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This is a fan Character based on the Sonic Riders/Babylon Rouges, and is being developed for a role in an upcoming Babylon Rouges Fan Fiction I'm putting together.I chose the Magpie, because where I come from, these birds, though very beautiful indeed, are notorious thieves! O_o
I've seen one make off with a 5 pound steak...in flight! That was a sad barbeque day...but pretty cool at the same time! These birds also love the shineys! So watch out if you wear flashy jewelry around these birds. They might just rob you blind! XD
I chose the name "Magnus" in reference to the "Magnus Effect", and also because the name "Mag-nus" shares the first part of his Species name of "Mag-pie".
*Edit: Development Complete. Character is now official in my gallery.
Please do Comment and Critique. ^_^
Name: Magnus
Nickname: "Master Magnus", The Seeker, Herald of Babylon
Species: Black-billed Magpie (Babylonian)
Gender: Male
Eyes: Sky Blue
Color: Black, White, Iridescent Navy Blue
Height: 120 cm (3' 11")
Weight: 40 kg (88 lbs)
Age: 25
Likes: Treasure, Adventure, Loyalty, Honor
Dislikes: Thieves without Honor, Rash decisions, Disrespect, Arrogance, Milk
Team Member Type: Skill Type
The "Skill Type" ability manages to combine and maximize Dash and Curve abilities with minimal sacrifice to Limit abilities in order to gain unmatched Inertial Drifting and Cornering skills, and combined with the Gravity Control and Dive, he's a tough opponent on the track.
Skill Stats:
Dash: *****
Limit: ****
Power: ***
Curve: *****
Also as a special feature for "Skill Types" they can access areas of tracks that are only available for other player types through "Attack Mode".
Skills:
Master Thief - Speaks for itself. With age come his experience and as the designated "Skill Type" character, Magnus features abilities that enhance his Instincts, Reflexes, Agility, and Stealth, but he has no special powers.
Extreme Gear (Zero Gravity) The Swift Corsair - His skills on a board are legendary. His board also has a built in voice command module that allows the Swift Corsair to undertake certain commands from Magnus.
"Corsair" - Summons the board if Magnus is separated from it.
"Shield" - The board flies in front of Magnus and acts as a shield.
"Charge" - The board will jump into top speed for a short distance. Usually makes for an effectively fast escape, or can easily clear a path through anything...or anyone blocking Magnus' path.
The Swift Corsair hosts a central computer core, similar to the one that Wave wears around her neck, that allows for the voice command programming tech in this particular gear.
Blackbird Rush - A Stealth skill Magnus uses as an evasion tactic, and at times a tactic for catching his foes off guard. It will appear as though Magnus is surrounded by a massive flock of smaller black birds that will fly right at you. Before it looks like the birds are about to collide with you, the flock turns out to be only a bunch of black feathers.
Steel Staff - As in the tradition of the Babylong Rouges, Magnus does carry a weapon to knock others from their boards, or to just engage his enemies if he gets cornered. Its a collapsable/extendable steel bo staff.
Marital Status:Single (involved?)
Family: Deceased, his clan was massacred
Home: He is generally Nomadic, but he claims his loyalty to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Personality: Magnus is steadfast, proud, level headed and always keeps an air of cool calm no matter the situation. He has a constant calculating look in his eye, and he always seems to have a plan for every situation. When he sets his sights on a goal or prize to steal, he always gets what he wants, however, he does not believe any treasure is worth more than your life.
He lives his life by a code of Honorable Thieves that he upholds to the highest degree. No other thief dares to question or violate this code, fearing Master Magnus' strict and swift discipline.
He is a strict teacher for the young heir, and demands that his student always sees to the ways of the Honorable Thief and Babylonian Society.
Fears and Flaws: His greatest flaw is his pride. He is a proud Babylonian down to the core and he will defend the honor of his home and his name, should anyone dare to raise doubt of his integrity and his Code of Honor.
His greatest fear is dishonoring the spirits of the past, and failing his service to the Heir of Babylon. He wants the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to be restored to its original glory, but even he knows that the fate of the Gardens is in the hands of the destined Heir.
Background: Before the fall of the Gardens, Magnus' ancestor was once the Master Thief in service to the Old King of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, charged with teaching the King's heir in all his trades and skills to prepare the young Heir for a future as King.
On the fated day when the Heir of Babylon and his people were scattered to the great winds, the ancestor swore to the dying King to seek out the Heir of Babylon and to ensure the youth would ascend to restore and rebuild the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to her original pristine state and glory, and would further advise the prince to govern as a great King for the future.
