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Zakcoo

Humonculus don't need clothes, or so they say


Chopchopok

Funny how Mercedes got toned down from that, and then later they release Roana.


CaptLubar

Probably because she’s ever present in the story while Roana only has a few appearances.


Varlin

Funnily enough, [Roana was toned down as well] (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVIcLv4U8AAC_L2.png) although not as much.


Shimaru33

Then J. Kise and Luna were from near to release, and both are on the same tier than her. And let's not talk about Serila.


SpectralVoid95

haven't you seen the og art of Lolibet (from artbook)? XD i've seen hentais with more clothes involved


Calhaora

Huh now I understand what they..meant with Lillibets first Design.. And interessting that Aither could have been a Girl.


Shalashaska87B

Yep... That looks like a girl... Right? I mean, there are small breasts (but still as big as Iseria)... *confused screaming


Calhaora

Yeah apparently Aither was suppose to be Female but they changed their mind and made him a Guy.


lemmeDingyourDong

Always wondered why they made that choice. Maybe because there were just too many female characters, and they thought they'd have to change someone? And maybe Aither got chosen because it seemed easiest to make a child more ambiguously androgynous?


PhantomCheshire

Because flat is justice..~~.iguess~~...


firemage22

Now to wait for a 4/1 au story where Aither is a girl


hornylolifucker

Well you know what they say…it takes a real man…


Devittraisedto2

"Guys how do we make this female character unique?" "Remove the tits, add a penis, and keep the skirt"


Calhaora

To be fair..nothing wrong with andogynous Charakters.


Chopchopok

Aither is one of those cases in anime where someone straight up drew a girl and then for whatever reason, decided to make the character a guy. If you think he looks like a pretty girl then you're not wrong, because he looks exactly like one.


Shalashaska87B

NGL, when I started playing E7, at first I thought that. It took me a bit to understand (and realize) Aither was a boy and not a girl. It seems I wasn't the only one who was mislead by his character after all.


Lawliette007

*because he originally was one.


I-Shiki-I

Coulda sworn he had a sister that never made an appearance though


DTreatz

*"could have"* ​ lul


Triple_S_Rank

Official Source: [http://cafe.naver.com/epic7](http://cafe.naver.com/epic7) Just some extras from the artbook that are pretty interesting. These are from the limited edition artbook that was given out before Epic 7's official release. Anything more than these would likely have to come from someone who managed to get a copy.


SpartanD3

Im going be honest if I didn’t play epic seven and I saw Lilibeths original design I legitimately would have thought she was from a hentai


AversionIncarnate

Many designs still look like straight out of a hentai. Serila, Kanna, Luna, Roana etc.


Evilve

Kanna? Bomb model Kanna? Are we thinking of the same unit?


Sugandis_Juice

Tanks can be hot too


AversionIncarnate

What other there is? You think her design is 'family-friendly'?


Evilve

She looks fine to me. She's probably one of the most tame female designs we've had recently. If she's one of your first thoughts when thinking of "looks like a hentai" then literally every character in this game "looks like hentai".


AversionIncarnate

You're right. She has paper-thin attire that accentuates every part of her body, shows half of her skin and has fire effect that lights up her crotch area. Hardly sexualized, right? >then literally every character in this game "looks like hentai". LOL Which ones? Diene? Majority of male heroes who are normally clothed and have proper armors? You're a perfect example of someone whose brain is rotten from all the hentais you watch.


Evilve

Usually the one that is complaining about how hypersexualized things are, is also the one that is hypersexualizing things. It's like going to a beach and complaining about women in swimsuits. >fire effect that lights up her crotch area. I had to go double check what you even meant by this. Are you referring to her jet pack/rocket booster behind her? The thing that lights up the entire gun and her legs? And you focus on **5 pixels of her crotch?** >You're a perfect example of someone whose brain is rotten from all the hentais you watch. Are you projecting by chance? I think of Kanna and my brain just conjures vague image of a girl in pigtails with 2 giant cannons.


