pyradark

A character LoRA for generating a dark alternate version of Homura while still making use of the checkpoint’s existing character knowledge.

Rather than replacing the base model’s understanding entirely, pyradark is designed to reinforce the character while adding the dark alternate costume and related details. It can also work as a useful safety net when you are not fully confident that your checkpoint can reproduce regular Homura consistently on its own.

Activation

Trigger
pyradark

Appearance
short hair, purple hair, tiara, red eyes, chest jewel, gem

Outfit
alternate costume, dark persona, armors, elbow gloves, purple thighhighs, micro shorts, suspenders hanging

Recommended Strength

0.6–0.8

This range is generally recommended for keeping the character and costume details stable without pushing the LoRA too aggressively.

Why Use This LoRA?

The main purpose of pyradark is to let you generate the dark alternate costume while still taking advantage of the checkpoint’s existing knowledge of Homura.

The LoRA was trained at rank 32, which helps preserve smaller costume and character details with relatively high fidelity.

Since the silhouettes in the training images are mostly based on Homura’s standard visual structure, the LoRA can also help reinforce her identity when the checkpoint alone struggles to reproduce her reliably.

In that sense, it can be useful not only as an alternate-costume LoRA, but also as a kind of character consistency support.

Limitations / Usage Notes

Because this is a rank 32 LoRA, combining it with other LoRAs can cause instability or visual degradation more easily.

When using multiple LoRAs together, consider lowering the LoRA strength and reducing the amount of prompt conditioning. Some manual balancing may be necessary depending on the checkpoint and other LoRAs being used.

Training Information

Base Model: WAI Illustrious v16
Epochs: 10
Training Steps: 3000
Optimizer: AdamW 8bit
Batch Size: 1