A big practise work using Kekai Kotaki (Guild Wars 2 Lead Concept Artisit) Brushes, (halfway through) and a chance to reveal Lancelion's wing, and my username Aeoniran, (the golden sword)
-About teh drawing- I'm trying to branch out into more concepty style work aswell as colouring without outlines, or erasing them completely. As opposed to when I drew anime, which required outlines.
I wanted to reveal Lancelion's inner wings, when he has control over Infinity. Which will be explained in the next section. Pretty much they will follow his arm movements, so when he swings a punch, they will follow. I was hoping the use this as a way to create some more execution moves, one, for example, he will pin down the enemies body, with one wing and proceed to strike the neck with the other until the head comes off. Lots to do with big gruesome wings!
He cannot fly with them however. Seeing as they have no membrane or feathers. His eyes will also become completely red, and glow.
I also changed the colour of his cloak to black, seeing as a big red cloak was quite dominating. As well as it only being on one leg. The sheathe for Chaos being on the other side.
Chaos now has the Stories runic language. It's reads: Abandon Hope. This is related to Charon ion Dante's Divine comedy, who says "Abandon Hope all ye who enter here." When passing over to hell. It's a sort of, 'the last thing you will see' attempt.
Finally Aeoniran, my username. Aeoniran or 'Aeon' was one of the first swords I drew. I found the old old drawing and put him in here. Aeon is Lancelion's father's sword and his primary weapon until he obtains Chaos (the black sword if you didn't know)
Pretty much, Orlyssieus's colour scheme is gold and red, because his animal trait is that of a phoenix :3
-About Lancelion- -Personality- Lancelion's default personality is aggressive and callous. But curious, compassionate and loving. Brainwashed by his father into becoming the ultimate weapon. But his repressed childlike behaviour can be brought forwards with benevolent actions. I was hoping to give the two polar opposites, so that Lancelion can be cruel to those who are evil, but willing to share with those who are good, or vice versa! >:3
Now I don't want to come across as the overused, 'He's schizophrenic and has lots of personalities,' it's more so how you make him behave in certain events will affect his behaviour later on.
His default behaviour is to disregard other's lives in general. He holds no morales against killing and thoroughly enjoys it, believing that removing one person increases his own personal chance of surviving, furthermore he love holding a person/creature's life in his hands and being the judge of whether it's worth saving, or punishing.
Lancelion is the embodiment of Wrath. Sin of anger and hate. The first Knight to be endowed with the Halo of Wrath. He is given the blessing of skin regeneration (to an extent, large wounds end up as scars,) and inhuman strength. At the beginning of the game, Lancelion can lift upto two metric tonnes, this will increase as you improve his strength skill tree.
Lancelion's role amongst the seven Archangels is the Punisher. He deems which souls he can send to hell. He can choose not to send them at all, and leave them floating in Limbo for Abaddon to decide. Sanctius (Originally Samael) acts as the Absolver, (who shall be posted soon!)
Lancelion's personality ideal is shaped around choosing the power of love or the love of power!
He can either deny this role, or choose to enjoy it. The choice is upto you! >:3
-Backstory- Lancelion was born on the 21st of November 1781, and would be a Scorpio if he believed in it. Even before he was born, Lancelion was bred to be the perfect warrior. His mother Scarlet, was given the soul of Infinity in the form of a Wrath Halo. The original Archangel of Wrath from the Ascendant War, (The current secret story I am working on shhhh!) So that when she birthed Lancelion, it's essence would be absorbed into him.
Lancelion is the 'Last Firstborn', four children came before him, but none survived being bathed in blood. This is taken from the Spartan training in which babies would be bathed in Wine instead of water. Those who were weak would die quickly. Upon being bathed Infinity was absorbed, turning his eyes a dark red.
Lancelion was raised exclusively by his Mother until he reached the age of seven. He was benevolent, sharing and kind. Taught how to read, write, tell stories and speak properly to his elders, his future brothers in arms and girls. He gave away alot of which he owned so that the other children may like him, but alot of it was for naught, especially when his Father would tell the children he was just waiting to murder them.
