Era 1 Water Ghouls Save Me….save Me Era 1 Water Ghouls

current nameless ghouls lineup!!

I know Rainy is chill and elegant and all that but with THE black bass? Can’t make promises.

Sketch!

Swiss face ref for future drawings of him >:]

(Idk which ver of his skin color is better, help)

There he is!! My favorite ghoul,

✨Mr. Special Kringle✨

I've been wanting to do this post for a while now so here is EVERYTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE GHOULS' IMPERA COSTUMES.

Buckle up because I have a LOT to say about those, this is gonna be a very long one.

The costumes were designed by B Åkerlund, a Swedish costume designer who's worked with Ghost since at least Meliora (that's as far back as I was willing to scroll on her Instagram page lol). B Åkerlund has also worked for many other musical artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osborne, Blink 182 and Hollywood Undead (information from her own website)

The masks were made by Bob Basset, a visual artists who works a lot with leather. I find his work fascinating, you can look him up on Instagram (nsfw warning, there's a few naked ladies).

Fun fact! The horns are real cow horns. That's the reason some of them have gold tips, to hide the imperfections that come with working with actual horns.

He does have a shop where he sells his items, there's a mask there very similar to the Impera ones. You can also buy Papa's batwings if you happen to have 2500$ lying around!

The jackets are made on the same model as one of Papa's. The back is decorated with a spine-like design made from leather and cording. It's adorned with a few of our classic Impera buttons. Some of the hems were left raw and some deliberate weathering was done to make it look old and worn.

Fun fact! The shoulder pieces are not sewn into the garment, I would assume for easier cleaning. I don't know if they're held by strong magnets or snap buttons.

The vest (my beloved 😩) is made from flocked velvet in a paisley pattern, the front hems embellished with satin piping. It closes in the front with custom metal clasps that are riveted into the garment. The D parts are attached with what seems to me like wide elastic, which would lessen the pression on the clasps when moving around a lot. The back is made from two different types of fabric, I'd have to touch it to be able to tell you what they are. I assume the panels closer to the sides have some mild stretch to them. The top of the shoulders are decorated with Impera grucifix patches.

The shirts were not custom made for the ghouls, altho they were altered. The original shirt in the vintage painter linen shirt from Punk Rave and it is still being sold. Some of the cuffs were altered, removing the ruffles for some of the ghouls, but not all. They were removed for Dew, Mountain and Phantom, Aether's didn't have them either. As far as I can tell, all the ghoulettes still have them.

An unfinished piece of linen serves as an ascot, that piece is decorated with a metal devil skull. The colour of the skull doesn't appear to be consistent between each ghoul, Dew's looks gold almost bronze while Phantom's is a silver-like colour.

Another modification is the buttons, a small portion of them were removed in favor of our Impera buttons. Some of the ghouls have more buttons replaced than others, which is still a mystery to me.

The pants are called Jodhpurs, they were invented in the 1800s as horse riding pants. The wide part at the hips and thighs allowing for better movement. The ones the ghouls wear don't reach all the way to their ankles, they stop a bit past the calf muscle, hidden by the boots. (Yes, the ghouls are effectively wearing capri pants)

The boots are motorcycle riding boots, decorated by a grucifix. Like the shirt, they can still be bought online through the All American Boots website, altho the price tag is... Headache inducing to say the least.

The cape is a piece of costume that was only briefly worn on stage by the ghouls, Aurora being the only one who still wears one. I would assume it gets in the way of playing very easily. The cape itself is made of two fabrics, a light blue satin and a dark grey suede. The two pieces are not sewn together at the bottom, they move freely from each other. The cape is attached on the left shoulder with a harness piece that has one strap across the chest, decorated with a metal buckle, and one under the armpit.

Aight that's it for me, have a nice day byyyyye!!

The bug is acting like a cat

@thebandghostofficial

Phantom redesign bcs i love him 🙌🙌

@thebandghostofficial

Love your phantom design! probably my favorite one, thats exactly how I imagine him. Do you have any personal headcanons for the ghouls as characters?

Tysm! And of course i do have some personal headcanons , heres some of them >:]

(You can clearly see which ghouls are more fleshed out as a character in my headcanons 💀)

Rain:

• hangs out with the ghoulettes a lot to talk about food recipes or smthn

• the only ghoul that could cook decently other than Mountain

• when he was first summoned he has a long hair which he then cuts since kept accidentaly trips over it

Sodo:

• short temper

• The other ghouls wouldnt let him into the kitchen because he will eventually cause a fire

• he insults other people to make himself feel better

• have body dysphoria

• since he was used to be a water ghoul, his "water ghoul features" is very much still visible, he just kind of modify himself in a way... (wanna do some angst with this)

Swiss:

• absolute party animal

• would and will steal everything he sees interesting

• biiiggg canine teeths! (He is very proud of it)

• he likes to bring Phantom into his own chaos

Phantom/Aeon:

• on his summoning, he fucking trips over and got a part of his face burned and then acted like it nothing happened

• he is still trying to adjust to the human world, doesnt speak fluent english!

• acts like a cat (we all know that)

• he likes to show off his guitar skills to impress the other ghouls

• partner in crime with Swiss

Mountain:

• chillest ghoul you'll ever met

• he takes care of the garden in the ministry

• idk how but he manages to bring a goat in the ministry and kept it as a pet-

• BEST COOK IN THE MINISTRY

• he wears glasses to read :>

(Ill do the ghoulettes if anyone asks for it!! Or maybe specific headcanons too! I like writing this type of stuff ✨️)

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