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it's been like a month since the flare mod released so i think it's safe to post this

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NAME: Flare
SPECIES: 'Armored/Plated' Lizard
AGE: 15
HEIGHT: usually about 98cm (3.2ft)
ABILITY TYPE: Fire-based
HOMELAND: Currently hiding in Apotos

To summarise Flare's life: he's had it really rough. At an early age he accidentally got involved in the Solaris Project when he sneaked in, which eventually led to him becoming infused with the 'Flames of Disaster' in an attempt to try and "return it".
This, unfortunately, was far from the end of his troubles. Shortly after he turned 14, information and security footage of the Project was leaked, and Flare's involvement was gradually twisted by the public as it spread, eventually leading them to see the lizard as a "monster" - and resulting in Flare being ejected from Soleanna completely.
For the next few months he stayed close to the kingdom, surviving alone in the neighboring Zones. It wasn't until he turned 15 that he was spotted by a wandering civilian, forcing Flare to realise that staying close was just as dangerous. To save himself from further harm, he fled to the next closest location - this being Apotos.

The events Flare's gone through have taken their toll on his psyche. He's become a fearful overthinker, constantly worrying about how the people around him see him and trying to avoid close contact for fear of causing harm. The Flames, as of late, have begun feeding off his fear and sorrow, slowly twisting his emotions and causing sudden bouts of anger when pressed.
Besides his fire powers - fueled by the Flames wrapped around his spirit - Flare's plating on his back is as hard as steel, letting him break Badniks and weaker structures simply by striking with the armored parts of his body. He's also capable of making great leaps to reach areas others cannot without extra speed.
If he's pushed too far, though? Things get much worse. Under severe levels of stress, he'll suddenly transform into a hulking beast. As "Flareblis" (in the back there), it's uncommon for Flare to have full control over this form, and he can't turn back until he's fully calmed down. It's not all bad, though - his strength and defense are greatly increased, and his fire powers are much stronger.

Hey, remember when I said Harak had the longest backstory? Flare just broke that record, lmao.
I wanted to go for a cool two-shade artstyle here, but it started going downhill when I reached the hands, so I reduced it to one shade.
(kinda gives me anime vibes now, ngl. i feel like i just need to add highlights and it'd look like sonic x lmao)
For Flareblis' shaping, I took a few cues from Vector and Storm (shoes and body, respectively).

After some design overhauls (mainly simplifying his design to fit in better against the official cast), Flare (properly) returns! He essentially embodies my nostalgia for 06 - being the first PS3 game I owned and one of my earliest exposures to Sonic (alongside Mega Collection +, Shadow, Heroes and X) - while serving as a much more original "primary" fancharacter (species-wise, anyway) than the previous Flame (take a wild guess what species he was).
Really, I don't understand why Iblis didn't get much spotlight in 06's story beyond bosses - he's Silver's main antagonist (who you have to fight twice in Silver's story alone) and is a vital part of Solaris. Yeah, he's a mindless beast, but so was Chaos for most of Adventure. I think this is one of the main reasons why I integrated Iblis into Flare's story (the other reason being that i fucking love them and their phase 3 design lmao).

Anyway, if you want some cool Sonic universe art (or more Iblis), I HIGHLY recommend JoeAdok:
deviantart.com/joeadok (linked bc embedding doesn't preview properly)
His art is one of the main things that inspired me to bring back Flare (and get back into Sonic fanchars in general).

also yes i know flareblis' colours are different to what's in the mod, there's not a lot of choices for supercolours but this is what he'd use if i could

Made in MS Paint.
I'll probably get around to revamping this in the future, but this came out good enough to share.
2.0 of the mod is in the works, and will feature BattleMod compatibility!

Also don't worry about Flynn, he's not going anywhere.

Description
it's been like a month since the flare mod released so i think it's safe to post this

------------------------------------

NAME: Flare
SPECIES: 'Armored/Plated' Lizard
AGE: 15
HEIGHT: usually about 98cm (3.2ft)
ABILITY TYPE: Fire-based
HOMELAND: Currently hiding in Apotos

To summarise Flare's life: he's had it really rough. At an early age he accidentally got involved in the Solaris Project when he sneaked in, which eventually led to him becoming infused with the 'Flames of Disaster' in an attempt to try and "return it".
This, unfortunately, was far from the end of his troubles. Shortly after he turned 14, information and security footage of the Project was leaked, and Flare's involvement was gradually twisted by the public as it spread, eventually leading them to see the lizard as a "monster" - and resulting in Flare being ejected from Soleanna completely.
For the next few months he stayed close to the kingdom, surviving alone in the neighboring Zones. It wasn't until he turned 15 that he was spotted by a wandering civilian, forcing Flare to realise that staying close was just as dangerous. To save himself from further harm, he fled to the next closest location - this being Apotos.

The events Flare's gone through have taken their toll on his psyche. He's become a fearful overthinker, constantly worrying about how the people around him see him and trying to avoid close contact for fear of causing harm. The Flames, as of late, have begun feeding off his fear and sorrow, slowly twisting his emotions and causing sudden bouts of anger when pressed.
Besides his fire powers - fueled by the Flames wrapped around his spirit - Flare's plating on his back is as hard as steel, letting him break Badniks and weaker structures simply by striking with the armored parts of his body. He's also capable of making great leaps to reach areas others cannot without extra speed.
If he's pushed too far, though? Things get much worse. Under severe levels of stress, he'll suddenly transform into a hulking beast. As "Flareblis" (in the back there), it's uncommon for Flare to have full control over this form, and he can't turn back until he's fully calmed down. It's not all bad, though - his strength and defense are greatly increased, and his fire powers are much stronger.

Hey, remember when I said Harak had the longest backstory? Flare just broke that record, lmao.
I wanted to go for a cool two-shade artstyle here, but it started going downhill when I reached the hands, so I reduced it to one shade.
(kinda gives me anime vibes now, ngl. i feel like i just need to add highlights and it'd look like sonic x lmao)
For Flareblis' shaping, I took a few cues from Vector and Storm (shoes and body, respectively).

After some design overhauls (mainly simplifying his design to fit in better against the official cast), Flare (properly) returns! He essentially embodies my nostalgia for 06 - being the first PS3 game I owned and one of my earliest exposures to Sonic (alongside Mega Collection +, Shadow, Heroes and X) - while serving as a much more original "primary" fancharacter (species-wise, anyway) than the previous Flame (take a wild guess what species he was).
Really, I don't understand why Iblis didn't get much spotlight in 06's story beyond bosses - he's Silver's main antagonist (who you have to fight twice in Silver's story alone) and is a vital part of Solaris. Yeah, he's a mindless beast, but so was Chaos for most of Adventure. I think this is one of the main reasons why I integrated Iblis into Flare's story (the other reason being that i fucking love them and their phase 3 design lmao).

Anyway, if you want some cool Sonic universe art (or more Iblis), I HIGHLY recommend JoeAdok:
deviantart.com/joeadok (linked bc embedding doesn't preview properly)
His art is one of the main things that inspired me to bring back Flare (and get back into Sonic fanchars in general).

also yes i know flareblis' colours are different to what's in the mod, there's not a lot of choices for supercolours but this is what he'd use if i could

Made in MS Paint.
I'll probably get around to revamping this in the future, but this came out good enough to share.
2.0 of the mod is in the works, and will feature BattleMod compatibility!

Also don't worry about Flynn, he's not going anywhere.