Guardian icons!

[extrapenguin]

Guardian icon post, with Shen Weis, Zhao Yunlans, and Ye Zuns! Taken from episodes 12, 22, 39, and 40. I experimented with different sorts of cropping for this one; some icons are available in multiple compositions. Including the variants, there are 24 Shen Weis, 20 Ye Zuns, and 8 Zhao Yunlans. Two have been featured before.

Shen Wei

1-5
6-9
10-12
13-16
17-20
21-24

Ye Zun

1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-16
17-20

Zhao Yunlan

1-4
5-8


One thing I'd like to see is meta on icon composition, and how different cropping can produce an entirely different feel to the resultant scene, so, if you want to talk about that, please do! I don't think I have any post starter comments for that discussion, though, beyond the examples in iconization. And thank you for bearing with my formatting editing; have a yoga instructor Ye Zun as compensation.

Comments

[zeest]

Agree with the comment above that Ye Zun #14 is GREAT :D Very relatable.

The comments above made me think of a silly question: would 20 Ye Zuns trying to snort each other create a black hole? A worm hole?

(And a less silly one: Multiple Shen Weis mean that Shen Wei would get an "outsider" perspective on his role as BCE and the masks he wears and that's... probably not something he would like.)

[extrapenguin]

Ye Zun #14 only exists for like 5 frames, but he is The Best!

The comments above made me think of a silly question: would 20 Ye Zuns trying to snort each other create a black hole? A worm hole?
This is a very good question! If two Ye Zuns try to absorb each other, starting at exactly the same moment, at exactly the same speed, do they become an ouroboros of absorption? Or do they strip each other of energy before they can assimilate it, leading to a kaboom of black energy? Questions must be asked! Too bad this wouldn't get through any sort of ethics committee...

Multiple Shen Weis mean that Shen Wei would get an "outsider" perspective on his role as BCE and the masks he wears and that's... probably not something he would like.
Oh, yeah, that as well. Now I want something where Shen Wei gets momentarily duplicated, then has to face uncomfortable realizations about himself.