SDCC 2016 Character Reveals Day 4: Ugalino
Every day of SDCC 2016 we’ll be revealing the portrait of a character in the upcoming Rebel Genius by Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Legend of Korra.
In twelve-year-old Giacomo’s Renaissance-inspired world, art is powerful, dangerous, and outlawed. A few artists possess Geniuses, birdlike creatures that are the living embodiment of an artist’s creative spirit. Those caught with one face a punishment akin to death, so when Giacomo discovers he has a Genius, he knows he’s in serious trouble.
Luckily, he finds safety in a secret studio where young artists and their Geniuses train in sacred geometry to channel their creative energies as weapons. But when a murderous artist goes after the three Sacred Tools–objects that would allow him to destroy the world and everyone in his path—Giacomo and his friends must risk their lives to stop him.
Ugalino whistled and an enormous, silver-feathered creature dove out of the sky. Zanobius jumped back before he remembered what this creature was—Ugalino’s Genius, his companion long before Zanobius. He racked his mind, trying to recall its name.
“Ciro, to me,” Ugalino hailed.
Of course. Ciro. He knew that.
The Genius flapped its wings and landed, kicking up dust. When it lowered its head, Zanobius noticed his reflection in its black, lifeless eyes. Ugalino gripped the edge of Ciro’s tarnished crown and hoisted himself onto the creature’s neck.
Zanobius climbed on after his master. “It happened again.”
“They seem to be occurring more often.”
Ugalino twisted to face him. “But you still remember who you are?”
“You’re my master. You created me.”
“And what is our mission?”
“To find the Creator’s Sacred Tools.”
Rebel Genius by Michael DiMartino goes on sale 10/4/2016. Subscribe for more character reveals and the latest Rebel Genius news.
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