Petite Mage

Been going back to watching Slayer's anime recently and got inspired to draw a design in a similar vein (also a bit of Psaro from DQ4 in her). Also decided to experiment with proportions. Want to get more weird in the future.

Was really fun to draw her bodysuit and bikini armor. Wanted to have an appealing squish on her breasts due to the bra, and I feel like I succeeded there. Also really like the color scheme I picked out for her. Feels either very villainous or at least anti-hero.

Axeman RKGK

 

Less of an RKGK at this point and more just a black & white drawing.

I really love how his face came out. Want to try doing more weirdly proportioned characters. It's something I keep saying to myself but my art instincts keeps punching me in the kidneys when I do. Just gotta make myself.

Inspired by the dwarf of Dragon's Crown, Brigand of Odin Sphere, and Robbin' 'ood of Dragon Quest 3. 

Alraune RKGK

 

Sadly didn't have the time to put as much detail as I wanted for this RKGK.

Was in the mood to draw a fat girl (one of the body types I want to practice drawing more of). But was also in the blood drinking plant monster type vibe, so ended up with drawing an Alraune. 

I do like the implication I gave her with her skin. It made my imagination run wild for types of cool/terrifying transformations she could turn into.

Demon Slave RKGK

Inspired by Ziroko1's art.

 

Very much love Ziroko's muscle-bound characters, they hit such a good sweet spot between muscular and cute. I was planning on drawing his master groping him but didn't want to put too much more effort into anything but the initial subject.

Also I guess now is as good as time as ever to say that I'm bi and very much into fetish stuff lel. Been so since I was young (altho was mostly in denial due to outside pressures). Living a much happier life after embracing the sexual and weird. Big thanks to the people that helped me find myself!

The thin shackles and chains were based on the captive spirit from Dragon's Crown (even here I will find a way to talk about Vanillaware lel). Another favorite game of mine, one that helped with my sexual awakening in the future. My feelings towards Amazon turned into feelings of wanting to be as sexy as her as I grew up.

Source of Cap

Really I just like characters that are just sexually attractive. And wish there wasn't such a stigma from just having sexy characters in a piece of art/media (an even spread between masc, fem and andro characters is my ideal). Or just sex and fetishes in general.

I speak as an American there, where alot of anti-sex stuff I've seen is policing people's thoughts who want to express it through fiction or just even saying their thoughts aloud at all to process them, people expressing extreme disgust and throwing death threats at people who find not real people sexy for one reason or another (AKA every fictional character), and alot of racism related to Japanese art (but no big shocker there since America is built on white supremacy and racism, as well as having a recent war with them).

I guess to settle on a point on this ramble. Making art for the sake of sex, fetish, and sexuality is something that shouldn't be oppressed.

Dragon, Skinbones

 

Took about an hour to do.

A terrible dragon that stalks the halls of the floating black castle.

HD: 10 (80 HP)
Armor: plate
Move: normal.  
Attack: 3 bites or 2 bites and 1 breath weapon, 2 claws, 1 tail.
Special: age acceleration breath weapon (max 3 times per day). Breaths out a cloud of white dust, characters save against it if they're caught in it. On fail they age d100 years, on success they only age 1d10 years.

They are also able to easily squeeze into entrances and areas meant for humans.

Appearance: a pale rubbery, almost translucent, three headed dragon. The lower jaw of it's heads split into two long toothy tentacles. Two front claws, and a long tail capped with a spiked ball of bone.
Voice: throaty exhalations, leather dragging against stone, bones popping.
Smell: musty, stale, rotten eggs.
Perception: excellent eye sight, very sensitive to tremors, poor hearing, multiple heads allow for 360 degree vision.

Wants: kill anyone they find.
Personality: predatory.
Intellect: extremely cunning.
Social: individualistic.

 

Reason for Fighting: same as wants.

Tactics: It'll attempt to block exits using it's body forcibly cornering it's prey. Will focus down on a character that they know can easily harm them (magic-users, warriors with dragon slaying weapons). It'll save it's breath weapon for when it's fighting multiple enemies at once or if there's a dangerous enemy that needs to be taken out. Will attempt to reposition itself if it finds itself surrounded regardless of how powerful the enemies are.

Morale: unflinching until it's close to death or it finds itself in a disadvantageous situation. Then it'll run away deep in the depths of the black castle.

