Kinda fell off the face of the earth but I'm BACK!
nothing much but have some exploration sketches of Phyllis and her final design!
If you are interested in some of her character lore and personality, feel free to read under the cut!
Otherwise enjoy these few doodles 👍✨
Phyllis has gone through a bit of development since I last shared her lore here and is now a finalized character!
Personality:
Phyllis is very street smart and has the attitude to match...on the outside, finding it easy to taunt others and make sarcastic remarks.
HOWEVER, she is also very introverted.
Since both her parents died by the time she was seven, the tribes being sealed away shortly after, Phyllis was left all alone to fend for herself in the surface world, growing up in complete isolation. In response to that, she developed some...unique habits that come off almost creepy to others (like her bone collections and how her home defenses are literal corpses) and is incapable of socializing properly.
So while she loves to throw out witty comebacks and sarcastic remarks in the moment, she can get pretty socially awkward and even dismissive/mean to those she has prolonged contact with. She just isn't used to being around people for long and is used to hiding away from them.
Despite this, if someone is persistent enough and SOMEHOW earns her trust, Phyllis will turn out to be pretty loyal. This is a difficult task to achieve but if done she is dedicated to protecting you, even becoming overprotective because she's terrified of loosing another person she cares about.
So ye! In summary, Phyllis sarcastic, witty and mayyybe even a little insane, all with a hint of social awkwardness.
Lore:
Now in terms of lore aspects, Phyllis is a character that I am using for a Ninjago AU- serving as an aid to the main villain: the overlord.
NOW NOW IM WHAT YOUR THINKING - "the overlord again?! Haven't we have enough of this guy already??"
And yes you are right, this au is kinda self indulgent tbh, as I'm using certain elements from this au as kick offs for things that happen in the show.
For example: at the end of the main villain arc, Phyllis looses possession of her spell book- a book full of curses, hexes and necromancy spells.... necromancy spells that can bring certain lords back.
The idea is that the pages of this ruined spell book are scattered about, one of these pages being the spell Harumi uses to bring back Lord Garmadon.
This au is also where i bring in the return of the overlord, specifically the idea of how he is revived in crystalized: with his own form.
See in this au, Phyllis basically made " a deal with the devil" when she was young (maybe preteens).
The overlord promised her power- power that would ensure she had allies, and could combat the elements themselves if the time ever came....
.....all in return for a single favor when he so needed.
She hesitantly accepted the deal, needing some kind of defenses for herself, and became a witch, with the ability to raise the dead and corrupt whatever she touched- including elemental power.
Years later, Phyllis is quite skilled with her new powers and the overlord returns for that favor of his...He needed 4 artifacts, artifacts that could potentially bring him back to Ninjago to exact his revenge. Having become pretty dependant on her magic, Phyllis agrees to fulfill her end of the deal and retrieve the artifacts for him.
The AU:
This is where the au begins. Starting from the ninjas perspective, we hear of a mysterious masked figure who stole a powerful artifact. As the ninja follow clues to track down this unknown villain, the find themselves in over their heads when they face her head on- their elemental powers rendered almost useless and the masked figure escaping.
When the ninja find out there are four in the series, a race to the second artifact begins, both parties discovering more about the overlord's plan along the way.
I won't spoil much last this point, as there are many elements I feel could be better portrayed in comic or written format! So that's all for now and feel free to ask questions about the au or characters, as I have many more to share and plenty of fun facts n details!
