Apotheosis- How Gali became an Arbiter [Story] [Characters][Worldbuilding]

[Bokarda]

@DarkMaestro

First up, Macku and Helryx. Macku came out decently enough (do I spy a little gift form a certain Po-Matoran? ) Helryx… maybe? I tried giving her Kopaka’s mask, but then she just looked like a recolored Kopaka, so I tried removing the telescope eye… And I think it works? I don’t know, I down for anyone’s suggestions.

Very good designs. I was thinking that if Helryx is the Judicator, her mask should resemble the Rode (Mask of Truth, Axonn’s mask) to show her superior insight as an Arbiter.

@DarkMaestro

Now on to the big bad; Irarok. I think this is actually my best artwork yet, so go me! He’s heavily inspired off of Insidious from Bayonetta 2 , and I wanted to give the G2 skeletons a shout out. Spooky scary octopus.

Very creepy, indeed. Wasn’t expecting his head to resemble a skeleton, but it actually works. Kudos.

@DarkMaestro

Irarok is actually an old creation/servant of Karzahni, that got stuck underneath Naho after Karzahni was sealed away. However, he was set loose after a crazed matoran named Mavrah set him free, allowing him to spread havoc on Naho’s coast.
Also, another little headcanon of mine is that Karzahni mostly speaks in Enochian rather than the island’s native language. (Enochian is an actual dead language that was believed to be the language of angels). Since he’s basically the gateway to all the Lovecraftian stuff possibly in the future, I believe this nuance in his character would be pretty coooool.

1. I actually have an entire topic dedicated to future G3 (hypothetical, non-canon), and Irarok has now made the list.
2. Regarding Mavrah: a very interesting character that was brought up in another of my posts not 24 hours ago, link here for reference. I genuinely hope Mavrah becomes canon as a crazed Rahi-enthusiast.

Excellent artwork and backstories. I will indeed stay tuned.