Hi everyone! I kind of expected this one to stay the same, as it was runner-up from last poll, but it actually came so much closer to a three-way tie than expected so I was wondering if I'd actually be showing you someone else today! Given how close this was, I expect the attached poll's results will be really interesting~

The solid grey represents recessed metal, fabric on her arms will have pearl glitter to help it resemble a glittery stocking texture, the smoke will be a swirly black mica enamel, and the "light" coming out of the helmet will glow in the dark!

To first get it out of the way, yes, I loved Celty Sturluson when I was younger...

The actual train of thought behind her inspo began with really wanting to draw someone with a helmet or visor, like a knight! I've never drawn any kind of armor and wanted to challenge myself. So that thought process then took me to how to make someone a thematic "pair" with the Necromancer, as I am also considering her to be a dark mage and no one else seems like they'd have any kind of medieval influence in their lives. 

So I thought hard about how to make someone need a helmet but still be non-human. And then I remembered Celty - but decided I did not want mine to be (fully) headless. Instead, it's there, but not quite attached. I figured she might have a playful yet bloodthirsty personality and also like to get on Necromancer's nerves.

She is the one design with a notable inspo, the rest pretty much just spontaneously came from the heart. Hope you like her!

The attached poll determines the next reveal, the second-to-last one. One of those two is the most-expensive one to produce out of the entire collection, and will also be the freebie pin for backers who get at least a combined 5 monster girl pins before surveys are locked (so, backers only have a chance to add more inidivual pins post-campaign)! That includes gacha spins too, they count despite the different price point. It does not include add-ons from other collections, however.

Which one do you think it is? 👀

Regarding the second half of the title - I decided to give up on my goal of having my BJD OC Rin keep her signature pink lipstick, it is now "black" (the black metal, not enamel) like everyone else's lips, sans zombie, which would have made the effect I wanted to get with the gum impossible.

This change is now reflected in both banners! She's not very liked in this medium it seems, which makes me sad, but hopefully this change for a more cohesive collection boosts her popularity as a pin. Maybe it's because I decapitated her this time, idk.

Side note: while this campaign does offer the returnee freebie in the form of my mini bat mold being resurrected in a new colorway, I currently am completely stumped on what to offer as an early bird reward, if anything. Currently, my EB plans are just to have discounted rewards the first 48hrs, which I haven't done on here yet. That may be all I can offer due to the EXTREMELY confusing tariff situation, but there are still some things I could get domestically made (like stickers, buttons, or mini prints), though their material costs will also be affected soon.

I may run a poll on what to consider for that pre-launch as well!

For now, though, please vote for what order the last two reveals will be below!