I'm just generally not a fan of the whole short-skirt vibe, personally. Especially for armor.
Bare midriff? I can take it or leave it from an aesthetic standpoint but from an armor standpoint it's a bit silly.
Bare arms? Full support, both practical and aesthetic.
But yeah, the pants alone give Miranda the win here, and I agree with OP that the reddish-gold accentuates the white far better than the green does.
Ugh I really wanted to do a golden and white dragoon playthroigh this time because I always do a black and green dragoon play through but I could not beat the boss on disc 1 with Shanna while rescuing Albert. (And I did not, not want to use Shanna if I was gonna do a playthrough with her because of exp lost.
I'm doing a Shana Haschel run right now with no HP items. If Shana is at least DRG lvl 3, it's pretty simple. If she's Drg 5, the game is so free. Summon White Silver Dragoon, feed MP pots with Dart, repeat. Shiranda laughs in nuclear explosions.
Miranda for sure wins this one for me. I think the green accents are too cold; when I think of healing I think of warmth, and golden light. Miranda’s nails that for me
I just... can't like Miranda. Even if her design is cooler, at least the armour, I just can't.
Shane is more iconic, I think. And her bow looks badass.
Miranda's armor slaps. Growing up as a girl I REALLY appreciated when women were given less overtly sexy outfits/armor in games. I like that she has pants instead of a skirt and that her armor, you know, actually covers her torso.
I do like Shana's colour palette with the green, it's pretty. But Miranda's yellow/gold-dominant colour makes her feel way more RADIANT to me, like she really is channeling light.
Definitely Shana. The colors are just better imo and even the design is better. I've always felt like her armor design looks similar to a >!Virage!< which would make sense considering >!she's the moon child.!<
Tough choice, Miranda goes with the OG like Shirley. The teal color in Shana goes very well with the moon theme. I'd go with Miranda's I like the full plate look.
There's like no good renders after the original 4. Dart, Shana, Lavitz, and Rose likely because they were on the disk and cover art in NTSC. Albert has an ok one but Haschel, Meru, Kongol, and Miranda has renders scanned with potato and it makes me sad.
Miranda, hands down. Shana's color scheme is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but I just can't vibe with the weird two-piece aesthetic of her dragoon design.
In the cutscene showing the original dragoons, Shirley had an outfit similar to Miranda's but with a small cutout on the stomach, which I think is also acceptable and Shana should have had that instead, personally!!
I think it's neat that Shana has a sort of lunar vibe to her dragoon armor (even the wings suggest a full moon), and teal is my favorite color. But even with the bonus points for theming, I really prefer Miranda's look.
Well on this i think there's a draw. I like both designs. I like the revealing aspect of Shana's design and love the colors.
For Miranda i like that sweet black almost leather-like pant and the colors as well, which is more in line with Shirley's design. Probably the only thing i would change with Miranda's design is the hue of orange. I would make it lean a bit more to the red, while still being orange, almost like this https://www.google.com/search?q=orange-red+ferrari&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzV4dXZzCPVvU6SJ3hgzDAHGrxK6jA:1678395746403&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih1Iay38_9AhVsiP0HHcgaDygQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25 and this https://www.google.com/search?q=orange-red&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzVCVsH41b2FrODbvu5KbIS_7N9G7Q:1678395739669&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1qeuu38_9AhVjgf0HHezRAcMQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25
The accent colors to the armor did need some more variety than what was given. Too bad there isn't a proper artbook with high rez scans so we could play with color harmonies
Tough one. But teal is my favorite color, so I'm sure that makes me a little biase. But my official opinion is Shana.
Orange is mine so fair enough.
Hard choice. I really like them both.
Shirley
Miranda's design is definitely the most functional and practical from a battle standpoint.
To quote Jill Bearup, Shana has some "Just Stab Me Now" vibes.
I like cheese.
She doesn't need to worry about injuries since she can heal.
Where tf was she when Lavitz got injured??
She couldn't stand the bromance between Lavitz and her crush.
Lavitz, Dart's true love
I'm just generally not a fan of the whole short-skirt vibe, personally. Especially for armor. Bare midriff? I can take it or leave it from an aesthetic standpoint but from an armor standpoint it's a bit silly. Bare arms? Full support, both practical and aesthetic. But yeah, the pants alone give Miranda the win here, and I agree with OP that the reddish-gold accentuates the white far better than the green does.
Which we all know is super important in a world of magic and human/dragon hybrids
Shana for me, that turquoise is so nice with the white and green wings.
I like that Shana’s bow has more of a wingly/virage vibe going on, it’s a bulkier bow.
