#Demon sorcerers

[puellaphantasia]

Me: I'm gonna work on my fic tonight Also me: Wrong, Demon Sorcerer tribute

[guardianofnightmares]

Tingly

Since I was not active as of late, I've decided to dive deep into an archive of my unfinished pictures in order to look for something in there to share with you. Luckily, I've found this one year old practice, which I've patched up a little bit this weekend))

Here is one of my unused concept arts for a Jackie Chan Adventures AU I've been working on for couple of years now. It's not decided yet whether these designs would be part of a main plot or not, but it was still fun to imagine the looks of humans during their "hunt" for demons' magical powers. Wonder if you'll be able to guess whose powers out of Demon Sorcerers did humans preserve in their mortal bodies (other then Valmont - he's inherited powers of an Oni OC).

P.S. I'm surprisingly happy with how everybody's ears turned out to be! At least they look different in comparison to each other, haha - who could expect a process of drawing auricle (outer ear) being so fun!

[lastarkhorror]

Don't Do That Again!

Eng. I recently started playing Pressure and I really liked the character Sebastian Soles. I started shipping him with Bai-Tsa for no reason though. Why? I don't know, but that's how it happened.

Rus. Недавно начала играть в "Pressure" и мне очень сильно понравился персонаж Себастьян Солес. Правда я начала без причин шиперить его с Бей-Тса. Почему? Не знаю, но так вышло.

[ben-the-hyena]

Finally answers ! @dracocheesecake

[mask131]

Okay so I have a legitimate question. Do you think JCA was a visual inspiration for the Helluvaverse? Because either it is that, either there is some insane coincidences going on!

I might be very biased since I am a huge JCA fan, but I regularly keep thinking about JCA's Demon Sorcerers as I watch along Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.

It first truly began with the Overlords reunion in Hazbin Hotel:

Lots of powerful, high-ranking demons with each a unique design gathering toether to talk? I thought of the Demon Sorcerers gathering - ESPECIALLY since there is ONE member of the group who is just HUGELY disproportionat in size compared to the rest, in both cases.

Then it was brought back to my attention as I watched the recent trailer for the rest of Helluva Boss. The gathering we see of the Ars Goetia demons...

... You guessed it, also make me think of the Demon Sorcerers reunion - especially the little stalagmite of ice thing on which Andrealphus stands, which reminded me of the floating stones the Demon Sorcerers use.

But more importantly, as I looked back at Stolas' design, I realized this was where I first got the Demon Sorcerers vibes. Because what is Stolas when you think about it?

A "tall as shit" sorcerer-demon, humanoid but with strong animalistic traits, and completely red, glowing eyes... Yes, that's also all the design beats of the Demon Sorcerers.

Even more! I realized Stolas directly made me think of Tso Lan, the Moon Demon. Not just because the names are similar, but because of how Tso Lan also is designed as looking like a "demonic noble", and also has a night-sky motif (stars vs moon).

Is it just that, whenever artists have to design powerful magical high-ranking demons for animation, something in their subconscious mind clicks and the same design beats pop up? Or is it that JCA could ACTUALLY have been a design inspiration for the two shows? I guess we will never know but I thought I would point that out...

Especially since the parallels extend beyond just the powerful and high-ranking demons of the Helluvaverse... Hsi Wu, the Sky Demon? When you look at him, tell me you don't think of the imps? Minus the wings of course, but the same idea of a skinny horned demon with a tail and a huge creepy smile. The large bat ears can double as the horns, you have the same "thick forearm" thing going on with Blitzo's family, even a goatee reminding of Blitzo's father...

Again, probably a coincidence, as these are general design vibes when it comes to demons... But still, a fascinating coincidence.

[cerberus253]

Okay, hear me out, what if.. the eight demon sorcerers, ever visited brazil nowardays in their human disguises, and would actually end up interested or shocked at the culture?

Also, i can imagine po kong and bai tza would be surprised by how many man (not all cause.. y'know.) are respectful towards woman and also by how they react when a guy try to hit one or be aggressive. (i honestly think they would love the fact that when a neirghbohood has a thief around, the thief just gets beaten up and tossed to the ground by the ones who live there XD)

And oh boy, po kong would possibly love brazilian food, especially the brazilian hotdogs, since brazilians put as much things as possible in it! (ya can search it up if ya want to see it) and maybe not only her but also xiao fung would love the desserts they make!

