Saturday 3 January 2015

Research_ Character 1


Character 1- Purah


The Grim Reaper

Whilst coming up with a concept for my first character Purah , I have been researching into many areas such as wings, the Grim Reaper and Fallen Angels.

The Grim Reaper has been a highly interesting subject to research  as different religions create a similar yet altered personification of death. Although the ways in which people meet the reaper are different the image is one of the most recognizable figures around, representing death with a long black hooded cloak ,wielding a scythe and usually male.




These are a few examples of things which are used to symbolize the Reaper.
  • Black Cloak
  • Skulls
  • Skeleton
  • Scythe
  • Hourglass


As a result of this I am wanting to create my character based off the common representation and change it up to make it my own. Keeping the style of League of Legends and game play the main focus. 



Angel Of Death

As I am wanting my character Purah to represent death I have also been looking into the Angel of Death. Just like the Grim Reaper there are seveal different personifications of an Angel of Death but they all symbolizing the same thing.

For example in the Hebrew and Christianity Bibles they both talk about a destroying angel. Also Christianity has both a good Angel of Death and bad. Whilst looking into this it has come to thought, do I want my character to be good or bad? even if death is the main theme. Is death necessarily a bad thing?


After researching into both The Grim Reaper and Angels of Death this is what I have in mind of possible ideas to base my character around-

  • Female character
  • Double ended Scythe (used as characters ability/weapon)
  • Face Paint? - Possible to add to the feeling of death to the character
  • Cloak?
  • Clothing- Elegant, Rips? , Goth style? 
  • Wings









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