“Planet's Lost Heroes”

published June 29, 2026

“You did what you could...the heroes of this story will take it from here.”

This thing turned out different from how I felt it would turn out in my head. I got in all the ideas I wanted to into it, so that's a-OK. The whole piece is really noisy, bright loud colors and all, and that's awkward. I think I'm at that point in that one art skill perception curve where I've just been looking at other people's art but feeling like mine's regressed somehow. It does feel very rough all things considered. Still, even though it's not my bestest ever-est work, the way some of my previous artworks are...surely the effort was worth it PHEEWWGUHH 😩😩😩 and it's also still my best Final Fantasy VII fanart (out of all...two of them 😛)

I'm really glad I was able to make this piece. I thought I'd go the whole rest of the month without making another artwork I'm so slooooooow. Everyone own pace etc., but I can't help but see all the artwork I'm consuming on Bluesky and feeling like “AWAWAWAAAH I'M MISSING OUT MY ART MUST BE ATROPHYING I WANNA CONTRIBUTE TOOOOO UAUUUUGHHHHHAAAAA 😭😭😭😭😭”. I wish I could do art, like, on command. But it just isn't how it is. I think once a month is a good pace tho, right??...

Bu'yeah. Knowers (😎) already know that FF7 is the best game ever created, but for my FF7 fanart I wanted to make something more than just a collection of figures. I had a different idea in my head before, where I'd try to cram all the characters onto the page and highlight Cloud, Sephiroth, Aerith, and the relationships between them all. But that idea ended up just sitting in the back of my head, like a book on a bookshelf that you look at longingly from time to time thinking, “I WILL get to you. Just after I finish this and this and this and this and—”...eheh, I've been kinda keeping myself occupied 😅

I am rambling, fuck!!! This idea that I ended up drawing came to me spontaneously on a weekend trip, and I knew I had to draw it just because the concept was so moving. By the end of FF7, Aerith's still-lingering willpower controls the Lifestream to help Holy save the Planet, which is a lot of big spiritual stuff to think about (FF7 is PHENOMENAL and the Lifestream concept is GENIUS). I also have just been so fascinated by the Weapons, I want to holde them in my hande 🫴🏼🤖 The idea of the Weapons also returning to the Lifestream (which idk if that's canonically possible, but the story does leave a LOT open to interpretation so 🤷🏽‍♂️😋), the idea of these giant robot-looking beasts returning to the planet that made them in the same way that other living beings do...and the fact that Aerith is in control of the Lifestream and has the trust of the Planet...it all just felt so moving to think about. Almost cheesy in a weird way that doesn't feel like cheese. Well, FF7 runs on stuff like that, so it's fitting, isn't it?

Let's all eat cheese, respect our history, and not die. Amen! 🙏🏼🧀