Waitaminute! Wednesday came and went without a mash-up! Did I forget to post again? NO! It’s a flashback theme! So we’re switching to Fridays for the next…9 weeks. It occurs to me now that if this is going up on Friday, I didn’t have to rush to finish this on Monday night. Fun stuff huh? Let’s get to it.

I started playing the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game recently so I’ve had Final Fantasy on the brain. And at last I’ve decided to revisit my favorite of the Final Fantasy games: Final Fantasy IX. It’s been eight years and I’ve been very reluctant to go back to this set of mash-ups. My drawing has improved, but somehow I still can’t help feeling I won’t be able to match the original set.

Here’s Todrick as the main protagonist of the game, Zidane. I don’t hate the boots. They’re not great, but I don’t hate them like I usually hate how my footwear attempts come out. That’s something!

Here’s a comparison with the original mash-up. The obvious thing is the lines are smoother. That’s always a given with these flashbacks. But the detail of the costume in the original was really good for the time. Cheating with the Todrick’s proportions helps. You know, it would be so much easier drawing Todrick if I still did crossing semi-circles for his head instead of an oval!

That’s all for this week! The next flashback comes next Friday! Come back to see it!