>>56352862So why use it now? Continued practice on familiarizing myself with photoshop filters to make something unrecognizable from its starting point, mainly. (See also: Castelia Backstreets Stadium Card).
The initial plan was to use the modified version of the Notorious T.O.G. drawing that I used for Phos's updated TCG card, but it ultimately ended up being dismissed after listening to Halo ODST's soundtrack fundamentally changed the tone of the main story beats.
Fun fact: It's because of this shift that I had also mulled over the idea of recreating this fanart using Phos and Misterius.
Less fun fact:
I also weighed the pros and cons of skipping the splash art but posting an "in memoriam" photo of my recently-deceased cat at the end of the episode. I never would have imagined a feral street cat could have so much love to give before I took her into my home. 