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DCLeadboot — The Seat of Power

Published: 2011-04-18 23:10:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1292; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Description Finally, some fan-service for Retsubnad and Wally.
Also, I rather wanted to draw Thoronraw again.

Let's take this as a basic scenario.
You've just been admitted to Retsubnad's castle by his lacky, Wally Babbleton, who ascertains that you actually have an appointment and tells you to wait in the hall for a few minutes.
After a while, he returns and tells you that his master will now see you.
On entering the main... throne room (there really is no other name for it)... you find Retsubnad Leadboot imperiously awaiting you from his seat of power - his personal banners hanging from the walls and the curtains drawn in such a way as to direct most of the light in the room onto himself.
At his left hand you see his loyal pet (and perhaps his best friend) Thoronraw the gryphon, who sits calmly with his front-claws in his master's lap, leaning over the arm of the throne as he watches you with a rather friendly smile.
Wally himself takes his place at Retsy's right hand, rubbing his paws in Uriah Heep fashion and trying not to hog the wizard-hare's spotlight.

Drawn by hand.
Vector-traced and coloured in Flash.
Shading, special effects and background stonework added in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Retsubnad, Wally and Thoronraw are Copyright © me!

Edit: Recent change to my style - after some consideration, I have decided that Danbuster and the other characters will have their eyes drawn differently from before. Inside of a pupil on a coloured eye, they will now have proper coloured-irises. Hopefully, this should make them much more expressive-looking in the future.
Having altered my recent Dan Clan Huddle artwork to reflect this change, I decided to edit the group pic of Retsubnad and his own team.
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Comments: 116

DCLeadboot In reply to ??? [2011-04-20 08:08:19 +0000 UTC]

Retsy and Thoron, certainly... Wally would probably hide behind the throne and plead for you to calm down and not do anything stupid...

Thoronraw: Thank you! Yes, you've no need to take that much care of Frederick. He can buy his food anywhere - whereas I usually wait on Master Retsubnad to feed me... which he does regularly.

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AlexRaccoonGlider In reply to DCLeadboot [2011-04-21 00:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Speaking of food, what do you usually eat there Thoronraw?

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DCLeadboot In reply to AlexRaccoonGlider [2011-04-21 08:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Thoronraw: Oh, I'm pretty much omnivorous... I'm a cultured fellow, though, I rather like my meat cooked.

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colliery In reply to ??? [2011-04-19 04:10:06 +0000 UTC]

Nice Hare-Chair.

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DCLeadboot In reply to colliery [2011-04-19 08:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Specially designed! Thanks!

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Rhonda---Young In reply to ??? [2011-04-19 03:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Excellent work! Love it!

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DCLeadboot In reply to Rhonda---Young [2011-04-19 08:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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LunarGirl2z In reply to ??? [2011-04-19 00:21:32 +0000 UTC]

Awsome job there.

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DCLeadboot In reply to LunarGirl2z [2011-04-19 08:06:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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felousefarnayne In reply to ??? [2011-04-19 00:04:46 +0000 UTC]

ahh good old evil Retsubnad certainly looks really cool how the three of them look posed like that and the use of colours certainly show off his ominous malice well nice work and keep it up Dan n_n

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DCLeadboot In reply to felousefarnayne [2011-04-19 08:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Retsubnad: Evil? Malice? Bit strong, isn't it...? I rather saw myself as a benevolent ruler of all...

Thanks, Fel!

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EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG In reply to ??? [2011-04-18 23:21:36 +0000 UTC]

Hi there

Looks brilliant Dan ^^ Fabulous work there

Euan

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DCLeadboot In reply to EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG [2011-04-19 08:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Euan!

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Rhodenris In reply to ??? [2011-04-18 23:16:31 +0000 UTC]

You know, for a villian, Retsubnad has a rather welcoming expression. Either that or it's just me. Nice work.

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DCLeadboot In reply to Rhodenris [2011-04-19 08:04:03 +0000 UTC]

Heh, yeah... well, to be honest, Retsy's not so much the total villain but as a bit of an antihero...
He has his bad sides, but he also has a few endearing qualities, such as being a self-proclaimed gentlehare with his own code of honour. He'll keep his word... to a certain extent.
I do not renege on a bargain once struck but we agreed on ends only, the means... are mine to decide.

He also has a genuine regard for his brother Danbuster.
And, like the lab-mouse Brain, he believes conquering the world would be beneficial for all, as well as a means of him getting the respect he feels he deserves. He harbours resentment against the world for the harsh upbringing he suffered in his youth. (Thanks to a superstitious doctor that separated him from his biological family and placed him with cruel foster parents)

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