Saturday, April 26, 2025

Profile: Bass Villar

PROFILE


"Do not let my appearance fool you. I'm peaceful as they come, but I have a ZERO tolerance for evil. Any evil that comes within my sight shall feel the wrath of the swamp" - Bass 



Art By Nico_Artoo



Name: Bass Villar

Country: Brazil 

Age: 329

Species: Orc

Height: 6'2

Weight: 245 Pounds

Hair Color: Silver

Skin Color: Olive Green

Eye Color: Dandelion 

Powers: Swamp themed magic such as earth manipulation, plant manipulation, mud, and poison type magic. Bass also possesses above average strength and durability

Likes: His tribe, Acaraje, nighttime air, the sound of rain, exercise

Dislikes: Evil, ill-mannered beings, overly sweet foods, ice magic users (nothing against them on a personal level unless they're evil. Bass just finds them difficult to combat)

Allies: Kekoa, Yura Mikan, 

BIO

Born and raised in a Brazilian rain forest, Bass was raised alongside his fellow orcs to protect their habitat, aiding those in need, and combat evil whenever it rears its ugly head. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and his native orc tongue, Bass rose to prominence swiftly along with his ability to wield swamp-based magic better than the majority of those his age. Upon reaching adulthood, Bass would assist the elder orcs to protect their homeland and train the newer generation of orcs. Over the many years of his existence, Bass had his fair share of troublemakers to deal with from rogue orcs who followed their own crooked code of conduct to combating witches in Brazil alongside the native sages of the land. He even aided in the Five Year War when a hateful God named Akodomal and his cohorts attempted to destroy all living beings within The Mortal Realm. Thankfully, ever since the war had ended, life has been relatively kind to Bass and his brethren. Yet the mighty swamp magic wielding orc continues to be vigilant knowing that it's only a matter of time before an even greater evil reveals itself.


TRIVIA

Bass is my first orc character created for FORBIDDEN.

Bass created with the intentions of having a character with a non complicated or long winded story.

Bass was originally an AI Art adopt that I purchased off DeviantArt. I then had Bass Redrawn by an actual artist to use for my FORBIDDEN series.


CHRIS LOTUS' THOUGHTS - Ah...FORBIDDEN's first orc! When I think of orcs, my mind usually defaults to Lord of the Rings and/or Shannara (the demons & gnomes in this series have been compared to the orcs of LOTR). Those orcs (and the Shannara characters reminiscent of them), are mostly cunning, cruel & brutish. In addition to having a pretty cool design, this is another thing that makes Bass Villar appealing. Although his story is more bare-boned, having a gentle, peaceful powerhouse of an orc is quite a welcome addition to the universe. I also find his stance on ice wielders commendable, as it is more nuanced and considers their character (his dislike of corrupt, evil ones) and acknowledges their prowress (he finds them difficult to combat). 





Monday, April 14, 2025

Future FORBIDDEN Character Concept Art 04/14/2025

 Hey everyone finally got around to posting the concept artwork of two new forms for KING ONYX CARNIVAL (Earth 135). Both are inspired by forms given to Hellin Strongs previously. One based on VIXEN and the other based on CANDY CORN HELLIN. Below is where more info can be viewed for these future Onyx variants (NOT ALTERNATE UNIVERSE ONYX)



Onyx (Incubus Form) - The more demonic and even more naked transformation of King Onyx. Incubus Form is a naked pink skinned demon with a cock cage and a long tail with a magical ring around the tip of his tail. The form while terrifying in appearance retains most of Onyx's demeanor minus having a more sinister speaking voice. Incubus Form excels in water based attacks along with controlling his opponent's hormones/arousal levels. Also while Incubus Form is locked out of Onyx's telepathic abilities. The good thing is this form is imperious to mental attacks 


Concept sheet of Onyx (Incubus Form) special attacks


Sweet Merchant Onyx. A form that Onyx would receive if he was affected by the Sweet Stone. Like Hellin, Onyx would gain candy themed powers such as the usage of gelatin and summoning a caramel apple lollipop for combat. Candy Corn Onyx retains his natural demonic abilities but uses none of his traditional powers while in this form


Concept Sketch of Onyx - Sweet Merchant's attacks 










Friday, April 11, 2025

Profile: Rockley

 PROFILE


"My desire for adventure is only matched by the strength of the Iron Unicorn. It's a good thing that I possessed both of those things" - Rockley



Art by Luc_Opens



Name: Rockley (No Surname)

