One's thoughts after checking DA for fanart on Bellena...

"... .......... ...... .. ............... ... this is sad."

[link] <-------- And for anyone who wants to take a trip down memory lane...

Anyway! A while ago, when I was a moderator for the original and much beloved SoAW ikonboard site forums, I had the privilege of seeing a lot of Skies of Arcadia fanart grace its creative halls.

Yet if there was one character I always wanted to see more fanart of, aside from Moegi, of course, it was Belleza. Now add the fact that I wasn't an artist back then and... well... you could just about picture this young bloke hoping in the background with hawklike eyes on the art section (I was too shy to ask for requests) that talented artists like Celyne and Kam would take the time to draw her...

.... and they did! (And I still have their work on her archived in a very, very old folder. Thank God for expendable 700MB Storage CDs, eh? And yes, Kam, I still have your art on Enrique too. XD)

And now... SoA, like the Dreamcast, is greatly forgotten by today's gamers. It's sad in a way, but no matter! Hope this gives Belleza the justice she deserves, and so on and ... enjoy!

[tn]Also, in case anyone was wondering, I went with Bellena's original illustrative look, which was undeservedly censored beyond Japan's shores. It can be seen with: [link] & [link] =D (Big Grin)

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Artwork - © Kristopher P. Love // Belleza/Bellena - © Skies of Arcadia // SEGA/OVERWORKS