jennoirwolf

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HackJaw, a buzzard OC for my Mad Max stories. His design is inspired by the Fury Road concept art and the tie-in comic buzzard designs. Named for the hacksaw that adorns his jaw. He prefers melee combat but uses guns when necessary.

He is the leader of the buzzards group that defends the Underdune (airport) from intruders. He works hard to keep out the pesky mortifiers who try to sneak in to scavenge the place.

HackJaw eventually has a one-on-one confrontation with the "horned one" and gets his eye shot out.

He now wants the Octoboss' helmet as a trophy mounted to his wall.

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Showing affection, wasteland style!

I wonder if forehead touching is exclusive to the Greenplace or if other tribes and gangs do that too?

Or do they each have their own way of showing affection?

Affection can be a confusing concept in an apocalyptic wasteland.

Bonk and bop with the Octoboss!

Bonus - It's all fun and games until Dementus senses hope:

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Comic inspired by me getting a toy surprise egg and the insert showed there's a rare gold airplane and I knew the Octoboss would have to have it.

Octoboss likes airplanes and seems to have an affinity for the color gold, considering his golden motorcycle. I don't know if it's because he likes the color or if he recognizes the status symbol it brings, but either way if he caught wind of a gold airplane there's no way he wouldn't have his mortifiers comb the wasteland to find it.

Bonus - He got the gold airplane:

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Hiii just wanna pop in and ask if it's okay for me to draw Octoboss with pumpkin head! I'm currently doing a sketch for mortiflyers happy Halloween and remembered you did Octopumpkin first<3

Yeah! Go ahead! I'd love to see that! =D

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Mortifiers! Assemble!!

Lineup of the Mad Max characters and OCs for the Mortifiers gang that I draw:

Angel - Historian recruited by the Mortifiers while out scavenging. They haven't hurt or violated her yet so she stays with them for safety and survival. She's valued for her knowledge and reading skills.

The Octoboss - Leader of the Mortifiers. Lover of all things flight. He's more intelligent and mild tempered compared to other wasteland warlords. He leads his gang as rogue scavengers after splitting from Dementus' horde.

Carrion and Scrap - Inseparable buddies and lowest rankers of the Mortifiers. Carrion is the smart one and Scrap is the goofy one. They often get stuck with cleaning duty when not out scavenging for whatever food and supplies their gang needs. They share a 2 person motorcycle with Carrion as driver and Scrap in the sidecar.

Octoboss is the only non-OC since the rest of the Mortifiers don't really have names or personalities in the Furiosa movie.

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Just some doodling fun with the Octoboss. Since he dresses in all black I wanted to play around with deep blacks and highlights with him.

I like texturing the horns on his helmet. Those things are so wacky.

Bonus - The Octoboss likes standing in doorways:

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More Octothoughts:

It's October now and I can't help noticing that this month begins with the same four letters as the Octoboss' name.

Considering 'octo' correlates with the number eight the month of October should have been the eighth month of the year instead of tenth.

Bonus - The Octoberboss:

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This is what Goran Kleut (Octoboss actor) meant when he said the Octoboss' men have his back while he sleeps. I reference that interview with Goran D. Kleut often with my Mad Max fan art but it is a good source of information and inspiration for drawing/writing the Octoboss.

It's good to know the Mortifiers love their boss and respect him. I just hope they didn't use anything permanent on his face.

Bonus - The Octoboss woke up:

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Octoboss takes Angel out for dinner.

Eating maggots out of corpses is a thing in the Mad Max world. (As seen in Furiosa movie and 2015 video game). It provides protein and a convenient source of food in the wasteland.

I don't think he can expect any kissing after that.

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Basically what happened.

That's no specific war boy but he could be a younger Ace.

Also I don't know who was handing out popcorn at the Citadel but the Octoboss totally scored some.

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The Octoboss putting eyeliner on Angel wastelander style.

He figured if she was going to be with the Motiflyers she should look the part. Which means looking like an emo goth biker. He didn't even say anything, he just started smudging her face without warning.

