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I’m Already a Demon (Summoner)
[Destructoid alumni The Blonde Bass returns with a Shin Megami Tensei-themed entry of the Destructoid Draws series, spotlighting the fine artistic abilities of our community. Amazing work from all, as always! – Moyse]
I’ll be sincere, I’ve been stumped for some time attempting to give you a becoming theme for this Destructoid Attracts. Thus far, the Encore collection has been attempting to reflect the unique one. Dream Crossovers was the tock to Favourite Franchises’ tick. Favourite Sidekicks naturally adopted from Favourite Villains. And, uh… we did Responsible Gear twice. As a deal with.
However this time round, I didn’t know observe up the fourth ever Destructoid Attracts: OC Mega Man Robotic Masters. That one was one thing particular. We had been capable of let our inside youngsters unfastened — and it resulted in a ton of nice designs like Internet Man, Soda Man, and Ocean Man. The place do you go from right here? Was there something that would give us the identical mixture of inventive freedom and thematic consistency?
Effectively, Cactooze got here as much as the rescue, suggesting Shin Megami Tensei for this installment. It clicked immediately. SMT is already an enchanting mixture of characters from throughout humanity’s myths and tales as is.
So with out additional ado, let’s get into what members of the neighborhood got here up with!
CactoozeVodyanoy
The Vodyanoy is type of like a Slavic Kappa, so I combined them a bit. It drowns individuals for enjoyable… fairly fucking metallic. It could have entry to the Bufu tree as a result of there aren’t any water expertise on this collection. Let’s additionally give it a gun since that’s a factor too in these video games!
(Bass: That is another excuse why Persona 2 is the objectively superior Persona, it has the Aqua line)
TheBlondeBassLa Corriveau
Watch out of the Corriveau’s wiles, lest you find yourself as one other lifeless husband within the pile. Or, so the legend says. A well-liked character in Québecois tales, the one clear-cut reality of Marie-Josephte Corriveau’s life is that her husband was discovered lifeless shortly after New France fell below English rule. The demise was first discovered to be an accident, then investigated as homicide with the Corriveau’s father discovered responsible. Simply earlier than his execution, nonetheless, he confessed to being an confederate to his daughter. Ultimately, she was executed and placed on public show, whereas he obtained off with no sentence…
This public show after the execution was putting, resulting in a distortion of her story. Mentions of the Corriveau in tales and songs usually point out as many as seven husbands murdered in chilly blood, a quantity positive to carry chills to kids and adults alike.
It could be fascinating to signify her duality as an SMT character. She’s in spite of everything a possible sufferer, of the therapy of her husband, of the accusations towards her if she was harmless, and the twisted manner her story has been twisted posthumously. However so far as SMT goes, she’d need to be representing the impression she left on the collective unconscious. She’d most likely be an early-to-mid recreation demon utilizing Marin Karin to allure occasion members together with some beefy bodily assaults.
DeScruffThe Large Dangerous Wolf
I attempted to include parts of every of the tales this wolf has appeared in into the design. He has wind assaults and is weak to fireplace. He wears Little Purple Using Hood’s grandma’s glasses and bonnet, and a shepherd’s whistle from that boy who cried wolf.
I’d think about he’d be an early recreation demon (possible the bottom degree Wilder, and early recreation Garu/Zan person). Their interactions may very well be like: “Why do you scent like a human?” – As a result of I ate one – “Yeah they style good, exhausting to maintain in your abdomen although!”
PerroThe Grim Reaper
Race: FallenHigh Magic, Low Bodily AttackResist: DarkWeak: Wind
The Grim Reaper is reimagined as a bratty skater child. I’ve been drawing variations of this man on my pocket book in highschool again within the day after I was attempting to make metallic album covers for the band I by no means shaped with my mates.
RLZJeanne d’Arc
Jeanne d’Arc’s a determine of French historical past, a younger maiden who led a military towards English invaders after listening to a message from God. She was later offered out and burnt on the stake, earlier than getting canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
I see her as main a principally human military for a Legislation faction. She would most likely be an early obligatory mid-boss/boss. Whereas preventing she could be joined by a number of Archangels/Powers who would shield her by taking harm as a substitute of her whereas she buffs them. She would additionally sometimes assault with Gentle magic. Though I drew her surrounded by flames she is definitely weak to Hearth (it could really feel so unsuitable to not get a press flip when casting Agilao on Jeanne) and Darkish whereas being resistant to Gentle and Illnesses.
The design is impressed by the tune Bigmouth Strikes Once more by The Smiths. I discovered the concept of her with some headphones relatively humorous. The cross on them means that they will be the origin of the message she heard.
ZombieCorpsMazomba
The Mazomba is a big fish within the mythology of the Chaga individuals of Tanzania. I don’t a lot about it, and it’s exhausting to search out a lot about it both on-line, so I’ll simply make its description up.
It’s a impartial deity solely taking motion when its life or house is threatened. The individuals of Tanzania worship Mazomba for its lovely blond hair and its near-encyclopedic information of weeb shit and Magic playing cards.
(Bass: I can’t assist however form this sense… Like there’s an imposter amongst us.)
Whew! Issues obtained a bit bizarre there on the finish, however I hope you’ve loved this version of Destructoid Attracts. Possibly you even realized a factor or two this time round? As at all times, when you have an concept of a mythological determine that may match properly with Shin Megami Tensei, please be at liberty to take part within the remark part!
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