[IC] GMK CYL Draco

[kbdfans]

GMK CYL DRACO
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GMK CYL Draco is a design concept inspired by "Sodom's Beast, Draco" (Beast Nero) from Fate/Grand Order. Known as the "Beast of 666" and the "Enemy of God," she is a calamity born from the apostasy of the Roman Emperor—a remnant of the Sixth Beast defeated by Chaldea in a parallel world, manifested from the principle of "Depravity." It is said that whenever a thriving metropolis reaches the pinnacle of prosperity and falls into corruption, this beast appears to feed upon its vices. Arrogant yet devoted, cold-hearted yet deeply compassionate, sensitive yet lonely—despite being a beast that devours humanity, she chooses to walk alongside mankind. Representing both Evil and Love of Humanity, she is known as the Beast of Sodom, the beast prophesied in the New Testament to bring about the downfall of Babylon.

Base: Draws its inspiration from the concept of Calamity. Within the Dissolving Golden Theater, black and red together form the backdrop of Draco.
The etymological root, however, is drawn from Space Cadet rather than Japanese-origin radicals.
The reason lies in the historical significance of Greek mathematical culture, and Rome's role as a successor to Greek heritage.
Thus, the final choice fell upon Space Cadet—a root that carries a more distinctive stylistic character.

Novelties: Feature icons representing Draco’s signature elements—her iconic outfit, crown, tail tip, and crimson sword. The Roman numeral Ⅵ represents her title as the Beast of Calamity (ⅥⅥⅥ).

Alphas: Utilize Nero’s iconic red-and-gold colorway, incorporating metallic powder injection molding for the legends to showcase the regal elegance of the Roman Emperor in gold and crimson.

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Specification

Material: ABS material

Profile: Cherry profile

Production Method: Double-shot

Manufacturer: GMK

Designer: Mountain

Friendly reminder: Only keycaps included, no keyboard

Compatibility: Cherry MX switches and MX-style clones


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Vendor List

EU: Oblotzky Industries

US: TBD

KR: TBD

CN: KBDfans

[hardbodybrain]

I think this set is pretty good, although I am curious as to why the base kit has cadet sublegends. They don't make sense thematically I think? And there is no mention of their presence in the text either. Was this set supposed to be KKB tripleshot pre-IC?

[mountain]

Hi, I'm Mountain. Feel free to tag me with any questions about Draco design, and I'll get back to you promptly.

[mountain]

The layout diagram has errors and will be updated later.

[mountain]

[/quote]The following outlines the base design philosophy.
Base" draws its inspiration from the concept of Calamity. Within the Dissolving Golden Theater, black and red together form the backdrop of Draco.

The etymological root, however, is drawn from Space Cadet rather than Japanese-origin radicals.

The reason lies in the historical significance of Greek mathematical culture, and Rome's role as a successor to Greek heritage.

Thus, the final choice fell upon Space Cadet—a root that carries a more distinctive stylistic character."
（Moreover, I'm tired of the same recycled Japanese radicals flooding the anime space. I believe that character etymology should be rooted in the character's narrative context—not lazily borrowed from Japanese by default.）

[MartinThePolarBear]

Two FGO Nero sets in one week. What are the odds lol. This looks good too

[mountain]

I don't think the source of the other Nero keycap set is a coincidence. What I need to make clear is that Draco was something I had already started communicating with GMK about back in March. The reason for the delayed IC was that I wanted to understand how metal injection molding would perform on a red base color. Shortly after I posted my thread on zf (the GMK Draco thread on zf was posted on the 15th of last month), that other Nero set—also featuring metallic characters on a red base—appeared. I find this rather puzzling.