i keep forgetting this is what i originally designed gen as

not too different from his current design but christ i'm still in awe at how dweeby he became

tho tbh this was way before i came up with any lore behind gen so lmao

all i had down at the time was the name and the general design inspiration. i think at some point he was also a demiurge-type character. thank goodness i dropped that.

HE HAD GLASSES

if the hair and colorscheme wasn't a big enough hint at his design inspiration, it's the glasses

they're not mao's doofy glasses but still

more recent concepts of gen from the end of 2013

was transitioning into the alias at the time but i was still working on what exactly he was.

he's def a more mellow dude now and i feel at home with him now.