Age: 21

Race: Part Human/Part Valkyrie 

Hair Color: Auburn 

Eye Color: Amber

Skin Color: Tan

Height: 6'3

Weight: 225 Pounds

Powers: Thanks to his Valkyrie ancestry, Rockley possesses: inhuman strength, durability, and agility. Wielder of the mythical weapon "Iron Unicorn" which allows him to manipulate the following elements fire, earth, soul, wind, electricity, and water

Allies: His family, his tribe people, Doran

Likes: Loose clothing, his tribe, Iron Unicorn, combat, traveling, chocolate coconut custard pie

Dislikes: Underwear, cold weather, rude people, snails

Backstory: 

Along with the rest of his tribe residing in an island named Valquiria Island, located on the outskirts of the Southern Lands (The fictional equivalent of South America). Rockley and his people are the descendants of Valkyries who resided in Mystillia, the Realm of Gods. They decided to venture into the Mortal Realm and mate with humans many centuries ago. Several months later, they would leave their children to be raised by their human mates and return to their native realm. The people of Valquiria Island would form their own unique culture and way of life. While being mindful of the rest of the Mortal Realm, the citizens of Valquiria kept to themselves, only aiding the rest of the world whenever a major crisis threatened all of their existence. Eventually, Rockley would be born many years later after the events of The Five Year War.

Growing up, Rockley was a very curious child. Unlike most of the people within the island, Rockley always desired to someday venture throughout the rest of the Mortal Realm. He was trained in various forms of combat by his father, grandfather, and great grandmother since he was a child. The time Rockley had turned fifteen years of age, he was gifted a special weapon by his great grandmother called The Iron Unicorn. The Iron Unicorn was an ancient weapon that was created by their ancestors many centuries ago. The weapon allowed the wielder to use a variety of elemental powers in battle. Rockley would earnestly practice wielding the weapon and promised to cherish it as long as it remained in his possession. Knowing that Rockley would someday decide to leave the island to explore the rest of the world, his family were glad they prepared him to be a capable warrior and one that wasn't naive to the behaviors and culture outside of their island. Many years have passed since and Rockley was now twenty one years of age. The time for him to begin his adventure was imminent.


One evening while Rockley was doing solo training, a naked brown skinned male demon had appeared on the island. While Rockley panicked at the fact a demon would appear on their island, knowing the history of such ferocious beings, Rockley also knew that not all demons behaved in typical savage behavior. Thus, he decided to observe the demon from a careful distance. The demon was aware that Rockley was watching him, but paid him no mind since what he desired was not the human flesh. Instead, the demon would make its way to one of the island fruit trees and began to feast on the delectable blueberry mangos that only grew on Valquiria Island. Confused by what he was witnessing, Rockley decided to confront the demon. Questioning the demon's presence on the island, the demon paused on engorging on the tasty fruit and turned his attention onto Rockley. The demon introduced himself as Doran and ensured Rockley that he means no harm to his people or him as long as he isn't attacked by them. The two men would end up having a great conversation and Rockley would share his traveling plans with Doran. He mentioned his plans to traverse the Mortal Lands in order to see the rest of the world and combat various sages and warriors. Thankful for Rockley's generosity, Doran offered to take him any location within the Mortal Realm he desired to start his adventure. Rockley agreed and the two would find a spot on the island and spend the night together talking until they fell asleep. The next day, Rockley would bid farewell to his family and fellow villagers before meeting up with Doran and the two teleported out of Valquiria Island and reappeared in Paraguay. Convinced by Doran the night prior to make his starting point in Paraguay, Rockley looked forward to seeing new things and encountering strong yet noble warriors.


TRIVIA

1. Rockley is another art adopt that was transformed into an official FORBIDDEN character. Below is his original artwork 



2. Rockley's character was also inspired by Risty from the Queen's Blade series. I even considered having Rockley keep his original colors from his AI Artwork. However I feared he looked too much like a genderbent Risty and decided to have his color changed to better distinguish him from one of his inspirations.

3. Drawn by Luc_Opens (An incredible artist on Twitter) While drawing Rockley, I requested that he give Rockley a unique color scheme based on a color palette I have sent him. Mainly because I didn't want Rockley to share identical colors of Risty as mentioned earlier.

4. Rockley does not wear underwear. One of his testicles is visible in his official artwork.

5. Rockley's weapon "Iron Unicorn" is based on the Japanese weapon named Kanabo.

6. While Rockley mainly uses his weapon in battle. Rockley is skilled in grappling, self defense, and Judo based techniques. 