Since the fall of their homeland, the descendants of this ancestor have passed down the charged duty to search for the foretold missing Heir who was said to carry with him the Key to restoring the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Master Magnus, as the most recent descendant, has undertaken the inherited mission to seek out and mentor the Heir of Babylon. He has had many adventures, and followed many leads to seek out his charge, but the Heir always seemed to be one step ahead, and just beyond his reach...until the fateful day destiny intervened…
Babylon Rouges, Sonic Riders & Zero Gravity © Sonic Team & Sega
Master Magnus the Magpie © Me
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Comments: 197
The-Robotic-Q In reply to ??? [2010-02-04 23:50:18 +0000 UTC]
Thares alot of Magpies where I live too... my dad wants to shoot one for its feathers because my uncle is making a fan for my grandma
Cool birds though - They love to eat dead stuff (The dead Fawn that was in the gulley on my parents property the other day)
but yeah Cool character he looks like a magpie! xD
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-02-05 20:14:56 +0000 UTC]
Aww, that's mean. Don't shoot them.
My mom always said Magpies were a sign of good luck.
Yeah like most birds they are scavengers, so whenever they can get a meal, they will jump on it.
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-02-05 20:17:40 +0000 UTC]
Tell him it would be bad karma if he shoots them. Its never good to shoot something that's lucky. ^_^
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-02-05 20:20:32 +0000 UTC]
Hm I havent heard about them being lucky
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-02-05 20:34:11 +0000 UTC]
Well, that's what my mom always told me. They were a sign of good luck and if you saw one, it meant your lover was coming home soon.
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-02-05 20:42:13 +0000 UTC]
My love must be comging home soon alot because I've seen alot o.o This coming from the guy who's been single his whole life xD
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-02-05 20:54:32 +0000 UTC]
Well, maybe it applies after you fall in love. LoL
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-04-26 16:12:00 +0000 UTC]
Alright my dad only wanted to find a dead one ^.^ Not shoot a magpie, but instead he had found a dead crow or a raven(I can never remember which is which...) so he cut the wings, feet and tail off of it for its talons/feathers... I wanted him to get the head for the skull (I love skulls and bones and stuff) but he diddnt want to take it off... are crows or ravens luck? we saw an Owl on the side of the road, we thought it was some other sort of bird but it was an owl so we didn't take it (In Native American stuff Owl's are bad omens, my grandma doesn't like them...).
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-04-26 18:03:01 +0000 UTC]
I believe crows and ravens are tricksters and evil spirits.
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-04-26 19:58:16 +0000 UTC]
Yes, but there were others as well.
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-04-26 20:00:30 +0000 UTC]
Ah, yeah my dad and grandma always told me that Coyote should not be trusted, he's a trickster :/
in a book that I read somebody else (I think it was like bear or something) gave Coyote a bag to hold but not to open and coyote openend it and let evil out of it into the world :/
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-04-26 20:41:19 +0000 UTC]
Not sure really. I think it differs between the different tribes. I'd have to do more study into the beliefs of spirit animals and such.
I know in Asia, Ravens are seen a wise animals and tricksters, while crows are viewed as thieves and liars.
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-04-26 20:45:48 +0000 UTC]
Hm I'm a quarter Navajo :3 my dad's half and my grandma's whole.
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-04-26 21:10:37 +0000 UTC]
Ok, I did a little reasearch. Seems that Crows are keepers of secrets and sacred teachings, so maybe cutting off the head is disrespectful of the Spirit it represents.
May be bad luck will befall you if you take the crow's head.
But the whole belief behind the Magpies comes from my Korean Heritage. If they have a Native American spirit belief, I'm not sure about it. ^_^
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-04-26 21:16:42 +0000 UTC]
Ah yeah my dad already threw the body/head away :/ but we took the feet, wings and tail...
I dunno
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SaturnGrl In reply to The-Robotic-Q [2010-04-26 22:17:35 +0000 UTC]
I know that feather and claw adornments are commonly used in Native American gifts and dressings.
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The-Robotic-Q In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-04-27 01:40:25 +0000 UTC]
Yeah my dad and I are actually going to get eagle feathers from the raptor rescue thing or whatever its called since Feathers are a religious sort of thing for Native Americans.
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DarkFairyYume In reply to ??? [2009-12-31 06:04:51 +0000 UTC]
Oooh, I likie. Magpies are AWESOME. I love his design, and the fact that you did research on Magpies being notorious thieves, that will reflect his personality well. :3 I might have to draw this guy one day. x3
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SaturnGrl In reply to DarkFairyYume [2009-12-31 20:49:22 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah, I love magpies. My mom always told me they were a symbol of good luck and that they have special meanings as well. We have lots of them around her house.
That would be sweet if you drew him! ^.^
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DarkFairyYume In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-01-01 05:40:34 +0000 UTC]
I had no idea they were good luck. That's awesome. x3 I will draw him hopefully sometime soon - he's so darn cute!! :3
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SaturnGrl In reply to DarkFairyYume [2010-01-01 10:21:47 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! There are plenty of references in my gallery of him. ^_^
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DarkFairyYume In reply to SaturnGrl [2010-01-01 11:05:13 +0000 UTC]
No problem - it'll be fun!!
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SaturnGrl In reply to DarkFairyYume [2010-01-04 00:04:28 +0000 UTC]
I look forward to it then!
