UMAE 2023 - Shadow Haze
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Originally drawn on: 11/25/2023
Originally drawn on: 11/25/2023
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ANTIMagic Haze is a tricky entity to keep track of. Given his bizarre existence, he easily escapes containment. The Liger Brigade's attempt ended when Haze possessed one of the guards guarding his containment cell. Thankfully, Haze would be drawn to Will/ULTRAMagic Shadow (a special agent of the Liger Brigade). The two would form a friendship that would lead to Haze sticking around Will. This was a relief for the brigade and M.A.I.G. as now they could keep an eye on Haze. Then Dr. Reynard Woodall (lead scientist of M.A.I.G.) put forth an unsettling idea: If Haze exists, then what's stopping other entities like him from existing? They got lucky with Haze because he made himself easy to detect. His ilk would be even harder to find than typical ANTIMagic Mages.
Will seems to be amongst a type of people that are able to influence Haze when symbiosis is formed. In Will's case, it may be due to his autism. That's not to downplay his personality. Will and Haze's form seems to be influenced by media from Will's childhood. In particular the media appears to be western superhero comics, western action cartoons, and Japanese anime. Haze's aberrant magic also appears to be altered, but still aligns with what his magic is supposed to be. Will can control the red material, altering its shape and properties to whatever he needs. Another ability is Soul Fire. This ghastly, red flame is incredibly corrosive and capable of damaging even a soul through prolonged contact.
It has been an interesting time ever since Will and Haze became friends. On one hand, The Liger Brigade and M.A.I.G. have learned a lot about Haze. On the other hand, Will neglects his magic in favor of Haze. The latter is definitely concerning members of the ULTRAMagic Guild. Will and Haze have a normal relationship, one you would expect amongst friends. The two enjoy working with each other and appear to get along well. Of course, this does lead to Will overestimating his shared abilities and getting into trouble. Haze can only do so much. Fortunately his Devil partners (Faustus, Mira, and Cliff) have been working with the two so that Will can at least use his necromancy while merged with Haze.
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ANTIMagic Haze is a tricky entity to keep track of. Given his bizarre existence, he easily escapes containment. The Liger Brigade's attempt ended when Haze possessed one of the guards guarding his containment cell. Thankfully, Haze would be drawn to Will/ULTRAMagic Shadow (a special agent of the Liger Brigade). The two would form a friendship that would lead to Haze sticking around Will. This was a relief for the brigade and M.A.I.G. as now they could keep an eye on Haze. Then Dr. Reynard Woodall (lead scientist of M.A.I.G.) put forth an unsettling idea: If Haze exists, then what's stopping other entities like him from existing? They got lucky with Haze because he made himself easy to detect. His ilk would be even harder to find than typical ANTIMagic Mages.
Will seems to be amongst a type of people that are able to influence Haze when symbiosis is formed. In Will's case, it may be due to his autism. That's not to downplay his personality. Will and Haze's form seems to be influenced by media from Will's childhood. In particular the media appears to be western superhero comics, western action cartoons, and Japanese anime. Haze's aberrant magic also appears to be altered, but still aligns with what his magic is supposed to be. Will can control the red material, altering its shape and properties to whatever he needs. Another ability is Soul Fire. This ghastly, red flame is incredibly corrosive and capable of damaging even a soul through prolonged contact.
It has been an interesting time ever since Will and Haze became friends. On one hand, The Liger Brigade and M.A.I.G. have learned a lot about Haze. On the other hand, Will neglects his magic in favor of Haze. The latter is definitely concerning members of the ULTRAMagic Guild. Will and Haze have a normal relationship, one you would expect amongst friends. The two enjoy working with each other and appear to get along well. Of course, this does lead to Will overestimating his shared abilities and getting into trouble. Haze can only do so much. Fortunately his Devil partners (Faustus, Mira, and Cliff) have been working with the two so that Will can at least use his necromancy while merged with Haze.
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This is actually the second design I came up with for Shadow and Haze. I started work on the first design... but then I had to help out around the house and I ended up shelving the design because I wasn't satisfied. This second design turned out way better and stuck with this one. I also want to clarify that while this is symbiote influenced, Haze is not a "symbiote." He's more complicated than that.
I also wanted to do something in the vein of Echanis Enicha's art over on Twitter/X. Their art is really cool... That's all I got. It's cool. I like it. No, I am not writing an essay on why.
I also wanted to do something in the vein of Echanis Enicha's art over on Twitter/X. Their art is really cool... That's all I got. It's cool. I like it. No, I am not writing an essay on why.
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