Lariska, the Savage Assassin(MOC for Fanon contest / ver.Bu)

Long time no see you, friends! :blush:
DuckBricks’ Fanon Contest is go on now, so I can’t wait my entrying!
And, today, yes. I finished my NEW MOC, the NEW Ver,Bu! :wink:


“I know where all my enemies are. After all, I’m the one who buried them.” - Lariska


【Dark Hunter Lariska (ver.Bu / for Fanon Contest)】

【Data】
Kanohi : None
Tool : Daggers
Element : None
Notes : A Dark Hunter who feared by other members



Desining Concept

When I designed her, I decided her concept as “Demonic Woman Warrior”, and “Simple & Weird Style”.
Because Many DH Member has unique body-style, so I felt to I must to take care the DH’s aesthetics.

But she had be mentioned by Greg as “Her size is same with a Toa”, and “Her left arm is completely mech”.
For this reason, I felt I had to emphasize that she was “the same size as Toa, but a different race.” Because she was neither a Toa nor a Vortixx.

However, the designing were very defficult.
As a “Fanon MOC”, I must to try to build her face as “Similar to the Many Fan’s favorite”.
SO I designed it as “bitly Long nose, slightly similar to Vortixx, but quite different.”

(The design that the facial expression changes completely depending on the angle, in fact, it is the result of thinking quite coldly to clever, “How can I convince character whose impressions and images are totally different depending on each fans, named Lariska?”)

And her Helmet’s motif is “Animal(Rahi)'s skull bone”.
I inspirated by the Official her Quotes(She often says “Rahi bones”, as a abuse, so I thought that If she is a ‘apex predator’, Isn’t the fact that she wears the skull of her victim as a helmet or mask fits her personality?) and decided to her as “Demonic woman”, becaude I felt a “Demonic/Baphomet-like design” from TSO(her boss), and felt to I must design her as “Semi TSO”, as Deputy leader of DH.
(Of course, this is just a designing method. It’s up to you who see this MOC to imagine if she really wears a helmet.)

As “Demonic Woman Warrior”, I added some point for her.
Her lower-leg has Black bohrok-eye piece on back, and it makes her leg-shape looks reverse leg, but actually not.
And her mech-arm had defferent size with original(right arm), so it makes chaotic in looking of her.
(AND Her foot’s Motif is “Hoof of a Demon”)

Her weapon, the daggers, is set to have been originally given to DH as a payment by OoMN.
From this, I thought that "a too evil look, like a Takadox knife, isn’t realistic," so I used Blizzard Blade pieces.
(I know that OoMN is not a purely “Justicely” organization, but this is just for its way of being as a “Gardians of the world.” )



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“… the day I kill you, Shadowed One, you will see it coming. I want you to see it coming.” -Lariska

Thank you!!! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

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The part below the head is great, but the head feels a little too cylindrical I guess. Though other than that I like this.

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Thank you @Senit! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Please remember, she is “A dark hunter feared by other dark hunters”.
I thought that cute or beautiful alone could not express her nature.
But at the same time, it’s also true that many fans want her to be “a woman with an evil beauty, like Roodaka.”
That’s why I designed her face as “a woman of evil beauty wearing an intimidating helmet.” :wink: :revolving_hearts:

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Oh yeah it’s a helmet, I forgot to read that part, as a helmet it definitely works.

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A…a Ver.Bu moc!!
This one looks really good, as usual, and I really like the transparent medium blue pieces’ use, as well as the shaping and color scheme. Really great moc, especially with the amount of thought put into it.

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Pretty cool!

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oh nice!
her torso looks really cool and i love the whole concept!

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Such a great Lariska MOC. I love the way the daggers are held on the body, the torso design and the feet.

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oh boy another ver.Bu! always love to see your stuff. great shaping on the torso, only part im not too happy about would be the arm, its just a little bit messy. but apart from that great build. just wondering what does her head look like without the two teal technic panels on it?

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when you read “Ver Bu” and “Lariska” in the same topic title…
You know you’re in for a treat.

This moc is great, i love the design process behind it, that photoshopped picture at the end is fantastic. if i must criticize something it’s that the proportions on the arms are a tiny bit off. Other than that, stupendous work.

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I always admire seeing your design process and notes. I think that’s really why your designs always make waves in the community and resonate with me personally; you clearly put a ton of attention and thought into them.

Excellent work!

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The way the head and chest of the moc is built really reminds me of the way the dark hunters were built in the old dark hunters book, Also good job with the Dark turquoise it really makes it pop!

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Thank you @Rukah ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:
Sometimes, Human’s eye does a rough job.
LEGO calls the piece as “Trans light Blue”, but for its transparent, their color very similar to teal-color.
the NAMES often curses our sense and eyes, And I’ve broke it, and find out the each color looks to similar. :wink:

Thank you @The_Blue_Panda !! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Thank you @Rhyla416 ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Many DH members has very UNIQUE Body-shape, so I didin’t built her as “Woman without any features”, but “Simple & weird”.
because she is NOT a Toa, or Vortixx.
I’m glad to you liked my concept!

Thank you @ToaVidal !!! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Thank you @Eilrach ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

And I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to build her arm roughly. What I emphasized in her “original” arm was that it was the supple arm of a woman who was agile and athletic, and This was the result of emphasizing for the silhouette of her upper and lower arm muscles.

I also decided to make her impression of being an assassin of a chaotic mercenary organization wicked by making the machine’s left arm larger than it should be.
Therefore, if you increase the amount of information of the original arm too much, the overall designing balance will be disrupted.

The helmet can be removed, but I’m not willing to post the photo. The reason is that a helmet is just a “concept that was decided when designing her face”, and it is up to the person who sees her to decide whether she is actually wearing a helmet.

I’ve made more modifications and redesigns to this Lariska than ever before, so for now I’m proud to say it’s “finished”.

Perhaps, the design makes you understand that “the more you look at it, the more evil beauty of an assassin woman”-of course, I’m assuming you’ll be "surprised" at first impression, though. :relieved: :rofl:

Thank you @Enbeanie ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:
As I said, her concept is “Simple and Weird”.For this reason, I took a designing technique that deliberately upset the balance of her physical beauty as a "dark hunter."

Remember again - She is not a Toa, a Vortixx, but a Dark Hunter.
And that “strange hooking” is why the members of the organization have been loved and remembered by so many fan people.
I guess that most of the “simple and clean figure MOC” were lost at the time of the contest at that time. :relieved:

However, I always need any advices!
If you have any opinions in the future, please feel free to tell me! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Thank you @Pakari ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Thank you @51xert ! :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :revolving_hearts:
Lariska is a difficult theme with very different impressions depending on the MOCer.
However, as “Ver.Bu”, I put the highest priority on “Woman assassin who not feeling uncomfortable alongside other DH members”, not “Just a glamorous murder woman”. :wink: :revolving_hearts:

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