The dash lady. Btw sorry if my art looks abit inconsistent in terms of style for a while now, I'm trying alot of new ways of drawing the face, rendering styles so I can find something I like.
Anyways, just something quick i made in about two hours after I found a pretty fun reference on Pinterest.
Just buy skypiercer bro 🥀.
I wish they didn't simplify her kit :( I love her design.
1 hour portrait done in CSP.
Been Trying to find my artstyle.
Vergil and Argus :P. Just a quick thing I did, I've never done a custom skin concept before, hope it looks fine
Main weapon is yamato, beowulf when you use s1's phase two dash, Force edge for his skill 2 and summoned swords on his skill one.
Ive tried to incorporate most of his iconic moves into argus' kit but Unfortunately I couldn't really fit judgment cut end into it :( do suggest how I could incorporate it in a meaningful way cuz I really want to.
So I thought why not just make a bunch of Leonin OCs. They're pretty rough and not much info is thought out yet except just the lore ig. Imma be honest I wasn't really going to post this but wanted to get it out of the way I'm not that proud of them 😭. They're very rough rn and I could definitely improve their designs in the future.
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Leonin 1: Female leonin that focuses on close combat using her ability to conjure flames from her right hand. Her hand initially thought of as just a birth defect seems to be hiding a dark secret unbeknownst to herself and others. Prideful but empathetic. (Loosely based on a lynx)
Leonin 2: A young female leonin raised by humans after being rescued from an attack orchestrated by stray demons on her small village. A pair of wanderers from the east stumbled upon the aftermath of the attack, finding the small leonin as the only survivor, and chose to bring her back to the Cadia Riverlands to raise her.
The wanderers raised her in their small village on the outskirts of the main city, where she became accustomed to their love for martial arts and magic. She also fell in love with tinkering with machinery and learning how technology worked. At age 12, she successfully made a small automated golem from impure jade she found in a river, keeping it as her pet and calling it a jadeling.
By the time she was 15, she had made her own prosthetic for the arm she lost during the attack, learned basic martial arts from her parents, and decided she wanted to contribute to the technological boom happening in the main city. She dreamed of having her name etched in history as a pioneer of automatons. She moved to the main city to study and pursue her passion for magic and technology, only to be outcast by her peers for her appearance. However, she wasn’t going to give up on her dreams. With determination and a bit of resentment, she isolated herself in her small workshop and began working on something that would combine both the Cadia Riverlands’ ancient magic and technology to create her magnum opus. The giant jade golem and jadelings were created. (Roughly based on the lunar bunny/rabbit in design)
Leonin 3: Male leonin. As a kid, he was emboldened by the acts of bravery and justice shown by the Moniyan army, especially Tigreal, whom he idolized. Once he came of age, he registered under the Recruitment Program and had high hopes of making it into the recruits group. But there was one problem: he had no innate ability to manipulate magic, and his short stature didn’t help either. He only had the sword that was passed down to him from his family, but it was just a sword, nothing special to make someone like him shine. Discouraged by the difference in performance between him and the others, he withdrew from the program.
As leader of the Imperial Knights, Tigreal oversaw the recruitment process of every unit. One particular recruit caught his eye during the trial process, a short young leonin who had shown grit and determination. He was impressed, but also noticed how the young one never used a single spell or any magic during the trials. Upon finding out he had withdrawn, it didn’t sit right with Tigreal. He saw the potential and went out of his way to find the young leonin in his village. He aimed to reignite the passion in his heart.
As Tigreal conversed with the young leonin, the village was attacked by demons. The heat of fire and screams filled the air. Tigreal, without his hammer or shield, fended off the demons with his bare hands, ripping and tearing at their limbs. He gave it his all while he waited for reinforcements. The young leonin couldn’t just sit by and watch, so he armed himself with his family’s heirloom sword and rushed into battle. He had always had agility and dexterity on his side, and without fear, he fought alongside Tigreal. As he swung the sword, it hummed; with each bathing in demonic blood, it roared. The sword’s magical ability to manipulate wind was being roused from sleep by the flames of battle. Reinforcements arrived, and the demons were successfully driven back.
Tigreal saw the bravery and courage in the leonin’s eyes daring to face demons five times his size without faltering. It reminded him of a certain leonin in his army. He asked the leonin to enlist in the recruitment program again, but surprisingly, he refused. “Not yet,” he said. He wanted to hone his skills to prove his worth first, as the blade was still unwieldy, and he knew he wasn’t ready yet. He was still just a magicless leonin, but he had hope now, and his passion was roaring louder than ever.
He promised Tigreal he would show up to the recruitment program again someday and blow him away. Both parted ways with the promise set in stone in their hearts. Tigreal hasn’t seen him since, but there are rumors of a wandering leonin who swings a sword heavier than himself, calling upon the winds at the edge of his blade to serve justice and exorcise demons with courage and bravery unfitting for his stature, yet perfectly befitting of his heart.
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Well that's all, to the people who actually read everything, thank you 🥀. Ive never actually wrote lore and stuff like this so feedback is appreciated. Just wanted to post this to get it out of my system, not my usual cup of tea but hopefully it was still fun. Also I'm going through a transitional phase in my art style right now so I'm really struggling so please be patient 😭. My art is not where I want it to be man.