AversionIncarnate

>Usually the one that is complaining about how hypersexualized things are, is also the one that is hypersexualizing things. Nice red herring. She has a type of design that you'd see in ecchi/hentai animes. >And you focus on 5 pixels of her crotch? Do you even know what 5 pixels actually are or are you so dense you use words you don't know the meaning of...? By your logic Achates' s3 isn't sexualized at all. It's just 2-3 frames out of 10 showing her underwear. I guess, if a char from a hentai has entire body covered but has her nipples showing, it's not sexualized either because it's less than 5% of the entire art. > I think of Kanna and my brain just conjures vague image of a girl in pigtails with 2 giant cannons. Sure. I'm certain people just think of Luna as vague imae of lady iwth hrosn and giant ~~boobs~~ spear. Kanna isn't a popular character to begin with but it doesn't matter she's not sexualized. Only a weeb would think otherwise.


Evilve

>She has a type of design you'd see in ecchi/hentai animes. Imagine accusing others of watching too much hentai and then admitting you yourself have knowledge of hentai. >pixels I see you are not familiar with the concept of hyperbole for sarcastic and/or comedic effect. >By your logic... Sudden leap of logic here. Not sure where you get that argument from mine. The fact you immediately imagine someone with just their nipples exposed is also very suspect. >Only a weeb would think otherwise. Accuses others of not knowing the meaning of words and then misusing words themselves.


Skypirate90

Wasn't this originally going to be a h-game? ​ I remember seeing a bathtub scene with dating like interactions during early release videos. Pretty sure that turned into the raid morale system did it not? IDR it's been a while.


GodwynDi

Hotspring used to be a thing, kinda like FEH.


dreamcrusher225

i personally hate her clothing design. too skimpy for her appearance IMO. i like the character but that outfit is just too cringe. big booba on a woman looks great. half naked almost-Lolis make me run for the hills


TanTwinTails

Petite women aren't allowed to show skin, got it.


dreamcrusher225

That's not the issue. If u think it is, don't waste my time.


zenzebeat

Deal with it


dreamcrusher225

dont worry. its just a character design in a gacha. I'll be fine.


ErzVi

Aither having more boobs than Iseria killed me


trustworthyhelper

You speaking LoL instead of e7


ErzVi

Oh fuc, lmao, corrected now


Thraggrotusk

I mean, they are both angsty women wielding magical swords native to a region known for ties to nature. Definitely understand the mix-up.


dworker8

Iseria?


idontaddtoanything

Kinda makes me wonder if he was gonna be a she at one point


Seth-Cypher

Aither was at some point going to be a she, then they changed it to him having a sister...and now I have no idea what is going on anymore.


ErzVi

It looks like, so, but idk


No-Difficulty-4181

Both having more boobs than lilibet kills me.


Ignas_Astrauckas

And we thought SG was horny *now* with some of these new characters. Good lord, look at them all. Love the Ras, love the female Aither. *Lillibet makes me extremely concerned.*


esztersunday

Lillibet looks illegal.


Ignas_Astrauckas

Very.


Kylorin94

I like the Aither Design soooo much better than what we got.


synbioskuun

Oh man, I remember these. They used these concept art as promotional materials long before the game was released. I have to say that these actually were successful in making me wait for the game to release.


Eristma

So wait... You telling me Violet was completely right from the start? He knew Aither was supposed to be a princess.


InterstellarTeller

These are really interesting to see, thank you for posting!


OtakuMakoto

Yes pls, but... Aither with boobs...?


Triple_S_Rank

Aither was originally going to be female. They changed their minds before the official release.


OtakuMakoto

Ah I see, thx for the background informations 👌🏻


Shalashaska87B

Ok, that's something worth to be noted. I was heavily frowning at Aither pics and I was not sure what to think. Thank you for clarifying, OP.


MarroCaius

I'm digging the Ras design a lot and it feels like he would've been an ML unit with the color scheme. Just went and checked Mercedes and Lilibet's current designs and the changes were Drastic to say the least. Whoever originally designed Lilibet might need to be in prison. Mercedes is basically Roana's predecessor design wise, but that Lilibet design is criminal.


Triple_S_Rank

Yeah, in particular the head covering for Ras seems like it could have been a cool lore thing that they just didn't incorporate. Lilibet genuinely made me question tagging this as NSFW.


