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Published: 2007-06-20 13:26:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 5704; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 489
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A very old concept sketch I made of one of my favorite tv shows back in the 90s. I thought those characters were sub-exploited and rush to draw some sketches of my own vision for them -a more barbaric, violent world- with richer costumes and meaner actitude.Well, I guess they kind of got ahead of me, but DA DREAM STILL LIVES!!! jejeje
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With the blue, white and gold, it mirrors the color scheme of what The Sorceress wears. Could he have switched sides, and is now The Sorcerer of Greyskull?
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Hummm... haven't think of that! Who knows... could be...
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Skeletor redeeming himself, reunited with his twin brother King Randor, coming back into the family fold, beoming a Master and adding his might to defend Greyskull and Eternia with that of The Sorceress would be an interesting story arc. Perhaps we will never get to the end. Hope to be able to read that chapter one day.
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And who shall be the manace? HordaK, maybe? King Hiss? Ummm... maybe Evil-Lyn, who's now the supreme sorceress of snake mountain and seeks revenge on Skeletor for his betrayal. Deffinitely would be an interesting story arc to read!
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great work, Skeletor looks so.... Regal really pompous and more in tune with an evil overlord than his classic cartoon look
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Wow! Glad you like it! 
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Yeah, the 80ties weren't known for their cruel/competent villains, violence-vice 2002 were a slightly better year, though Skeletor still lacked a certain edge in my oppinion. Yet his style was more dark and menacing than both of the previous series, too bad they never made a third season
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Yeah! I don't know whY they canceled it! That 2002 cartoon was waay better in animation and stories than the original! And the premises for the third season were huge! What a shame! :S
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poor reviews and bad ratings I guess, and I totally agree, I would have loved to see Skeletor bring Hordak down, beating He-man to it in the process, and all the lost plot lines. (sigh) who knows they might come up with something new in a few years, hopefully
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Don't see why it would have bad reviewa, I think it wqas even better than the original: animation, character design, action...
Well, let's hope cartoon networ give it another shot since they're reviving the Thundercats next year!
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seriously? Thundercats get a revival? incredible, wonder when they'll do MASK hmmm...
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YeaH! That'll be interesting!
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but I think they should stop at that point less they wan't the whole revival idea to get cliche too soon
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Well, it kinda is already, isn't it? with all their 80s cartoons revivals and nostalgia stunts!
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hmmm, then it's already to late to stop, well, bring on the incompetent and harmless villains, the heroic and flawless heroes and their retinues of cluesless bystanders, who can't get themselves to safety...... Pardon my sarcasm but But I think this is bloody awful!!!
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Haha! Don't worry, I totally get you! Although with the current trend of making everything "grityW and "dark" maybe those villains can be brought back with a little edge to themselves, asdoes the heroes. meehh!.. Who knows!
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hmmm, I like dark and gritty, it's what gave us Wolverine and his chums, and Spider-man and so forth, plus it gives us a nice break from the traditional perfect superhero and his jolly crew of pure hearted ΓΌbermensch
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glad to hear it, it's funny that the DnD caertoon with Venger was one of the things that started the trend I think, or at least a foreshadowing of what was to come
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REally? Well, that villan was actually quite scary and certanly not a whiner like the other used to be! Well, I think Mum-ra was the other that reivindicated the vilains in cartoons, if my memory doesn't fail
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well I really wouldn't mind seeing that one come back i gotta admit, or at least having it's last episode produced would be nice, and Mum-ra was indeed scary, yet a bit flamboyant in my opinion, sure it adds to the level of "evil" but can't take a villain serious if his bedroom is big enough for the whole building/pyramid, but that's my feel about it, or it's just the fact that he had to carry his own symbol around on his chest that puts me off
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Yeah, it's kinda odd, isn't it? but at least is an actual symbol, unlike the other heroes/villans that carry around their names's letter! How lame is that?
