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Published: 2012-03-06 04:21:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1064; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 9
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Seems like the villains need some catching up to do in the Deviant Universe, so I thought I'd do my part by submitting one of my personal favorite villain OC's, Nordak Dragonbane! He's an orc from my Cubicles & Dragons world and I figured he could use a little revamping.
Originally I drew him shirtless with camouflage pants and big 'ol waffle-stomper boots. But looking back at that outfit now, I realized that I've used that look too many times and that if he wanted to be taken seriously, Nordak would probably have to make an attempt at dressing in civilized clothes. So I dressed him up in a spiffy tuxedo, then decided that I didn't want to make him look like he actually cared about the suit, so I undid the uncomfortable bow tie and opened his collar for him, giving him a more relaxed tone.
Unfortunately, his outfit really covers up all his cool prosthesis, so I'm including old thumbnails of Nordak in my comments here where they are better illustrated. I have no intention of changing their design (though the spikes on his arm would have to be removed to fit into the sports jacket).
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I think I remember this character. Quite the cool villain.
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Revised his wardrobe a bit, but yeah, other than that, he's the same character.
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jepp, jepp... I remember him from back in the days.
And now I feel old.
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If only it were that he could personally stab each of his enemies in the neck and watch the life drain from their faces, he would. But Nordak knows that such a thing is not always possible, nor desirable to his god, Gruumsh. For it is Gruumsh that teaches, "He is but a coward that hides from his neighbor, yet he is but a fool that raises his sword in defiance of a hundred arrows" and "Just as I have made the land to oppose you, so too must you use the land to overcome it." These passages tell Nordak that all types of war are sacred and that any and all means to defeat his enemies are just in the eyes of Gruumsh.
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Nordak must of had an arch nemesis in her, or possibly unexpected close ties. (No it was not intentional either.)
Oh, and by the way, your welcome for those prosthetics!
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Well if you want to get technical, Nordak's prosthesis aren't purely technology. They're made from alchemy. So that means his limbs are built by engineering, but powered by magic.
The orcs do things their own way.
But you're right, these two clearly have crossed causes.
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Noo! I had already selected the character for my group and then you add him. Now I need to start again.
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It's alright. You don't HAVE to include Nordak in your team.
I only just added him, after all.
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How I can't? He is professional bad ass, religious fanatic and also an orc!
Hmmm. He could easily replace one of my previously selected characters, but then it become one woman team.
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You gotta have at least two women on the team.
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I'm not much for orcs, but I like this orc! but you say it is sad that the prosthesis isn't visible, why not rip off a bit of the tuxedo so it gets visible(just a bit on the arm)
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I think it was mostly because I wanted to show how Nordak would look most of the time.
In a battle, his clothes could get ripped, or he could take off his jacket and then we'd be able to see his mechanical arm, his spinal graft, and it'll be more shocking and dramatic that way.
...basically the feel I'm trying to go for with Nordak is that he is a brutal and savage creature, pretending to be civilized so he can get hired and make money.
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aha! because he's addicted to conflicts! okay then!
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It's more that just an addiction: it's his religion.
Nordak literally believes that might makes right.
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Seems like everyone's adding a villain lately. I actually really like the images of him that you placed in the comments section. He looks more intimidating in those. Still, nice of you to have a villain in the DU.
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Intimidating yes, but I wanted to make Nordak look like someone that people would actually hire. He can always change his outfit later to better suite the situation.
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Rad looking character 
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Let glorious war fill the streets.
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Thanks. I took him in a different direction.
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He's one of my favorite villains.
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might add him to my dark legion cover...
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If you wish, that'b be cool.
It's up to you, though. It's all about who you'd like to see on the team.
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I forget, did I ever read all of the C&D comics?
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I don't know if you did or not, but Nordak hasn't appeared in any of them yet.
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Ah. That would explain why he isn't familiar to me.
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Yeah, and the only pictures I have of him are in my scraps section.
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