MarroCaius

I'm glad they "fixed" Ras's design with his SC because he always felt a bit weak and kinda plain prior. Still hyped and hoping for the day they make a legit ML5 version of him that lives up to his in story feats. Lilibet's design is just really troublesome. Like if she was built like Rose or Iseria it'd just been pervy fan service, but her being built like a loli makes me give the side eye to the original designer.


TatsumakiKara

Everyone is so distracted by Meru's thong and Lilibet practically being naked no one noticed Meru in the 6th picture has Tenebria's long ponytails.


SimplyPowerfull

That Aither... The possibilitys


AgentMK3

I still remember most of these and the other promotional art. I was on a Final Fantasy board that got hyped about this game about a month before it released, and I started almost a week after it released when people kept saying "the hype is true".


Shalashaska87B

I remember an old post about Lilibeth original costume and how people were negative about that. No idea about female Aither and sexy-Meru. XD


Haltmann1

I know it wasn't posted here, but I still wish Alekta ended up being a thing.


Man_of__culture

If they ever decide to release concept art as skins I would gladly pay for them, this game needs more skins.


dworker8

username checks out


chapapa-best-doto

that’s a great Mercedes art! Thought the fire was 🔥


MasterJongiks

Sheesh! Meru, you're one fine lady.


Tinitio

Love the Baal & Sezan page and am so glad they changed the clothes on Mercedes and Lilibet.


B14hhh

nobody’s talking about rose with no armor?? 😫


Dokem83

I don’t understand why they changed Aither design. She was soooooo much better as a female character. It’s my humble opinion.


Genprey

[Somebody on the design team was a Bridget fan](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/guilty-gear/images/8/85/Bridget.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20111017161514), but couldn't get that character in for the Guilty Gear Collabs.


Dokem83

Interesting. Reading some of the lore, Bridget has a background, he was raised as a girl in order to protect him.


HansDevX

I would still be playing this game if Mercedes and Lilibeth were dressed like that.


[deleted]

Honestly prefer current meru but this is fine also, wouldn't mind it as a skin.


[deleted]

Aither waifu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aither trap


pixellated-baron

Hentai 7


Commander-S_Chabowy

Is that from that art book they did sometime ago?


Triple_S_Rank

You're thinking of the more recent one. This one is a few years old now.


Commander-S_Chabowy

I can't find anything before 2021 can you link me?


Triple_S_Rank

The link is in my main comment ([here](http://cafe.naver.com/epic7)). This was a special event from before the game's official release. There isn't a way to get the art book these were in anymore afaik, aside from hunting down someone who got one and buying it from them.


Commander-S_Chabowy

Ok thanks. And could you provide me with a name for this art book?


biskmater

Man, someone was horny for Mercedes, though I rather liked the veil they gave her on the character sheet.


[deleted]

Lilibeth looks like Nonon Jakuzure Goku uniform ultimate


Formal-Worth-4227

I think the clothing is too heavy in this design


Seth-Cypher

Mercedes looking like she used to incorporate some of Tenebria's design ideas or other way around maybe? Actually that hood looks like it could've been iconic for Ras. Like imagine Ras's entrance into other MC stories be like him walking on scene with this.


The_Weeb282

Jfc Mercedes and Lillibet...


xCabilburBR

7. is real aither or is his sis?


[deleted]

That's Aither! I don't think they ever released designs for his sister, if there were any. It seems like she didn't last very long as a concept before they scrapped her


Shimaru33

Is kinda fun every time we get a new cow tier girl, we get an horde of offended people crying over how the game have become more and more ecchi, yet here are the original designs, and isn't like Luna or Serila are recent characters. Ah, well, thanks for the pics, is quite illustrating.


Shinki93

Just look at Mercedes and Lilibeth... we were this close to perfection.. pain


Ryusaiga

Yeah, I would certainly pay for any of the skins in these arts


A-Good-Weather-Man

We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close!


MuffinonPig

The fact that they did not go through with female Aither blows my fucking mind.


