Resized to 34% of original (view original)
kayoko, wakamo, shun, and makoto (blue archive) drawn by nightingery

Artist's commentary

  • Original
    •

    We love the "hags" of Blue Archive (Wakamo, Kayoko, Makoto, Shun)

    Please check me out on Twitter/X if you enjoy my art, it makes me wanna do more BA stuff~
    Next one should be with Misaki and Hiyori
    https://x.com/NightinGery/status/1886181109924311262

  • Comments
  • Recommended
    •
    Pork99
    [hidden]

    NNescio said:

    What counts as a "hag" seems to be getting progressively younger over time...

    Not even 200 years ago 22 years old was considered borderline unmarriageable due to advanced age, and woman/girls were generally married off before they were 16 in most cultures. The wait till 18 thing started in earnest in the early 1900s. Going back to that without changing other aspects of society would be disastrous right now though.

  • 8
  • Reply
    • hdk5
    [hidden]

    Pork99 said:

    Not even 200 years ago 22 years old was considered borderline unmarriageable due to advanced age, and woman/girls were generally married off before they were 16 in most cultures. The wait till 18 thing started in earnest in the early 1900s. Going back to that without changing other aspects of society would be disastrous right now though.

    11 is prime, and so are 7 and 13.

  • 8
  • Reply
    • cd young
    [hidden]

    NNescio said:

    What counts as a "hag" seems to be getting progressively younger over time...

    I mean, Shun is 23, so she's almost Christmas Cake, and is the oldest playable character who's not from an alternate timeline.

  • 0
  • Reply
    • wonklegoosegus
    [hidden]

    Pork99 said:

    Not even 200 years ago 22 years old was considered borderline unmarriageable due to advanced age, and woman/girls were generally married off before they were 16 in most cultures. The wait till 18 thing started in earnest in the early 1900s. Going back to that without changing other aspects of society would be disastrous right now though.

    Not to mention, the average life expectancy was in the 40s or 50s, and if I'm not mistaken, people would age like milk because of various physical and mental health factors.

  • 4
  • Reply
    • FauxFire
    [hidden]

    wonklegoosegus said:

    Not to mention, the average life expectancy was in the 40s or 50s, and if I'm not mistaken, people would age like milk because of various physical and mental health factors.

    Which, considering the extreme rates of infant mortality until very recently, as well as infected wounds being near guaranteed death, is quite high.
    The aging like milk is probably hyperbole though, if you were a labourer you would most likely stay healthy until your senior years due to the plentiful physical activity.

  • 4
  • Reply