Archive for November 20th, 2012
#10 The Furnace
On the field, Kaiser Solumanen is the Chief Battlemage of the Grey Army. But more people throughout the dominion know & fear him simply as “The Furnace.”
The stories mostly paint Solumanen as a young apprentice at the Black Wreath Academy of Mysticism some years ago. While not necessarily looking to step out on the battlefield, he was looking to specialize mainly in the use of elemental magic. Fire was his favorite, & he cultivated a level of ability that began to exceed his own control. His proctors tried to warn him, as they’d catch him with scorch marks on his clothes or whenever he’d go without an eyebrow. But he never paid them much mind.
One day, he took things a step too far, creating a blue flame so hot, there was no chance of it ever extinguishing. In the process, he severely burned himself & nearly razed the ancient school. Dishonorably expelled & sealed in a bulk containment suit, the only feeling Solumanen has any more is pain. Intense, burning pain.
Now he is the Grey Army’s “secret” weapon. A walking inferno of immeasurable heat. He spends his time between battles in a smoldering lead carriage. When he is needed, he levitates across the field of battle setting everything alight, scorching anything in his wake. With little concern of collateral damage, everybody looks to just stay out of his way.
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So again, I was mostly just trying to look & round out all of the possible categories for characters. I was looking for something big & imposing & scary looking, but also vaguely fantasy & maybe a little steampunk-y. The proportions are jacked on this a bit. It was partly intentional with the huge upper body & arms, & tiny little head. Trying to sell the whole containment suit idea though I think I went a little overboard. I also kept debating whether his feet should stick out or if it should be all cloak. In the end I probably should’ve left the feet out. And another thing I was fickle about was the color of the flames. I liked the result of the effect here alright but at the end of the day, maybe I should have just left it orange. Oh well. Onward…
#20 Pony Girl
Pony Girl is a character from Ian T. Healy’s Just Cause Universe super-hero novel “Day of the Destroyer”. I’m working on a cover for him that will feature her and another main character in a perilous situation and this is the study I did to get the outfit and general appearance right. She’s a super-speedster from the 1970s.
Futuristic Ninja
A little bit of samurai, mixed with a whole lot of Appleseed exmachina, with a dash of the new Halo 4 weapon design. My guess is he is just about to light up an alien vehicle and get a killtacular. LOL
( Edit: 11/21 Went in and redrew this guys legs. Updated the image. I hated the original legs. They looked all dwarf like and out of proportion. Feeling much better about them now. Hope you guys agree. 😀 )
Promethean Beauty
No idea on this one either. Just saw a great shot of Kim Kardashian walking out of a pool and started drawing and this alien looking hottie was born. 😀
SKOYO
A life force consuming creature. Employed by the Arachnid armies ground troops. Its purpose is to consume the life force of Core warriors so that they can never be reincarnated into the Great Milky Ways cycle of life.
Guardian Of The Crystal Skull
This bad boy hangs out in the ancient Mayan temples of Kukulkan. He sits motionless in a hidden chamber guarding the sacred crystal skull of Andromeda. He is made of stone and can not be budged, unless the crystal skull is threatened or approached. He then becomes animated, his animal skull head ignites with flame and he becomes your worst nightmare.
#9 Naoko Atsugi: Magic Girl PM
Seventeen years ago, klutzy, unassuming schoolgirl Naoko Atsugi found a magical wand on her way to school one morning. Next to it was a talking Yorkie named Orion, who told her it was the descendent of benevolent Alien Royalty & that it was her destiny to protect the Earth. Upon a wave of the wand & a few mystical words, she became Cadet Virgo, leader of the Magical Zodiac Cadets. Over the course of their high school career, her & her friends, the other Zodiac Cadets, vanquished the evil Queen Thanatas, Empress of the Underworld, & in the process saved the world.
Saving the world from the clutches of an Evil Sorceress can bring a pretty high profile with it. First, as a newsworthy pop idol, were the endorsement deals. Then as an established celebrity came the modeling jobs. Next thing she new, Naoko was jetsetting around the world with the International Fashion Elite. Part time model. Part time Patron. She became close friends with designer Maxwell Coburn, who went on to create some Haute Couture just for her. The ironic thing was that Coburn’s chief source of inspiration was none other than Cadet Virgo’s arch-nemesis, Queen Thanatas, causing some fans to question what was happening to their beloved heroine. Privately, there wasn’t an agenda. She liked the clothes & spending so much time in the public eye, she liked the idea of playing with how it was that she was perceived.
