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    Default [GIFT] Phoenix Rie the Arisen Rappy



    https://imgur.com/8hvOaZR

    This picture is intended as a gift to honour Rieko Kodama.

    She died last year, on May 9th.

    [SOURCE: https://www.ign.com/articles/rieko-k...edly-died-sega ]

    Rieko Kodama was among the main persons responsible for Phantasy Star.

    Back then, she was credited as "Phoenix Rie".

    And since phoenixes are a mythical type of bird, this brought to mind the alien-penguin known as the Rappy (who debuted in Phantasy Star III as the Chirper), which has become the mascot for the series as a whole.

    So, to symbolically depict Rieko, the muses & I combined the basic Rappy appearance with attributes of Suzaku, a Vermilion Phoenix associated with the SOUTHERN Cardinal-Direction & the SUMMER Season.

    The bird-features of Suzaku & the Rappy blended beautifully and the image above was the result.

    In addition, to further allude to the first Phantasy Star, there are three planets encircling a mutual sun in the background, which should clearly represent Palm/Dezo/Mota/Algo.

    Finally, the "Phoenix" aspect of this image is also intended to symbolize more than just Rieko's nickname.

    As a Japanese woman, her contributions to the artform of video-games as a whole represent a literal "rising above" all the myriad difficulties which could have prevented her achievements.

    In this way, she truly did embody the Phoenix in overcoming what SEEMED impossible.

    Much like a formerly-flightless alien-penguin ascending aloft at long last.

    Thus, I again dedicate this illustration to the eternal spirit of the lady whose phantasies brought together our online-community!

    ^_^

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    BONUS PICTURE:

    For fun, here's the first draft of the "Phoenix Rie Rappy"!



    https://imgur.com/6mXUS7j
    "For the benefit of everyone/everywhere/everywhen, may these ripples
    catalyze only cascades of goodness, with zero badness resultant.
    Spoken truly and sincerely."

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