Rate The Character Above You V.7 (New rule Pg 224)

[yeena]

nine out of ten; okay hear me out, i know you dont like the design and ill agree that its not the best, but i love her purely based on her story and the character blurb youve given. but anyways! in terms of design, id suggest keeping the light colors because i love them, but i feel like a split cream/white look would be nice for her? or a slightly darker brown color with creamy spots, think of vitiligo or something similar to that. id suggest maybe something like a gold color for her eyes too, since i feel like thatd be neat?
if you do go with the gold eyes, maybe make her horns a golden too- or put a gold band around them or something! i feel like the hair could stay the color it is, but if you do go with a darker brown for vitiligo maybe make her hair darker colored as well, otherwise just keep it the same in my opinion. nails are the same as the eye and horn situation- id say you should make them the same color as her eyes possibly? i feel like the bright or unnatural kind of accent would look nice!
for some reason, i really like the thought of her having a tattoo that you cant see at initial glance would be pretty neat? say, something on the back of her neck or the inside of her upper arm! and it doesnt have to be complicated or anything, maybe just a butterfly or heart or something like that! totally like the idea of a beauty mark or something or keep the marking that you have currently on her chin because im absolutely digging that! otherwise, i think thats all i really can suggest for her off the top of my head? sorry im not the best at describing designs or anything and that i didnt really help give a design beyond colors or anything.
anyways, i absolutely love her character and really do dig the idea of her and what kind of potential she has! best of luck getting a good design for her!


image links to the designer and artist (pudingi)!
lorca is a giant dragon auditor who travels through the universe in search of planets to judge. hes considered one of the last world eater dragons and, as his name states, he will not hesitate in eating an entire planet if it doesnt pass the test that auditors like him administer. he has a pupil named lyre that usually scouts planets out for him and he has the ability to make himself small enough to travel around on most planets normally, but hes still your typical large dragon size.
he carries maps of the various universes that hes been on because, despite being a giant world eating beast, he gets lost very easily and wouldnt actually be able to go through a universe without his map because he would go in a loop around the same planet multiple times. overall hes really fair with his judgement and only eats the failing planets as a means of creating room for more planets to survive, thus hopefully carving the way for a better planet to come up.

[zelos]

10/10 ;; Oh my gosh, this character is so visually stunning! The colour scheme is perfect and very fitting of a giant interplanetary dragon. The little lighter speckles throughout his wings and body tie that together even more and give him a night sky appearance. He looks very wise and scholarly overall. The shoulder satchel is a lovely touch as well, I'm a sucker for accessories like that. He looks like he belongs in a whimsical fantasy video game. Concept-wise, he's super interesting and unique. I love the idea of him judging planets and devouring them if they don't meet his requirements. I love the fact that he gets lost easily, too. It really balances him out as a character and it's a fun flaw to give a character like him.

Aleksander? Often goes just by Aleks, but occasionally he's called Aleksei (which he doesn't really like). He's the son of the most powerful crime lord in the region of Scalmire. However, he managed to escape when he was 18 and fled to a rundown city at the edge of the region, known to be a refuge of mercenaries and the like. There, he founded an underground bar and hideout for bounty hunters. Entrance is exclusive to those who hold membership and belong to his "guild," called the Harbingers. Despite being considered a guild, these bounty hunters rarely work together, coming to the hideout to exchange connections, kick back, and find work. They aren't exactly friends, but there is a pact of peace in the hideout. Aleksander himself rarely takes on work anyore, but his name is feared in the underground.

Art/design by SantanaHoffman17

[Gelée Nova]

9/10!
Can I just say I adore the gold accents! The natural tones along with some unnatural highlights always seem to be my weakness. His design overall seems a tad complicated with how the stripe's colours bleed into each other, however in my opinion it works extremely well! The excerpt of his backstory is an interesting idea, the concept that he creates his own underground hideout / bar for people in his guild. Personally I find this backstory unique in that fact, especially since I don't find many characters that I can get a real sense of their personality or background without getting a mary sue-like impression- Overall I love the character design and story line and can picture him in a book / movie!

