In this post, we are excited to showcase 50 beautiful illustrations of countries depicted as divine goddesses, all created by the AI Mid-journey. Each illustration represents a unique country and highlights its distinct cultural identity and mythology. The AI Mid-journey is an AI-powered digital art platform that creates stunning portraits and illustrations using machine learning […] More

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The following is a gallery of concept art for the original Final Fantasy. All versions included. The original logo was simply stylized text on a black background, but for later versions Yoshitaka Amano artworks were used. The original character artworks were drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, but other artists did work for the localized versions and guide books, e.g. see Nintendo Power artworks. Artwork for the Dawn of Souls edition of Final Fantasy was drawn by Gen Kobayashi. The original enemy artworks

Past-present series, the full set. I had fun drawing these! I'll be back with another series in the future.

Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII

"𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵." "𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶." "𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴." Heroes, quirks, Coffee, souls. Three lives intertwine with passion and secrets. Currently on hold ------ Do I know the love interests is a strange pair? Yes Do I care? No Is this story being told starting at the end? Yes Will I write the beginning and middle? Who knows

My first picrew, it's a portrait maker! I wanted to make a picrew which would be able to make my own and my friend's OCs... Maybe it can make yours too! I might add more in the future, we'll have to see if the mood takes me. Twitter: @h0lysarthole https://twitter.com/h0lysarthole -For personal use only, but feel free to use as avatars and profile pictures. -NOT for NFTs, AI training, logos, selling, do not claim artwork as your own, and don't remove my logo, thank you. Enjoy~

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What Terminator movie would be complete without the those masterful scenes where bright bolts of plasma race across the darkened post-nuclear war hellscape as a combat Terminator model crushes a human skulls? Not a good one, and science fiction has taken note of plasma-based direct energy weapons (DEW) since that iconic film of 1984, and plasma-based weaponary exploded after that film, and became a hot property in sci-fi for a number of years. However, too many writers/creators understand what a plasma DE weapon is or what it does, and this has created a fair amount of confusion. Well, be confused no longer, FWS is here with another armory blogpost on the reality of plasma DE weaponry. If you are revisiting this blogpost since its original posting back in August of 2011, I've gone back and reworked it to conform to my current layout. Enjoy! What is Plasma? Plasma is the so-called "forth state of matter", and is basically, an ionized gas that easily conducts electric current, allowing for greater effect from forces of EM. William Crookes first discovered plasma in 1879, but the term "plasma" was gave by Irving Langmuir in the early 20th century. Plasma is very common, and according to a few science websites, "plasma is the most common form of matter in the visible universe, comprising more than 90%." Here on this planet, we see plasma everyday: lightning, the sun, used in arc-welding torches, neon signs and high-end television screens. Given it common nature, and that humanity dose use plasma for everyday uses, could it be used on the future battlefield? The Reality of Plasma-based Weaponry Science Fiction writers and creators would like you to believe that plasma DEW systems could be used in the same manner as an AK-47 or even a particle/laser guns. However that is far from the truth...If I were to say to you the words: "hot excited gas gun", then you might think I was making a 8th grade fart joke...but that, boiled down, this is what plasma weaponry is: Steam Gun...just a really, really hot steam. The goal of any weapon, is to transfer its lethal energy to the target and destroy the target. The truth is that according to hard science, plasma energy is not as likely a candidates for weaponization as lasers or particle beams. That is mainly due to the grim reality of what plasma is and how it could be controlled. Given its properties, plasma could be used to kill someone give the thermal energy, however, the real issue lays in getting the plasma to the target. Plasma is lower density that the air, creating resistance issues, to the degree of being dissipated in atmosphere and/or floating, after a very short range....like less than 50 centimeters! These are not speeding blue bolts, that we have seen in Terminator . If one makes the plasma discharge more density and ramps up the pressure, according to an article I read on this issue, it would require pressure that needs a containment tank equal