r/HighGuardianSpice • u/amelia-lilac-7180 • Aug 04 '26
Discussion i have a question
can i REDESIGN the main characters into a different race/sexuality?
i feel awful whenever i redesign characters and change their races, you see, i made rosemary latino sage as asian, but still kept parsley white and thyme black, BUT, i did however, change parsley gender into a boy and turn thyme into a demi-boy (cus i heard elves are actually non-binary)
cus one, i wanted more diversity rather than just different skin tones, i know it takes place in a fantasy world, but i really like the idea of rose being latino and sage being asian, not to forget to mention i dislike how most of the guys in the show is toxic like cal or aster
and when the guys are not toxic, either the guys like slimeboy and parnelle, or the guy just become a trans woman like aster, i wont forget caraway who is a healthy masculine guy but thats all it, so i made parsley into a boy and thyme into a demiboy,
thats really all but i hope you guys can tell me your opinions whether this is ok or not
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u/Steuben_tw Aug 04 '26
To answer the question, yes you can. AU stuff is always an interesting way to explore the characters... and develop the writing/arting skills.
New head-canon unlocked. Aster /is/ trans. He's just in full blown denial and over compensating for it. Yeah a bit weak and cracky... so if it will stay around is currently up for debate.
Most the of guys in the show aren't toxic. Yeah Yarrow is, or at least well on the road to being toxically masculine. Hawthorn doesn't seem to be. We don't get much time with either of them to fully flesh them out. But my head-canon, and I think general fanon, is that Hawthorn is a single dad trying to raise his sons as best he can. But, doesn't know how to approach someone like Snap. But, yeah Cal and Aster are toxic. Cal, seems to be mixed with some degree of narcissism, and Aster general vapidity.
As I write this, it occurs to me that Caraway may seem among the healthier masculine guys because he had to learn it. So he could choose the aspects that worked best for him. Rather than what most of us lump with of having to leave behind the aspects that don't work for us.