A character is typically identified as a devil based on a combination of traits and attributes that align with historical, mythological, and literary representations of such beings.
Supernatural Origins and Powers: Devils often originate from otherworldly realms, such as hell or infernal dimensions. They possess supernatural abilities that surpass human capabilities, such as shape-shifting, manipulating elements, or controlling minds.
Malevolent Intent: Central to a devil's character is a fundamentally malevolent nature. They seek to cause harm, sow chaos, or corrupt others, often reveling in the suffering they inflict. Their actions are driven by a deep-seated evil that contrasts with more ambiguous or morally complex antagonists.
Deceptive and Manipulative: Devils are masters of deceit. They often use cunning and manipulation to achieve their goals, preferring to corrupt and coerce rather than use brute force. This might involve tempting individuals with promises of power, wealth, or forbidden knowledge.
Moral Corruption and Temptation: One of the devil's most iconic roles is as a tempter, leading individuals astray from moral paths. They exploit human weaknesses, encouraging greed, lust, pride, and other vices, ultimately aiming to corrupt souls.
Physical Appearance: Traditional depictions of devils often include distinctive physical traits that evoke fear and revulsion. This can include horns, tails or red skin, and other demonic features. However, some devils may appear deceptively attractive or benign, hiding their true nature.
Symbolism and Allegory: Devils frequently serve as symbols of ultimate evil and moral degradation in literature and art. They embody the struggle between good and evil, often representing the darker aspects of human nature and the consequences of succumbing to one's basest desires.
Opposition to Divine Forces: Devils are often depicted as adversaries to divine or holy beings, such as angels or gods. Their rebellion against order and goodness positions them in direct opposition to forces of light and virtue.
A character becomes a devil not just through their supernatural traits, but through their embodiment of ultimate malevolence, manipulation, and moral corruption. They challenge protagonists not only physically but also ethically, making them powerful and enduring symbols of evil in storytelling.
Ambrosia the god of dread, an overwhelmingly negative force that leeches off of the dread it wringes out of stressed mortals it has gotten tight hold of. Once it latches on there is no letting go.
Well in my tumblr you gonna see a lot of this guy as well I like to draw him with Gabriel, yes he is my oc I name him ' Gwyath tho de archdevon' But I usually just call him cutie
I like to think that him and Gabriel are great pals, cus they both do things. There's no correct way to describe what he is but he is the embodiment of evil and terror. Pure evil describe him well.
Also some of the line that Gwyath said in the art are taken from . . some fanfic HEHEHHEHE <3 Well I hope you guys like him
I'll probably draw him with Gabriel a lot nothing romantic but funny stuff.
This was supposed to be a normal sketch or practice sketch of Cecelia on a throne but ended up really liking it so much brain made me color her. So.. Yeah. (unedited version and paper version below)
Sweet Meat Syndrome is a story/world created and developed by @lilyanswan, and I was so inspired by it that I doodled up an AU version of Bandit to fit it. Please check it out, I won't go into detail about the larger story here because I want ya'll to support Lilyan and check out her wonderful work yourself! I will say tho that the bandaged face guy in the 4th image is Romeo, one of the many awesome official SMS characters (and a faaave)
But YES, this Bandit is even more of a bastard than his Elsen counterpart. This one's a bit of a Sadist, unafraid to solve any problem with violence. Sweat Meat Bandit is a part of the Secret Police, enacting 'torturous justice' on citizens who dare to try and circumvent laws like the Meat Ban. He's an evil guy through and through!
His outfit is inspired by a British Soldier's uniform from 1939! The X in this version doesn't move and is the beginning of the corruption towards his Memory Form.
The concept for that Memory Form is below the cut
it's got some major uncanny horror/ body horror, so don't go any further if you'd rather not see that stuff! If you like uncanny horror tho, Sweet Meat Syndrome is definitely a story for you. Can't help but gas it up it's so good.
Anyway ~
Memory Forms are a combination of symbolism representing the person's personality and past live's memories, so Bandit's Memory Form has a lot going on lol
This design's got a lot of hands, and that is supposed to relate back to his Greed. Sweet Meat Bandit's still a corrupt capitalist, so that definitely informs his Memory Form
The striped shirt was drawn with an Auctioneer/Circus Ringmaster in mind. Half for him as a salesman, and half for him having a flair for the dramatic/cinematic. He has an inflated ego here too
The stripes of the shirt pop out into a 3D form, and turn into some intestine-like organs. He's got Guts? This part I did more for horror lol
The cage because as a part of the Secret Police. He's disappeared a lot of people, though if they're actually jailed.. well....
There's a pair of glowing eyes in the darkness of the cage, and that's a part of him being two-faced. The uncanny face/head of this form represents the maniacal, violent aspect of him, and these little tiny eyes represent any nicety he had. The scary face (and therefore the evil aspect of him) is wayyy more dominant. The tiny eyes do belong to a face, but no voice can be heard, and it just passively looks on
The rest of the body is as if his regular skin/clothes/ect was rolled down, like a sock. His old arms just hang limp
yaaaay spooky! Hope ya'll enjoyed, and check out Sweet Meat Syndrome for yourself if ya did!!
Hey ho! Tumblrero! Check out my EVIL OZY DM art! This one is more finished than the rest! I had a blast making it and now you guys also get a look at my process and how I draw these goobers!
Here's a little cool fact, Gwyath does not have a real form .. this body of his is actually from a 'human' that he'd killed. He just use their body and also identity for his own benefit.. sounds a lot like some alternates huh. He can't imitate human body well so his eye looks a bit big, his mouth wide and also he doesn't have ears can't imitate them entierly. ( the art where he has ears is him when he's actually a human I might talk about that later-) He can also change his form to other forms, liquid, a blob, or even change his own apperance to look like a woman, yes he does that sometimes. He just want to be pretty.
Have a short comic I made of him and his little angel buddy ' Sapparin ' my friend's oc.
I probably won't post the entire thing here at least not yet- the content itself is quite CONCERNING to post here HAHAAAA