CHRIS LOTUS COMMENTS: I was actually quite surprised when I saw Rockley's original concept. Risty (of Queen's Blade) is one of my favorite anime characters. Similar to her, Rockley has an amazing look and a great personality to go along with it, having an incredibly imposing exterior yet being gentle and not being quick to judge others based on their appearance or other preconceived notions. I can appreciate Rockley's updated color palette, as it does give him a more unique look. I find his weapon fascinating, seeing that I do admire unique, elemental themed weapons and its a clever take on a samurai weapon from Feudal Japan.




 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Profile VAIN

 PROFILE


"Cry and holler as much as you like! God cannot hear you and if he could, he wouldn't even lift a finger to save you. All that awaits you is eternal torment!" - VAIN





Artwork by Anne_Luc


Name: VAIN (formally Priscilla Osman)

Alias: The Witch of Torment

Age: 527

Country: England

Race: Human

Category: Witch

Height: 5'9

Weight: 137 Pounds

Hair Color: Light Lavender (formally blonde)

Eye Color: Lavender (formally brown)

Skin Color: Grayish purple (formally sandy)

Powers: VAIN possesses several otherwordly abilities as a Witch

- Drift: Allows VAIN to pop in and out of existence

- Shadow: VAIN is able to manipulate her own shadow as well as her target’s

- Fear: VAIN can foresee the fear of individuals and use their very fears against them

- Hallucination: Paired with her abilities to see fear, VAIN can create hallucinations that feel too real for her target(s) to withstand 

- Curse: VAIN can curse her target(s) and depending on that target's level of sin, the effect of the curse increases 

- Wrath: VAIN's offensive ability allows her to strike her targets with dark purple colored flames. VAIN's flames are much darker compared to Nevin's purple flames

- Soul Thief: VAIN steals the life-force of her victims and uses it to empower herself, which includes longevity 

- Donne: A cursed doll that once belonged to a girl that VAIN cared for but upon the girl's death, VAIN took the doll and corrupted it with her hatred. The Doll, although possessing an adorable presence, is actually imbued with the darkness of VAIN's powers

Likes: Silence, rainy days, causing torment, borscht, nighttime

Dislikes: God, nuns, children, Okubi Dreamtime, birds excluding ravens, the past

Allies: NONE, but does have an acquaintance with Gennifer Blix and Koga Yukimaru 

BACKSTORY 

Known as The Witch of Torment named VAIN, formally known as Priscilla Osman, VAIN was once a devout servant of God for she was a nun who ran an orphanage alongside her fellow nuns, Sister Maria and Sister Amy. Growing up despite living in a world of magic, demons, dragons, and other such anomalies, Priscilla believed in the good of mankind. For outside of fairies, beasterians, orcs, and goblins, humans were created in God's image and inhabited the world to help it prosper despite ending up falling from His grace due to their own selfish desires. Regardless, Priscilla loved all living things and devoted herself to serving God, and helping those she could since her childhood and all the way to adulthood when she became a nun. Priscilla wounded up running an orphanage in England with the help of her fellow nuns, Sister Maria and Sister Amy. Together the three women worked tirelessly to care for and educate all the orphaned children who came into their care.

Over the years, while being mindful of the dangers within their world, Priscilla and her fellow nuns continued devoting their time and energy to caring for the children who were not yet adopted. Priscilla and her sisters also aided those within their community. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and Priscilla was extremely thankful to God that He had given her life so much purpose. Never did she imagine that she would be bestowed with the divine purpose of helping those in need of grace. However, everything changed when a Cambion (half-demon, half-human) girl named Charlie ended up in their care. Despite Charlie being half-demon, Priscilla treated the girl no different than the other children living in the orphanage. 

Unfortunately, Sister Amy and Sister Maria did not share Priscilla's tenderness towards the half-demon. Nor did many of the children within the orphanage because many of them had become orphans due to their parents or guardians being eaten by demons. The children often attempted to unleash their anguish upon the young Cambion, but Priscilla came to Charlie's rescue every time. Priscilla’s unfaltering kindness towards her caused Charlie to view Priscilla as a mother figure. She even asked the nun for permission to use her surname, Osman, for herself. Priscilla happily agreed and thus, Charlie became Charlie Osman. Despite the length of time Charlie remained in the orphanage, neither Amy nor Maria ever allowed themselves to warm up to the child; viewing her as a monster that didn't belong among the human children.