Probabbly something that would also possibly surprise they is the holidays called "festa junina" and carnaval, like, Carnaval may be fine but too crowded, so i think they would prefer festa junina, which hsi wu would definitely love cause he would be allowed to buy those small bombs to more bigger ones made for pranks to just light it up and startle people with it for his own amusement.

And i can aswell imagine how some of they would react to realizing that some kids would actually know how to curse cause of their older siblings or possibly know how to flirt or make ccompliment to girls they like (which i can see hsi wu laughing at the background by some of the corny flirts and etc)

Or probabbly be surprised that in small towns, some kids are allowed to drive in those small italians motocycles, since is actually normal iin some small towns, and maybe get shocked by how old people behave and etc, and maybe by how some girls appearance are more developed despite their young age. which is somewhat shocking for some people.

But i think they would like to spend time on brazil, and aswell find it funny how some of the buildings brazilians do almost don't make sense or how they do their so called "gambiarras" !XD

(btw, how ya doing? also, take your time, drink water and rest. have a good day^^)

Alright so, I have to start with this: I have not been able to touch, think, nor research anything on this Ask for the past handful of weeks because of College work. In addition, my motivation for working on JCA stuff has dwindled a lot since that short period of time when I was bombarded with JCA asks. With that being said, do understand that my answers may not be up-to-snuff like my previous ones because I really do not want to spend all my little free time answering questions in a lengthy format (Ironic I say this at the beginning, before i even started typing. You will see why).

Now with that out of the way, to my Answer:

I tried to make them act In-Character without too much racial hostility and aggression towards humans, and the humans willingly including them. A very "What-If..." scenario.

Shendu

Shendu did not want to go, but since everyone was being forced to go, he had to as well. Although terrified of him, the people cheered when he showed off his fire abilities during the Burning Ceremonies. Of course he needed a larger space than the normal fires the people do, but it was worth it for them. Large streams of fire straight into the air, the sparks of flame crackling like small explosions, the sparkles of magic sprinkling throughout, the people really enjoyed the show. Shendu hated that he was being used and gawked at, but deep down he enjoyed the attention and praise.

People really wanted to decorate Shendu in bright, warm feathers to mimic the legendary Boiuna. Yeah, Shendu isn't a serpent, nor a black one, but he breathes fire and the Boiuna is a snake on fire, so close enough. The only problem is, the feathers aren't fire-proof, so Shendu would have to restrain his flames. He also didn't like that he was being used like a giant doll, but witnessing the outfit people made for him, he conceded. Although it's not his style, he agreed it looked great on him. Shendu saw himself as a godly fire dragon with flames as his crown, cape, bracers, anklets, and other regalia. If he ever When he rules the world, he may spare these people of destruction (not slavery though because Demons>>>>>>>Humans)

Po Kong

She came to Brazil to eat as much of their unique food as possible, like Feijoada, Moqueca, Quindim, Bolinho de Bacalhau ("little cod ball," which means "large cod balls" have now been invented), and Acaraje. Po Kong was not allowed to eat people there (unless they were ruining the fun), so she went for the salty, savory, and sweet foods the most. No food was thrown away at the end of the festivities!

Let's talk about Floats. Po Kong is the size of one, and yes a few of her siblings joked that she should be decorated like one and partake. The only problem is that, unlike unlike Floats, she is suuuuuper heavy and nothing is strong enough to lift her. Maybe she could be a visual attraction? Now, before anyone says "This is inappropriate and rude!" Understand this: Po Kong does not care, as long as it's in a respectable manner (being dressed as clown VS being dressed as a Geisha). If people want to take the time to beautify her to get people to look in awe, she's on board with it. Maybe it's good that she stays away from Floats, just in case any of them look too much like food. Maybe she'll request a Float actually be made out of food so she can eat it. The consuming of art in a whole knew light!

Xiao Fung

The one who forced everyone to go to Brazil. Unlike his siblings, Xiao Fung seems to be the most intrigued by humans. He still thinks demons are superior, but finds the variety of human cultures developed over their absence to be interesting. He somewhat sees most of South America as the Ultimate Culmination of Human Cultures due to many traditions being a homogeneous mixture of different cultures.

The Festival Floats, those were his favorite form the visit(s). While not as impressive as complex building architecture, he did enjoy the immense creativity and effort involved. His favorites were the ones with monsters and beasts as the centerpieces, liking the menacing over the divine. One time he saw a frog based float, and before they tore it down at the end of the festival, he demanded he take it off their hands.

Tchang Zu

Although not entirely willing to go, Tchang Zu gave it a chance after seeing/reading about their grand festivals. Although he's more of Chinese Imperialist kind of guy, the eye-catching and ornate visuals piqued his curiosity. Hopefully it's all more than just looks, with performances being just as impressive.

His favorite performances involved those that required feats of strength and agility while being in a respectable warrior's costume. Anyone who could do the Best to Impress him got a round of applause by Tchang Zu himself. Although not his preferred apparel, he did indulge in the warrior costume and had one made for himself, uniquely with a pair of large wings to mimic the Chinese Opera General Flags. After everyone left to go home, he did keep the costume as a memento and does take care of it.

Tso Lan

He didn't have any particular reason to go to Brazil, since he has no interest in human's and their existence, nor Earth's Life in general. Tso Lan only went because Xiao Fung thought it would convince him to not completely devastate the Earth's surface if he finally had enough of his siblings' bullshit and wiped them out.

Despite Tso Lan's attempts to avoid interacting with people, they did not let him. Every so often while he's floating around, minding his own business, he would catch large groups of kids and teens following him. Once he turns around to look at them, they'd dart into hiding. Annoyed and confused, he was informed why this was happening: They thought he vaguely looked like the Capelobo, a long faced, bipedal monster that sucked people's brains out. Apparently they were seeing who could go up and tap him before being caught. While not entirely on-board with the game, he did enjoy scaring the players, sometimes going up to those hiding to spook them, causing them to playfully scream and run away.

Dai Gui

Forced to go by his brother, he's really not having a good time because of all the colors. Dai Gui is more into Earthen tones, so all the other colors of the Rainbow he cringes at. All the colorful feathers and clothing reminded him too much of flowers, which he hates, so his grumpiness is quite unwelcoming to the locals.

However, some people, mostly brave younglings, would try to put body paint on him. Of course he'd be pissed by this, but once he saw the colors to his liking, he calmed down a bit and let them paint on him. He found it amusing that some kids would team up and try to paint certain colors more than their opposing group. He didn't understand why, until...

Dai Gui enjoyed watching the Bumba Meu Boi event, despite it not being as violent as he wanted it to be. The Black ox Caprichoso with the Blue Star VS the White ox Garantido with the Red Heart, he did not want to admit he grew a liking to their existence after the actors tested their bravery and went up to interact with him. They snorted, he snorted back. They waved their heads around, he would do the same. They're his pets now.

Hsi Wu

One of the few that willingly came along and is actually enjoying himself, Hsi Wu especially enjoyed the festivities, like the Rio Carnival, Boi-Bumba, and Oktoberfest.

I can't seem to find the bombs that you mention, but yeah, he would most definitely use those to scare the shit out of people and his siblings. The grumpy ones would try to get back at him (Tchang Zu would lightning strike him, Shendu would flame him, Bai Tza would soak him), but the uniquely stoic Tso Lan, he is determined to scare the life out of him. I think only Xiao Fung would find it entertaining.

Hsi Wu really like the costumes, especially those that are extravagant, colorful, and bird-like. The feathers, sequins, masks, and crowns catch his eyes, trying to get his hands on some lying around to take home and add to his collection of Stuff. I wouldn't be surprised that he'd wear some at the festival, body paint and all, just to capitalized on the fun.

Bai Tza

Bai Tza missed the days where her people would throw magnificent displays and performances all for her sake whenever she requested. Although Brazil doesn't throw these for her, she can at least be in the atmosphere of one, surrounded by her family. The only thing that ruins it is that Drago and his "friends" are around here somewhere.

Face paints of blues and whites were her favorites to put on, and seashells, sea stones, and crystal beads her favorite jewelry here. When hearing about Yemọja, the Queen of the Ocean, she wanted to pose as her, but the people wouldn't let her unless she acted like it. Obviously mad about it, the choice was being treated like a guest and be herself, or be treated like a goddess and be kind. She picked the latter, struggled to keep the benevolent mask, and her siblings never let her forget it. Never again.

Drago

Xiao Fung wanted to include his nephew, but nobody else, not even Drago himself, wanted to. To find the "Happy Medium," Xiao Fung let The Ice Crew come along to keep Drago company and out of his relatives' sight. Fun Fact: Xiao Fung did not have to threaten nor "convince" The Crew. They simply gave out a "Fuck YEAH" when told they were going to Brazil. Party Hard, ya crazy kids.

Hsi Wu would definitely pick on Drago with his mischief, pulling The Crew along with him to scare the shit out of him. Of course, Drago would get psychical with the three, but they would convince him to tag along to mess with the locals.

Although Drago has similar unpleasantness like his relatives', he isn't as intimidating, especially with The Ice Crew around. He would probably be convinced to show off martial arts, Chinese dances that require acrobatics, feats of strength, and fiery performances. Drago hated that he was being seen like a gawking toy, but deep down he enjoyed the attention, appreciation, and praise. While that's going on, the Crew are trying to get ladies (or dudes, depending on how you view them).

The Crew would willingly put on face-paint and such, Drago would be forced by them to wear it.

[mmkin]

Jackie Chan Adventures nostalgia

JCA came out when I was a teen and I loved the show - going so far as to do fanfic and fanart. I loved the art style, the fight scenes, the characters, etc etc. Recently I was able to marathon the series on streaming and oh my goodness. Even though I’m more mature and am more critical of plot holes or inconsistencies in the show/story, it’s still a great show with awesome fight scenes, humor, and characters. Valmont, the Enforcers (both sets), Tohru, Uncle, the Demon Sorcerers, Drago, Tarakudo, Daolon Wong... damn. It’s too bad that the writers weren’t as careful or attentive to details in later seasons.

The show had a lot of potential as far as character development went, and it’d have been nice if that had been explored more instead of using the same tropes/schtick over and over. I did like that the Enforcers made more than one attempt to be good, that is realistic for some people. But I’d have liked to explore Drago’s relationship with his dad, and Shendu’s relationship with his family, and how Uncle came to study chi magic after being an actor and a funky 70s music store man. And how did Tohru get into a life of crime to begin with? So many questions. I mean yeah I know it was a kid’s show but damn. And Tso Lan is fucking hot, and no one can convince me otherwise, no matter how weird the Moon Demon might look XD Though the show had its share of other hotties like Valmont, Hak Foo, Tarakudo, and Drago. Yum yum.

[leidensygdom]

Osten, my beloved tiefling/aasimar drow cleric! (What a mouthful). I hadn't drawn him in a hot second but he's once again starring in my campaign, and who can I lie to, I really wanted to draw hair. His hair has this sort of permanent underwater floatiness! I made this one as an example for one of my portrait styles for my coming commission sheet, so keep an eye on that if you're interested~

Reblogs are much appreciated!

[shopwitchvamp]

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[teaweltzer]

Realized I never posted these! We've entered the second arc in the campaign so outfit updates are slowly happening for our party!

[puellaphantasia]

Not including Xiao Fung and Hsi Wu who already have them, and Shendu because I don't feel like it, I doodled up human forms for the other Demon Sorcerers

[guardianofnightmares]

Jiao: The baby is moving again.

Shendu: Must've felt my presence.

Another post dedicated to JCA in a row, I am in a mood for creating stuff for this fandom (or, rather, posting works from my stash, heh).

Here you can see a Demon Sorcerer Shendu with his human spouse (my OC), known by the name Jiao Fenghu. Both are talking about their soon to be daughter Huahuo, who is present on couple of previous posts.

Daughter's design was created by my friend and I've suggested a name for a small green bean)

I will upload a couple more studies of Jiao in the future in order to properly introduce her to the audience. But for now - enjoy a rare moment, filled with peace and tranquility)

[lastarkhorror]

Exchange

Eng. Hi everyone, I'm back with a new job. Well, not exactly new, but not old either. This art collab with ShapeShifter was made for the "Jackie Chan Adventures" ask. Briefly, JCA. Yes. What do you think?

Rus. Привет всем, я вернулась с новой работой. Ну не совсем новой, но и не старой. Это арт коллаб с ShapeShifter сделан для аска по "Приключения Джеки Чана" Коротко ПДЧ. Да. Что думаете?

Ладно вот вам на последок Неко-Чанг

Okay, here we go Neko-Tchang

[ben-the-hyena]

Bro, last night, for some reason i had a dream of being in a ado's concert, and when i looked behind me, i just saw the eight demon sorccerers there watching

And it just made me think about how they would react to ado singing skills, since she literally has a pretty strong throat to be able to sing for hours, so yeah

What do you think it would be their reactions? Since is a mortal human that can change her voice tune perfectly and keep up her perfomance pretty well!

The thing is I have no idea who Ado is, if it's even real or fictional lol

[mask131]

This probably won't speak to many people... But when the Overlords gathered for the reunion, I immediately had such a flashback to the group scenes of the Demon Sorcerers, from the Jackie Chan cartoons.