 

Reason for Speaking: unable to, they are a beast through and through.

Environment: only found in the floating black castle, sometimes called the house of the dead. They don't have a specific lair in the castle as they constantly roam around, even falling asleep in the middle of hallways.

Valuable Parts: their skin can be made into armor (same properties). Organs and fluids are highly prized alchemical ingredients. Claws, bones, teeth, and mace whiptail can be used to make weapons on par with magic weapons.

 

Author's Note.
Been meaning to come up with some unique monsters (demons & dragons) for a bit, but reading "Dragon at the Opera" by A knight at the opera gave a gush of inspiration. Specifically when they talked about white dragons. More inspiration for this design is the Covetous Demon from Dark Souls 2, Belial from Odin Sphere (that poor dragon), the hydra, the zmei, as well as wanting to emulate a heraldic beast feel with the posing.

Looking at it now probably ended up putting some Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time as well.

The weird tentacle lower mouth is a motif I just really like. Think I probably got inspired by it from Shin Godzilla and how his lower jaw separates to breath his atomic breath. Used a similar motif for my Scylla I did back in 2019 or so.

Did this long before I started signing my work.

 

I probably overtuned their breath but ah well I think it's funny. Hell the stats are aren't that important, I mainly care about the other stuff.

 

Also I have since finished Odin Sphere. A very wonderful game, lovely style, great combat, and nice stories (good amount of sharp breath through teeth bad endings too jeez). Favorite to play probably being Oswald and Cornelius.

Right now going further into the Vanillaware hole and replaying 13 sentinels. A game I wish I could forget about so I can re-experience it all over again. Seriously tho if you haven't played it don't look anything up and give it a shot.

Witch RKGK

Spoilers for Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Below.

Another RKGK inspired by a Princess Crown Character. This time Proserpina. Well not just her, Sorceress from Dragon's Crown also definitely had an influence and the sage fairies from Odin Sphere (the pink haired ones that carry wooden staves).

Took a bit to figure out proportions but very happy how she came out. Finished Mercedes' story last night in OSL, I really don't like how she plays. I get the gimmick of her having more phozon based skills due to her using a bowgun, but wished there were more POW based skills.

Regardless her ending was so good. The whole idea of her learning to grow up and become a great leader is so good, encapsulated fully with her just busting Odin's ball so thoroughly (altho that does make Gwendolyn's route so much more funnier to me). 

Also forgotten how that all of the routes are some kind of love story. Gwendolyn/Oswald, Cornelius/Velvet, Mercedes/Ingway. It also shows up in 13 sentinels as well as far as I remember. Guess I'm a bigger sucker for love sub-plots in a bigger narrative than I thought lel. Damn I need to replay 13 sentinels too.

Also poor Belial, he's gonna get his ass handed to him every route at this point. No wonder he wants to die at the end (lel). Odette probably gonna get beat up too but her fuck her and her shitty underworld.

Pirate & Armored Princess RKGK

 

Couple of more RKGK I did inspired by Princess Crown characters (and a bit of Odin Sphere). Specifically Portgus and Gradriel (as well Gwendolyn & Mercedes). 

Dug up my PS4 and playing through Odin Sphere Leifthrasir after 6 years. I got to the start of Velvet and did the thing where you just stop playing a game even tho you were enjoying it. Maybe it's an ADHD thing. 

Regardless I'm having a much more enjoyable time this time round. Not using the shortcuts for powers and magic (gives it a unique feel of turn based and real time action), alot more item use and mixing, really love it~ and hopefully I finish this time.

Just finished Cornelius tonight and Gwendolyn the other day. Still love Gwendolyn's story, a bit underwhelmed by Cornelius. Felt like it was a lot of faffing about as compared to Gwendolyn. But now I'm playing Mercedes which I remember loving alot as well. Gonna have to get used to how she plays tho (also god she's so cute~).

Fairy RKGK

  

Inspired by the fairy from Princess Crown. Having a sudden flux of nostalgic for vanillaware after seeing clips of Princess Crown again and being entranced by the artistry. Here's hoping there's a fan TL one day.

Cap taken from UnPlayedAThing's playthrough.

As I drew this it felt like going back to my roots. As Vanillaware (specifically Odin Sphere) was one of the the things that got me into drawing in the first place (the other being Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess).