Broooomiiiiiide. Specifically, Hikaru bromide #1. In context, it’s actually a “photo” that Commander Ezelton snapped minutes after Hikaru was given her Lord Knight rank (and Lord Knight armor changed a little bit between M.E. 2004 and 2006, so the tabard is a little different).

This is also the first time drawing a couple of Hikaru’s fellow soldier-doods– Valhalla (original player: pigeonguided) and Argus (OP: tehkev). Not seen but also among Hikaru’s bros-in-arms are Myconis (OP: aethereall) who is Valhalla’s twin brother, and Tarin (OP: LF). Oh yes. I totally went alt-diving for this. :P

It’s, like… if RT had Facebook, this bromide would totally get posted on there. XD One of those “dood, check it, our ’sis’ just became a Lord Knight :D” things. Naturally, there is booze involved.

I’ma go get some cocoa crispies before the new episode of Law and Order SVU starts. Omnomnom.

Wondering if I should go for glory and just stay up until I finish…?
It wouldn’t take much longer to do the background/etc, I was painting pretty much all day (started after making that last post, actually), I stopped to screencap when Craig Ferguson started and because this seemed like an appropriate point to get a WIP shot before I do background/final touchups.
I wonder if I should stick a bleeding Crimson Cross on Lord Numair’s forehead? o_o;

…bah, I’ll do it tomorrow… er, later today. You get the idea.

also LOL @ mother, who saw this when she brought up dinner and thought Lord Numair was one of Robert’s WoW characters. XD; Bro doesn’t have any redheads, for one thing. He’s got a Death Knight (and Lord Numair’s Death Maximillian looks like something a Death Knight would wear) but dood is most definitely NOT a dragon.

“He looks dead.”
- “He IS dead. Dead and STILL has a deathwish!”
“Like… ‘put me out of my misery’ kind of dead?”
- “Yes! :D”

XD

I was just going to post the most recent WIP, but I figured I’d throw both of today’s, thus completing the line art.
I tried to keep the middle/wide shot as close as possible to the rear detail, but that didn’t quite work. (Simply shrinking the details, repositioning and finishing them wouldn’t have looked very good…) Just assume a few seconds pass between the two views to account for the slight differences in positioning.

Also yes, Lord Numair gets a new Maximillian, the “Death” spec that is formed when he’s bound with Lord of Death.
So, that bumps the count up to five:
- Ralse: “Dark Rose”
- Lord Numair: “Crimson” (Episode 0) and “Death” (Episode 2)
- Hikaru: “Azure”
…and then the one Lord of Death’s projection wears, which is the Maximillian in its base/inert form.

Coloring this new Maximillian is going to be fun~ :D
It’ll be all icky and bloody in the general color scheme, but it won’t actually BE bloody… oh, just wait until it’s done!
Of course, coloring Hikaru’s Maximillian is always a trip. Shiny blue metal, laa~ ♥

But, for now, I need a break.

Hm, wonder if I can finish this before 2/27 (aka Hikaru’s birthday)? Probably not, but I can try. :P

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Dood, my secondary hard drive has the MARK OF THE BEAST.

…

…awesome! :D

Black Dragon Woman~
(something something something)
I’ve got a Black Dragon Woman
and I something-something-lyrics-fail… buh

*sound of record stopping abruptly*

ahem

FYI, Hecate’s outfit (or lack of, depending on how you look at it) does get upgraded between episodes… but in such minor ways that aren’t instantly noticeable– tribal tattoo down her right side (collarbone to hip), embroidery on the shoulderpads and loincloth, a short pointy cape, fancier crown (obviously). Not that it applies here since this is her Episode 0 FE Bromide, but… yeah.

Don’t ever expect to see Hecate in a frilly dress like Yoshi in the Akatsuki’s “princess mode” spec. I try to imagine Hecate wearing lots of clothes or armor or what-have-you… I can’t. XD But that’s okay because this is pretty much commonplace for female dragons anyway. (As a warrior race, Black Dragons tend to see armor and such as being clunky and a hindrance… and with all that regeneration, even if they do get wounded they can heal it all back within a few hours/days.) It’s hilarious to see her with Hikaru, you get sass like “aren’t you boiling under all that armor?” and such, since Hikaru was raised among those smarmy humans who wear clothes. :P

Of course, there’s something to be said about getting sassed by your aunt ’cause you wear too much clothes… hah!