

Cipher Academy OC: Adelaide Roots(She/her)
Adelaide (Addie) Roots; An intermediate student at cipher academy with long voluminous locks of personality (literally) (yeah no her last name is toootally a coincidence I swear lolol)
She is very aloof and sarcastic, but also very hardworking and extremely loyal to those close to her.
Addie’s ability is that her hair has a mind of its own. It usually manifests itself into two large hand shapes. It has the ability to grab ahold of things, grow out to certain lengths for better reach, and is strong enough to lift anything weighing as much as the average person. Addie uses her hair as an extension of her body. She could use it for combat, but would prefer to use it for search/rescue missions or restraining people if needed.
The biggest drawback to Addie’s ability is that she needs to keep her hair healthy, happy, and calm at all costs. Her hair has a very erratic personality, and there are lots of different things that will make it upset, weaken it, or even make it act out against her (like “try to strangle her” kind of act out)
Some things that her hair doesn’t like are;
- intense heat
- cold, dry weather
- strong chemicals (ie. bleach)
- fragranced hair products
- being tangled (Addie always has to carry a comb or hairbrush with her because of this reason)
- being cut/trimmed (it will freak out at the mention of scissors)
Addie has spent most of her childhood and teenage years at the academy training to keep her hair under control, and has made a lot of progress in building a good relationship with it. But she’s still nowhere near ready to be an advanced student just because it’s still unpredictable in nature and could be a danger to herself, and others.
There is a bit more lore I wanna write behind Addie’s relationship with her hair, and why she was enrolled into cipher academy, but I feel like this is already pretty long and I just wanted to get the basic stuff out so yeah lolol (maybe I’ll put it in the comments or something)
GDHSHSG I FINALLY FINISHED THIS I kinda feel like I need to beef up her design a little bit and do some more doodles but THIS WAS SO FUN OMG!! I can’t wait for more cipher academy challenges from @cherrytwelve bc this concept!! Is so creative!!


Jun 10, 2022
Adelaide (Addie) Roots; An intermediate student at cipher academy with long voluminous locks of personality (literally) (yeah no her last name is toootally a coincidence I swear lolol)
She is very aloof and sarcastic, but also very hardworking and extremely loyal to those close to her.
Addie’s ability is that her hair has a mind of its own. It usually manifests itself into two large hand shapes. It has the ability to grab ahold of things, grow out to certain lengths for better reach, and is strong enough to lift anything weighing as much as the average person. Addie uses her hair as an extension of her body. She could use it for combat, but would prefer to use it for search/rescue missions or restraining people if needed.
The biggest drawback to Addie’s ability is that she needs to keep her hair healthy, happy, and calm at all costs. Her hair has a very erratic personality, and there are lots of different things that will make it upset, weaken it, or even make it act out against her (like “try to strangle her” kind of act out)
Some things that her hair doesn’t like are;
- intense heat
- cold, dry weather
- strong chemicals (ie. bleach)
- fragranced hair products
- being tangled (Addie always has to carry a comb or hairbrush with her because of this reason)
- being cut/trimmed (it will freak out at the mention of scissors)
Addie has spent most of her childhood and teenage years at the academy training to keep her hair under control, and has made a lot of progress in building a good relationship with it. But she’s still nowhere near ready to be an advanced student just because it’s still unpredictable in nature and could be a danger to herself, and others.
There is a bit more lore I wanna write behind Addie’s relationship with her hair, and why she was enrolled into cipher academy, but I feel like this is already pretty long and I just wanted to get the basic stuff out so yeah lolol (maybe I’ll put it in the comments or something)
GDHSHSG I FINALLY FINISHED THIS I kinda feel like I need to beef up her design a little bit and do some more doodles but THIS WAS SO FUN OMG!! I can’t wait for more cipher academy challenges from @cherrytwelve bc this concept!! Is so creative!!



Jun 10, 2022#artchallenge
#characterdesign
#cipheracademy
Comments
Her ability is so fun and interesting to imagine, it’s like owning a strange pet with you 24/7! I wonder if she gives her hair something to play with like a giant hairpin while she’s working
that would be so cool
that would be so cool•
•PLS ADELAIDE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND HAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, FANCY NAME I- 






(ALSO THE PUN!! I love names with puns so much!! Thank you for this!! 


) First of all, this design is amazing! I love how slender she looks bc it lets the hair take up all the remaining space and it makes it feel even more powerful like that!! 

Also love the power itself, bc sentient hair?? Who would've thought of that! It's so fun and unique 

Specially with the fact that the hair has a personality of its own (that personality being: difficult
) You said the hair gets agitated by the mention of scissors so I gotta ask: can it hear? 
I'm really freaking curious! Btw the fact that her ability itself is also the drawback is a genius move! 



It must be really freaking hard controlling such an impredictable power
AND I'M SO HAPPY YOU LIKED MY IDEA AND HAD FUN CREATING AAAHHH!! 




I can't wait to see more of Addie!! WELCOME TO CIPHER ACADEMY!! 









(ALSO THE PUN!! I love names with puns so much!! Thank you for this!! 


) First of all, this design is amazing! I love how slender she looks bc it lets the hair take up all the remaining space and it makes it feel even more powerful like that!! 

Also love the power itself, bc sentient hair?? Who would've thought of that! It's so fun and unique 

Specially with the fact that the hair has a personality of its own (that personality being: difficult
) You said the hair gets agitated by the mention of scissors so I gotta ask: can it hear? 
I'm really freaking curious! Btw the fact that her ability itself is also the drawback is a genius move! 



It must be really freaking hard controlling such an impredictable power
AND I'M SO HAPPY YOU LIKED MY IDEA AND HAD FUN CREATING AAAHHH!! 




I can't wait to see more of Addie!! WELCOME TO CIPHER ACADEMY!! 


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•Ooo she's so cool, I love her and her power! The idea that she has to build a relationship with her hair is such an interesting concept! I'd love to see more of her and her backstory^^
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