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PilgrimJohn — Castlevania Crooks by-nc-nd

Published: 2008-07-28 15:51:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1422; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 58
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Description ARRIIIGGGHHHHT! Two of the bestest Castlevania badguys! Death and Frankenstein's creature, ready for Captain N RESET.

I've not much to say on these two, other than redesigning Franky was a tad difficult. It's hard to take his classic horror monster look seriously in this day and age, so I decided to rearrange his face in a way that seemed scarier than just a dead face. Thusly, his left eye seems almost like it was sewn on; and the bolts that are usually found in his neck are jammed straight into his head. I hope I got the right color for his skin... dead and rotted, but still having a fierce, almost angry color to it.
Igor's color scheme is obviously based on the Joker from Batman. I felt the Joker needed a reference.

As for Death, his clothes are modeled after his color scheme in Castlevania (the NES original), but it's difficult to take a pink-robed skeleton seriously. So, purplish it is. It was originally going to be dark blue, like in Symphony of the Night, but I didn't want TOO many SotN references. I want to reference as many of the Castlevania games as I can (Whether it's characters, character design, or story elements), and it's been a challenge doing that.
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Comments: 8

mozzaratti [2008-08-02 16:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Some more nostalgic fun. I think you've taken two constantly revisioned characters in the series and done a fine job with them.

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PilgrimJohn In reply to mozzaratti [2008-08-05 20:05:49 +0000 UTC]

I may want to do over Death, though. Frankenstein is fine.

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SomaCruzFirm [2008-07-29 21:27:09 +0000 UTC]

LOL the igor looks so cute with that mask xDDD
Mmm Pilgrim John... i think i saw that nickname before... -bad memory-

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Littlink [2008-07-28 20:03:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh snap it's FLEAMAN

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lotsa-spaghetti [2008-07-28 17:47:35 +0000 UTC]

Death should be a brooder.

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PilgrimJohn In reply to lotsa-spaghetti [2008-07-31 00:37:11 +0000 UTC]

Angsty? Well, a little. I'm giving him his own little subplot to the Castlevania arc, instead of his usual appearances that say, "Hi, I'm Dracula's number-one guy. Good-bye."

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AlanBates [2008-07-28 15:54:43 +0000 UTC]

I like the kind of glowly ghost effect on Death's skull.

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PilgrimJohn In reply to AlanBates [2008-07-28 15:58:33 +0000 UTC]

I liked the idea when it came to me as well. It's like it might not even be a skull.

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