Title: Doctor Gimbya M'Benga
Artist: Hakka (
prue84 )
Fandom: Star Trek (reboot)
Timeline:
AOS Genderbend AUCharacters: M'Benga
Rating: G
Tagline: Kerry Washington as female!M'Benga.
Series: Rule 63 Trek
Notes: My (and not only mine) headcanon face for reboot!M'Benga is Michael Early (
as you can see here). I wanted to find an actress that could somehow remind of him and Kerry seemed the perfect choice. I also might have a crush on her since Fantastic Four, but that's another story. I haven't really considered any other black actress, shhh.
About the name: M'Benga doesn't have a name in canon. The non-canon name, from books, has been established as Jabilo. There's no female equivalent for Jabilo, nor I couldn't find its meaning, so I tried to search for some name between African names. Gimbya sounded very nice.
Tec stuffs (aka Behind The Manip): The girl showing this outfit is my hero (if I had 30 kilos less, I'd definitely get the dress and wear it - I could buy it, since US sizes are large and I could sneak into the XL, but.. damn, the dress is sooo short). I decided to color the jacket and put the medical pin for the zip.
Is the head too big? The woman posed holding her head with an odd angle so...
Disclaimer: Don't own anything on this. Full credits below the manip itself.
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