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[glimmers]

What does your character look like?

Because icons aren't always the most accurate, tonight's not!meme asks you to describe your character's physical appearance. Height, weight, eye and hair color, build, distinguishing marks, etc. And if they've had any physical changes since arriving in the City (i.e., new robo-arm, sporting a rad eyepatch, suddenly becoming a human) you can share that as well!

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[terra]

PLACEHOLDING!!

[terra]

Bucky is older than he seems in his icons and since he's still growing sort of, but he still doesn't quite look 21, which is his real physical age. At some point he might spontaneously undergo puberty and metamophose!! But not this day. Bucky is canonically propaganda-poster handsome and is supposed to ooze America physically, somehow. He has an expressive face and talks by making a bunch of hand gestures, as much as possible, but he still has that kind of stick-straight military bearing. I TOSS OFFICIAL STATS OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE ED BRUBAKER SAYS THEY ARE WRONG, and say that in C&C Bucky is about 5'10". He's not the most broadshouldered guy, especially in a City full of superheroic physiques, but he's still very fit, even if he's not bulky. Bucky also has a problem where one of his nipples is perpetually missing.

I think Chris Samnee is the best Bucky artist, especially from the canon point I'm drawing from, which isn't typical.

Natasha is 5'7" and 130 lbs and those stats aren't ridiculous, so we'll roll with them, even if there is no artist consistency whatsoever. I think she should have a dancer's build, which is leaner and less curvy than the standard superhero model, and she moves with a lot of grace. I also assume she has typical Slavic features— a rounder face with high cheekbones and large eyes. Not really much like Scarlett Johansson and her distinctive Scarlett Johansson look!! There's an element of deception about her appearance— her expressions and demeanor don't necessarily speak to what she is or what she thinks, and I don't believe Natasha projects a constant ~ice queen~ aura, nor does she look constantly ready for battle. Natasha is considered attractive even compared to other comic book heroines, she was introduced as one of the ~most beautiful women in the world~ and YEP uh is basically the opposite of the forgettable background character a spy should probably be. WHATEVER. She has a minuscule degree of healing factor which probably means she doesn't have many scars, despite her long career. Physically, late twenties.

Her definitive artist is Gene Colan and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

Loki is in Sif's body so he looks a bit like Sif!! But there is a lot of Loki in there too, which creates an odd dichotomy. To look at him is somewhat unsettling, he has the body of a beautiful woman but his features are sharper and narrower than Sif's wound be. He just looks a bit off. And he doesn't have eyebrows awesome!! Loki is another one who is somewhat exaggerated in his expressions and gestures, and he has a habit of breaking into wild, maniacal grinning when no one is watching. Loki is— I think 6'3" in Sif's body? So extremely tall for a woman, and even though he's slight of stature comparatively with other Asgardian's (including Sif!) he's still… much larger than a human, denser and more impressive.

Olivier Coipel is the best at Sif!Loki and draws him with an appropriate aura of menace.