Blade & Soul - Thundergod (Jin Outfit) Mod

In this week's post, we'll be looking at another Jin outfit call "Thundergod". The mix of thunder and god automatically reminds me of a certain Marvel superhero but no, this is not the God of Thunder, Thor. The boss (Raijin) that drop this outfit is actually a machine (a.k.a. automaton), with lightning ability, that the long lost Naryu has created to guard the Naryu Labyrinth. This level 45 dungeon is really tough back in the days so the outfit isn't easily obtainable. But now with the increase in level cap, the dungeon can even be easily soloed by high level players. Just keep your fingers crossed and hope that it will drop for you.  😆

Raijin, which is an equivalent Japanese name for Thunder God, is paired up with Fujin, which is the equivalent of Wind God, to guard the last level of the Naryu Labyrinth. When players reach the last level of the dungeon, they will find Fujin waiting alone. Defeating Fujin will start a cut scene showing Raijin descending from the top and resurrecting Fujin. The player will then have to defeat both bosses together within a span of thirty seconds. Back then, this was a really tough challenge meant only for the brave.  😰

You can probably find many videos of warriors braving this dungeon on YouTube. But here's an image of Raijin and Fujin.

Fujin and Raijin (Image from Blade and Soul Zone)

The Thundergod outfit has a twin by the name of Windgod, obviously, and they look very similar to what the bosses wear. Their design is based on ancient illustration of the Thunder and Wind deities (or gods) in Chinese and Japanese mythology. The outfit also comes complete with an adornment call aura (those inverted 'U' shape things on the shoulders of the bosses in the image above) which matches the color of the pants. 

The bosses' outfits are topless but that won't do for a female outfit, so the designer kind of painted the entire torso region of the players' version to a full black, like they have been charred due to being strike by lightning.  😓

Look at the original outfit below and decides for yourself.

Front View - Original Outfit

Check out the full charcoal black torso...  😑

Front Close-up View - Original Outfit

Rear View - Original Outfit

Side View - Original Outfit

Side Close-up View - Original Outfit

By the way that I have been describing about the torso, you can probably tell that I really hate the charcoal body. And so... I recolored the torso region and both arms to skin color. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about exposing the breasts because there are actually multiple spikes-like armor pieces all over the torso. As such, only the mid portion of the torso is exposed.

Take a look at the modified outfit below and you can understand what I mean.

Front View - Modified Outfit

Does it looks better now with the torso and arms back to skin color?  😄

Front Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Thanks to the spiky armor pieces, I don't have to crack my head to find ways to conceal the breasts. 😆

Rear View - Modified Outfit

Side View - Modified Outfit

Side Close-up View - Modified Outfit

Although the lower part of this outfit looks rather bulky, it still fits pretty well given its slope design instead of sudden protrusion. Especially since it also hides the baggy pants which would otherwise looks...hmm... kind of 70's.  😅

Well, that's all for this simple mod. I will create a video to show more of this outfit at a later date.