Sable

Nobility	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Battle	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Talent	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Sincerity	🟥
Kindness	🟥

Bio

The leader of the Royal Guard, a small team of android bodyguards who protect the corporations that work to wring more profit out of their employees. Sable protects a media company and acts as its number one personality. Always cordial and polite, cool and collected, the very picture of human excellence, there is nothing in the world that gives her difficulty. Why, then, she executes rebellious humans with such venomous disdain is a question even those closest to her can't answer. Why an inhuman android has four fingers and a thumb is a question she can't get an answer to.

The pinnacle of the Gestalt Divers, one of only six with the title of Holy. Revered and lauded as a savior of mysterious origin, she enjoys an adoration and admiration she's more than happy to share with her supporters. As the unquestioned strongest she only fights when there are truly no other options, so her unarmored face gives peace of mind to many. Why, then, she gets so violent when a machine takes more than one strike to fall is a question those around her can't bring themselves to ask. Why she even bothers to limit herself to only tasks she's ordered to undertake is a question that crosses even less of their minds.

Character Relations

Rio

Just another imitator, if she were allowed to she would kill her and be done with it. Although as time goes on Rio's obstinance and ability to break the status quo causes enough problems that they end up becoming rivals and Sable becomes determined to demonstrate the distance between an ordinary person and the upper echelon of societal order.

Azure

Easily Sable's most loyal officer, even if she finds her personality distasteful. She's at least happy Azure follows instructions properly and promptly.

Gallery

Another update to the reference sheet with more of a pose.

First updated reference sheet. It's tough to fit the weapons in, so maybe a second reference sheet is necessary?

Sable's battle forme, still a litle unsure about it. The Royal Guard should all follow a theme of "white plus their color", but in Sable's case there's the addition of gold accents.

Various sketches showcasing Sable's personality, still in progress.

Her dynamic with the rest of the Royal Guard is basically like this.

Old material

2022 reference sheet. It still doesn't quite look like the image of her I have in my head, but it's getting there, maybe.

2022 site icon. She looks a bit small here somehow.

One of the earliest design references I can find, from an old college project pitch that wasn't picked up. A lot of the coloring has changed since then, and the battle form is completely different too. These wildly disparate colors were meant as a reference to the other Royal Guard members, but I much prefer the newer focus on red as a tertiary accent color.