[fan-made] "armed, dangerous and adorable(?)" (wip art)

this is the finished "thumbnail drawing" for the upcoming mina ultra form concept post as was discussed in an earlier post of mine, which will be linked below.

i want to ask, between image 1 and 2, which looks better -- and which should i use for the actual post?

i also left some edits (images 3-7) for you all to use however you like. enjoy, i guess!

that aside, please leave any feedback below -- this was a more arduous but ambitious venture than i initially expected, and i'm proud albeit nervous about how it turned out lol.

thank you for reading!

original teaser drawing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlecats/s/SmqfGzYawS