How is my boy Soul? I recently started writing out his story and plot, however I was considering giving his character design some adjusting! A short summary of his personality and background;
He's very light sensitive which results in him only outing at night or sticking to caves / dark areas. In the story most of his memory was erased due to him breaking laws set by the ruler at the time. His mouth was also scarred and fused together due to his time being tortured for his crimes, which is why he chooses to wear a mask that was gifted to him on occasion. However, with his memories gone, this resulted in him being curious about many things. Along with him becoming increasingly curious about how others react to different occurrences. This eventually lands him in a small group of unlikely friends who, unwillingly at first, allow him to tag along.

Art and Design @shvlby

[chase.]

9.5 / 10


I love this fella! The colour scheme is absolutely gorgeous. I love how the darker colours of his face/body are contrasted with the white neck fur and the blue is a lovely accent colour. The accessories also fit super well! Especially the rings on the tail. The gradient in the horns is also super neat so good job for that.
I think my main peeves with this design are the feathers? I’m struggling to tell them apart because of the gradient but then again they match the horns - personally I think I’d have the tips be the gradient so it didn’t get muddled at the base but that’s just my preference <3




my boy phantom?
Art by violinfer, design by me



So phantom was born a prince to a jewel kingdom where everyone has some sort of rock that constantly follows them, the royals have a large, sacred gemstone each. Phantom’s was a large ruby that hung just above his head - long story short when he was fifteen he was accidentally tricked into murdering his sister, he was banished from the kingdom and his ruby splintered and cracked, going from a single, perfectly cut ruby to floating in broken shards around his neck as a reminder of what he’d done. He’s also a bastard child and the result of a secret affair with samael, so was always outcasted by his his family.

He accepted his fate and turned cold - now being a lone bounty hunter hanging around the wastelands.

[MistCat]

10/10
And I don't give that rating lightly. I like everything about his design and story. I really adore animal characters with unique designs that aren't super simplistic, but still easy to remember and draw. The jewel idea is so cool, and it really works well with the design. The narrow face, big sharp ears and lack of softer curves or fluff really gets across the message that he's not a soft cinnamon roll type character, and compliments the shards around his neck. And gold accents in darker designs are my favorite. Overall just a very well balanced, interesting and well thought out character. I have nothing even slightly negative to say about it.



(Art and design by me)
This is Jace.
He's based loosely on a weird dream I had.
He's a retired skier who one day woke up to find a portable portal to who knows what in his shadow, filled with monsters. It goes away, often at night when he doesn't have a crisp shadow. It's somewhat nonsensical and he's almost a joke character but I'm really fond of him. Personality-wise he's deadpan and combats stress with stupid jokes. Deep down he cares for others but still has a tendency to isolate himself from the world and is very self-involved. He adores old myths and stories.
Also, he named his shadow monster Toby because why not. You will never catch him without this entire outfit, even if you drop him in the middle of death valley.

[chase.]

five / ten

Okay firstly I’m really sorry for the low rating but this character just isn’t really doing it for me. So I like the black jacket and the studded collar but I wish the jacket was a bit more interesting? Maybe a patch or some writing would help it seem more personal. The orange and off-yellow/cream colour works nicely, but the blue just isn’t cutting it for me. The blue being lighter than the base colour isn’t really pleasing to the eye and I’d personally either change the base colour to a lighter one or make the blue darker (but that’s just personal preference ^^). The dark orange used to border the leg markings and spots also doesn’t make another appearance when it easily could (like on the tail) so it seems a bit out of place when it could be used to make the design more interesting by incorporating it into the tail. I also don’t feel like the split down the face works? Because the rest of the design has been bottom > orange and top > blue. Having the eyes split looks great, but I’m not sure about the ears or eyebrows.

