Progression Reel for the stages Star Guardian Zoe's Homeguard Animation went through. Hit me up if you have any thoughts are questions on the process!
A typical showcase for magical powers (or in this case, mahou shoujo powers) is to be able to fly! Zoe had a lot of QoL updates to include Ran in her kit, and to show off this little familiar of her more we wanted to add him into her homeguard too! Since Zoe had an extra jelly skirt prop in her recall we also thought it'd be cute to include that as part of the way she flew around! Since Ran is a variant of a squid/octopus it only seemed fitting to have Zoe also squink around like one.
Additionally, since Zoe is so appealing from the front b/c her readable face, it made sense for her to be surfing/flying on her back the entire time while spinning occasionally for extra interest. This decision kind of shows her more dismissive character as an evil villain while allowing her to express the way she has fun on her own. The more lackadaisical nature here contrasts greatly with her evil one-shotting nature :)