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Ian Flynn originally planned to have the dragon kingdom freedom fighters be based on the furious five of kung fu panda, which themselves are based on the five styles of kung fu. Though liking the reboot lineup of heroes, for fun I tried to design a crane, a mantis and a snake freedom fighters. Jian would be the tiger and Ken Khan the monkey.EDIT 1st of October: I finally gave them names.
GRACE THE CRANE
Grace was a youngly wed crane, living happily with her husband Cheng...until Robotnik happened. Chen was killed, sadly enough. As cranes mate for lives, Grace took this really, really bad, and became instilled with a great rage and a desire to destroy anything Robotnik's Empire has built. She trained in combat and set out on a quest of utter elimination. She was brought in to the Chun-Nan freedom fighters for her skills, ut mostly to keep an eye on her so she wouldn't do something she'd regret.
As of the loss of her husband has left her very rage-fueled and she is hot-tempered as a result and takes a sadistic pleasure into hurting those working for Robotnik, and unlike the others, she is not above torture. She can be kind and caring to friends, but even so she need to be watched before she crosses the line. Her preferred weapon is a spear.
She has tattood her husband's name on her back and 'together forever' (mispelled it in the drawing) to further emphasize her past
VIRIDI THE MANTIS
The youngest but definately not the weakest member, she always brings a cheer and optimism to the team, keeping spirits up in the team. However, whenever a mission starts, she undergoes a personality shift and assumes a cold, reserved persona. Armed with two sickles, her combat techniques involve studying the foe, and strike at the right moment in an attempt to disable them with a single blow, like a real life mantis does.
MEI THE VIPER
Mei is a chaos adept, like Sonic, but only a minor one as she cannot use chaos energy to give herself a super form but still empower herself. Her power is that she is able to produce venom form her mouth for a variety of purposes, and either expell it as a gas or liquid. This can range from acid, hallucinogen, paralyzing agent and more. She has control over which type of substance she can deploy. What she can't do is consiously turning her power off, as she has to wear a mask to prevent herself from poisoning others. She accidentally put her first boyfriend in the hospital with her powers and as a result she has intimacy issues, yet she still dreams about finding her true love and being able to control her powers better.
Unlike the stereotype of snakes, she is very humble and polite, and incredibly well-mannered. A bit girly, but not afraid to get into combat.
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Comments: 35
MasterFusion [2016-10-07 11:28:16 +0000 UTC]
This group has some potential, I really like them.
And I can hardly wait to see this group in action.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to MasterFusion [2016-10-07 11:50:17 +0000 UTC]
I'm restarting the side-series with the other freedom fighters around the world, as soon as things have settled down a bit in my personal life. The Chun-Nan ones are the first to get an arc.
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MasterFusion In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-07 12:30:39 +0000 UTC]
Okay then, I'll look forward to it.
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Rootofalllight [2016-10-01 19:18:49 +0000 UTC]
I wonder if there are others. You know, the animals of the chinese zodiac besides the dragon aka Dulcy.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Rootofalllight [2016-10-01 20:22:32 +0000 UTC]
The mantis and crane are not part of the chinese zodiac. Besides, if you add Jian and Monkey Khan, the five would represent the five styles of kung-fu. It is not my intention to create a zodiac-based team. Because I need to think how to give each member roles and personalities and so this one has to remain one of five.
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DarkCatTheKhajjit In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-01 20:30:14 +0000 UTC]
Welcome
How come there's no Jian the Tiger in this though?(Just asking.)
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to DarkCatTheKhajjit [2016-10-01 20:53:36 +0000 UTC]
Oh, she's part of the team. But this pic only shows the designs of the new characters. I already drew her in Cobalt style and I plan to do the same for Ken Khan in the future.
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DarkCatTheKhajjit In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-01 20:54:38 +0000 UTC]
Ah, right.