There also is no information on concept/personality/character so I’ve rated it on design alone - please don’t take offence it’s just my opinion (:



My new boy antimatter? [name subject to change] - art and design by mykalablue
Recently got this kiddo so I’m still working on a story and all that jazz <:



He’s some sort of deer hybrid and he’s actually a decent fella aha, he was used as a runner boy by the gods. He became a symbol of death and fear as every time he appeared, it was to take someone’s soul, and every time he did, his body started to turn more skeleton-like and grow black, he fears once it reaches his heart it’ll take all of his humanity. He was once a loved white stag but after he died the gods decided he would be useful. He never liked the job and is quite the sensitive soul so everyone being scared of him has made him lonely and sad, He spends his free time wondering the woods, watching the woodland animals as they run away from him. He has frequent nightmares about a small child touching his face and then him accidentally taking her soul. So he will actually stay away from children in fear of what he might do.
He doesn’t know about the afterlife either, he’s aware of the gods but as far as he knows the souls are just destroyed, and none of the gods will tell him that they continue to live because they find it fun to test his loyalty to them, making sure he’ll ‘kill’ for them even if he believes the soul will be destroyed.

Basically a poor boi who needs some love but has the power to take your soul if you touch it aha.
- also went mute because when his face became skeletal he wasn’t able to talk other than making awful shrieking noises so he can’t even tell anyone he doesn’t mean harm.

// I also need accessory ideas so any of those are greatly appreciated ^^

[drift.]

10/10
everything is so intricate; from his design down to the last bit of detail in his history and personality. He is so damn aesthetic it's hard for me not to get envious with how amazing the artwork and lines are. I love his story, it pulls at the heartstrings and it creates sympathy for the soft boi. I'm an aspiring writer, so for me, the story is everything. For just summarizing it you did a great job, and I'd honestly read (possibly write) a story or short novel about him. His galaxy looking fur that is directly below his skull and the vitiligo-like black fur paired with the story really pulls together your theme of his 'spreading darkness'. Just, wow, 10/10 I love this boy. You did an amazing job developing him. Also, for the accessories, I was going to suggest satchel for possibly carrying souls, but I feel like it just wouldn't fit his body shape? Maybe some sort of mask, one similar to a full-face from Flight Rising, that would allow him to interact with mortals without killing them. And I know this would have to be added to his lore but for another accessory- what if he proves his loyalty, would the gods reward him with something that could allow him to speak as long as he wore it? Could be a crystal ring, necklace, a bugle he wheres at his side etc. <3


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Plain and simple fox-boy Zeke?


Lines by PandaBunnX, design by drift.


Art Credit to Fishy-violet


SO. I haven't really developed him that much, but Zeke isn't too complicated. He was developed after I got finished with a bunch of intricate designs and just wanted something aesthetically pleasing and simple. He's a diluted red fox, with some white splotches on his left rump. His flower crown symbolizes his light, fun personality and flirty ways. and maybe his gayness, idk.
Zeke was cast out from his den because he was a juvenile male, so now he just wanders, staying in makeshift dens and caves until he finds what he's looking for. He has more of a 'lost-boy' concept; he doesn't want to settle down and find a mate and have cubs, nor does he want to 'grow up', per say, and stay in one place. Now don't read this the wrong way, he's a huge romantic. He's only had a few flings, but there's a certain barn cat he just can't get out of his mind.

I do need item/accessory ideas for him. I was thinking a satchel but I don't think it really fits his character.