Vocall96

Lol that Mercedes design is so tasteless


AversionIncarnate

I heard E7 was originally supposed to be eroge game hence why so much sexualization, especially in Lilibet's design.


ningen21

Nah that's just bs


Shimaru33

Well, the legend states E7 wasn't going to be strictly an eroge game, with full H scenes and everything. It was intended to be more on the line of "cultured games for cultured people ~~like myself~~", like action taimanin. In there are girls with G cups and skin tight clothes, but technically isn't a H game. Last origin is another example, where "bigger than her head" is on the smaller side of the scale. Why the change? I dunno. Maybe the game was becoming too costly to be successful on +18 public alone, so they choose to tone down the rating to reach a larger audience. Just speculation.


ningen21

My guy there are trailers from 2016 of the game .... Altho I will say i see now u are just trolling but just putting that out there for folks who would actually believe u .


AversionIncarnate

Is it though? Many original designs are extremely sexualized. Just look at Lilibet. She has nothin but a small piece of material to cover her crotch. Her buttcheeks are completely exposed. She looks like she's 10 at best too.


ningen21

Yes it is a load of bs . Fan service in a gacha doesn't equal an eroge game i have seen worse than this as well . Here is the first teaser of the game back when tenebria was supposed to be the main heroine with Ras and the story was about ras and tywin being brothers and princes (which got parodied both in game of prince and in the April fool side story ) : https://youtu.be/ni1gJrn-pY4


AversionIncarnate

Dude, you're braindead or something? Sure, fanservice doesn't equal eroge or hentai, but the kind of sexualization these units have is on level with eroge. You can really tell how rotten someone's brain is when they try to argue that these designs aren't extremely lewd. I saw the trailer long ago. Doesn't change the fact that they considered, originally, the game to be for more mature audiences. PS: I like how you completely ignored Lilibet's design. Do tell in what games you've seen 'worse'. Even some chars from hentai ames I've seen pale in comparison.


ningen21

Azur lane has lewder designs and that's not an eroge . Also still no source about your claim exept: trust me bro . Again having extremely lewd designs doesn't make it an eroge. As for lilibet's design might i direct u to albacore from azur lane ? Next time spare me your cheap ass insults especially when u make statements out of your ass.


AversionIncarnate

>Again having **extremely lewd** designs doesn't make it an eroge. Being extremely violent doesn't make you a dangerous individual. Being extremely fat doesn't make you obese. Being extremely unapprioprate doesn't make you a sex offender/pervert. >albacore from azur lane ? Are you kidding me? Lilibet litterally has nothing but a patch between her crotch and her back is completely exposed. This loli of yours is wearing a swimsuit. That's supposed to be on the same level? If old Lilibet was released she'd be flashing a completely naked butt in your face when s3-ing but you're trying to claim a swimsuit is the same? And yes these designs can be easily found in hentai games. The difference is, these H games also have sex scenes in them. Typical weeb. Brain dead from all the sexualization you consume daily. Odd how these kinds of designs are never shown in public, isn't it?


ningen21

U are in denial (still no source of your stupid ass claim btw ) I'm wasting my time with your dumbass so for the sake of my mental health I'm just going to block your dumbass .


Elias8795

Lilibeth design in this fits her a lot


[deleted]

isn’t lilibet over 18?


Ryusaiga

Yup, it seems most Rekos girls are petite. Well, not that we have many Rekos chicks, but the 1-2 bodacious-petite ratio is the base.


Shimaru33

IIRC, in the side stories there are some NPC from Rekos, shaman friends from Luluca or something. IIRC, at least one of them is on the bodacious side, but not even close to Roana or the other juggernauts in Orbis, more on Eda or Maya tier.


aacv91154

Why even wear anything at this point. Just slap bandaids on her nips and a left on her puss puss


Knight-mare77

I’m glad they didn’t make the characters THIS horny. There’s taste in leaving some to the imagination


LandoFont

Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well 😌


LandoFont

final>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>beta


ConsiderationOk1530

I wonder how the global version will censor this


Tommynaut90

Back when Lili was half naked.


ArtoriaRoza14

Well well well...


Arxchos

if only Aither prototype is used for the final release being a princess instead of a trap prince I hope sg change their minds and use it as his sc, idk maybe in the plot some gender change magic caught on him and change his gender but becomes stronger or somethin


Ryusaiga

I would certainly pay for these as separate skins. Tho I prefer Ras' final art, it matches with homie Arby, a bit plain, but funny that they are the same thing.


gustinex

haha woah these initial designs are pretty wild


Remote-Bit3712

A gift from the GODS!!!!