‘Back off, Bone-Jerks!!’

“And another day in the jungle interrupted by the sudden appearance of these undead nuisances,… Of all the villains and monsters I face on the island the Boneheads are probably the ones I deal with the most,…

Walking armored skeletons created by the dark magics of the Necromancers, Bob and Pruney, these guys can be a real pain in my leaf-draped butt. It’s not that they are tough opponents,… well, I mean they are strong, and fierce warriors, but between my speed and my blades, and that the Boneheads aren’t very smart, I can make quick work of them most of the time.

There is no real trick to fighting them, just avoid their attacks, and hit them hard and fast, and keeping hitting until they stop getting back up. The only things to be careful of is not to let them surround you, and watch out for more,… when fighting Boneheads there are always more nearby, and if you’re not careful and small fight can become a big battle very quickly.

And speaking of, here come the rest, time to move,…”

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At long last we finally see Ember’s most common foes in action, or more accurately getting their boney butts kicked by Ember thanks to  shonuff44’s color commission list.

This really is quite the fierce picture, I must say, and really does beautifully depict a typical battle between Ember and her skeletal foes. Ember’s ferocity is great here, those furrowed brows and gritted teeth as she battles, and how easily she seems to be dealing with them, slamming her spear into one, while slicing up another with her dagger. Such a great sense of motion not only from the swaying of her hair, which always looks great, but from her posturing and the motion lines you get a great feel of her weapons’ movement,.. it also shows off her battle prowess, wielding both her spear and dagger at the same time on two different opponents. As always I love the vibrancy of her leaves, as they sway from her motion, and that lovely tropical tan skin, and the detailing on her leaves and flowers is great, I love how ‘fluffy’ the flowers of her belt look. And of course the Boneheads are wonderfully done, while they certainly have a great ‘generic thug’ feel to them, as well they should, the detailing of their bones, shields and armor is great,… from the scratches and nicks on the metal, to the frayed edges of the cloth, to the fur trim, they are really nicely done. I particularly likely how you can see the vague silhouettes in the background of more of the skeletal warriors arriving to join the fight, giving a great feel to how these undead never travel alone, as their greatest strength is their numbers. And while the motion lines of her weapons were mentioned, I really like the strength the weapons seem to have here, the dagger slicing right through one, while her spear hits with enough force to knock another back and off his feet, and very nice touch. Quite the magnificent battle here, to be sure.

Thank you for this awesome picture, ShoNuff44. :D

What do you think? :D

Artwork by  shonuff44
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