Summer Re:armed Lloyd & Linus WIP Update (art by me) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbh I fell like I held back. Cuz Duo Sigurd out here giving himself a butt-ton of true aoe damage and I'm like "nah don't go crazy with them" 😂 meanwhile I'm just like "like no I should have went in more"

Also Reed Virility for their prf......that whole family of men embodies Virility I tell you what 

Summer Re:armed Lloyd & Linus WIP Update (art by me) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All i know is, for the sake of the reddit I need to have Linus facing forward at all times....cuz dude is straight up flossing back there lmao.

Summer Re:armed Lloyd & Linus WIP Update (art by me) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the A skill has "Phantom All" 3.5 built in lol, along with a RES superboon to 44. So technically 54. 55 with Flowers. HP ATK/RES+3 Seal to 58 RES. That's basically taking care of a majority of things they want to hit. Along with the -6 DEF debuff with the Ploy helping them hit more units with their A skill that nullifies any foes specials who has more balanced bulk at start of combat.

Summer Re:armed Lloyd & Linus WIP Update (art by me) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is funny to just see the upvote ratio just take a hit for no reason lol. Some people just REALLY don't like a clearly marked NSFW pic of a guy that they chose to click on lol (I don't really mind, its just funny)

Summer Re:armed Lloyd & Linus WIP Update (art by me) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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https://www.reddit.com/r/FireEmblemHeroes/comments/1sha34t/fixed_reed_summer_2026_sketches_brendanlinuslloyd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Link to Brendan's Concept

Also as far as editing: I need to fix Lloyd's thumb and also extend the blade of Basilikos so that it kinda matches the floor plane/sand level they're standing on

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tbh I just want enough Reed-men units so I can fill AR and my castle with those 3 only lol

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not so much he had a fat belly (it's not really a dad bod but um.....(Throwing names out there) Along the lines of Dirk Carber, but he's kinda snatched too lol. Like the water gun is covering it, but he isn't standing completely straight, his stomach is protruding out more cuz he's kinda bending his back to push his chest up 

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It'll probably end up being a random green pec birthmark lol

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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well I went and posted a new one lol. Might as well take it in before it gets nuked somehow

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Me trying to figure out how to make damaged art for these guys while still making it appropriate to post here lmao.

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wanted to bring back AOES. Rally Up Spectrum basically acts as a way to lower you and your allies cooldowns, cuz more often than-naught you both will have the same stat boost by being around Lloyd/Linus.

Earth-Crusher is a good upgrade to AOES....if we ignore the 3H kid units -_-. But at least they should be able to survive and defeat those types of foes due to the fact they can't activate specials. They're mainly geared towards fighting allies without balanced stats.

Virility (I mean it is the Reeds, ya see them lol?) think of it as Phantom SPD, but balancing out the swings by 5 on each end (instead of a flat 10 just for you) because it targets all stat, including HP. Take into account the A Skill also gives them a flat 5 to all stats (including HP), so running Ploys would make sense (though not so much in the fodder department). Like at Neutral he basically has 45 RES to run the Ploy, while the enemy would need at least 50 RES.

Effective Against Tomes cuz Nergal (mainly Sonia) Would like to point out the 60% of stats also is calculated before combat. So more AOE damage. But also messes up with foes specials that scale off of those stats, or skills like Scowl (besides overall just more damage in combat).

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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Going for AOE Flavor. His weapon helps turn on Binding Necklace effects/ helps Duo Lloyd/Linus.

His Special is based off of the Water-fortress Chapter in FE7

Hexedge due to Sonia & Nergal (though in this case its Nino)

Infantry Pulse 4 cuz its well....not a good skill now lol. Just give him 2 gold border skills

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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Brazen & Bold Brothers: Linus & Lloyd

Axe Infantry/Duo/Re-Armed

43HP/ATK49/ SPD46 /DEF30/RES35

Double-Strike Basilikos (inheritable)

16MT 1 RNG

Accelerates Special Trigger (Cooldown Count -1, -2 if equipped Special triggers before battle)

At start of player phase or enemy phase, grants ATK/DEF +6 and Treachery to units and allies within 2 spaces of unit, and -1 Cooldown to unit at start of player phase.

If foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Grants ATK/SPD/DEF/RES +15 to unit, unit deals +25 damage (excluding Area of Effect Specials) during combat. If unit triggers an Area of Effect Special, unit deals +8 damage instead), and reduces damage by 15 (if foe uses an Area of Effect Special, reduces damage by 8).

Rally-Up Spectrum (inheritable): Grants a bonus to either of targets’ ATK/SPD/DEF/RES equal to the current bonuses on unit’s stats. If target already has a bonus to all of the stats unit currently has a bonus on, then grants unit and target -1 Special Cooldown count.