By the end of his child years Lancelion was vastly disliked and bullied. He often retreated into Huntsfjord forest, whih stretched for miles and miles with his younger brother Orinir. Upon arriving in a clearing Lancelion asked why the other children didn't like him. Orinir obviously didn't know. So in a fit of rage Lancelion began to hit the ground, tear away at bark, until he screamed the words: 'Ignis' which is Latin for fire or ignite.
Lancelion returned home to show his parents. This was a symbol that Infinity was on the border of awakening. All he needed was blood.
Orlyssieus, his Father, took over for Scarlet, and he was brutal.
Taught how to be cunning, cruel, pragmatic and merciless. Lancelion was pushed to his mental and physical limits. He was not allowed to wear shoes, either metal plates or simple cloth. He slept on reeds, ate nothing but broth and began to hate everything. He was trained in the art of swordplay, athletics, stamina and willpower.
He began to resent his father, but he loved him also. If Lancelion was in too much pain Orlyssieus would always stop for a small amount of time, even for a moment, just to allow Lancelion back on his feet. This taught him the act of mercy.
Living at home was Lancelion's down time. He would often spend it sharpening knives, cutting his skin to watch it sew itself back together. Or play fighting with his brother.
Before long Lancelion was put in the cage. Where he was forced to fight criminals. At first he didn't want to kill. But the moment he tore his first opponent apart, and felt his rage quell, he became addicted. He was given narcotics when he did the right thing. Brutal kills such as the slow severing of fingers and bones were rewarded. The more blood that spilled, the more he felt quenched.
This vicious cycle continued for years. Until they had to import criminals, because the local ones would be too afraid. Too often had children pointed and laughed at Lancelion just sitting in his cage, and every time he made sure to get close. Lancelion's rage became uncontrollable, he began to fear and hate everything.
Even the day when a young boy got too close to his cage, and pointed in and laughed, Lancelion was on him in a moment. Dragged in through the bars, arm torn off and beaten to death with it, Lancelion enjoyed watching even the child suffer, still he was not punished, rather, he was rewarded with more narcotics for dealing with a ruffian.
During Lancelion's meditations, a small white cat would often come and visit. At first Lancelion was unsure what to make of the animal. But within a few purrs and meows, Leo, as he was dubbed became Lancelion's secret companion.
He grew a love for combat, until the day he had to fight his own father. In which he failed miserably. With a fractured skull that not even his regeneration could heal. Lancelion was bedridden for months. Nearly breaking the family apart, Scarlet made sure Orinir would never be subject to the same form of training.
The day Lancelion sat up, was the day he was gagged, bagged and thrown into the wild. His final test was to survive for a year. Living off of the land and the criminals they would drop off at a random place and time.
He succeeded, and returned home, where he was coronated as Heaven's Harbinger - Knight of Wrath - Lancelion Ashbourne.
His final test was to slay a Hellspawn, which he also succeeded in, final uncaging Infinity and allowing him to take control of his strength when needed.
At an attempt to further boost Lancelion's hatred. Orlyssieus trapped Leo and had him brought to Lancelion, where he was forced to kill him. However, through sleight of hand and making Leo fall asleep, Lancelion stabbed his own knee to fake a blood spurt, soaked Leo in it and removed his fur coat, leaving a bare sleeping, blood drenched kitten. Orlyssieus fell for his trick. Upon 'burying' Leo, he was released. But regardless, he made sure to visit Lancelion every night. The tufts of his coat were attached to his future armour, which he could wear when he reached the prime of his youth.
Lancelion is 18 in the prologue and 23 at the actual start of the game.
Also if you look at his body (chest area) with the red part and then just below his left hand where he's holding the sword, it kind of looks like a face o.O
Ah no problem! I would have love'd to say more but I was in school, haha~ Being the rebel I am, I had to at least leave some sort of comment for one of my favorite artists!
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