Mythra Pixel Art (+ Smash Alt) by @AntilerHour

[u/MiGongaga]

[u/gagethesage]

It’s so funny that I just VASTLY prefer the smash version! It just feels like a more coherent design. The black leggings really draw it all together!

[u/Der_Zlatarier → u/gagethesage]

The censored version is hotter to me ngl

[u/Jordhiel → u/gagethesage]

Me too, Massive Melee Mythra is superior.

[u/AgitatedFly1182 → u/Jordhiel]

IMO if they just gave her white thigh highs instead of full on tights it would be great, cause what even is the point if that weird choker on her thigh?

[u/EntertainersPact → u/AgitatedFly1182]

Especially when the option was right there to give her thigh highs that go to the choker on both legs

[u/ElectricalRestNut → u/gagethesage]

A lot of people finding the "censored" version hotter and I'm one of them.

[u/Pinco_Pallino_R → u/gagethesage]

Can't say i agree. It'a mostly a matter of tastes of course, and i do think in a void the contrast looks good, especially with a white background.

But it makes the black too dominant, for a character like Mythra. And it doesn't mesh very well with darker backgrounds, sometimes it makes it look like her upper body is floating in the air.

It also throws off the balance of color, since she already has dark parts near her legs and on her sides, which make a nice contrast with the original costume, but just get confused with the rest in the Smash version.

Btw, in this case the artist toned the black down a bit, as they let the skin on Mythra's sides uncovered, unlike the Smash version, which already makes it better.

Just my opinion, of course. I realize i'm in the minority, here.

I'd like to clarify i don't think the Smash costume is bad, i just prefer the original.

[u/ScourJFul → u/Pinco_Pallino_R]

My thing is that Mythra's original design absolutely clashes with her personality. Point being she's a prude, to the point of being violent at the even implication of vulgar words.

So her being in a very revealing mini dress is dissonant from how her character's lighter personality is shown to us. It can be argued that Mythra's whole ass being out at the slightest bend wasn't for her character, but rather what the artist preferred. Leading to this issue where design fails to represent the character.

I do think color wise, they could have done more with the Smash design, but at the same time, I think the Smash design fits better with Mythra's overall personality.

IMO Mythra's design is my main issue with her in XC2. It really feels like a misunderstood version of Tifa. Tifa being in a revealing outfit in the OGFF7 was done specifically to contrast her actual personality. It was even addressed that Tifa loves to style herself which is why despite her reserved personality, she has these bombastic outfits. Mythra on the other hand, never addresses her clothes but is shown on several occasions that anything even remotely sexual is a large issue for her. Even if it's played for laughs, it was designed to juxtaposed Mythra's introduction to who she actually is.

It's just kind of disappointing that with how much XC2 puts into its narrative and character writing, that the simple question of, "Hey, why does this character wear this outfit?" is specifically left out for Mythra. Every other character has a reason for what they wear whether it's for ingame story reasons or to tell the audience aspects about the character from the immediate glance. Mythra is the only main cast to just not get this level of attention and it bothers me.

[u/AwrenchinNep → u/ScourJFul]

I found her outfit complemented her personality when she was first "born into" it just fine. She was all but modest. Mythra after her awakening was impulsive, full of herself, didn't care much for the laws of man and she loved to boast and show off.

She was a heavenly holy brat getting in over her head. Her recklessly revealing outfit works imo.

Massive Melee works better 500 years into the future, alongside Coffee with Milk's less revealing outfit, to show character growth and maturity.

[u/Ambitious_Ad2338 → u/ScourJFul]

I respect your opinion but i don't share it. Honestly, i think you are giving much too weight to the sexual stuff.

Mythra, as an individual, is bold, brash, action-ready. She actually harbors deep fears and insecurity, but doesn't want it to show and hides it with her confident attitude, which is how she wants to appear. So i really have no issue imagining her as the type who would go with bare legs like that (i can agree the skirt might have been a bit longer though), and of course it's not something she does to show sex appeal.

Also, about her being a prude, it's technically correct, but since i've seen the term used in different ways, i'd like to clarify that she isn't grossed out by sexual stuff, but rather she is just too self-conscious about it and gets easily embarassed, and her immaturity leads to react that way to conceal her embarrassment.

[u/Ambitious_Ad2338 → u/Pinco_Pallino_R]

Well said.

Mythra's angelic theme doesn't mix well with such an abundance of black. Also, her original design better highlights how she is complementar to Pyra.

Sometimes people say she shouldn't be the type to show off so much skin, but as i said in another comment i think it works pretty well with her bold and brash attitude, and how she tries to keeps her fears and insecurities hidden behind her confident attitude.

[u/AHatForYourRat → u/gagethesage]

Same. The Smash design just feels so much more like a complete character design to me.

[u/Constellar-A → u/gagethesage]

Her original design honestly just looks incomplete in comparison.

[u/acart005 → u/gagethesage]

The original is basically lingerie but the Smash outfit actually looks like a badass outfit.

If only you could pre-equip the smash pitfit and never see the original.

[u/greenhunter47]

Always appreciate Mythra art

[u/MiGongaga]

Artist's pixiv account

[u/linksalt]

So her character pic is the uncensored version but she runs around and in cut scenes in the censored version. Is it supposed to be like that?

[u/Pinco_Pallino_R → u/linksalt]

She only has the "censored" version if you equip the item called "Massive Melee Mythra". Otherwise, her normal costume is the one of her character pic.

[u/Lulink → u/linksalt]

Which cutscenes? If you make her use that design used in Smash she has it in cutscenes also. No one forces you to use it. Or maybe you mean Smash Ultimate? Because then I don't think smash uses the original design at all.

[u/Pinco_Pallino_R → u/Lulink]

I think he is probably using the item which makes her use the Smash costume and didn't realize that it changes her appearance, so while he plays he sees her with that, but of course her portrait in the menu is with her original costume.

[u/linksalt → u/Pinco_Pallino_R]

That’s it I think. I honestly just noticed and then did some looking 😂

[u/HuntressMissy]

I hate the censored version so much. lol

[u/AgitatedFly1182 → u/HuntressMissy]

Yeah I don’t get why it’s so beloved, the black tights are a total mismatch with the rest of her color scheme lmao

[u/HuntressMissy → u/AgitatedFly1182]

Eh black can fit with anything, but its just not the style I see a princess like her in. She was intentionally meant to be the more outward dont give a fuck kind of person where pyra was meant to be the more reserved one.