Much more recently, Naoko has become much more serious, & gotten herself interested in politics. She decided to run for Prime Minister. When her detractors argued she had absolutely no experience in leading a nation, in an impassioned speech, she contended that “[she] successfully spent [her] teenage years leading fellow high school girls in a fight against an omnipotent mystical threat just fine, how hard could a Nation be?”
It secured her the nomination.
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This took forever because apparently the one thing I have more trouble drawing than anything is Haute Couture. It doesn’t make sense to me. And yes, the shameless Daphne Guinness vibe is intentional, & probably way too obvious. Anyway, the one line idea for this one goes back to the first year I did the 30 Characters. On my list, this was right next to “Luchadore President” (which I think was just Luchadore in a suit or something, but I ended up making him president anyhow): Magical Shoujo Girl PM. But since I already had a president character, I never got around to working on it past always thinking it’d be weird if she was this fashionista that dressed vaguely like the villain she used to battle.
Recently, on Entervoid, an artist named Jetster posted an awesome Grown Up Shoujo Girl character of their own, & it made me think back to my old character prompt again. But while I only finished Naoko for the sake of this challenge, you should go check out Jetster’s Lady Vanity comics because they’re pretty cool!
Toxic Dreamer
I have know idea about this chic. Not even sure where the name came from. She looks like a fifties sci fi pulp cover girl. So the name doesn’t seem to fit. Got a better one let me know and ill change it, 😀
#20 White Resonant World-Bridger
Special Birthday Edition: White Resonant World-Brider says, “I channel in order to equalize inspiring opportunity. I seal the store of Death with the resonant tone of Attunement. I am guided by the power of endlessness.”
G.A.B.E.
G.A.B.E. Is a Galactic, Armored, Battle, Entity. Developed by the galactic core. G.A.B.E. units accompany Galactic Core warrior into battle to assist and support the warriors. They are heavily armored and weapons equipped. They have advanced A.I and can act as hosts to the life force of fallen core warriors, so that they may continue to fight.
Romucus
Romucus is a seeker. A herald from the Andomeda Galaxy. He has come to the great Milky way to seek out a single Galactic Core warrior. For what purpose we do not know. If he is friend or foe is also unknown. What is know is that he is a talented tracker with weapons unlike any seen in the Milky Way.
Day 20: The Flying Fox
The first in my creation of antagonists:
Red Jackson just wants to be a super hero. He’s trained for the combat, researched the patterns of the city crime, and has the flying apparatus he needs to swoop down in the night. Why do they make it so hard? First, it wasn’t his fault that the thief he’d been chasing had tripped off the ledge and fallen to his death. Then when the police tried to arrest him for vigilantism… he didn’t mean to break the cops arm, but what was he supposed to do? His identity was at stake. He needed money to fix his damaged gliding wings… if he hadn’t been there to stop the bank robbery, the money would have been stolen anyway. Didn’t the bank owe him, technically? Now they’re all after him, the police and the other so called “super heroes”. He’ll show them what it means to be truly dedicated to justice. He’ll show them all.
(I’m sure “Flying Fox” is not the most original superhero name in the world. I wasn’t feeling particularly creative today.)
Day 19: Gregg the Arena Master
Let’s keep it clean and COME OUT SWINGING! FIIIIIIGHT!
I love this guy.
 
#20 Kungu
Real name: Unknown
Height: 5’4Â Weight: 198 lbs.
Race: Unknown Location:Somewhere in Asia
Kungu is a member of a warrior tribe in Asia long dead long ago. His mission is to preserve it’s traditions alive and strike on his enemies head on.
Powers: Hand to hand combat skills. Expert with all weapons.
Personality:Always alert. Always one step ahead.
