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| Silver - Old and Young
 MechaTrav  Original Characters  2012/7/31 23:20
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3 of a bunch. ;)
Tomoe on the left, 13; Vanessa on the right 21.
Here we have Vanessa Silverlynn before and after she began shadow work. Silver was born Tomoe, youngest daughter of the prestigious Ryuzaki family, one who could trace its lineage back to Feudal Japan. She was born an elf and so didn't have as a rough a time adjusting to the Sixth World as those who went through goblinization. In her youth, she was a rowdy, unpredictable tomboy, hell bent on raising as much of it as she could. Her family considered her the 'black sheep' and more or less wrote her off until a high-ranking official in Renraku Corporation, the megacorp her father worked for, noticed her beauty and 'persuaded' her father to betroth her to him in exchange for an upper management position. Hearing this, Tomoe ran away, even against the tearful begging of her twin brother Tomonobu. She fled into the night, bringing great dishonor to her family. She discovered later that her father soon vanished under strange circumstances.
Soon she found she had a knack for stealth, having to sneak and steal to keep from being caught. After a year or so on the streets, she came across a group of men attacking a lone person. Planning on robbing the man to support herself, she joined the fight, completely unprepared as the group turned on her as well. Her superior agility, youth, and a heaping helping of luck saw her and the man turn the tide of the fight, leaving two dead, three injured, and two others fleeing for their lives.
As she tried to sneak off after a moments' rest, she found herself restrained by the one who would have been her next nuyen.
"I saw what you did, don't even try to leave as though nothing happened..." A harsh whisper in her native tongue.
She turned to strike and soon found herself looking up through a red haze as the night slowly closed in.
Days later, she woke to find herself in a dimly lit cell. A single door with a small window provided the only view inside and out. The walls were plasteel, yet carved and stamped to resemble traditional bamboo. Angry fists pounded against the impassive door, high pitched insults and demands for release echoing into the empty hallway and up the stairs. A few moments of this brought the man who abducted her down the stairs and up to her window.
"Release me! Now!" she screamed defiantly through the bars.
The man answered by unlocking the door and kicking it open, sending her sprawling on the floor. He stalked in and jerked her head up by the hair, forcing her to look at his face. He traced a line of stitches down from his hairline to the lower area of his right jaw. "Do you see this?" He bellowed.
She spat in his face. He slammed her into the floor and raised her up again, grinning at the trails of blood streaming from her forehead and lower lip. Still she snarled.
"Someone owes me this blood, and you shall not be freed until this debt is paid. Prepare yourself, young killer. You work for me now." And with that he threw her across the room, his stalking steps and guttural laughter the last things she experienced as the night swept in yet again.
Over the next several years, she was roughly and brutally trained, her slightest mistake being met with bone crushing force. Her identity was stripped away, and a new one, forged in blood, both her own and that of her victims, was put in it's place. She went from a lowly street thug, killing people with lead pipes and loud firearms, to an elite assassin and intelligence gatherer, killing silently with razor steel and silenced gun, slicing through matrix security like a scalpel through flesh and extracting data like a malignant growth. In time she came to rely on her masters, as they had given her empty life purpose, though it was purpose hard earned. Her family would not recognize the young woman standing before them today, so different from the rotten child who ran away so long ago.
As she approached her 20th birthday, she chanced to ask her abductor of so long ago if she had paid her debt. A punishing backhand that sent her sprawling across the chamber brought him to his feet. He drew forth an immense sword from next to the table at which he sat, walking calmly towards her.
"Yes, your debt is paid, and I have no further use for you." He brought the enormous two-handed sword up and swung it down, hitting only air and carpet as the nimble assassin rolled away. No words were spared, though a seething rage burned in her shining, cybernetic eyes, a 'gift' the Heishino thought would serve them well. She drew her own sword, a custom built Ninja-to, and engaged the immense human in melee. The only sound was that of steel on steel, the occasional grunt as a kick or elbow told. The fight lasted for almost an hour, the student finally besting the master with a slash to his left thigh and a knee-breaking kick to his right, the tip of her blade resting at his throat.
The man smiled. "Finish me, assassin. Finish this and you will become the new leader of the Heishino. End me with honor." And he leaned forward, allowing a clean shot to his neck.