I blame the giant dinosaur lady for this

[cerberus253]

okay, what if it was for the eight demon sorcerers meet other cultures and discover that humans can actually have a varienty of skin color, and also the cases of people with albinism or vitilige! And honestly, i feel like some of them could be surprised or curious, especially with the fact that also heterochromia exists too! And it would be cool they discovering how some of the countries are noawadays! Such as brazil, america, mexico, china, russia, and also england! It could be pretty cool, especially at they reaction to afro people aswell!^^

Well, according to mine and another Questioner's research, the Eight Demon Sorcerers must have existed at least before 220 BC (last Dynasty of Ancient China). With that being said, even during the first recorded Dynasty of China (the "Semi-Legendary" Xia Dynasty) at around 2070 BC, humans were all over the world. Not as plentiful like today, but still present on almost every continent.

("Overview map of the world at the end of the 2nd millennium BC," Wikipedia)

Now, according to the cartoon, these were the locations of their kingdoms: - Tso Lan- The Moon - Shendu- China - Po Kong- Japan - Bai Tza- Southeastern coast of Europe (Atlantis, the Mediterranean Sea) - Dai Gui- Western coast of Europe (Spain?) - Tchang Zu- Western coast of the USA - Hsi Wu- Eastern coast of the USA - Xiao Fung- Latin America

This means they had the closest interactions with people in America (USA and Mexico area), southern Europe, and Far East Asia when they were on the Earth. However, we don't know how long their ruling was, so we cannot say if they took part in the Silk Road or even made contact with those who have migrated to South America (from the Bering Strait or form the Pacific) or even Australia. I have been looking into Lo Pei's apparel for a couple hours now and I cannot find anything matching his "Ling Dynasty" outfit, which is, in fact, not an actual Dynasty. Therefore, the Demon banishment date is still a mystery.

Anyway, seeing as how they are extremely racist and believe humans are here to serve them, I think they would be curious on their variety of skin color, but not in the way you probably want. For example, they probably noticed people with darker colored skin can work under the Sun more than those with lighter skin, therefore, depending on the Demons and their domain, they would probably prefer one skin tone over the other for labor. Although, as seen with Hsi Wu and Shendu, some Demons may keep humans for entertainment purposes that do not require practicality, meaning they may go with what looks the best for the job. Every human is a slave to them, no matter what they look like.

If you want my honest thoughts about the Demons' thoughts on albinism and vitiligo, it's not going to be nice. Don't get me wrong, I personally do not think there's anything wrong with either skin, but to the Demons it would most likely be laughed at. Being so drained of color even the light hurts you? That's pathetic. Being patchy like a filthy farm animal? That's funny.

Don't even get me started on Po Kong and her eating habits. She probably wants to taste every single human of all cultures/ethnicity and skin colors to see if they taste different, which tastes the best, and what they go good with. She could easily wipe out an entire group of people if not careful.

Anyway, how they would react to the modern day. Well, we already saw some of it during Season 2 when they were released one by one. They seem pretty chill about it, nothing too over-reactive like, "Wow! Humans did this?! That's unbelievable!" If anything, they would say, "Huh, impressive. Anyway, this is mine now and I want 20 more." This comes off to me as the Demons know humans are great at making and building things, even believing they can make extravagant buildings on their own, but they don't care. Demons just want them to use this power for their own wants. Heck, they probably expect humans to always make great things, so the stuff that we have today probably won't phase them that much, just, "Hey, why didn't you make this for us way back when?!"

If anything, the Demons might be so impressed/inspired by what humans have made that they want their entire kingdom to look like it and then claim it as their own idea. Like, 'yeah, humans have made these widely unique structures/details, but it was I who designed this kingdom! What they did was a waste of ability!'

Remember, EVERYTHING human-wise goes back to the Demons and how they are better and humans are just things to control and make serve. Humans are only tools/pets for the masters to use and none should not put a single human over demon-kind. They are, like I said, straight up racist towards humans, and a lot of people forget that crucial detail when making fan stuff about them.

I think the only Demon out of the Eight that could possibly make a genuine, "Great job!" comment to a human would be Xiao Fung. He seems to be the most down-to-earth one and is actually seen to get along with humans. However, like I said, I'm pretty sure he still views himself higher than them, but I think Xiao Fung is more low-key "appreciative" if you do the right thing for him.