While Priscilla was present in the orphanage, Charlie did not fear being bullied. One day while out running small errands. Priscilla came across a half-cat half-dog stuffed animal named "Donnie" and it immediately made her think of Charlie. Priscilla bought the doll and give it to Charlie, which the young girl promised to cherish forever. Sometime later, a small orphanage in Scotland reached out to Priscilla's orphanage in need of help. Priscilla told the orphanage that she would travel there to help and leave Sister Maria and Sister Amy to take care of things in her absence. Priscilla told Charlie that she would be away for about two weeks and promised, when she returned, she’d bake a cheesecake just for Charlie to enjoy if she behaved in her absence. Priscilla also had a long talk with her fellow sisters about properly running things while she was away. Both Maria and Amy promised to do right by the orphanage and all the children. Unfortunately, neither woman intended to treat Charlie right during Priscilla's absence, which would prove to be a fatal mistake in the near future. 

Believing the words of her sisters, Priscilla journeyed to Scotland. During Priscilla's absence, the kids had no one standing in their way to stop their tormenting of Charlie. Neither Amy nor Maria lifted a finger to stop the bullying. Charlie tried to be a strong girl for Priscilla while she was away, knowing that when Priscilla returned that she could tell her mother figure about the horrible treatment she’d endured. Unexpectedly, each time the kids picked on Charlie, the demonic side of her began to emerge and grow stronger.

Returning to England a few days earlier than expected, bags in hand, Priscilla made her way towards the orphanage, believing that all would be in order. As she moved closer,  Priscilla felt an unshakable sense of dread. Trying her best to ignore the ominous thoughts haunting her mind, Priscilla hurried towards the orphanage with each step feeling heavier than the last. Upon arriving at the doorstep, Priscilla sensed something had gone terribly wrong. She even saw what appeared to be dried blood underneath the door. Bracing herself for the worse, Priscilla opened the door and stepped inside. Sheer horror overtook her soul upon seeing the dead bodies of all the children, minus Charlie. She walked deeper into the orphanage, searching for Maria, Amy, and Charlie.

Priscilla was petrified when she saw the decimated bodies of Amy and Maria leading towards Charlie's bedroom. She embraced herself as she slowly walked towards Charlie's bedroom and opened the door. Sitting on the bed, looking demonic, with her stuffed animal Donnie in hand, Charlie wrathfully said to Priscilla "I thought you loved me. How could you leave me behind with these monsters?! I HATE YOU, PRISCILLA!" Priscilla attempted to plead with Charlie, but the girl was too far gone. Charlie then leaped off of her bed and attempted to devour Priscilla. Instinctively, Priscilla dodged the girl and immediately unleashed a holy beam attack to the young Cambion’s heart, killing her.

Realizing what she’d done, Priscilla hurried over to Charlie and held the deceased girl in her arms. Tears fell from her eyes as she apologized to Charlie for everything. For the first time in her life, Priscilla felt absolute hatred in her heart. In that very moment, Priscilla cursed God and denounce Him, viewing her God as a traitor for allowing such a tragedy to happen despite all her years of service and dedication to him. All of her prayers and good deeds were in vain! 

Abandoning her life as a nun, Priscilla, carrying the deceased Charlie in her arms, grabbed the girl's stuffed animal off her bed. Gradually, Priscilla's hair, skin, and eyes began changing from a once very human and kind looking woman into something twisted and dark. Her golden blonde hair turned a light lavender, her eyes changed from brown to lavender, and her skin from a soft sandy color to a demented purplish-gray shade. The woman known as Priscilla Osman was no more. Now there was only VAIN! 

Using her newfound dark powers, VAIN burned the church to nothingness; for her only concern was giving Charlie a proper burial. Forsaking her devout ways, VAIN became a witch that would prey upon the inhabitants of England for many years to come. VAIN, with Donnie in her possession, uses her dark powers to torment individuals, particularly those roaming the London streets along during the night hours, before ultimately ending their lives. No longer a woman of kindness and serenity. VAIN exists only to cause suffering; for all of man deserves nothing but endless torment.


TRIVIA

1. VAIN is yet another AI Adopt that I transformed into a unique character for my FORBIDDEN series

2. VAIN is the first villainess I created in the year of 2025

3. VAIN takes inspiration from Isabella "Ivy" Valentine from Soul Calibur and Baba Yaga from Slavic Folklore

4. VAIN's skin, hair, and eye color changing within her story represents a visible sign of her denouncing God and thus, losing the Holy powers she had while in servitude of Him

5. The original spelling of VAIN's name was going to be Vayne but I learned that Vayne is normally a surname while doing research, so I decided against it

6. VAIN's abilities are also loosely inspired by the video game "Evil Within" 




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