#oc semjaza

[thebindingofpillo]

have you ever made a character you absolutely hated but loved for their value to the story they were in?

Oof, that’s a real tough question! I don’t think I actually made a character I didn’t like, but I have plenty of characters I love to hate! Like

Semjaza is literally the worst character of the whole story, not just because he’s a villain but because I wanted him to be disgusting. Manipulative, perverse and downright evil. Satan too, but I don’t really know where to put him in the story, while Semjaza has a looooong backstory with Azazel, that gets worse and worse every time I think about them! Yippee! He’s definitely a character who cannot be redeemed lol.

Lazarus is more redeemable but he’s another character I am genuinely worried people will hate me over. He’s supposed to be the golden child of his family, and having his parents always fussing over him turned him into an entitled man-child who always thinks he knows better than everyone else. He’s supposed to be bad!! But he will get better!!! I just like being mean to him in the meantime.

I guess these are the characters I “hate” the most, but without them I’d lose a huge part fo the story, so they’re here to stay uwu I hope this answer was satisfying enough! I didn’t know if you meant characters in general or characters related to my AU/project, but I am not making a lot of original content lately sowwy.

[asmaroth]

dwtd video game bosses

[awfulheart]

OC Stats

I was tagged by: @archerwhiterp Tagging: @dwindlingambition , @zairemalak , @mcneyhoney

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Old AF

B A S I C S

Full name: Archer Albus White

Gender: Fluid

Sexuality: Pansexual

Pronouns: She/Her  /  They/them

O T H E R S

Family:

Eisheth Zenunim (Mother)

Unknown Father

Eurynome (Brother)

Pheda (Sister, deceased.)

Abezethibou (Adoptive son)

Birthplace: Third circle

Job: Demon, currently acting as a translator

Phobias: Arachnophobia

Guilty pleasures: Cross stitch

Hobbies: Murder and chill, reading, and movies

M O R A L S

Morality alignment?  Neutral Evil

Sins?  Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth

Virtues?  Chastity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, Humility

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert/ambivert

organized/disorganized

close minded/open-minded

calm/anxious

disagreeable/agreeable

cautious/reckless

patient/impatient

outspoken/reserved

leader/follower

empathetic/unemphatic

optimistic/pessimistic

traditional/modern

hard-working/lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: I want his filth (Semjaza), Archer

ot3: N/A

brotp: Zaire, Tal, and Kara.

notp: Anybody that’s far too young or underage

[thebindingofpillo]

No I will not elaborate

[thebindingofpillo]

Semjaza

Azazel’s former boss, leader of the Watchers, massive fucking slut. I don’t want to write too much about him (I say, as I’m preparing a whole ass document) because on one hand, I don’t want to spoil too much the story, and on the other I hope his personality will shine through my comic. He’s going to be a villain in a pretty important arc, and I want to do him justice. Anyway if you’re reading this, a warning for some deaths and genocide (Sem is also a major abusive asshole so no sympathy for him).

Semjaza was once one of the Seven Archangels, and as such his purpose was to lead the Watchers to protect (and observe!) humanity from up close. For this he was given permission to go on Earth with his subordinates, buuut things did not go well. At all.

Semjaza was never one to care much about humans in the first place, if anything he found them quite disgusting, a few degree above animals. This however didn’t stop him from finding some use for them. When he (and the Watchers) arrived on Earth, they were greeted with great honours and worshipped almost as gods, and Semjaza discovered he liked the power he held over those weak creatures. God ruled over the angels, right? It only ade sense that an angel could rule over humanity. Not everyone held the same ideals as him though, and when the Watchers started intermingling with the humans, there were some angels who genuinely sought out a connection, and even dared do hope for a family (*cough* like Azazel *cough*). Still, Semjaza was the first to “officially” take a human wife (her name was Istehar, she’s gonna have a ref eventually) to better gain the trust of humans, and thus he’s usually considered the one who started the whole rebellion thing. Soon, he rose to even greater power, as a sort of king among men.