to a thousand times the density of steel (http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/PlasmaWeapons.html)! Some writers have gone around this issue of encapsulation the superheated gas in a eletro-magnetic sabot, much like the shell on a paintball, keeping the mineral oil paint contained. Magnetic containment exist in the real world, they are called Tokamak that stores the plasma in a torus, at 150 million degrees Celsius, and they are massive and extremely complex. Not really something you drag through the mud of a combat zone. (LINK: http://www.iter.org/mach). Another method explored by sci-fi writers and scientists, who working on the Sliva Star Program, was using laser to create tunnels though the atmosphere, to funnel the plasma energy to their target. But sadly those are not likely to be used in a field-grade weapon due to their complexity and economic cost. Have there been attempts at real-world plasma weaponry? Yes, most are associated with the US SDI or "Star Wars" program of the 1980's and early 90's. The idea was to use plasma DEW for inception and destroy incoming missiles. The most famous of these is Shiva Star, funded by the US Air Force up until 1995. This project was ended because the goal of being able to fire "plasma bullets" at 3,000 Km/s and the plasma bullet was to be equal to five pounds of TNT was unable to be met. It was discovered that these plasma bullets were unstable in the atmosphere and broke apart prior to inspection...kind of the whole point of the weapon. Lasers were fooled around with to form a passage through the atmosphere to allow the plasma bullet easier access, but nothing really came of it. To sum up how little is thought of plasma being a realistic DEW systems by hard sci-fi, the atomic rockets website barely mentions it, and calls it unworkable (http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/sidearmenergy.php). Possible uses of Hard Science Plasma-based Weaponry Maybe, that is the key word for any real use of plasma energ in a lethal military device. It is possible for plasma to be used as flamethrower like device, especially in underground complexes, were the hot gas (hehe) would rise the temperate...like smoking someone out. Another use could be for explosives medium in grenades or airborne bombs, however, given the technical issues with keeping plasma stable and its effectiveness in-atmosphere, good old white phosphorus works just as well. So, the bottom line is that plasma would, mostly likely, would not be used in lethal application in the a military setting. Plasma DE Weapons in Sci-Fi "Hey, just what you see, pal!" When researching the topic, It was difficult to come across much historical evidence on when plasma weaponry began to enter into the common usage in sci-fi works. It seems that Star Trek: TOS: Balance of Terror (1966) was one of the first, if not the earliest use of plasma-based weaponry. This came in the form of blob-like plasma torpedo fired at the Enterprise. Then it seems that plasma weapons do not to gain speed until after the original Terminator (phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range) and in the Traveler RPG games. With the rise, in the 1980's, of RPGs, military sci-fi, Anime/Manga, and the effect of the Terminator films, plasma weaponry started to replace the more common laser blaster as the choice in directed energy weapons. Plasma weapons are currently a staple of sci-fi shooter-themed video games. However, these reported plasma weapons were little more than re-badged laser blasters, little technical mention was made of their inner-workings. One common element seems to pop up with fictional plasma weaponry, overheating and venting. Advantages of Plasma Weaponry Near-miss is good enough for lethal effect Psychological effect They make pretty colors... Disadvantages of Plasma Weaponry Current ceramic technology, like the Space Shuttle tiles, are about to block the thermal effect of plasma A real plasma weapon would set forest, fields, and civilians on fire, this would also create havoc for both sides of the conflict. Near 100% fatal results for GSW, serious loss to combat power and morale at home. Complex weapon that requires its fuel source to be kept in a power-intense containment magnetic bottles. Weapon could be a liability to their users if hit or loss of containment (BOOM). Heat generated by the weapon's use that may be a danger to the operator Atmospheric blooming (lack of range and effectiveness) Slow speed of the bolt-blob of plasma Buoyancy of the bolt-blob of plasma being more of balloon, than a bullet. Highly dense, far-future alloy, needed for the weapon's high pressure containment needs The Effect of Being Hit by a Plasma 'Bolt' Let us say that plasma DEW could be accomplished and fielded by a major military power. Okay, then imagine those plasma DEW systems being in the hands of soldiers, gunships, and tanks...like Terminator, then imagine the battlefield: bolts of blazing supra heated energy flying around, like the scenes from Terminator 2. Imagine