In the game, if you change your equipment, you get a little graphical thing showing what you look like. The main character is this scrawny geekish guy who doesn't fit anything you buy him. He also gets cranky if you try to take too much clothes off, and you can't take off his underwear. I found this out after realizing that the option I was clicking 'remove' on was not going away because it was the poor kid's underpants. You can buy him underwear to wear as a hat (which sadly does not appear in battle.) Your first hat is the puple beanie thing in the picture. Second one is an athletic sweatband that makes you look like a bad 80's rock star. I'm strongly tempted to do a whole series of icons from the game, but well - time will tell.
The image is a rough ink sketch I did one summer that I felt just had the smile and sway that Kage has.
Owl is a librarian from my Dexian stories. She's one of those sweet gracious women that you don't dare cross. I love sketching her since she tends toward Arabian clothing with all the dangly bits on jewelry and robes.
I loved this cinema from Valis II. Yuko's mother is killed by Megas who was holding her hostage. Yuko had surrendered by this point (and took off her uniform / shirt) and is amazed that Megas would betray her. Megas then threatens to kill Yuko. At this point, someone cuts off Megas' hand, and it is revealed to be Reiko. Reiko is supposed to be dead, but she says something about never leaving Yuko. After this point in the game, if Yuko dies, instead of her mother carrying her away, it is Reiko.