You all must've been wondering where I've been, eh? Well look no further than character designing!
Tagging the wifey and creator of Dylan @kikiwooo , bestie @humanthatlikestuff , bestie @gremlinthatdevourscontent .
Here's Kastiya Mas, best known as KM! He's Zhask's son, and is a skilled self-trained archer and alchemist (this one comes from mom).
A little about the smol bean: READMORE
Name: Kastiya Mas
His name means 'Luck of Kastiya'. Kastiya was the planet he was named after. Various interpretations of the name can be found if you asked its inhabitants before the planet blew up, including 'Home', 'Protection', 'Prosperity', and 'Source of Power'. He is Zhask's greatest achievement.
Alias: Green Reaper, pufferfish (and many other nicknames) (by Dylan), son (by Zhask), little one (by Rista)
Age: In the above image, 16.
I have many different designs for him, each featuring a different insect as a base. For his current age as shown, his base is a Malaysian giant click beetle mixed with various other cute beetles I've found.
Occupation: Assassin, Informant, Weaver, Street Performer
He began working for Rista at the young age of nine, soon after he ran away from the Eruditio due to constant bullying on him and his previous caretaker. While he was working for Rista, his current caretaker, he became her informant due to how small and talented he was. She learned his squeaks so their messages were naturally encoded. He also worked to clean the carriage and give Erebus headpats.
As an assassin, he uses his bow and arrows, sometimes using a butterfly knife for close-quarters combat. His victims have never been found, only their eyeballs. He usually takes them home to store and eat.
He has never been caught, and will never be caught. He is unregistered in any database. His victims are on missing persons lists and he beams with pride whenever he sees the notice boards grow. He does not discriminate between men, women, children, either-ors, neither-nors, or animals. He is a threat. Don't bother locking your doors, don't bother with guns or bats. He will find you. He will kill you. And he will devour you raw.
Weaving is more of his hobby than anything. He sells off his handmade clothes for a fair price, affordable even to the poor. He weaves many things, including tapestries, clothes, carpets, and curtains. It's a lucrative business, and he can't help but keep it going.
He is also a street performer when he's not weaving. His voice sounds like a youthful trail mix. He wields a keytar, and his keys are secretly daggers.
Special powers: Implosion and Explosion
First discovered during a board meeting Zhask had with fellow informants, diplomats, and advisors. He was chewing on a salt cookie when his powers arose. He imploded the entire room, crushing anyone unlucky enough to be within the radius and turning their insides out quite gorily, and exploded them back out. There were only three survivors, Zhask, his wife, and baby Kastiya's maid. All of them thankfully on the other side of the table when it happened.
Zhask thought much of his power due to such a risk (after all, such power could kill him) but the moment he started crying and squeaking he just couldn't bear to. He picked him up, dusted off the shrapnel and blood, and gave him a nuzzle. And no more salt. Only sodium supplements.
After some research he learned that this was an ancient power that formed this planet. It was a power held by their ancestors who shaped mountains and rivers and caverns. A special son was born, and he couldn't pass out on this opportunity. There was a reason his name was Kastiya. Initially for honour, now he bore history.
He would not control this power until he turns 17, with Dylan's (his boyfriend) help. It would further be expanded upon by Zhask and completed at the age of 22.
He pulls in carbon based lifeforms and metals. He's like Magneto, if Magento also pulls in people and twists their guts inside out.
Flaws: Lack of outer exoskeletal plating, learned to read at 16 with Dylan's help, learned to count at 15 when his assassination payments felt off.
As a child he used to be a prodigy, having learned to read and count at the very young age of thirty-six months. Sadly, those were Kastiyan numbers and letters, and communication was squeaking so he did roughly in Eruditian schools. He avoided writing, reading, and counting altogether due to trauma-related incidents and he mostly did his work on pattern recognition and memorization. He can talk but he's illiterate until taught.