This didn’t go unnoticed by the other archangels however, and soon the archangel Jegudiel came to Earth. Heaven was already keeping an eye on the Nephilim and with Semjaza trying to amass all the power, direct action was needed. Once Semjaza realised his manipulation wasn’t moving Jegudiel, he killed them in a fit of rage, but couldn’t hide from the watchful eye of god (and Michael). Because of this, the remaining archangels came to Earth, both to punish Semjaza (and the Watchers) and to deal with the Nephilim situation that was quickly getting out of hand. All the Watchers fell (all of them!), all the Nephilim were killed, and all the humans were dispersed or even killed in the Great Flood, sent by God to kind of “restart” humanity (the whole Flood thing is a bit iffy though, it might change in the future)

I actually wanted to write more about the Watchers, but I have a lot to say about angels in general, so I’ll probably make a separate post in the future.

Semjaza is, to put it simply,  a master manipulator. He’s quite observant, with a keen eye for any weakness to exploit, and can easily worm his way into anyone’s good side with his silver tongue. He is also not above using more… questionable methods to get what he wants, especially since his fall. Hell is no place for weaklings after all. His silver halo was a tell-tale sign he had other things on his mind other than fulfilling his purpose but despite this, the other angels greatly respected him, and he even rose to power as an Archangel (truly the highlight of Semjaza’s whole existence). Some could argue that he did so through the manipulation he was so apt as, but at first Semjaza really wanted to do right by God! Even accepting to watch over those disgusting and limited humans the Great Creative loved so much. That being said, while having some acquaintances in Heaven, he never really grew closer with any of them, only keeping an eye on the ones he thought most useful for whatever he needed to be done. This made him grow extremely close to Azazel, who was the only one Semjaza could consider a friend (and hopefully… something more?) but this still didn’t deter him from using Azazel as a scapegoat once shit hit the fan. Still, when Azazel lost everything he loved, he turned to Semjaza for comfort, and this eventually caused the two to develop an incredibly unhealthy relationship that lasted literal millennia and culminated in a huge fight in which Semjaza broke Azazel’s horn and threw his wedding ring at him, essentially leaving him forever. Despite this, Semjaza still has what could be considered an obsession for Azazel, and is always keeping an ear out for any news concerning his former lover. He’s just incapable of letting go.

He is also extremely vain, and cannot stand his new body. He still holds the belief that angels are God’s most perfect creation, and greatly wishes he could be one again. Because of this he usually hides under several layers of heavy clothing, and considers both fallen angels and demons the scum of the Earth. This makes him incredibly wary of the people he comes across in Hell, to the point of paranoia. The only person he trusted was Azazel, and only because he thought he was a mindless bimbo only devoted to him.  As of right now, his biggest goal is to dethrone Satan and rule Hell, but that’s not really going to happen anytime soon (Satan himself keeps a close eye on him), so that he can gain enough power to be respected again and maybe have some legions of demons working under him. What Semjaza really wants however, is to be worshiped again as a god, like when he was still a Watcher amongst humans. Becoming an angel again would be pretty nice too, but considering his awful personality and the fact he doesn’t think he did anything wrong, this will never happen.

uuuuh more stuff I guess?

Him and Azazel are Adversary’s adoptive parents. Semjaza kidnapped her when she was still a baby because he thought having a child would save his failing relationship.

While still despising humans, he’s more open to strike deals with them, as a way to gain more power via their souls (and flesh!)

His symbol is based on the Eye of the Occult item, and is basically a bastardization of the original Watcher symbol

His clothes, while copletely different from when he was an angel, still echo come of that fashion, with the long sash bearing his symbol tied at his waist.

Being worshiped by humans left him with a taste for the finer things in life, and he prides himself in being impeccable all the time.

Usually very soft spoken, unless he’s pissed.

[thebindingofpillo]

Semyaza, what became of your kids? And how do u feel abt em?

((He can also open his eyes for comedic effect))

[thebindingofpillo]

Semjaza, what's your GREATEST fear? >:)

((Aaaah the asks are almost done! The event is almost over I can’t believe it!! I still have a couple of asks but I want to use them to talk about my lore, so they’re probably gonna take a while. Stay tuned!))