soldiers, all armored up, assaulting towards an enemy position. One of the enemy tanks fires a plasma bolt from its main gun, roughly the same size as a 105mm shell is today. This bolt MISSES the infantry, but the entire platoon bursts like party balloons into a fine pink mist and burned military camo clothing. That is the devastating effect of an object that burns at about 250,000 to 500,000 degrees. Here is the quote from Christoper Shield's Terminator 2029 website to explain: Wounds from plasma weapons would be akin to severe burns with most organic material of the primary wound site being vaporized. Fluids would flash to steam, organic material would turn to ash and most direct hit plasma wounds would be fatal in nature. Effects from the "splash" of a plasma weapon would consist of severe burns that might be capable of "burn through" of soft targets. Regardless, wounds received from plasma based weapons would take a long time to heal and require massive amounts of attention. Near misses might produce severe burns and heat trauma while fragments from large diameter bore weapons might be crippling or lethal with splash-like side effects. The explosive decoupling of large amounts of free standing matter (ground, terrain, armor plate, etc.) would also produce high speed lethal fragmentation in a large area around the point of impact. This can be seen in te the first Terminator movie when Kyle and Jan Ferro are on an HK tank hunting mission, and the HK tank turns its chain-plasma gun on her, and fires, violently transforming Miss Ferro into a shower of pink mist. Here is the link: http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/plasmaguns.html Detailed Examples of Plasma DEW in Sci-Fi There are a few sci-fi works that detail the inner-workings of their plasma weaponry, here are main three that I know about, and if available, I took the direct text of the author's own words. Skynet and Human Resistance Plasma weapons from TERMINATOR Universe While the Terminator movies, TV show, and comics give little technical information on the operation of Skynet's main armament for its HK and Terminator units. The real work on the plasma DEW systems of the Terminator series was done by Christoper Shield's excellent Terminator site, and is out-and-out a masterful work of sci-fi art and love. He details the plasma weapons seen on screen, even accounting for the ejecting shells seen in the dark future scenes in Terminator 2. To ruggedize these directed energy weapons, he details that Skynet moved away from heavy bottles encased the slush hydrogen into 'cartridges' that fires 5mm, 6mm, or even 7mm plasma pulses. This allows for the plasma weapons of Terminator universe to be portable and not be recharged via a massive hydrogen tank. In addition, he also shows the evolution of the first generation phased plasma weaponry to the "current" seventh generation. A question that was raised by a regular reader of FWS, Mr. Phoenix, about why Skynet would design hand held phased plasma weapons that could be used by the human resistance? Skynet, according to various sources, including Mr. Shields website, did not set out to make the Terminator. It was only when, while Skynet was sealzing resources and rebuilding production facilities, it ran into human survivors. Skynet hot back with aerial and ground Hunter-Killers, but these human gurrillas soon hid into underground structures, that the bigger machines could not go. That's when Skynet designed the inflitrator units, all known as Terminators. The Termiantor had to pass for human, so said Kyle Reese, and Skynet saw the wisdom of having infantry units designed to go were humans went, and move how they moved. Is not mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery? To arm them for the battles in the ruins, they needed handheld plasma weaponry. Thus, forcing Skynet R&D towards micronization of their larger scale phased plasma weapon around 2004. The Handheld PPG from Babylon 5 I watched B5 throughout high school, and it was a nice change from the domination of the Star Trek TV shows. One of the more interesting elements, was the sidearm of the Earth Alliance, the PPG (Phased Plasma Gun, gee, I wonder where they got that from?). The PPG pistol was about the size of a Walter PPK, and it was nearly comically in the hands of the actors, but the PPG had a neat trick. The moment the gun was raised to a certain heighten, it readied itself, with a unique noise, that basically said: "I'm ready to rock, mother fucker!" When the pistol was fired, the local space around the stubby barrel was distorted, like a heat mirage. Here is the data from the babylon5 wiki site: A PPG (an acronym for Phased Plasma Gun) is a type of weapon that fires a bolt of energized, super-heated helium sheathed in an electromagnetic field and propelled by an opposed magnetic field. On impact the plasma bolt dissipates and discharges it's thermal and kinetic energy. When fired in an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere, the intense heat of the super-heated helium plasma projectile causes a distinctive optical distortion as it expands the air around it. PPGs are the side-arm of choice for most space based fighting forces as the plasma bolt is effective against organic targets and thin metals but will dissipate quickly when striking denser surfaces. This means that while in a pressurised environment, a stray shot will not cause a hull breach as is the risk with Slugthrowers.