Tomodachi Sketches

For some reason I'm having a much easier time drawing traditionally than digitally these days, so I'm forging while the iron is hot and getting some stuff down on paper. It's not great, but better than nothing :'D

Characters featured are, from top left to right:

- Ego, my self-insert. Really just a practice sketch, but I did enjoy her low-effort little outfit with a custom band-shirt and pink lounge-shorts. The band logo is Gåte btw

- Noah, from the Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa movie. Wearing a default custom lace dress, purple scarf and orange flower hairpin. She somehow never looks bad in anything, I swear :'D Then again I'm biased because she's also my wife in-game

- Fiona Belli, from Haunting Ground / Demento on the PS2. Suspender skirt, ankle boots, a layered heart t-shirt and a cuffed beanie.

From the left, bottom row:

- Ego again, this time with her proper Tomodachi hair and suspiciously nice clothes

- Xelha, from Baten Kaitos on the Gamecube, also now on Switch. With galactic leggings paired with a cute sweater and skirt

- Saria, from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Wearing a mushroom cap, desert scarf and university sweater. Sad I didn't have room to do a full-body sketch as her outfit is adorable, so you might see it again if I decide to do more :'D

So yeah, Tomodachi Life. Loved it on the 3DS, having fun with it on the Switch. Feels a little weird because I was at a completely different point in my life when I played the 3DS version and could just barely get up in time for the morning market. But I could tell some stories about my old island, like how most of the characters I made were female, so there was constant romantic scrambling for the few male characters who were almost all married by that point. The 3DS game had no options for gay relationships and so if you didn't have an even 50/50 split with complimentary personalities, someone was always gonna be left out. So I ended up having to register new characters as male to prevent broken hearts and potential home-wrecking, resulting in a loooot of lesbian couples and some occasional topless trips to the park. At least now they can date whoever they want or not date at all. I'm too chicken to let the really weird ships flourish though. Sorry Poirot, I don't think 18-year old Lyude is right for you. :'D

Can't be arsed to make my own stuff in the new game, I have little patience at all for the workshop which is a shame because clearly there's a lot of freedom to what you can do :'D I couldn't possibly recreate even something close to everyone's original costumes, but I might have to give it a go sooner rather than later. Wish me luck!

The background is especially gaudy, I really just couldn't bear leaving it white. Or just the one color, for that matter. I'm sorry but I'm also not. I don't know.

Original sketch drawn on May 9th, digitally colored on May 10th 2026.