[thebindingofpillo]

Dear Adversary, who are your least favorite people? (Not limited to humans or humanoid creatures)

((Three whole posts today holy shit also don’t mind that I wrote Semjaza’s name wrong byeeeee))

[thebindingofpillo]

Got any tips on how to come up with character designs? Trying to make a bunch of ocs right now but I can’t seem to think of what I want with their outfits, accessories, hairs or colors. Sorry if this is a little too much btw.

Hiiii!!! Okay so I don’t think I’m that good at giving out tips because I always used things that worked for me which might not work for everybody else, but I can try my best lol.

Whenever I’m coming up with a character to design I alway try to keep in mind how the character’s personality would reflect in their clothing/design. Appearence can communicate a lot about a character!

Something I think really helped me a lot to come up with my characters is just… looking around! Humans are super varied and interesting, even the most boring person on Earth has something that can be considered a personal style. And sometimes… you need to make a boring character! Like Isaac down here, I made him specifically to look as boring as possible

I also put a lot of myself in every design I come up with. I feel like it’s easier to see a character if they’re wearing something I would actually wear myself (like that green bag, it’s literally one of my old bags that I used to put art supplies in lol).

You can also play with contrasts in designs too! Like using a soft palette for an evil and murderous character, or strong dark colors for a good one. Here’s Semjaza, an OC of mine, he’s supposed to be a brutal, vain and manipulative asshole, who hides behind a seemingly harmless persona. His design changes when the story progresses and it also showcases changes in his personality.

I really really hope this wasn’t too al over the place lol. I’m out super good at tutorials. The best advice I can give you is to look around a lot! Sit on a bench on the park and take notice of all the people you see. What can you tell from their clothes, their hair etc. etc.? Have you ever seen someone with a style you really liked? Try and ask yourself what their personality would be, or if they’d have a completely different and contrasting personality that you’d never expect.

When it comes to designing already existing characters (like I did with the tboi cast) things are a bit easier, since the majority of the job is already done. OCs can be much more difficult, since you need to come up with both a personality AND design from scratch. I’d say the best thing to do is experiment until you find something you like. I do that all the time! And a lot of designs I come up with, I end up not liking all that much after a while (like Lilith up there, who I draw differently now lol) characters grow and change the more we draw them, you could even end up hating a design you were really attached to (that happened to me more than once lol). AND sometimes less is more! Even the lack of details can tell a lot about a character. Semjaza is dripping with details because he’s materialistic, vain, and wants to appear at his best at all times, while Isaac is much more casual and simple. Simple can be memorable!

[thebindingofpillo]

Okay, last one for tonight. I felt like this blog was a bit dead, so I’m posting all the stuff I did this month in quick succession.

This is a first design for Semjaza, leader of the Watchers and Azazel’s former boss. This was originally meant as part of a bigger illustration, but I lost my momentum and couldn’t figure out how I wanted his fallen form to be, so it’s still on the backburner for now.

As the guy himself, Semjaza is little more than a power hungry, opportunistic scumbag. We will see more of him in the comics (probably after this first arc concerning Judas & co.) but let’s just say there’s a reason he and Azazel had a falling out. His design is mainly purple and gold, to give a sense of opulence and riches. I’ll definetly make a decent character sheet for him once I’ve pinned down his fallen design.

[awfulheart]

24, 25

24: Have you ever gotten anon hate because of your OC?

No.  The only time I ever got anon hate was kind of funny: It was July 4th, I was having a nice day with the family, there was a queue running earlier in the day - someone sends me a message ‘do you ever RP?’ or something like that.

25: What are your plans for your muse in the future?

Anyone who has ever interacted with me can tell you that I’m not the best with plotting, the only thing I really have lined up is a bit of an event with @leaderofthewatchers .  Someone phrased it as ‘Semjaza gets his groove back’, and it’s not in the worst way something like that could happen.