Lucina

First non-Rain thing I've drawn in months.  For sure, a lot of ideas have come to me (both original art and fan art), but for one reason or another, I just kinda keep not doing them.  Until now, apparently.

Lucina (from Fire Emblem: Awakening) has just been announced for the upcoming Smash Bros games.  And I am stupidly excited about it.  She was essentially my most wanted newcomer that actually realistically had a chance of getting in (the rest of my wants are mostly third party at this point, so I'm not holding my breath).  After already having Mega Man confirmed last year (my other most wanted), this is shaping up to be a Smash made in heaven.  I mean, at this point, it doesn't even matter who gets added, because I'm already super stoked for what's there NOW.  

_{^{Although, I really WOULD like to hear some confirmation on Ness' return.  I know everyone says he's a shoe-in, but my troubled soul isn't going to ease up until I get that officially confirmed. XD}}

Anyway, after the announcement, I floated around the internet to find that apparently not many people shared my enthusiasm.  The majority seems to be saying "She's just a Marth clone."  "It should have been Chrom/Roy/Shulk."  "She's ONLY in there because they wanted an excuse to pad the roster with more females."  "Preorder canceled!"  And whatevs.  That's the internet for you.  I find myself literally laughing at how absurd people are sometimes.  

Still, it was after seeing this response that I decided I wanted to draw her and show my support.  Originally, it was just going to be something quick and cute.  Possibly chibi-style.  Possibly involving some gag where she's sticking out her tongue at a character who didn't get added (although I opted against that just in case the other character ends up appearing after all).  Somehow, what ended up happening was this image.  Still cute, but certainly not quick.  It's not a big deal though.  This was fun to work on and I like the way it came out a lot.  And it's nice to step away from the bigger project once in a while to get something out of your head and onto paper (or in my case, onto tablet). XD

I hope you enjoyed this random little fan art detour.  Feel free to share your love or hate or meh for Lucina's inclusion in Smash Bros (or any of the other newly announced characters).  Or tell me what newcomers and/or veterans you'd still like to see.  Supposedly all characters and stages will be revealed within the next thirty days.  In other words,  last-minute speculation is now, so let's have some fun with this.  ^_^