[2] Sustained fire will however burn though some thick metals but alloys with a high heat dissipation rate such as beryllium will simply ricochet the shot. Colonial Marine Plasma DEWs From ALIENS: the Colonial Marines Technical Manuel The M577 APC mounted plasma DEW Cannon: The initial production M577A mounts two 20 mW Boyars PARS 150 phased plasma cannon. The power source is a 6 mW hydrogen fuel cell capable of powering 3,000 firings before refuelling. The fuel cell drives a homopolar fast-discharge generator which stores power until it has sufficient energy to pulse the plasma gun's laser. When the laser is fired, it creates an ionized trail in the atmosphere which is charged by the gun's electromagnetic coil to form a solenoidal magnetic tunnel. The ammunition - Cadmium Telluride pellets of around five grams mass - is fed mechanically into the tunnel, where it is vaporized by the laser beam into a superheated plasma, which is accelerated by the magnetic coil to velocities in the region of 5,000 m/s. The plasma travels the tunnel until it impacts the target at a focussed point, using its considerable kinetic and thermal energy for maximum effect penetration. Because of the power usage, both guns fire in sequence rather than simultaneously; thus, cyclic rate of fire (allowing for adequate cooling between shots) is 40 rpm. Each gun carries up to 1000 rounds of ammunition. Maximum effective range is dependent upon the ambient atmospherics, but in ideal conditions can be up to 4,000 m. The M78 Plasma Infantry Gun: The M78 PIG (Phased-plasma Infantry Gun) is a man-portable anti-armor weapon. Weighing 15.2 kg in its entirety, the PIG consists of two parts: the gun and its power pack. The M78 is a 15 mW phased plasma system firing vaporized Cadmium Telluride pellets from a 30 round feed. The fast-discharge system powering the gun's laser and magnetic coil is fed from a 4 mW hydrogen fuel cell in the power pack. The firing cycle takes 3 seconds, most of which time is taken up by the powering up of the discharge generator. The penetrating power of the system is considerable, and it is claimed to be able to breach the flank armor of a heavy tank at 1,000 m. Examples of Soft-Science Plasma Weaponry in Sci-Fi: The Covenant from the HALO Universe Can I get an "Wort! Wort! Wort?!" Since the Covenant "borrowed" their technology from the Forerunners, their entire military offensive arms seem based around plasma DEW technology. In the HALO games and novels, humans can and do use the plasma weapons with great effeteness, however, they cannot recharge the weapons. The blazing hot blue or green bolts of hydrogen are shown damaging objects and enemies via thermal damage. Often when marines get hit with plasma bolts, they scream "its burns!" Like a majority of fictional plasma DEW, they overheat and require a cool-down period with vents that pop open. I have to say, that Bungie created in the Covenant arms one of the best looking alien weaponry in sci-fi. Transformers Several websites say that the Transformers used plasma weaponry, while others talk of some sort of laser. The toyline for the third movie does have a Bumblebee plasma cannon. The Invid from the ROBOTECH Universe Several of the Zentraedi mecha and their personal weaponry is said to be based off plasma weaponry, however, since I worship this series, I know that through the 1st Robotech War, the Zentraedi talk of laser bombardment. However, the main users of plasma-based weapons in Robotech were the Invid, their shock troopers carried twin plasma cannons that doled out plasma discs of death. The Yautjan Shoulder-Cannon from the Predator Univserse While the Yautja warriors pride themselves on using anicent field tradecraft to stalk then kill their prey, the race does use futuristic DEW systems. Namely, the should mounted, blow dryer-like 'plasma caster' mounted to their shoulder or an emergency backup mounted to their forearm. The should mounted weapon unit is linked with targeting equipment in their helmets, and makes for a lethal (and iconic) weapon system. The weapon does massive thermal damage at close range, but we can see that Arnold avoids become a burnt piece of toast when the hunter misses him by mere inches. Must be all of the muscles... The Romulan Plasma Torpedo from Star Trek: TOS During the 1966 episode, "balance of terror", the Enterprise is attacked by a cloaked Romulan Warbird with its plasma blob torpedoes. This maybe the first sci-fi product to feature plasma-based weaponry. The Jem 'Hadar Plasma Carbine from Star Trek: DS9 I have read that the wardogs of the Dominion, the Jem'Hadar, use a plasma-based