Due to his lack of an outer exoskeleton, he would be considered disabled by fellow Kastiyans since their definition of disabled is based on environmental survivability and sustainability. KM is more prone to severe injuries, illnesses, and above all, a really bad back.
History:
Hatched from an egg. Molted into a toddler-shaped Kastiyan at 6 months old. Learned to read and count at 1½ years old. Began learning princely duties at 5 years old. Kastiya exploded at 8 years old.
Spent six months in the Eruditio, and ran away from home aftere severe neglect, bullying, abuse, and overall general displeasure. Came to Rista's carriage and worked for her. Worked as a back-and-forth informant until 20 years old.
Killed his previous caretaker after an accident at the age of 16. He was talking with one of KM's victims and left the room. Soon after, KM took the shot. The arrow went in through an open window and he died. His caretaker came in for an item he left behind and saw the scene, reporting it to the authorities immediately. KM swooped in to claim the body unnoticed after he left the scene to call for help.
Returned to his distressed caretaker's home to apologise, but after receiving death threats he killed him with his bare hands. Couldn't bear to eat him, so just left him there.
Molted into juvenile at 13 years old. Began weaving at 13 years old. Began assassinating at 15 years old. Fell in love at 16 with a dolphin prince, Dylan. Met with Zhask at the age of 17. Learned how to count at the age of 15. Learned how to read at 16. Learned how to control power from 17 to 22. Adulthood molt at 21. Laid an egg at 24. Named her Carrie (wifey we'll talk about her later).
Lost his virginity on his 18th birthday. Thanks Dylan!
Armour:
Coloured in such a way for light-based eyestrain and camouflage. Strategic armour wearing protects internal exoskeleton and regulates body temperature. UwU mask claimed as a 'gift' from one of his victims.
Chainmail skirt because he's a femboy. Also owns a pair of pink bunny headphones.
Wing pattern:
Kastiyan Royal Insignia.
Initially a doodle by Zhask in the margins of his schoolwork, he pranked his people on his 34th birthday by announcing the change to the royal insignia. Expecting to reveal the truth that it was a prank by sundown, he was shocked to see the people adopting it, tolerating it, being very accepting of it. So after a hilariously hysterical board meeting it was changed to symbolise Zhask's his power and success.
Happy birthday, dad!
A year later, KM was born, and as soon as he hatched from an egg, he funnily enough had the insignia birthmarked onto his back. An obvious way of saying "PROPERTY OF ZHASK DO NOT TOUCH OR YOU DIE".
After a toddler molt, it appeared on the underside of his wings. In his juvenile molt, it appeared on the outside of his wings, and assisted in Zhask's recognition of him the first time they met. It's as if it knew they would reunite.
Insignia disappeared in adulthood. After an illness leaving him in critical condition (Cordyceps), Zhask had to dissect him and found out that the insignia was inside his body all this time. AS THE ORGAN PLACEMENT.
I SHIT YOU NOT HIS ORGANS WERE ARRANGED EXACTLY LIKE THE INSIGNIA.
To honour his survival and this newfound discovery,he had it succubus/incubus-tattooed onto his lower stomach, courtesy of Alice.
Visualization:
Also visible: The similarities between the design and Zhask's own physical form.
(The X represents the peeny. He's 4 inches long, and maintained that in adulthood.)
Libido: High.
What did you expect? I'm horny as fuck~
If it weren't for his trauma, he'd be a whore instead of an assassin. Let that sink in.
In-game:
Skill 1: Explosive arrows. Damages targets in a small range.
Skill 2: Potions. Like Luo Yi, potions that will be thrown will be shown. One of three in a medium range. Healing, Damage, Stun.
Skill 3: Keytar. KM pulls out his keytar and shoots out his dagger-keys. Has a timer and an attack limit like Yve's ultimate. Medium range.
Ultimate: KM ingests salt (ultimate loading animation like Zhask) and implodes, pulling in all enemies and enemy minions, damaging them and leaving them in an airborne state. Will explode them out in various locations, also dealing damage and leaving them stunned. Ultimate can be used multiple times within 10 seconds, but damage decreases with each usage so make the first implosion count!
