#Ebony Blade

[elderscrollsconceptart]

"Ebony Blade"

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Ray Lederer

[vertigoartgore]

A beautiful splash page from 1984's Doctor Strange #68 showcasing Black Knight/Dane Whitman's painful memories. Pencils by Paul Smith, inking by Terry Austin, colorisation by Bob Sharen, lettering by Jim Novak, written by Roger Stern and edited by Carl Potts.

[ego-osbourne]

Galis! (Commission)

a VERY kind thank you to @wra1thguards for commissioning me! This was SUCH a blast to work on. Galis’ colors especially were extremely fun once they were altogether.

Closeup of the face + a silly doodle with Galis and Martin below :D

[uesp]

"Many have been murdered merely for mentioning the Blade, and, according to some, their souls have been forever damned."

--The Ebony Blade quest giver from Arena, revealing the consequences of simply mentioning the blade.

[eghostsofdeadchildren]

The Goat.

[soloavengers]

the color of marvel’s ebony blade’s blade to me: it’s like looking into a pitch black night sky normally, but the night’s sky shows its bonded black knight’s emotions while wielding it. starry and a little colorful with positive emotions, like excitement before battle. or a sky muddy with clouds storming with red lightening when enraged (thank you Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade.)

[ciceroandlucien]

Daedric Artifacts part 3

[wait-no-why]

For some reason I faintly remember a quest either the ebony blade involving the murder of balgruuf. Like is this a thing bc it hasn’t happened since, and it’s very strange that I remember it.

[nickmarino]

[elanguagearts]

Black knight commission WIP. No flesh wounds for this fella!

[nnineteen84]

[alphabetflight]

Bloodwraith! Using the Ebony Blade can be dangerous.

Art and Perry talk about a friend of Dane's who got corrupted by an evil sword!

[elderscrollsconceptart]

I committed fraud on Mephala.

I resurrected Narfi with Dead Thrall multiple times and killed him with the ebony blade until it was at full power.

[saibug1022]

Ranking My MCs on How Likely They Would Be Adopted by Batman

Not a single person has ever asked for this. However, I have seen so much batfam stuff on my dash it's been living rent free

Val Ebony (ILITW) If you told me Val moved to Gotham and was a vigilante for a few years and then moved back right before ILITW I think I would believe you. This man has the whole package: dark hair (his hair is brown underneath all the dye), tragic backstory, shitty parents, even shittier bio dad who's also a villain, homicidal rage, he even died! But overall what got him to the top is just because of how well he fits with the Gotham and the Bats' vibes and aesthetics. Like it just feels right.

Eros Blackwell (Immortal Desires) Batman would have showed up in Crimson Beech to try to recruit Eros only for Eros to explain they do in fact still have a mom *who is on thin ice with me rn). However. They still get REALLY close, especially when they find out Gotham is on a ley line. I'm tempted to say Eros, Cas, and Gabe fuck off to Gotham after ID 2

August Rose (Crimes of Passion) So August's backstory is that they grow up most likely without their mom, and then their dad is mysteriously murdered. August tries to solve it themself but fails and instead becomes a detective to solve other crimes and hopefully find justice for other people. They're gruff, badass, and too damn clever. They were definitely Robin. Hell they could be Batman for all we know and it just wasn't mentioned in CoP

Magnus Bishop (Laws of Attraction/Into the Windverse) While slightly less likely only because he becomes a lawyer instead of some sort of detective or hero. However, he absolutely has the potential. His parents were murdered when he was young, he was tormented at school and betrayed by his friends, he was neglected by his foster mother and separated from his sister, all before he turns 18. He even gets super powers eventually. He has the determination, the ambition, and hell the whole reason he became a lawyer was to defend people from the systems that beat him down his whole life.

Asterin Nightbloom (BOLAS) I mean Asterin is pretty obvious, he's like the quintessential hero. Dead parents (twice), super skilled, heart of gold, etc etc. He's practically born to be a hero and I think he'd be such a good bat. Maybe not a Robin unless it's just for a few years before becoming his own hero

Leon Vance (It Lives Beneath) The main reason Leon is so high up is because he is so fucking capable. That's what the bats are known for among other heros. And of course there's his classic bat backstory. He's a badass, he unearths a CULT, has a cool and unique signature weapon, forms his own team and even has a super hero suit. Best part, he looks good the whole time.

Damian Stone (Murder at Homecoming) There's the obvious stuff like being a genius, a detective, unsolved mystery haunting the narrative, solving a murder, looking good doing it, socially awkward, etc etc, but I also have to add that I literally named them after Damian Wayne. In fact their name was originally gonna be Tim after Time Drake but Damian sounded better. However, they do suffer in the rankings seeing as they have both of their parents, both of which are also very good parents.

Callum Wayland (Hero) Listen, Callum would be a great DC hero but in terms of Batman relations I don't think he'd be adopted. Unfortunately for him the Super Family parallels are just too hard to ignore. However I could see him being a Bat's emotional support Super so they'd see each other a lot and I think Bruce would be begrudgingly fond of him when he finds out Callum punched a corrupt rich guy into the stratosphere.

Castor Athantis (It Lives Within) Castor has all the makings of a PHENOMENAL DC superhero but again I just don't see them as a bat. They have too much of a mystical connection. They're more likely to run ith someone like Constantine. I'm sure they'd be associated, I could definitely see Castor joining Justice League Dark, but that's it

Emrys (The Cursed Heart) Emrys will fight for people but it's not something they're really going to pursue. They have the backstory for it, don't get me wrong, but going out and punching bad guys just isn't really their thing. In a modern au they might be some sort of friend of Bruce's and a Batman ally but they wouldn't be a hero.

Julian Athantis (It Lives Within) Julian is just as good a candidate as Castor, down to mystical powers. But Julian would only be a hero to help Castor, if he was one at all. He just wouldn't have his heart in it. He'd show up, help other heroes, and I could definitely see his and Lincoln's apartment being open to be used as a safe house, but he just doesn't want to be a hero. Not as in he's just not interested, more as in he actively does not want to be a hero.

Taylor McKenzie (Endless Summer) Taylor is in a similar boat as Julian where he doesn't really want to be a hero. He'll show up to big planet-threatening shit but otherwise he just wants to go to college and love his friends and husband. I could see the Justice League, Batman especially, keeping tabs on him so they'd know each other but that's about it. More likely Taylor would just go create problems for Dr. Fate when he's bored and then go back to minding his business.

Apollo Solaris (The Elementalists) Apollo really fits the hero archetype. However. I think if he stepped foot in Gotham city he'd explode. Or maybe Gotham would. They just clash so severely that even if he did meet Batman for whatever reason they'd hate each other.

Mattheo Lazarin (Bloodbound) Listen. Mattheo has enough on his plate being the Bloodkeeper and dealing with vampire shit. He doesn't have time to care or be a hero.

[soloavengers]

i’m a black knight and ebony blade lore fiend, i eat the contradictions and mysteries surrounding the stupid sword and the knights’ history like the sword sucks the blood of the their enemies and the knight’s soul

[avengerphobic]

JESUS I JUST NOTICED THE FUCKED UP THE SYMBOL ON JACKIES CHEST IN LEGION OF X ITS A FUCKING BIRDDDD WHY IS IT A PEGASUSSSS