#character desogn

[kannagar]

Squid-Breath talks about her favorite things.

I got bored of how I typically drew Vinny, so I got a little experimental with this one.

[shaibonbon]

A new cat appears

[whistlingstarlight]

I'm sorry I love boy Tassita being a thing and Belle's colour palette is nice and I'm so fucking happy they escaped the 2017 Workshop but I can't believe those are the only official designs they have 😭

[veveisveryuncool]

not done with FL yet, but i am rejoicing the ability to now be able to legally draw elfilin

[cheesarbles]

Dumps this art here

[vial0fhope]

Brain pls let me draw fem!yuuji PLEASE

[dykebeckett]

somebody go to paradise garden tomorrow if it's another slow day I'll die

[chronicler-of-narrative]

Hello genshin tumblr!

So, making good on my promise, i return to tell you about my first and main oc: Sigurd!

(Art made by the fantastic @the-fallen-aesthetics, go and show them some love! They're an incredible multi-fandom artist!)

Now, before i get into his backstory, I want to point out a small detail regarding his desogn: How, unlike most genshin characters, Sigurd appears to be masked (yes, I know Xiao, Freminet and Gaming all put on headwear during their bursts, but I dont count that). But, what if I told you that in fact, this is Sigurd's face? That Sigurd is not the man, but the mask?

So, with that narrative hook added to convince you read more, here's the gist:

In the mechanized kindom of Khaenri'ah, Sigurd still found himself by chance as the servant of an uncaring and almost sadistic master. Bruised and overwhelmed, Sigurd would eventually turn on his master, stealing a rusty hatchet from one of his master's many armories before promptly chopping him in half.

Eventually, Sigurd's crime was discovered, and so he was put on trial, with a mask over his face to indicate his sinner status and to prevent him the shame of being known. Though, as a result of some shady dealings between the court and an enigmatic acquaintance of Sigurd's, instead of finding himself in the gallows, Sigurd instead found himself in the dungeon, still wearing that same mask, although now, curiously...He was holding a greataxe.

For the punishment was, ironically enough, for Sigurd to continue engaging in the very crime that had put him there, though this time his victims were the worst of the worst. Sigurd was now a captive executioner.

Little did Khaenri'ah's court know, howevery that instead of providing Sigurd with repentance, they had instead created a monster.

After being locked up for so long in a dark, dusty tunnel surrounded by naught but corpses and sin, Sigurd began to go mad: In his eyes, he was no longer a criminal enduring punishment, but a righteous champion of justice who was graciously given the honor or disposing of the nation's filth.

In fact, it got so bad that, even when his sentence was up, the locks on Sigurd's dungeon grew ever stronger. The very people who prosecuted him grew so terrified of the violent lunatic stuck in their basement that they just started throwing the most banal of criminals at him, if only in hopes to keep him sated.

Eventually, the Cataclysm came. And Sigurd, now fully convinced of his noble purpose, thought it the perfect time to leave the dungeon in hopes of saving his people from the influx of monsters. Though, he never did reach the warzone, for an encounter with said enigmatic acquaintance lead to Sigurd's vision fading to black.

And yet, when a corrupt Garde named Lestat, desperate to avoid judgement for his actions, chanced upon a strange mask washed up on Fontaine's shores, he had no way of knowing that by dawning it (in hopes of using it as a disguise)...He would end up unleashing a madman with 500 years of built up vitriol.

So yea, thats about it. Had to rewrite this whole post once because im an idiot who forgot to hit save to drafts. But yea, hope you guys enjoy him, and my ask box is always open. I also originally had a fic go go along with it, but since i didnt quite like how it came out, its currently rotting in my notes app. However, should you folks like my little executioner, I might be more inclined to actually fully work on it (which I might do anyway, but im really not sure).

If you took the time to read all the way to hear, thank you so much and have an incredible day!

[cuuno-moved]

My frickin tango desogn isbslowlt becoming mpre and more american football player in my brain and its very emteryaining to me in my cutremt state

that is madly out of character my friend

[realkereel]

Balrog for january’s edition of @characterdesignreferences

[redxriiot]

No thoughts, just MH au ideas

[wellijustfinnihedoneofthebooks]

Haha what if i redesigned shitty old ocs... haha just kidding... unless?

[grox]

[zecoritheweirdone]

guess who’s getting into bug fables???? this guy!!!!!

[monsterhp]

I really really enjoy character design. Its so much fun.

[transmasc-malleus]

Lmao at all the white ppl in the Pokémon fandom saying the nessa/nat dex issues are giving them debilitating anxiety