Ouybateau is an oni that is ocean based and mostly uses water as his base ability. He lost his eye and one of his horns when he was younger in a fight with another oni but hasn’t let that keep him down.
Oni with broken horns or missing eyes are known to have a “broken mask”. Oni, at their own will or before dying can turn into masks which houses their power. They either intrust their mask to someone or leave it out for people to find. Good oni will work with you while others will take over your mind and body. Ouybateau is still alive but I wanted to draw out what his broken mask would look like.
He’s a lantern carrier and has been for a long time but only currently has he decided to go out into the world and become a mentor.
I decided to go with working on a model sheet for him because it helped me figure out what I wanted him to look like. He might change in the next sketches who knows, but this really did help me figure out his face since human based designs are harder for me.
Ouybateau is a pretty easy going sailor with a thick accent. He gets grumpy pretty easy but he tries to keep a kind look on him since he’s 14ish ft tall and most oni scare people. When not in the Lantern Carriers world he prefers to live by water.