[MistCat]

A solid 7/10!
A low-ish rating because I think there is a lot that can be improved upon, but in another light: A ton of potential.
I'm not opposed to simple designs at all, and I really like his warm and soft colors. However, I know the spots on his rump would be a pain to animate, and one of the joys of a simple character is that they're usually fun to animate. I'd suggest lessoning the spots and putting them in some sort of loose pattern so it's easier to copy the design next time you draw him. I love how his flower crown is actually there for a meaning other than 'why not?' which don't get me wrong that's still a valid reason, I just like that there is more behind it. The blue eyes complement the orange, even with the low saturation of colors. The flower crown's colors really don't fit well with his colors, and I'd suggest tweaking them unless the colors stand for something. I'm not sure if the earring is part of the design or not because it's not in both pictures, but I'd suggest putting it on his other ear to create some balance. For accessories, perhaps some autumn leaves that got tangled in his tail? Or if you're not a fan of a satchel, perhaps he can carry his stuff in a bindle? (those sticks with a bundle of stuff in a handkerchief at the end.) Also I like how the black on his paws is actually a warm brown, it's very pretty. <3

This is not a complete design. Hence the half-body.

Art and design by me.

Their back story is about as hollow as their skull, as I haven't had time to focus on it, but would love to expand on their story once I finish up their design. The basic gist of the story I have is that someone was murdered in a cliche spooky forest and their spirit hung around, eventually "waking up" and assembling a pile of rubble and other things found in the woods to be their body. Their "heart" is a broken pocket watch that was stopped/broken at the time of their death. They have no memories and the only chance of them going to the afterlife is finding out who killed them. I'm a little stuck on WHY that would be the case, but like I said, everything is a WIP.
I'm also struggling on figuring out the lower half of them. A moving pile of stone? Weird stick legs? More bones???

[chase.]

ten // ten [would go higher if I could aha]

Right. This is such an awesome concept. I’m absolutely loving it, the way the body has been made up of different materials around the forest is such a neat idea! The glass bottle is such a neat touch - the fact that he isn’t made up of entirely organic materials is really pleasing and it gives a more realistic sense of the kind of junk you can find in today’s forests aha, it also suits its role as the neck. I’m also a complete sucker for that deer skull, deer skulls are one of my favourite things so the fact that the deer skull is their actual head is really neat!

The stopwatch is also so cool, I love the detail of it stopping at the time they died. - it adds some personality, especially as it plays the role of the heart. The entire concept behind this character is so neat as well, I love how they have to go find the murderer in order to get to the afterlife. It kinda reminds me of the trope that some spirits can’t be at peace [hence the reason why they must find the murderer before they’re allowed to get to the afterlife] but whatever you decide, it’s a cool concept nonetheless!

Honestly I can’t give enough praise to this fella. I’m normally very partial to feral designs but honestly this character is so cool, probs to you man! <3






my kid Midas? [lineart by shinzessu, design n colour by me]

- he’s apart of an adopt advent calendar I’m doing on my Instagram but I’m not sure if I’ll keep him yet so excuse the story for not being very fleshed out ^^

This is Midas, hes a bit of an evil lad, he’s also a rogue mercenary and every time he kills another, the vitiligo takes over a bit more, he basically lost a bet and accidentally sold his soul to a demonic spirit, and now has to do their bidding until they choose to free him. His first kill was the king and queen of a kingdom - killian’s parents, and he wears their rings as a trophy. [he will tie in with the comic involving all the characters and some more in that folder linked ^^]
Eventually the spirit is destroyed and Midas is freed from his debt, and is now tasked with choosing to fight with the evil king who offers him riches and gold [something midas is very fond of aha] or he can go with the ragtag gang and Killian [the rightful king] as they try to help him reclaim the throne.

[trafalgar]

10 / 10

i love the bit about how his vitiligo spreads as his murder streak increases! really puts "succumbing" to the spirit into a nice aspect. (or the spirit taking over, whichever works)
all the gold on him really pops out as well! and considering his fitting name, i really like how his eyes and paws are also gold! (though even with the black paws you seem to have given him in the latest design, it still looks good with the claws!!)
the way you managed to actually have it look like the vitiligo is infecting his actual fur is also a really nice touch! instead of just, you know, plopping it on there i guess
i dont really have anything negative to say! he fits the story youve given him so far, and his design looks good


how about seb?
everythings by me!

hes kinda a revamp of an old scrapped design and i havent really thought up much a story surrounding him yet so just. rate his design for now