@_Chinesegal_ planet having. like. a Thing about the sun, so giving her something big and obvious that could be sun-absorbent seemed like the way to go. it's also why she has the faintest possible freckles (i drew them with a yellow colored pencil, so they're like invisible lol)
remember when i did a redesign of mira nova from buzz lightyear of star command for a class bc i didnt like that she was just a blue human woman and someone during critique was like 'have you heard of undertale?'
@_Chinesegal_ i imagine that the plant whip whatever-it-is growing out of her head not only unclasps to bite things + absorb sun but is, like, prehensile as a unit, and can wrap around things and wave/change shape. i don't remember a lot of the star command Canon but i remember mira nova's