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FizTheAncient — Who is Fiz?

Published: 2007-06-02 23:31:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1458; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 38
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Description Many people think that because I share my nethandle with my character, that my character must be or my fursona.

Not true. Or is it?

Though I've had "Fiz" as a net handle since 2001, I've had a blue fox character since about 2002 who was basically a prototype Fiz. She was more anthro than cartoony, like Fiz is. She had much longer hair and wore glasses and wore high tech clothing. However, she lacked a backstory, personality, or name. When I got into the Sonic fandom I decided to revamp this entity I had created.

And so I did. I created a Sonic style blue Fox character, the first drawing of her is here: [link]

As you can tell, there are minor differences design wise between this original draft and the picture I'm uploading now. She still didn't have much of a back story yet, but at that point I had already decided that she would be a water goddess and was unable to speak (something that changed months later). She as still clearly a prototype for the Fiz you know today.

Over the years I've been continually revamping her back story, but the things that never changed was that shes a goddess and fox. The original draft of her story was that she was forced to be an Ancient for her crime (which had not been defined as of then), and while she was an Ancient she made a major mistake and in punishment she was wiped of emotions and the ability to speak. That changed later on.

Eventually after years of tweaking her, I finally got her where I liked her. Yes, for the longest time, I hated this character for what she was: a self centered cold hearted killer. Slowly I began tacking on some of my personality traits and other random things about me onto her. For example, we both cannot swim. And even though some things changed for me, they didn't change for Fiz. For example, for a while I had vowed to celibacy for various reasons (which changed because I'm a horny shithead), so I made Fiz celibate, and she remained that way.

Now Fiz and I's personality is not much different. We're both caring when we want to be, cocky, self-centered, thick, stubborn, powerful to some degree, emotional retards, and most importantly we're both prone to explosions of temper.

But even with that, me and Fiz differ in many ways. Shes a reformed uncaring tyrant while the worst I've done is severely hurt the feelings of my peers but acknowledge guilt of it.

However, in a way, Fiz and all of her forms/incarnations represent a part of me.

Pirate - My tyrant/devious side
Princess - My pure side
Nega - My dark, sinister side
Solstice - My monster of rage
And of course, Fiz herself represents my normal, every day me.

I like to see Fiz as more of an icon for myself rather than me. I use her to represent my feelings or to represent my actions towards a certain event. But I also give the cold shoulder to her evilness, not wanting that to penetrate me.

So, I guess, in a way, Fiz is me but is still her own entity, just as I am.
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Comments: 13

BatboyEXE [2009-01-15 02:27:21 +0000 UTC]

Wait, I'm still confused...

Is Fiz a fox? I thought she was a cat.

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Soul-the-Mysterious [2008-01-14 03:03:26 +0000 UTC]

I think I found another inspiration.
I read every last word.

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Wolfox-of-life [2007-11-22 22:20:18 +0000 UTC]

wow, thats a cool description there Fiz i only had my madz for 3 years

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roxannababe [2007-11-04 03:24:29 +0000 UTC]

WOW! SHE CHANGED!

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jamesprower [2007-10-28 19:05:15 +0000 UTC]

That's acctualy rather clever, having a Different Fiz for each side of your Personality. Hell, it's Brilliant, in my Opinion. Also, for the record- It's probebly better that you consider Fiz as a Similer, but different Entity to yourself.... Hell, if you where an acctual Tyrant and had Destroyed the lives of every person on the Internet, I'd be more afraid of you then i am already.

With that said, time to add this to my Favorites... (no suprises there...)

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icer253 [2007-06-03 18:17:27 +0000 UTC]

i think the fiz is one of the few sonic style foxes that does not look like a green or blue tails i give you the thumbs up for that also its good to have a back story *claps* i enjoy your work hope to see more of it

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Trowelhands [2007-06-03 14:39:09 +0000 UTC]

thats quite infortmative! I never knew some of that actually, so it nice to learn good job holmes!

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InuAzuma [2007-06-03 13:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Never knew. But I had to say That is pretty cool on how your character kinda change from a anthro thing to a cartoony thing. Nice job on the picture also fiz.

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Aurora-Fox [2007-06-03 06:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Sorta reminds me of two of my own characters. One represents my playful, fun loving & friendly side while the other one represents my spiteful & cynical side.

I really like Fiz. Not just because she's a fox, & I like foxes (especially fennecs), but her design, personality, story, etc...

So yeah, she's a really cool character.

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MilesPrower [2007-06-03 03:28:40 +0000 UTC]

I see what your getting at really, and it makes sense.

I mean, I see my character in the same way, while I share certain qualities and use him as a form of self representation, he still is not totally me.
I mean, it's pretty common place for authors and artists to base a character in their image.
And hell, when you do it that way, it makes the character all the more believable and interesting.

It's always kinda cool to look a the development of someone's character, and to be honest, I've always liked Fiz's design, it's simplistic and natural. It doesn't seem like a strong attempt at being super-original, nor is it unoriginal.

Babbling aside Fiz = cool kid.

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mungoman48 [2007-06-03 01:51:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is really quite interesting stuff.
I, for one, have never exactly had an alter ego, (I mean, there's this one, Flix, you know of that I only created, like, two months ago) but I see where you're comin' from bout this, and it's really quite cool to see a history of your character. I mean, I could talk on for hours about some of my random characters that are still with me today since I was, like, in first grade. It's real nice and mostly, quite interesting and so-forth to see how characters can evolve and stuff as your life goes on; it's happened to me, of course...happens to all of us. In my opinion, Fiz is a great character, both as a self portrait and a character with such a neat history. Definately the Sonic fancharacter with the most depth, legacy, personality, and in the fictional world, life story.
You have made good choices associated with the character that she has developed into today. And I do, and will continue to, look foreward to the ever changing ways of her legecy and future.

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FizTheAncient In reply to mungoman48 [2007-06-03 02:00:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you <3

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TerdBurgler [2007-06-03 00:03:45 +0000 UTC]

They say that every character you ever draw is, in a way, a self-portrait. Fiz is obviously no exception. It's the truly exceptional characters, the ones with the most depth and personality, that stem from aspects of yourself. Fiz has quite a legacy, and I look forward to her continuation.

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