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Rougefan777 In reply to ??? [2009-06-23 14:55:35 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! I may just ask you for permission to use him in my story but it depends cuz i got allot awesome OC's for it and Magnus is insane but I'm looking for someone to join one of my other char's (who's also Babylonian) team and all the Magnus fits there's this whole mentoring the heir and the other team is rivals with Jet's XD
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SaturnGrl In reply to Rougefan777 [2009-06-23 21:53:08 +0000 UTC]
Magnus is insane? O_o I always thought I developed him to be serious and level headed.
But I have no plans to donate him to a team. He's a loner, since his storyline has him named as the Seeker, and Herald of Babylon he has a mission to find the Heir of Babylon. I can tell you more about him and the story I am developing for my Sonic Riders comic, and you can tell me about yours if you note me. ^_^
Maybe I can give your characters a cameo in my comic. I am planning to put out an invitation to Babylonian characters on DA to appear for full page spread in the last comic. Well, note me and we can chat about it. ^^
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Rougefan777 In reply to SaturnGrl [2009-06-23 22:54:08 +0000 UTC]
haha I just answered your other reply before reading this sorry XD but I know what your saying I wouldn't want some of my OC's being used as part of a team either but yeah that'd be really cool and maybe I could give him a small cameo or part in the plot but see when I write something i don't just write it I create it if I choose someone's OC or make an OC for the story it'll fit big time and so when on paper if I wrote all the OC's in my story people would say this could never work but I'm gonna make it work XD trust me I'm using alot of OC's for one huge story and I've littaraly planned out the whole story line even the major and minor plot twists side stories, couples and dialogs. unfortunately I plan the endings first and the beginning last XD but yeah I'll defiantely note you and we can talk.
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SaturnGrl In reply to Rougefan777 [2009-06-25 01:14:36 +0000 UTC]
I look forward to your note. ^^
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DCLeadboot In reply to ??? [2009-05-25 23:20:59 +0000 UTC]
Looks like a pretty cool concept... a magpie Sonic-character! Never seen one of THOSE before!
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SaturnGrl In reply to DCLeadboot [2009-05-26 01:46:21 +0000 UTC]
I've seen a couple, but they don't seem to last long.
Thanks for the comment and for 'n this. ^_^
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Mandyrobin In reply to ??? [2009-04-24 02:38:09 +0000 UTC]
I like your design, not only of the character but of his Extreme Gear board too. The colours complement each other nicely and the highlights and shading balance each other for the most part. This certainly seems like a good character and hey, "the more detail the better" as they say at Concept Mobius.
It's nice to see a bird character. Even though Sonic Riders has been out for a while, we still don't see a lot of them. I would love to see more images of this character.
I also happen to be developing several bird characters myself.
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SaturnGrl In reply to Mandyrobin [2009-04-24 02:44:43 +0000 UTC]
Oh, well there are several images of Magnus in my gallery. I'm also still working on my Sonic Riders comic at the moment that will feature Magnus and several of my own characters. Of course, the Babylon Rogues will be there as well. XD
Thank you so much for the nice comment! ^_^
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SaturnGrl In reply to Mandyrobin [2009-04-24 02:58:03 +0000 UTC]
I hope you like the other images I have of Magnus.
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JaneSheep In reply to ??? [2009-04-05 20:48:37 +0000 UTC]
im in the coloring stage right now... is the white feather actually white or grayish?
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SaturnGrl In reply to JaneSheep [2009-04-05 22:46:40 +0000 UTC]
White. The greys are just the shading. ^_^
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Christopia1984 In reply to ??? [2009-03-22 09:58:01 +0000 UTC]
Hate to see what happens when he crosses with Jet.
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SaturnGrl In reply to Christopia1984 [2009-03-22 23:14:43 +0000 UTC]
Oh, I'm already working on that. ^_^
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VioletWhirlwind In reply to ??? [2009-03-11 09:05:01 +0000 UTC]
Hey cool. I have a magpie character too. Just drew her recently in fact. (Well, the top half of her anyway *cough*) She's not a Sonic fan character though. More like an OC for a story and world I am currently in the process of building...Still anthros though. Just...not Sonicverse...um yeeeaah.
Anyway.
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SaturnGrl In reply to VioletWhirlwind [2009-03-11 20:55:15 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah? Got a link to your character's pic?
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VioletWhirlwind In reply to SaturnGrl [2009-03-12 00:23:51 +0000 UTC]
It's not up yet. I just finished inking it, and haven't scanned it yet.
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darkpidgeot10 In reply to ??? [2008-11-26 15:45:59 +0000 UTC]
he PWNS awesomeness!!!
then again, he looks so much like my sonic OC, Night. She's a raven. But i haven't uploaded any pix of her yet...
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SaturnGrl In reply to darkpidgeot10 [2008-11-26 16:54:22 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah? I'd like to see her sometime. ^_^
Thanks for commenting!
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darkpidgeot10 In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-11-27 19:01:34 +0000 UTC]
[link] here is Night the Raven. See what i mean?
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queenmoreta In reply to ??? [2008-07-19 18:34:36 +0000 UTC]
hahaha! i was searching for pictures of something else i like and i find this pic amongst them .its because babylon was in the search. i really like this characters design he looks wicked! and all the more awesome is the fact he's a magpie!
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