Angel: "What are you doing?"

Octoboss: "Soot for your eyes."

Angel: "What for..?"

Octoboss: "If you ride with us than you should look like us."

Angel: "Should I scowl a lot too?"

And then it becomes an epic scowling contest between them.

Requested by @themummersfolly back in June. (finally had time to finish this!)

Bonus - Tank top edition:

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Some Octothoughts:

I'm starting to realize I might be OCD about the Octoboss because I draw and think about him all the time.

Or should it be called Octoboss-Compulsive Disorder?

I happily accept obsessing over that tall black-clad man 24/7.

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I accidently called him "octobox" the other day.

That got me thinking about the interview with Goran Kleut (Octoboss actor) and how there's multiple possibilities for the eight themed part of his name. One reason being he defeated eight other warlords. Another being representative of the eight points of the compass. There's also the octopus kite with it's eight tentacles.

But when I think about it a box also has eight corners too.

The Octoboss seems to have a fascination with things that have to do with the number eight.

Bonus - The Boxboss:

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Angel really is what Octo wishes he could be, isn't she? Gentle, compassionate, knowledgeable. Someone who knew a kind of peace for much of her life. He believes those qualities are beyond reach for himself, but displaced to her, he can at least keep them close.

(His expression in your latest pic has me feeling a certain kind of way.)

Thank you for the ask. Yes, that's a good observation! That is the intention I was going for with Angel so I'm glad it translated thru my arts of her and Octoboss.

"Angel really is what Octo wishes he could be, isn't she? Gentle, compassionate, knowledgeable."

Yep! Angel is designed to be a contrast to the Octoboss, like yin and yang. While she's what Octo wishes for, he's also what she wishes to be too. He's strong, she's gentle. He can be ruthless, she can be compassionate. He has power, she has knowledge.

Even her design is angelic compared to his fiendish appearance with her having a white cloak:

Because of their yin/yang they work together in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship since they each possess what the other desires.

"Someone who knew a kind of peace for much of her life."

She did. She's from a village that managed to keep itself hidden so she didn't live in conflict. Her people preferred to hide instead of fight and preserved the lost skills of academics instead of combat. Angel believes that knowledge is the way to truly bring peace in a harsh world rather than savagery.

Like if Angel was with Octo when they captured Mary Jabassa she would have tried convincing him that negotiation would be better than torturing her for information. Like, make a deal to provide the abundance people with protection in exchange for food because both parties would benefit from that arrangement. Angel would point out how even if the biker horde found the place of abundance they don't know how to maintain a farm so they NEED the farmers, so it would be beneficial to protect them instead of killing them, and the farmers wouldn't have to live in fear of discovery with a horde of bikers protecting them.

"He believes those qualities are beyond reach for himself, but displaced to her, he can at least keep them close."

Angel's role within the Mortiflyer group is similar to the history man, who served as a source of inspiration and reminder of why Octoboss seeks a peaceful comfortable life (the fabled place of abundance). So having her there is a way of having that life he seeks.

(His expression in your latest pic has me feeling a certain kind of way.)

The timing of your ask is funny cause I was working on your request (been a couple months but I didn't forget) for Octo doing Angel's eyeliner wasteland style:

Just a sketch for now but I want to do more with it. =)

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Octoboss teaching Angel how to ride a motorcycle. Or Angel riding a motorcycle with an Octoboss shaped backpack.

She managed to sweet talk him into it. Of course she had to agree to teach him how to read in exchange.

I'm sure the Octoboss will make a great riding instructor. At least until he tries to show her how to kick down a kickstand and it takes him several attempts.

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There's a lack of Octoboss fanart lately so here's a quick sketchy of Octo with Angel.

She's trying to show him how to use a map. He brought it to her to teach him how but what he doesn't realize is it's a children's placemat from a restaurant.

Octoboss is dressed casual cause I didn't feel like drawing half of the contents of a hardware store on him. =P

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He takes orders from the Octoboss!!