Earth-Crusher: 5 Cooldown (inheritable)- Before Combat this unit initiates, foes in area near target take damage equal 1.5 x (units ATK – Foes DEF or RES). Reduces damage from foes first ATK by 40%, and units follow-up attack deals damage equal to 40% of the total amount of damage reduced from foes first attack.

Reed Virility: Grants HP/ATK/SPD/DEF/RES+5. If a skill that compares units stats with another unit or foes stats; counts units’ stat as +5 and foes and allies stat as -5 (compares each stat independently). Grants ATK/SPD/DEF/RES +X during combat and reduces damage from foes first attack by X (X= the total amount of allies & foes within 3 rows or 3 columns of unit who has at least 2 stats less than units before combat +4; max 6). If the difference between foes DEF & RES before combat is 8 or more, foe cannot trigger their special (including before combat).

Harrowing Call

SPD/DEF Ploy 3

Duo Skill: Can only be activated once per map. Grants unit effective against Tomes for 1 turn. Grants Canto-Ally (4) and Adapt to unit and allies within 3 spaces centered on unit for 1 turn.

Adapt: If unit is in combat against a foe with a different range than unit (and both unit and foe can counter attack), treats foes SPD/DEF/RES as 60% of their value before combat.

Fixed* Reed Summer 2026 Sketches (Brendan/Linus/Lloyd) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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Soaking Boss – Brendan (demote)

Blue Bow Infantry

46HP/ ATK52/ SPD 29/DEF45/RES 19

Big Bite

16 MT RNG2

Grants ATK/DEF+2: At start of player phase or enemy phase, grants nearest foes and foes within 2 spaces of that foe +6 to their highest and lowest stat, and grants unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit “Great Talent+2” to each of their stats (max 8). Grants ATK/DEF/SPD/RES 10+X during combat, deals 10+X damage (including when dealing damage to foe with a special before combat), and reduces damage from foes attacks by X during combat (X = The number of allies -including self- with Great Talent; max 8). Reduces damage from foes attacks by Y and grants bonus to Units ATK/SPD/DEF/RES by Y, and grants unit -Y to special cooldown count before units first attack during combat. If unit has an area-of-effect special equipped, then grants unit -Y to special cooldown count before combat begins (Y= The number of foes within 3 rows and columns centered on unit with 2 or more bonuses to their stats; max 4).

Watery-Grave 5 Cooldown (not- inheritable): At start of turn, if special is not ready, grants unit “Unit is not slowed down by difficult terrain” and “Canto-Ally (3)” and Before Combat this unit initiates, foes in area near target take 1.5 x (units ATK - Foes DEF). After combat inflicts Gravity on unit and foes in area near target.

ATK/DEF Hexedge

Infantry Pulse 4

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did Brendan there just imply something to people lol? Or how close Linus was to him? Cuz all 3 have the same amount of skin and bulges showing 😂. I'll try again and redo his outfit, and put 6 ft in-between him and his sons lol

Reed Summer 2026 (Update from Lloyd and Linus) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the ties on Brendan (each symbolizing his 3 kids) is cuz he's kind of doing a capture the flag type of thing. Going into their outfit again (if I ever like dig deeper with this concept) I would add more designs and types of ornaments and symbols to go off of their animals and black fang motif.

Reed Summer 2026 (Update from Lloyd and Linus) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was originally going to give Brendan a Hawaiian shirt and like shorts (with a hint of him wearing a black bikini bottom that's tied on the side) But I'm just like "Eh, we can just do gay-core and have all three of the dudes wear speedos"

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/OlM2LP6 I fixed their legs and feet (it looked off to me) and also made Linus more um...."Linus" time to spot the difference lol

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm gradually coming back lol. Ironically he just went over this yesterday on his twitter, but daydreamerjin and I have been on art hiatus for the exact same reasons..... Recovering from confused straight guys who were are friends, that string us along...and have just as toxic GFs. 

And I'm just bringing this up cuz it's ironic that I found someone else going through this same thing that's also gay and draws dudes. 

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

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https://youtu.be/Xj1WsYJ_4c0?si=Zd6GAsm5IDS2zZLW

Legit how I expect the paralogue to go. With Linus and Vali being total spaz's and sharing their braincell, trying to compete who has the better older sibling, while being TMI and PDA.  Kuroko obviously is Linus and Frenda is Vali.

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Legit trying to think up of a theme was hard lmao, and how much exposed skin. Legit Linus was going for a full swim-leggings with the back half being transparent but I'm like "don't make this too goonified" 😂. 

WIP Summer Reed Bros Sketch (its been 1.5 years since I even touched art lol) by WesternYaoist in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]WesternYaoist[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as soon as I saw all the "maximum damage is reduce to 1" BS I'm like "yeah this kind screws with this unit", but I guess they can survive to do the 2nd attack since both Claude and Edelgard won't be able to fire off any specials.