I guess that make sense ^__^
I like these "New characters" already BTW
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DarkCatTheKhajjit In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-01 21:02:40 +0000 UTC]
Yeah
I've especially like a sexy snake/cobra thing
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Mixedfan8643 [2016-10-01 14:14:05 +0000 UTC]
Good names for these characters.
Say, can you imagine the Flock trying to recruit Grace at all?
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-10-01 14:15:07 +0000 UTC]
Thanks.
Didn't think of that before, but not a bad idea. I'll keep that in mind.
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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-01 14:20:03 +0000 UTC]
Welcome.
Well she's a type of bird so I wondered how The Flock would react if they found her at all.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-10-01 14:21:07 +0000 UTC]
Well, her rage issues could make her vulnerable to Eliza's 'persuasion'.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-10-01 20:23:13 +0000 UTC]
Now to think, what voice actors would suit them best.
And which ones for Jian and Ken, whom are completing the 'Furious Five'?
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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-02 09:34:03 +0000 UTC]
I pick Sumalee Montano for Jian and Jason Marsden for Monkey Khan.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-10-03 05:53:38 +0000 UTC]
Those sound like good choices.
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raizerx1 [2016-10-01 11:24:37 +0000 UTC]
Is Viridi part of an assassin family that force their clan members to be ruthless, heartless killers with no remorse to their victims? ...Too dark and specific?
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to raizerx1 [2016-10-01 12:05:52 +0000 UTC]
Nope. None of that. She's just a talented girl who puts those talents to good use.
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raizerx1 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-10-01 12:21:05 +0000 UTC]
Well it was a possiblity right? But that begs the question is she part of a clan like Espio is part of the Shinobi clan or she just learn under a former assassin or ninja master. and does she have friends in the various clans in Chun Nan (I know there are only 4 major clans but there could be a few lesser known ones)
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to raizerx1 [2016-10-01 12:31:10 +0000 UTC]
No. She does not belong to a clan. She is part of the free people and was just tutored at a local dojo.
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Mixedfan8643 [2016-09-27 20:28:52 +0000 UTC]
Those are some awesome designs and ideas.
The Mantis girl's personality, I think she could be like the most optimistic of the group but when in battle, she's a completely different person, being very serious and dedicated to finishing a fight. How about that?
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-09-28 05:39:20 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. If only I could think of decent names, though.
Well, most seem to like her as the optimist.
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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-09-28 08:02:04 +0000 UTC]
I'll try and help you with that.
So why not go ahead with it?
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-09-28 08:25:35 +0000 UTC]
I originally wanted to keep the comic lineup, just with Ken Khan added, but then I wanted to go all the way with the furious five homage. Originally I just would have given dulcy a replacement, a komodo dragon girl with the same powers my snake girl has; but then it Evolved a bit.
Cinder may still appear, but like cream she is a bit too Young to be a fighter and just may be a supporting character but not involved in fighting and Bunker may just be a shrinekeeper and is too busy with her duties to be a full time member.
I still haven't worked it out. I just wanted to design the homages for funsies but they could very well fit in the cobaltverse.
Oh and the snake girl's coloring is based on that of an actual chinese viper I looked up about on the internet. I sometimes go extra miles.
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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2016-09-28 08:27:17 +0000 UTC]
Cool.
That sounds OK.
They could indeed.
Cool. ^^
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2016-09-28 08:32:17 +0000 UTC]
Sometimes things evolve in unexpected direction. I mean, my reimagining for the battle bird armada eventually Evolved into The Flock. I even came up with Jinx after trying to reimagine Sticks. It worked out for the best.
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Artistic-Scribbles [2016-09-27 16:58:18 +0000 UTC]
Here are some names I thought of for them.
Crane: Dahlia.
Mantis: Verdant.
snake: Thaw.
Mantis girl's eyes and smile makes her look like she could have a very optimistic personality.
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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Artistic-Scribbles [2016-09-27 18:36:44 +0000 UTC]
Not bad. I'll think about those.
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