carbine weapon, that also prevents clotting of blood and closing of wounds. The bolt from these carbines are like white balls of energy that seem to have heavy kinetic force. The EM-33 Plasma Pistol from Star Trek: Enterprise When Earth, under UESPA, began its NX project, their explorers and soldiers (security personnel and MACO) were armed with plasma-based weaponry. During the pilot episode of Enterprise, Archer and company used their EM-33 plasma pistols. These are quickly abandoned for the new Phased pistols. When the Xind attack Earth, Captain Archer puts an Earth military SOF unit, MACO, who are armed with plasma-based pistols, carbines, and sniper rifles. The badass looking EM-33 plasma blaster was based on the massive Desert Eagle pistol, and it was favorite among the creators of Enterprise. The PGMP from Traveller RPG In one of the pioneering sci-fi RPG's, plasma gun-man portables are used only by soldiers were combat armor and only when stationary. The PGMP draw supra heated hydrogen from a backpack unit at itself is a micro-fusion power unit (!). Yeah...don't wanna be next to one of those. The Imperium Plasma Weapons from the Warhammer 40K Universe In the video games and RPGs, the Chaos Marines and Imperium of Man forces use plasma cannons, that fire a projection of supra heated plasma in a bluish haze, as seen in Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. Their verison of the plasma cannon overheats, and during the Horus Hersey of the 31st millennium, plasma weaponry was still in its early stages, and at times, these weapons exploded. When the revolt failed, and the traitors escaped to the Eye of Terror to be come servants to the Chaos Gods, they took their overheating plasma with them. If you have played or will play, Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, you can see the limitations of a low-velocity plasma stream...I must admit, I never liked the plasma cannon in Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, I normally used the Tau Rail cannon. The Plasma Pistol from I am Number Four (2011) Nigel recently watched I am Number Four, and informed me that the hot chick in the film uses a plasma DEW pistol. So, here is the hot chick and her even hotter plasma pistol. The Plasma Cutter from the Dead Space Universe In the video game Dead Space, one of the miners' tools is the 211-V Plasma Cutter, that fires bolts of superheated matter, which is retrofitted to kill space zombies in the game. Nice, its now in my Zombie bug-out-bag, next to my AK-47. Metroid Prime That armored badass babe Samus Aran, our second favorite space hunter, next to Boba Fett, welds an arm-mount plasma cannon. Hot chick in armored power suit coupled with an plasma cannon is epicness. Battletech Here is the information on the Plasma rifle from the battletechwiki site: The Plasma Rifle was developed by the Capellan Confederation. Based upon their man-portable version, the Confederation was able to create what is essentially a massive Flamer Plasma weapons use the power of the fusion engine or power amplifiers to power an electromagnetic accelerator that fires a stream, pulse or toroid of plasma (i.e. very hot, very energetic excited matter). The plasma is created by using a lasing process to flash cartridges of plastic foam into white-hot projectiles that cause thermal as well as physical damage. The primary damage mechanism of these is thermal transfer; the weapon causes serious burns, and often immediate death of living creatures, and melts or evaporates other materials. The plasma weapons may also have a significant kinetic energy component, that is to say the ionized material is projected with sufficient momentum to cause some secondary impact damage in addition to causing high thermal damage. The Plasma Guns from the DOOM Unvierse The Doom games feature several plasma-based guns, and being of the most played games of all time, I believe it spread the gospel of how plasma guns should look, even if its wrong. There were two plasma guns featured, one being the plasma cannon and the other was the BFG-9000, it was rumored that it was plasma-based mega-damage weapon. The Plasma AutoRifle from the Timesplitters Games There is an "plasma autorifle" in several of the games, and like a majority of the plasma DEW, it overheats. Plasma Guns from the Stargate Universe During the war with the religious nutjobs known as the Ori, the Asgard upgrade Earth's 304-class warships with their plasma DEW systems, that appears on screen, as more of a bean than bolt. Prior to the Ori threat, the few space-going battleships were armed with nuclear missiles, and rapid-fire rail guns, and the Asgard had refused to give the Earth forces any advanced offensive weapons. LINKS: The best essay on the military-use of plasma: http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/PlasmaWeapons.html The best site for plasma-based weaponry and the weapons of Terminator! http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/plasmaguns.html

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