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I know, it looks horrible, wear a uniform for gods sakes, more scary, more diciplined and works wonders for the country(which you are about to take over)'s economy, plus added group feeling when unity, never to be underestimated, I can recomend some WW2 replica's from germany, nothing says evil like a classic reference
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jajaj! You got it right! basic black, red and grey can shit the hell out o' lotsa people!
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hmm, yeah, good ol' black and red works like a charm, if grey go ashen grey, gives that nice ruin and death gefΓΌhl, Wonder if any other colours would do the same? aside from that, a uniform that adds bulk, spikes and a scruffy neck kinda does the trick as well, a long trench coat can work aswell almost regardless of colour (orange or mint-green... can't see it working)
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Yeah! Everything that reminds military, war, death, pain. unles you're maginboo, then maybe pink could work! XD
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I got a tough time taking a dragonball villain seriously when they all(-red ribbon army) eventually join the good guys, half of 'em are former adversaries, even Krillin or Kuririn started out as a nasty rival of sorts(though I admit to bowing before Piccolo's awesomeness any day of the week)
but anything that spells savagery and rndom destruction works for a villain, a nice tribal tattoo does wonders if placed correctly or is big enough
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yeah, right? All those "socially desaproved" features like tatoos, piercings, metal and leather, etc.
All labeled "bad boy/girl" by the "good and righteus" cityzens of the world. haha!
Now, those last really do for scary villains! Really nasty beings hiden under a lamb skin! Brrrr!!!
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haha, as a contradiction: that's why "suits" make for such great villains, they're dressed for niceness, but only works as leaders not grunts, too classy for that, we all love the lowly guys, whom seem lesser than the pretty gent's at the office, in roles that typefy them as a dependent workforce for the dirty stuff. give them some meat cleavers and cudgels and we know what we got!
come to think of it: armaments are so wretchedly important it burns, give a grunt a sword and you know he's gonna be important somehow, a staff also gives of the vibe of importance where a spear doesn't
IDEA: A great villain in a horror movie would be the retired tweed-wearing neighbour that goes all bonkers once every few years with a chainsaw and a very powerful 4-by-4 truck!
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Haha, that one would be that Trinity serial killer from Dexter! Everyday family guy with a taste for the ocasional gory murder. Come to think of it, those are the most frightenig villains! The ones with the big guns or swords and capes and chains and stuff, you kinda see them comin' and know what to spect! But these "everyday joes with a gentle smile"? Without even suspecting it their victims can suddenly find themselves in some kind of "Hostel" situation that for me is a more terrifying scenario than just getting wiped from the eartth in some kinda of mass-destruction-evil-plot-to conquer the earth.
(Wow, three months to answer! That must be some kind od record or sumtin'! 
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I see what you mean, infact next time you walk into a bank or an office building, take a look around.... all those hapless pencil pushers, long hours, minimumwage, cruel corrupt boss with the madeningly sexy secretary..... every single one might be a raving loΓ³n, just waiting for the others to snap and then go on a ravenous killing spree! starting with said boss, secretary and assorted people in a winecellar (Yes I play alot with the stereotypes, but it sorta works(and yes, I did just copywrite an Angel episode there))
must admit though... havn't seen much Dexter, only read about it, havn't got the channel that airs that show
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I've been catching the last episodes of season 4 and kinda got stucked.
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a good example of this is in Terry Pratchett's "making money" a very good example in fact
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Haven't had the opportunity to read it! I assume is something like that movie where Michael Douglas is an everyday man who looses it and starts shooting everyone in sight? "A day of fury", I think it's called
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juat about the strangest twist in regards to breaking social heritage really, no bloodshed really, just insane amounts of fun
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I think I got it layin' around somewhere in my computer. Let's see if I give it a read!
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I'll admit that it''s more strange than actually gory, in fact: forget about strange, use hilariously messed up instead
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Pretty damn Pratchet, then!
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knight from hell? skeletor's gaze looks so sinister
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Yeah! I always thought he should look more sinister than the goofy trickter he was portrayed as in the late 80's cartoon.
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true enough.. why all the bag guys are potraited as bunch of total idiots? thats so wrong. you really made a good job in this one
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Well, Tnx a lot! 
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