This will be the last part under the series of blogs in regards to character inspirations. The last student that goes to Aster’s school and is also part of Aster’s friend group would be Vincent.

Screenshot of Daru from Youtube of a frame in the Steins;Gate anime itself.

His personality would be around the line of Daru from Steins;Gate. He would be the programmer of the group, the best with the computers. He also does a lot of internet surfing as a hobby, therefore having a fleshed out knowledge of internet behavior and culture. He is basically someone who will point out specific internet terms or behavior. Basically, the internet will have some sort of impact with the world-building in the story. Though I feel real-life terms might be kept to a minimum. Basically I could show the usage of a meme somehow but not have Vincent tell the audience its a meme. This isn’t emphasizing on internet cultures like a show such as iCarly. However, eSports terms in the competitive world will be referenced for sure due to the tournament setting being a major aspect. (Salty, respect, etc.) But regardless, I am not intending to be aggressive with them either. Broad terms such as something being deemed cursed might be a possibility.  But I won’t deny I’m not sure if I want to go too crazy with the referencing but the principles and functions that stem from said references would be a viable aspect.  Though I can guarantee that Vincent’s character is one of the devices that will assist with portraying the internet world.

And now for the last one, Cyra, who is probably more prominent than the other characters I mentioned. While she technically doesn’t go to the school as Aster’s other friends. She would be in the position of main heroine/love interest. She basically the character that drives Aster to mend his mental wounds. Her portrayal is basically as a songstress who is the #1 idol in the world and also one of the strongest stellarsona in history.  The pic below, Sylvia from the Asterisk War, is the character that Cyra is heavily inspired from. Cyra is basically Sylvia was the main-main heroine in Asterisk War instead of another character in that role. While I still need to finish the character structure, I have plenty of ideas of directions of how to take a romantic plot.

Sylvia character design by Tetsuya Kawakami, Asterisk War’s character designer.