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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
SaturnGrl In reply to ??? [2008-07-19 18:46:17 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah? You like magpies, or is it the Sonic Riders connection?
This is the same Master Magnus that I've commissioned Cory Holmes twice for.
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queenmoreta In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-07-19 18:51:58 +0000 UTC]
yup i know thats where i seen him before on the commissions. i like magpies yeah, i really ought to make some more bird characters.
the connection with my search? haha it was Babylon, i was searching for babylon 5 pictures and of course the birds in Riders is the Babylon rogues . i havent actually played riders it never really grasped my interest though i do quite like the bird characters, Storm's my favorite : ).
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SaturnGrl In reply to queenmoreta [2008-07-19 18:55:51 +0000 UTC]
Heh, cool. I am working on a Sonic Riders comic featuring Magnus and a few other OC's of mine.
Storm's rather interesting to draw. Unlike all other Soni characters, he has no real head or neck. He's like SOnic's veersion of Strong Mad (That is if you know of Stron Bad E-mails)! XD
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queenmoreta In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-07-19 18:58:49 +0000 UTC]
well atleast he cant worry about breaking his neck when falling big the cat doesnt have much of a neck either but then again back in the old days they all didnt have necks lol.
i'm afraid to say i'm unfamilliar with Strong mad : (.
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SaturnGrl In reply to queenmoreta [2008-07-19 19:10:34 +0000 UTC]
Storm does fall down alot. Guess it is a good thing. XD
You don't know about Strong Bad and Strong Mad?
Heh, Choose, Watch and laugh: [link]
My favorite one is the Techno episode. XD
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queenmoreta In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-07-19 19:24:20 +0000 UTC]
ohhhhhh him! i clicked it and watched a couple, i have seen pics of strongbad and homestar about on the internet, i have actually always wondered who they were and what they were from lol! now i know.
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SaturnGrl In reply to queenmoreta [2008-07-19 19:41:28 +0000 UTC]
They are always good for a laugh! XD
Oh, and if you want to see more of Master Magnus before the comic makes the scene, I have a "Sketch Dump" of him in my gallery too. ^_^
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VectorChaotix In reply to ??? [2008-06-28 07:02:05 +0000 UTC]
Cool character. I really like his design.
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Blackvegetable In reply to ??? [2008-05-01 06:42:34 +0000 UTC]
An interesting character indeed! Nice!
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Willow-Atreianni In reply to ??? [2008-04-30 18:27:28 +0000 UTC]
This is one badass character. Has a very neat design and his Extreme Gear is smart.
It's great how you put so much thought into him. Magpie's are indeed theives, and also apparently lucky birds. O.o
Great work, Saturn!
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SaturnGrl In reply to Willow-Atreianni [2008-05-01 03:25:32 +0000 UTC]
Thanks hon! You're right, Magpies are very versitile birds.
Its kinda funny how my brain basically explodes when I get inspired to create a character.
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shadowgirl2000 In reply to ??? [2008-04-30 04:48:37 +0000 UTC]
wow awesome job. I would love to see him in the game if he ever was in the game
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SaturnGrl In reply to shadowgirl2000 [2008-04-30 05:08:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I guess he would be a fairly interesting character if he was in the Zero Gravity game. ^_^
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SaturnGrl In reply to shadowgirl2000 [2008-05-01 03:17:39 +0000 UTC]
I thought it was pretty fun. I'm not usually into racing games, but this one was fun to play.
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solarzero In reply to ??? [2008-04-30 03:44:03 +0000 UTC]
Really cool design, that board is awesome.
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SaturnGrl In reply to solarzero [2008-04-30 04:37:53 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Say, does Solar ride Extreme Gear?
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solarzero In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-04-30 08:46:13 +0000 UTC]
I do actually... red and yellow board named Taiyoukou Impact.
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SaturnGrl In reply to solarzero [2008-05-01 03:38:30 +0000 UTC]
Sweet! I wonder if he would get along with a Master Theif such as Magnus...? >_>
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solarzero In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-05-02 02:46:38 +0000 UTC]
Depends really. Solar's not one to like doing things theivery, but he's also not really hard to get along with, nor does he exactly judge people. Drifting is just something he does best.
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SaturnGrl In reply to solarzero [2008-05-02 07:40:25 +0000 UTC]
Ah, Magnus is a but of a Nomad himself. Always looking for the next treasure to steal.
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solarzero In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-05-03 11:11:51 +0000 UTC]
Well when you put it that way, I can't not like him. As long as its not always someone else's treasure (cept a dead persons) I'm all game. Guess Echidnas like that stuff <_<
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SaturnGrl In reply to solarzero [2008-05-03 13:38:04 +0000 UTC]
Treasure is treasure. Most treasure does belong to a dead person. XD
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Paiopa In reply to ??? [2008-04-29 22:33:22 +0000 UTC]
Looks like one tough customer. Nice armor
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SaturnGrl In reply to Paiopa [2008-04-29 22:42:58 +0000 UTC]
Armor? He's not wearing any armor. Just boots and fingerless gloved. He is adorned with Silver Rings I guess, but no Armor. ^_^
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Paiopa In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-04-29 22:47:03 +0000 UTC]
Hmm oh ok. I guess I mistook those for armor. My brain is really slow tonight. I apologize lol
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SaturnGrl In reply to Gameniac-8 [2008-04-29 18:54:37 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! This guy was alot of fun to design. I'm really starting to like the "Babylonian Birds" of Sonic's universe.
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Furgemancs In reply to ??? [2008-04-29 16:08:59 +0000 UTC]
Woah hon he's amazing^^ I like also his story and the extreme gear tooX3
I guess you're the first who draw magpie^^ (birdiiiiieeeee *snaps myself* )
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SaturnGrl In reply to Furgemancs [2008-04-29 22:11:28 +0000 UTC]
Well, I've seen a few other Magpies around DA, so Magnus isn't alone. Though I'm not sure that the others have boards like he does.
Thanks for commenting hon! Glad you like him!
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Furgemancs In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-04-30 12:09:25 +0000 UTC]
oh I see<3 and you're welcome hon^3^
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silverblade989 In reply to ??? [2008-04-29 12:21:28 +0000 UTC]
LOL, dark jet XD Calm down, i'm just joking.
I loved his body style and the Extreme Gear!
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SaturnGrl In reply to silverblade989 [2008-04-29 14:25:21 +0000 UTC]
No worries. ^_^ I'm just glad you like it!
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Arkus0 In reply to ??? [2008-04-29 09:46:50 +0000 UTC]
Great character, I made my character Umbra based off Sonic Riders, he believes in honour too but is more loose with his morals, bet he and Magnus would get along well.
Brilliant board design.
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SaturnGrl In reply to Arkus0 [2008-04-29 14:20:18 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you like him. I really enjoyed making this one. I'll have to take a look at your Umbra character. Sounds like an interesting rivalry/friendship could ensue between these two.
Glad you like the "Swift Corsair" too!
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Arkus0 In reply to SaturnGrl [2008-04-29 15:56:08 +0000 UTC]
Hope you do check him out, and no problem
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novelshark5 In reply to ??? [2008-04-29 06:51:37 +0000 UTC]
Couldn't think of a finer edition to the Babylon Rouges. I like the board... speed type right?
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