#wof royal

[die-nonychus]

it's too late. i've already depicted you as the agitated, raging taipan and myself as the cool and unbothered royal

[bellas-wof-designs]

Royal

Design Notes Hidden Below...

After re-reading his description of orange and black interlaced wings, I'm certain that he's supposed to look like an actual monarch butterfly since his mother couldn't (since SilkWings don't have black on them)

"royal butterflies" also refers to the group of butterflies that are monarchs, viceroys, queens (i think) so im pretty sure he has monarch butterfly wings

The toughen up stick in a beautimus little harness thing so all his friends can get the snot beaten out of them

[devswxngs]

Ways to be wicked ⚜️

Not sure how long the proper period for spoilers is with these things, anyway whipped up another WoF design

< SPOILERS for Book 16 of Wings of Fire - The Hybrid Prince BELOW THE CUT >

So this is my interpretation of Royal. Man, I was SO HYPED when Queen Monarch was revealed to be still alive, and even more so when I realized Royal is her son.

He wasn't the main focus of the book but man I loved the bits of character he got! The initial contrast of his mother being one of the kindest, most warmhearted dragons there is, to him being a sarcastic jerk in a band of bullies, is so interesting and immediately caught my eye when reading.

And of course, me with my track record of adopting all the Snotlouts and Kenjis and the like, I was instantly sold on Royal too /lh. He wasn't given a crazy amount of development but there's the obvious implications that the sarcasm and cynical behavior are an act to protect himself from being vulnerable. And while it's wielded as a weapon for most of the book, in the end he turns it on Taipan to stand up against the biggest bully. (All of this while still ofc acknowledging that he did wrong too).

There's also just so much angst potential in what made him that way, most glaringly the fact that he was separated from his parents when Beryl took over, and maybe even before that, if the trauma that Monarch and Glowworm had endure before leaving Pantala carried with them all that time. Which, based on their behavior and description, seems clear is the case and is to be expected. I'm sure Monarch would be the most loving parent based on her character, but the idea of showcasing the flaws that even good, loving parents can and will have and how it can unintentionally affect their kids, is always interesting to see represented in stories.

Anyway for my design, I had a lot of fun with this one! Mixing my Monarch design with the description of Royal in the book was fun, as well as figuring out how to mix a Hivewing and Silkwing in a way that fit the character. Most of all I'm proud that I managed to implement the description of a purple underbelly, since initially I thought that might not work with the orange. The more you know I guess! Also for his wings, I based them on Gulf fritillary butterflies ✨️ The only thing I really changed was the blue eyes, but then again I scrapped all the blue from my Monarch design as well, so it is what it is /lh

[storyweaver02]

HYBRID PRINCE SPOILERSS TREAD WITH CAUTION

My Predictions for future POV characters no I have not finished the book

Book Sixteen - Umber (of course)

Book Seventeen - Platypus*

Book Eighteen - Royal**

Book Nineteen - Mulberry

Book twenty - Sora

*Could also definitely see this being a Quokka POV book, but I can't see both characters getting books, especially if Umber and Sora both get books.

**It's going to be Royal but I'm really hoping for Nineteen (the dragon) to get a book

[foxgloveteaxd]

Amazing parents (spoilers for WoF book 16 below, in the characters+designs!)

Royal in his parents’ sling

[astertheflower69]

Bride of Constant Vigil in the Sky Forged Heroes AU

She’s a RainWing Queen and has about 20 pet sloths, she didn’t really notice that one of her sons went off to become a detective, she doesn’t really keep track of what her sons do

[drinkinggblood]

orca doodle

[die-nonychus]

full royal design!!