Recall animation: Gay hand flip.
Trivia:
Has a black cat named Michael. It can stand on two legs.
Has a pair of pink fluffy bunny-eared headphones.
Talks with a hint of a squeak, like Valentino from Hazbin Hotel.
Voice claim: Um. Me. But if I took testosterone (not that I would, I have enough of it).
Singing voice claim: Get Scared lead singer, Brandon Urie (if he tries hard enough), Michael Crawford (on rare occasions).
Adult voice claim: Ru Paul.
Adult singing voice claim: Shit there's a lot of them, he's an expert at mimicry. Notable ones include Stolas from Helluva Boss, Us the Duo (the sexy guy), Will Wood, Simon Curtis.
Kinks: Where do I start.
NOT Kinks: Generally disgusting stuff. Ew.
Preferred kink: Overstimulation.
Lives in a haunted house in the woods. Had to ask Helcurt to keep them away. Uses his assassination money to renovate, albeit discreetly to avoid suspicion.
Favourite food is curry noodles and eggs. Favourite drink is mixed berries.
Self-loathes occasionally.
Slight OCD.
Anemic.
Needs a masseuse every fifteen days.
Birthday: 24th March.
Zodiac: Aries.
Personality: A bitch, but the most loveable bitch you'll ever meet in your life.
Some screenshots from one of my favourite character summary videos. Well I think it was this one anyway. It could've been the Zhask one.
I live for Yve kicking Zhask. He deserves a kick in the noodles for being an ass to play AGAINST. ALSO notice how, when he attacks, he charges in horns-first, fists later.
(Also hehe hubby wifey bonding moments)
Yve's legs are like those strong spring-loaded herbivore legs y'know. Zhask just got gutted by the strength of ten gazelle kicks.
This one interests me because when he's readying to attack he makes himself look bigger with his... uhh... back-thingies. Antennae. Can I call them that? They also rattle like a rattlesnake's tail. Kinda like how birds fluff themselves up to look bigger than their predators. It's cute.
Weird poly ass. Yeah I get it it's perspective but like damn man this was an accidental screenshot I am scarred for life. His character model has a better ass though. Literal curves.
Also in this one scene Zhask breaks the sound barrier. In space. A vacuum. So maybe it's not a sound barrier. Maybe it's a gravity thing? I sucked at Physics Chapter: Gravity man leave me alone.
He does a little kick when he does a magic attack with Domorey. So I guess there's some physical energy involved in magic too. Like a spring-loaded trigger or a slingshot kind of thing. Momentum. I don't really know man I got a B in Physics.
He also sorta does this in his character introduction animation. It's like he's sharing his magic with Domorey to make the attack stronger. It's cool that he needs to do movements for stronger attacks rather than just letting Domorey do all the hard work. It's a team effort.
@astrowarden I remembered you said Zhask likes jellyfish. So here's two occurences I could find that radiated Jellyfish Energy.
I guess that's why he's so waisted huh? Because that's the centre of where the energy comes out. Space insect biology is weird enough as it is. In the meantime his active attacks require him to exert effort which is how he's so buff-
Hold on, make that three.
The first one is when Yve clashes with Zhask. The second one is Zhask releasing his explosive swarm. The third one is when Yve detonates them.
They remind me of moon jellyfish. And they're pretty cute. The second image has more of a starfish vibe to it lmao.
ZHASK RUNS LIKE A TRACK STAR and honestly that's actually a recommended way to run. He's hunched over and his sleek design makes for a reduced air resistance. Hands sharp. The only thing that's slowing him down is Domorey.
His FEET. Oh my God he's got the feet of those runner birds like ostriches and secretary birds. He HEADBUTTS like a cassowary.
His reaction time is ungodly fast. Even before we get to see it he's already braking so as to not be hit by Yve's wall.
