Spanky
[13] Hero
I really like the temple abbot look! It gives off the affect of a badass old master of martial arts.
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Kilik...from the stiff beard and perfect asian stache and aged looks, just works ! Some cool ideas on some others too !
I really like the temple abbot look! It gives off the affect of a badass old master of martial arts.
Sounds like you are describing those movies with Fang Shi Yu/Fong Sai Yuk and Hung Xi Kwan/Hoong Hei Kun as the main characters. Another important thing is the Han-Manchu rivalry that is prevalent.Thanks guys! That's more or less what I was going for: with this Kilik, I once again looked for inspiration to the old Shaw Bros. kung fu flicks--particularly the Shaolin Temple and 36th Chamber of Shaolin films. In these films, there are three general archetypes for the main characters:
The first is the wayward youth, who typically joins the temple while fleeing for his life and/or with the intention of learning the Shaolin skills to use in his quest for vengeance against the villains who killed his family. Despite being a bit of a free spirit who doesn't always take the training seriously, he usually turns out to be a martial arts prodigy and his priorities slowly change as he undergoes the training and he becomes a capable warrior just in time to defend the temple against the climactic onslaught of an army, and to flee with the few remaining survivors to continue the heritage of Shaolin.
The second class of character is what our Abbot here is based upon. These are the older masters who are defined by their selfless devotion to the spiritual life of the monastery, their noble behavior...and their almost sociopathic dedication to the harsh training regimen of the younger monks. Their main role in the climax of the film is to go down with the temple--though they can usually only go down when swarmed by dozens or hundreds of soldiers led by the principle lieutenants of the bad guys.
The third stock character is the smooth-talking (and typically mustachioed) aristocrat who pretends to be the friend of the youth (and/or the temple), but who is secretly in league with their enemies, who want to destroy the temple out of fear or jealousy of the martial power of Shaolin and the chivalrous activities of the monks to protect the common man. These guys usually prefer some sort of dao (chinese broadsword/saber), so I guess I have a concept reserved for one of my first Hwang builds. ;)
Anyway, getting back to the Abbot here, I'm pretty happy with how he turned out, despite some early reservations when I started on him: doing these historically-derived designs really emphasizes just how weak the attire/equipment/asset selection still is for traditional cultures (even the ones Soulcalibur is superficially fixated on) in the current editor. But, with some experimentation and work-arounds, I managed to get him looking quite recognizable for what I wanted him to be--as evidenced by your responses, which I appreciate! :)
Honestly, it's been decades since I watched some of those films, so I couldn't tell you which use established historical/wuxia folk heroes and which have more generic protagonists, but the timing certainly fits for those figures, because one consistent element of those films is that Qing Dynasty functionaries and forces are almost invariably the main antagonists.Sounds like you are describing those movies with Fang Shi Yu/Fong Sai Yuk and Hung Xi Kwan/Hoong Hei Kun as the main characters. Another important thing is the Han-Manchu rivalry that is prevalent.
Now, that health bar is very creative! the first game that came to mind was - alundra.
Now, that health bar is very creative! the first game that came to mind was - alundra.
Bro, you literally created your own weapons! that's insane! and also, i like this character a lot -- reminds me of rock.I really wish i could have made the hammers and axes at least 50% larger... Oh well.
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Thanks! Yes, it took some work, but it was a necessity: the design called for hammers and axes, and Astaroth's were simply not the appropriate scale. :) And yeah, I thought the same thing regarding the 'Wolfbrother' variant: once he was finished, I couldn't help but think that he could double for a version of Rock immediately after the shipwreck from his backstory. Great minds! ;)Bro, you literally created your own weapons! that's insane! and also, i like this character a lot -- reminds me of rock.
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Agreed! The same orientalist-meets-pop-culture aspect of his design that makes him look like a villain from an old sci-fi serial (something I've riffed on before), also makes him look like every single sinister, plotting vizier or magician that has ever appeared in a cartoon or video game set in an Arabian or Persian context. In fact, making this design reminded me of so many of them (some of them going back to the golden era of film), that after I finished it, I tried to create variations on the design that were more particular homages. Unfortunately, none of the four I tried rendered into particularly good designs, so I hadn't intended to share any of them, but here's a couple of the heads:Middle Eastern aesthetic looks really great on Azwel!
Haha--yeah, I mean that's the basic concept I was going for: that general gung-ho, two-dimensional soldier aesthetic that was the subject of any military-based media aimed at children in the 80s.Also, Generic Joe reminds me of General Morden from Metal Slug, I think perhaps because of the military look and the mustache! :D
Thanks Spanks--I appreciate that! It's been a crazy busy week for me, all around, so it's nice to hear that someone got a kick out of the designs I made the time to share. :)I like the son of the djinn series you made! . . . In addition, I was a fan of Golden Eyes. ALL really awesome stuff!