"No." And she kicked him in his chest, sending him up against the desk. She drew her pistol and leveled it at his head. "You took my youth, my innocence. You even saw fit to take parts of my body. You have no honor, dog." She fired once into his chest, curling him over in agony. She kicked him on to his back and took steady, cold aim at his head.
"And my name is Tomoe."
She had already turned to leave before the empty brass shell had hit the ground.
She fled Japan to Detroit, assuming the name Vanessa Silverlynn and starting over. Soon, she got teamed with a pair of lovely trolls and a new friendship was born.
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| Bianca - Old and Young
MechaTrav Original Characters 2012/7/31 23:16
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1 of however many I want in-depth background of. :)
On the left, 16 year old Bianca; the right, 25.
At 16, Bianca began her Awakening with the startling realization she could channel mana, making her a magic user. She considered herself lucky, as her little sister had grown a foot taller and turned green earlier in the year, but displayed no particular abilities other than being stronger than any other girl in her school.
As Bianca's parents nurtured the two girls, trying to help through this strange time in their young lives, Bianca was revealed to be somewhat of a magical prodigy, wielding magics far too powerful for one as unskilled as she should have been. Her father sought out the guidance of an old friend, Ender Zephram, to help the young lady harness her energies and focus them.
In the summer of her 19th year, however, she changed as well. Oh, the difference an Awakening makes...
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| Helen - Old and Young
MechaTrav Original Characters 2012/7/31 23:15
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Long time no post, just trying to get back in the swing of things after some life issues.
2 of however many I do. :)
Helen on the left, 13; on the right, 21.
The summer before Helen's 13th birthday, she went to bed the weekend she got out of school, and woke up with her head against her bed's headboard and her now-green feet dangling off the end. She had goblinized overnight, as many metahumans do, and it nearly destroyed her. She panicked, running across the room, screaming and crying to wake her older sister Bianca. The elder, scared initially until she realized this tall, gangly green person was indeed her little sister Helen, tried to console her terrified baby sis until her mom and dad came running up the stairs. They knew what had happened, but it still didn't lessen the impact of seeing their once short, slim Helen changed into something completely different. The 12 year old was now standing eye to eye with her father! Her cocoa skin, a gift from her lovely mother, was now a dark green, causing her terrified blue eyes to stand out even more than they already had. For weeks, the young girl stay closed up in her room, refusing to come out for fear of ridicule even though it was happening to kids all over the world. 'Why me? Why me?' was all she could think of, tears streaming down her rage reddened cheeks. In a fit of despair she slammed her clothes chest with her fist, sending it flying across the room to dangle precariously out the window. After a few moments of terror that she might get punished, the thought occurred to her,
'Wait a minute, did I do that?'
She walked slowly over to the end of the chest she could reach and reached out a tentative hand to touch it. It didn't budge. She gripped the foot firmly and pulled gently, it slid in easily. Her eyes wide with disbelief, she gripped two of the feet and lifted; the old oak chest moved with little effort and she gently set it back into it's place.
Still staring at her hands, amazed that she just effortlessly moved a piece of furniture that took her dad and uncle two shifts to get in the house, she never noticed her parents and sister in her doorway, stuck in silent shock that their little girl just performed an impressive feat of strength.
After that, though she was still quite nervous, she agreed to come out and start living again. Her mother took her shopping for new clothes, (thought she kept some of her old pants as they were now tight 'capris') her sister introduced her to some of her friends who had goblinized before, one of which was another troll, and they alerted the school that she had transformed, so they could take the necessary precautions relating to classes like gym and other physical education.
Helen felt confident going back to school that year until the first recess period, where she was taunted and made fun of away from the teachers. Everyday for her first few weeks she came home crying, with small bruises all over her arms and back and spitwads in her hair, just for being different.
Her parents went to the school to complain and got a generalized 'we can't control what kids do outside of these walls.'
Even with her father's constant assurance that if she 'fought back, just once, they'd leave you alone', she still took the abuse, fully aware that she could kill one of these 'humans' if she got out of control. It was that same month, however, that her sister Bianca showed the kids in that school just how magic in the Sixth World looked...
