Promised this to ~lynx-the-ranger a loooong time ago. Sorry it took so long, Oneesama!

Since they did the remake of He-Man a few years ago, I'd wished they'd remake She-Ra as well. The logic behind *this* redesign: the original concept of She-Ra is obviously Valkyrie-inspired: the wings on the original's faceguard (which on Valkyries were inspired by swans), the blonde hair, the sword, and her riding a winged horse (okay, alicorn, but close enough). So I just amped the Valkyrie aspect up. Although, to be honest? if I were to do an actual She-Ra costume (like I hope Oneesama and I will be able to do at a con someday -- along with doing Xena and Gabriel), I would go with something more like the action figure, so I could hide my glasses behind her faceplate. XD Since I want with the more norsic design for She-Ra, I decided to make Catra more like a Celtic shamaness, hence the catskin and tatoos. And I admit to being a bit inspired by a) Lynx's name, and b) the Scratch-n-Claw Catra doll.

Maybe I'll do other versions -- action figure and TV version -- at a later date. Incidentally, since initially sketching this piece, I found a pic of the action figure they'd put out that was a con special -- she's surprisingly similar to the original, actually.

Background is a photo, with the colour altered (obviously) to seem more like Etheria. And those are killer vines that they're fighting off. Not really all that happy with this, to be honest, although I like Catra better than She-Ra. I think the pose is the problem. If I ever win the lottery, I think I might hire live-in models for drawing with. XD

She-Ra and Catra © Mattel