Day 20: Wood Sister
“There are things in this woods that should not bee seen by humans. I mean, it’s not cause you’re stupid or anything. There are dark, DARK things Snitch that I just can’t talk about. I lose sleep at night sometimes but…it’s my job, you know?” -Fig
Believe it or not, Fig is not all fun and games. He is a faun and the guardian of woods, meaning he is the keeper of many secrets. One of these secrets is know ing the location of and occasioning watching over the Wood Sister.
The Wood Sister is an elder being that is held deep within the forest. Once one of three fated oracles, she betrayed her siblings and stole their eyes in order to be the sole temple of power. As punishment for her greed, she was fused into a great tree which drains her of her magic and feeds the surrounding nature.
She is a force of deep evil and saddens that no mortal can possibly comprehend. As of lately she has been more “active” during Fig’s short visits. She may be up to something…
Day 20: 21st Century Sandshark Studios Presents: DOULE
21st CENTURY SANDSHARK STUDIOS PRESENTS
A DAN NOKES HAPPENING…
THE 30 CHARACTERS IN 30 DAYS CHALLENGE
DAY 20: DOULE
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY: 3 million years in the future the human race has expanded into the far reaches of Universe. Much of these civilizations of yet to come, are unaware of their earthly origins. Many of these civilizations are made up of the descendants of mankind could hardly be recognizable from us today. One of the worlds our descendents will colonize is millions of light years away and known to its inhabitants as Jorol. It was colonized 2 million years ago by several parties. These groups eventually grew into seven distinct offshoots of the human race, having adapted to their particular climates and habitats.
One of these offshoots are called The Norlympians. They resemble us physically for the most part. Their culture is that collection of city states that bands together for economic and defensive purposes. One of the most powerful of these city states is that of Kortha, a people who pride themselves on its cosmopolitan, city and market driven society. Its military, economy, and, and society were the envy of its neighbors. Its leader was chosen from the patrician classes and is known as the First Prime. The  current First Prime at the beginning of our tale was Martelle of the House of Valden. His son was a up and coming Military Commander by the name of Doule. Doule was a brilliant warrior, soldier, statesman, and tactician. He was also smug and arrogant sort that bought into the propaganda of Kortha supremacy in the grand scheme of things.
This world view was shattered when a long thought lost race that once occupied the surface world of Jorol, before being driven underground. It took them eons to rebuild, but finally they found the resource and opportunity to re-take their homeworld. These organic metal beings are known as the Frahl Wraiths. They rose to the surface one evening, without warning, and with their terrible arsenal and military might, laid waste to Kortha in one evening, slaughtering over 80% of the population, and taking those few that did not escape into slavery. Doule managed to escape, but not without witnessing the deaths of his men, his parents and the abduction of his younger sister, Clarene. Doule, managed to make it to his Grandfather’s villa, 20 miles north. There he recovers and begins his quest to free his people from captivity, turn back the Frahl Wraiths, and return peace and security to the seven nations of Jorol. To do this though, he will need to enlist the aid of the rulers of those nations. A task not so simple, when one considers Norlympia has had strained relations with these nations for centuries…
11/20/2012: Jools Calixa, Cloned Human Dilettante
NAME: Jools Calixa  SPECIES: Human (Clone)  ORIGIN: Zyntradi Commonwealth
Heiress to the Calixa fortune, Jools was gifted with the brane ship, Castellan, on her 18th name day. Along with her android companion, Solver, and a minimal crew employed to her house, Jools forged off into the Multiverse. Since then, Jools and Solver have seen and experienced things that most beings only dream of. Using Nexus City as her home point, Jools often returns to refuel and resupply before heading back out to parts unknown.
Model designed in Sculptris and TinkerCAD. Model printed on my Makerbot Replicator and painted with water based acrylics.
https://tinkercad.com/things/iggImRQxMUY-jools-calixa-cloned-human-dilettante-30characterschallenge
Day 20-Yell
Yell discovered as a teenager that he could change the pitch of his voice to hit a note that would allow him to incapacitate others or if taken high enough could actually kill. The note when used by Yell can also be pitched to shatter walls or stop cars. The only problem Yell has is that first time he discovered the note he also shattered his eardrums. As such he has too be extra careful about using it and has on occasion had the note get out of his control. Even with this risk he is still determined to rock and to bring the battle to crime.
#30Characters Chatter…