Your capricious nature makes you unfit to be king! It's time to end this childish reign of terror!
Veterans / folks who kept up with the backstage blog (temporarily down, will come back in a different form) might remember these two. It's actually the first time in years that I've drawn them, and the first time I've drawn them full body. 26 and 6 are something like counterparts to 85 and 64.
To make a long story short, a rival entity to Caido, known as Lady Grief, usurped Caido's rule for a time ages ago. During that period, she used some of the negativity she had siphoned off of Caido's crown to create Others of her own, creating 26 and 6 who are embodiments of jealousy and envy respectively.
Of the two brothers, 26 is most invested in defeating Caido and securing Lady Grief's rule over the Nth Dimension. On the other hand, 6 has become apathetic towards this goal, and is now a begrudging participant in this cyclic war over multiple timelines and multiple time loops.
Beyond that, their relationship with their counterparts is also different. 26 loathes 85 almost as much as he does Caido, obsessing over his counterpart and seeking his defeat, but only if it can be brought about by his hand. 6 on the other hand is mostly apathetic towards 64, finding his existence annoying when he remembers 64 exists at all.
Fun little side note is that those badges have a crossed out third eye as their emblem. A third eye (paired with four arms) is a symbol of divinity. In this case, a crossed out third eye is basically shorthand for opposing Caido's rule.
Blood Moon over the western hemisphere — March 14th, 2025.
Identity (AKA "Her") is an imaginary girl. When the original author discarded their humanity in order to bear the burden of their crown, this separate spirit was born, safely incubating in the long dream of the Nth Dimension. Thanks to Caido's carelessness, she was awoken from that delusion, waking up in a hollow and decaying body that was quickly crushed under the weight of reality. Since she is not the original body, her form can decay rapidly under stress just like the Others.
She was recently granted a new carapace by one of the Suns. While it appears to be holding steady, no one knows how sturdy it is, and She is not keen on trying to find out.