been caught stealing fruits before X can make anything with them. His favorite snacks are walnuts, favorite drink is grape juice, and his favorite food is strawberry shortcake with apple pie being a close second.

Leviathan: Loves anything with fish or seafood incorporated in it. She also likes cold treats like mochi ice cream and eats a surprising amount of veggies especially just by themselves. X doesn't even have to prep anything, she will literally just grab a carrot or some lettuce from the fridge and start snacking like a mad lad. Her favorite snacks are shrimps or cucumbers, favorite drink is water, and favorite food is calamari.

Fefnir: Spicy foods are his all time favorite and has eaten so much his tolerance is through the damn roof. He once chugged an entire bottle of the spiciest hot sauce X could get his hands on and made X wonder how he was even alive. Beyond spice though, he really enjoys savory foods like burgers and fries but usually only eats after he's dunked them in sauce. Favorite snacks are spicy chips like Takis, favorite drink is pineapple soda, and favorite food is spicy chicken curry.

Phantom: Has no particular likes or dislikes much like X but tends to gravitate towards baked goods. The mellower the better, he doesn't like it when things have a strong taste. Anything spicy is out of the question but sugar is alright as long as there isn't too much. Favorite snack is usually lightly salted potato chips, favorite drink is water, and favorite food is a sourdough bread bowl.

The promised art I mentioned in the last post, both were surprisingly fun to draw.

Plenty of rambles under the cut, if you wanna read go for it:

I know I gave Roll platinum blonde hair but I honestly think I could've gotten away with giving her regular hair color. I still like Roll as the goat because I see her as more aggressive than Rock, even if that isn't true most of the time. I just wanna give her huge weapons, she deserves it. As a treat y'know?

Regardless, this was a nice fit, Roll has always been associated with warmer colors and Rock with cooler ones, her hair was also just more convenient. The main reason I drew Rock as the Lamb in the first place was because the Lamb had the main character status and is generally considered to be more mild compared to the Goat which I thought suited Rock better. This way does give Roll more rep as the main character tho, and Rock can finally get the chance to be a littol sheet, so huzzah.

If Rock and Roll are in the place of the Goat and the Lamb then they should have some followers too right?

I think the robot masters could fill in the role of the followers, with the first gen robot masters following Rock and the Megaman 9 robot masters following Roll. Time and Oil man are finicky though, since they weren't introduced in the original game, so I'm unsure which one they should follow. It'll probably come down to colors at the end of the day so Timeman follows Rock and Oilman follows Roll, but since both cults work so closely it shouldn't really matter. Aside from those two, the rest of the many robot masters can follow either or some may not even join either cult at all. Prime example being Cossack's line of robots.

This brings up the idea of there being two cults. I haven't played the game so I can't say for sure what the Goat's deal is, but for this au in particular, Rock and Roll are in charge of separate cults that work closely with one another. I'm also making a change and not have Rock and Roll be related in any way. They still treat each other as siblings, but in more of a found family kind of way.

I think at some point in their past, Rock and Roll knew each other and were pretty good friends before both were sent off to be killed. They were killed in separate places but met death at the same time. I wonder if they both have some sort of link because of that or if they somehow just knew the other was alive and sought out to look for them.

If the duo are the playable characters then who should be The One Who Waits?

My first thought was Protoman, he's got the second identity thing going on, but Bass or Zero are also on the table. I'll have to think about that later, maybe draw some doodles.

Would you mayhaps, partake in a small bundle of sillay laughter headcanons concerning X and his kids?

X: doesn't laugh nearly as much as he used to but when he does, he needs to hold onto something to keep upright. I'm talkin' full side gripping, rolling on the floor kinda laugh. Would not be surprised if he tears up at some point on his way down.

Harpuia: tries to hide his laugh a lot of the time but when he caves he's just as bad as X if not worse. If he laughs hard enough, bro will literally start squawking like a seagull. Regularly though, he only lets out a few chuckles and a more or less normal laugh if he's comfortable.

Leviathan: she does her little giggles from time to time, but if you genuinely make her laugh she starts squeaking like a dolphin. Eventually she'll calm down and sound at least a little normal, but just know that it'll be a while before that happens.

Fefnir: has the ugliest laugh you will ever hear in your life and it does not take a lot of effort to reach. He loves laughing, even if he sounds like a broken down car engine on its last legs. Probably joins X on the ground if he wasn't there already.

Phantom: is the hardest to make laugh but when he does he wheezes like a tea kettle. It gets even funnier because he gets weirdly shy about it? Like he starts covering his face when he starts laughing which only makes him laugh more. He doesn't like people hearing his wheezing but he's just a wee lad.

When I first brought up this au, I toyed with the idea that Zero was based on Roll and Protoman, I've been thinking about it a lot lately and drew up a few doodles of Roll using Zero's sprites as a reference. The irony isn't lost on me but I like em so much I just had to share.

If you're wondering why her skirt's missing, it's because Roll has her game face on in these doodles. The skirt is removable and in this au, Roll throws it off when she locks in. So far I haven't thought of when she does this, probably after Wily gets away one too many times or she's just had it with his schemes. Maybe it could be a callback to when Rock was contemplating killing Wily that one time? Only difference is putting Roll in Rock's place.

Idk some food for thought.

Anyways, I'll leave off with two photos the twins took while visiting their little brothers at work.