As I've said before, I've been a fan of Leiji Matsumoto's work since before I can remember, and Emeraldas is definitely one of my all time favorites of his characters (along with Harlock and Maetel). This was actually the first time that I've attempted to draw her, and I'll admit that I really like how it turned out. I changed the cape to blue just to keep it colorful (it's originally mostly black), and tried to keep her hair more vibrant as well.