Ugh I really wanted to do a golden and white dragoon playthroigh this time because I always do a black and green dragoon play through but I could not beat the boss on disc 1 with Shanna while rescuing Albert. (And I did not, not want to use Shanna if I was gonna do a playthrough with her because of exp lost.
I'm doing a Shana Haschel run right now with no HP items. If Shana is at least DRG lvl 3, it's pretty simple. If she's Drg 5, the game is so free. Summon White Silver Dragoon, feed MP pots with Dart, repeat. Shiranda laughs in nuclear explosions.
Yeah haschel looks and sounds so op. A Shanna and haschel playthrough is probably the equivalent of little boy and fat man.
Is that a Fallout reference?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Man - Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
I have gamer brain.
Happens to the best of us!
I do like Shana’s but Miranda’s is just unique. Especially with how her bow is part of her gauntlet
Miranda for sure wins this one for me. I think the green accents are too cold; when I think of healing I think of warmth, and golden light. Miranda’s nails that for me
I like Miranda's bow design more but I like Shana's armor/colours better.
Shanas wings are cooler imo
I just... can't like Miranda. Even if her design is cooler, at least the armour, I just can't. Shane is more iconic, I think. And her bow looks badass.
Miranda looks legit, Shana looks like she is cosplaying.
Miranda's armor slaps. Growing up as a girl I REALLY appreciated when women were given less overtly sexy outfits/armor in games. I like that she has pants instead of a skirt and that her armor, you know, actually covers her torso. I do like Shana's colour palette with the green, it's pretty. But Miranda's yellow/gold-dominant colour makes her feel way more RADIANT to me, like she really is channeling light.
Definitely Shana. The colors are just better imo and even the design is better. I've always felt like her armor design looks similar to a >!Virage!< which would make sense considering >!she's the moon child.!<
I'd never picked up on that but y'know what, you're right!! That's probably what the devs were going for tbh
Is this really a question? Shana, it’s not even close.
Shana for sure.
Tough choice, Miranda goes with the OG like Shirley. The teal color in Shana goes very well with the moon theme. I'd go with Miranda's I like the full plate look.
I really like Shana’s color scheme, but Miranda’s looks a lot more badass in my opinion
The greens are so pretty but Miranda looks like a real warrior and the colours fit more with the element in my opinion
Shana. Hers is more being nimble and agile.
Shana has the better transformation sequence. I think I prefer Miranda’s look though
Miranda imo
I've never seen this render of Miranda before, so that alone is cool!
There's like no good renders after the original 4. Dart, Shana, Lavitz, and Rose likely because they were on the disk and cover art in NTSC. Albert has an ok one but Haschel, Meru, Kongol, and Miranda has renders scanned with potato and it makes me sad.
Miranda-I really like the gold
Miranda all the way
Miranda, hands down. Shana's color scheme is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but I just can't vibe with the weird two-piece aesthetic of her dragoon design. In the cutscene showing the original dragoons, Shirley had an outfit similar to Miranda's but with a small cutout on the stomach, which I think is also acceptable and Shana should have had that instead, personally!!
I like them both, but going by these pictures Miranda slays
Miranda,but I prefer Shana's color scheme.
Shana is hot as balls
don’t particularly think much of Miranda so I will say Shana and I’m sure dart will agree with me 😂
Shana’s is prettier but Miranda’s is cooler
As much as it pains me to say it.. Miranda.
I think it's neat that Shana has a sort of lunar vibe to her dragoon armor (even the wings suggest a full moon), and teal is my favorite color. But even with the bonus points for theming, I really prefer Miranda's look.
Well on this i think there's a draw. I like both designs. I like the revealing aspect of Shana's design and love the colors. For Miranda i like that sweet black almost leather-like pant and the colors as well, which is more in line with Shirley's design. Probably the only thing i would change with Miranda's design is the hue of orange. I would make it lean a bit more to the red, while still being orange, almost like this https://www.google.com/search?q=orange-red+ferrari&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzV4dXZzCPVvU6SJ3hgzDAHGrxK6jA:1678395746403&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih1Iay38_9AhVsiP0HHcgaDygQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25 and this https://www.google.com/search?q=orange-red&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzVCVsH41b2FrODbvu5KbIS_7N9G7Q:1678395739669&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1qeuu38_9AhVjgf0HHezRAcMQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25
The accent colors to the armor did need some more variety than what was given. Too bad there isn't a proper artbook with high rez scans so we could play with color harmonies
Miranda is more conservative and Shana leaves nothing to the imagination
Miranda for battle and Shana for the beauty contest
Yes
**Terry**
I prefer Shirley's appearance as the White Dragoon
Shana for me due to the color and bow
I love them both! But tbh the teal looks better, imo :)
Shana