Also, poor Helen was made fun of because her eyes and lips were a bit too big for her small face, but I think she grew into them quite nicely. :)
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| Starchild's Influence Map
StarChild Monthly and other challenges 2012/7/31 3:20
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| here's mine although this isnt an official challenge i thought it might be better to put it here. if you mods have a problem with it feel free to move it to a gallery of your choosing. as you see i had nowhere near the same influences as pijon...but e did relate on a couple and just like him i had nowhere near enough room to put all my choices. i wasn't sure if i was supposed to adhere to the guidelines of the map so i toook a few liberties with mine. hope you like and feel free to ask about my choices. |
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| Sookie
ReddEra TV and Movies 2012/7/30 17:11
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Art by Ariel B.
This is a practice painting of Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse from season 2. I really pushed myself with this one I wanted it to look as close as I could get to the actress and the image. I do not own the character. |
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| KAIJU ALERT 7
lordcoyote Sci-fi 2012/7/30 14:02
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| Agente H67
hiram67 Original Characters 2012/7/30 1:16
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| DareDevil classic
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/30 1:15
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| Winter Soldier e Black Widow
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/30 1:13
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| Quincy Risk - The Early Years
Tartanninja Original Characters 2012/7/29 22:24
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Here is an image that I finally reworked. The old fireball was crap and the lighting was all wrong.
This character was a part of a pulp hero Marvel Universe RPG campaign. One of the best I've ever played. |
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| Born of Shadows
DarqueImages Original Characters 2012/7/29 21:51
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| Original character concept "The Shroud". Its been a little while since I've posted some art... and here's why.. I've been busy with this one for quite some time. Think anti-hero with what hides in shadows on his side. Kind of a "Spawn + The Darkness + Batman + the guy in the bar that everyone avoids". |
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| FB Cover for a friend
Tartanninja Original Characters 2012/7/29 14:23
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| I made a digital version of a friend of mine, at her request. I put this together for her to use on her Facebook page. |
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| A funny thing happened on the way to Mars
Tartanninja Sci-fi 2012/7/29 12:55
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My son is awesome. He posed with his Bobba Fett helmet for this mixed media manip of the Opportunity Rover image. Mars needed a Sarlacc pit.  |
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| Feline!
Mikeall DC Comics 2012/7/29 11:35
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| Still to see the Batman film! Playful pin up in anticipation! |
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| Harley Quinn
Remora DC Comics 2012/7/29 10:40
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Model: Lexi Belle
Apparently Lexi's a big fan of Harley Quinn. If you don't know who she is, do not google her at work or in front of your kids. |
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| Black Widow vs. Tartanninja
Tartanninja Marvel Comics 2012/7/28 20:57
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Here's the final version of what it looks like in a mocked up form. had someone take some photos of me to finish out the image.
That's me in a 'force field' protecting myself from the shots being fired by the Black Widow. |
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| Alley Ambush
thestarkiller Marvel Comics 2012/7/28 16:19
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| supergirl
cattle DC Comics 2012/7/28 14:32
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| A windy night for a patrol |
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| Spider-man
Comic_B Marvel Comics 2012/7/27 23:15
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| My first submission. Hope you like it. |
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| Incredible Hulk
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/24 13:24
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| Spiderman vs Lizard
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/24 13:20
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| Goblin
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/24 13:18
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| Captain Urss
hiram67 Original Characters 2012/7/23 14:31
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| Spiderman vs Goblin
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/23 14:30
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| SuperHeroes toons
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/23 14:28
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| HARSH TEACHER
lordcoyote Fantasy 2012/7/22 15:53
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| GENRE SAVY
lordcoyote Fantasy 2012/7/21 16:25
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| Remember it always pays to listen to your moms advice.... |
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| King Comics
cattle Original Characters 2012/7/21 15:18
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| Il Prigioniero
hiram67 Fantasy 2012/7/21 12:47
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| Spiderman Cyborg
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/21 12:46
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| Moon Knight 2
hiram67 Marvel Comics 2012/7/21 12:44
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| Party Crashed!
magnusch Marvel Comics 2012/7/20 19:38
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Looks like Simon's penthouse pool party mood changed
when Hulk showed up without any swimming suit.
He did remember his flotation device. 
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| Fanboy and Mary Jane go see The Dark Knight Rises
MF TV and Movies 2012/7/20 15:35
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| Fortunately Mary Jane has decided to forgive Fanboy for the whole '"mazing Spider-Man" costume fiasco and is dresing up with him to go see the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises". |
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| Black Death
DOAA DC Comics 2012/7/20 15:19
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| Black Hand from Blackest Night |
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| wonder woman
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