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A lot can be explained with a picture. Saw a game played recently called 'Presentable Liberty' and
it struck a cord with me and some of my close friends. It touched on some really deep and emotional things.
What was interesting was there were a few different ways they viewed the game and each way
wasn't necessarily wrong despite the obvious tone of the game once it reached a certain point.
What I got out of the theme of the game was 'Depression' but for me I got depression from it...
but very little... because when I was little, that used to be me. I was picked on in school constantly.
I had barely any friends and my art was what protected me from those harsh words.
In a way, my art, a long time ago was my cell. It's actually how I
came up with Grey. And in a way, represents why I called him that.
He is a balance of power within me, my insecurities and my strengths
all rolled up into a little package, in a way a tool for my mind to use
to battle the inner demons and conflictions in my head.
I can save a lot of the details though, because it's a long story but, what
I got most of the game now was helplessness... the feeling to want to
help others, to protect them and be with them, but not being able to.
And then when you finally get the chance to, you can't anymore.
Because they're gone, moved on, or found help from someone else.
So you have to live with the regret and the fear that it was your fault.
I somewhat pictured Grey as my fallen angel, which is why he has
those scars on his back. Many people (in the story I made for him) think
he was an angel, but it turns out he has this untapped energy surging through
his body that he can't suppress. In times of great duress like if he's backed into
a corner and must fight for his life, or that of someone else's life, his energy
surges from him and has no outlet except for these scars on his back.
The initial thought was the less he could control it, the more... visceral they
were. Torrents of this energy that surged from his back that would crackle
and spark, faintly looking like angelic wings. The thing is that the more
they look like angel wings, the more controlled and devastating his power
would be. Whenever it happened his father had to knock him out cold while
he was training him (geeky moment: kinda like how Goku pushed Gohan to
his limit through the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and went up to fight Cell).
The picture represents how naked he feels when this happens.
He can't control his power when he's under extreme stress, so what
happens is the energy looks more like crashing waves erupting out form
his back, periodically forming wings like crackling electricity and flowing water.
His eyes would fade to white, signifying how lost in panic and
emotion he can be in this state, blinded by it all.
TL;DR- A game made me a bit emotional and made me think
a lot about my past and about the conflicted nature of the character I
made to represent the inner strength and torment I go through at times.
Making this picture really helped me out. If you wish to ask me any questions
about Grey or myself, please don't hesitate to ask. Thank you.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
Species Wolf
Size 1280 x 903px
File Size 126.7 kB
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