Tag: skylanders

Tale As Old As Time – by Twisted-Wind

For years I wanted to commission Twisted-Wind, I’ve adored their sketches and of course their style but could never snag a slot. I attempted to claim a slot, but missed my chance. However, @ashdragon93 was so incredibly kind to give her slot to me. It’s all because of Ash that I was finally willing to show the girl that makes his big ol’ heart turn to mush, @askgrimcreeper / @lizzydizzydoodle‘s Whisper!

Since their relationship always gave us the Beauty and the Beast vibes, I asked Twisted to draw them as Belle and Beast in their ball attire. I absolutely love it, I cannot thank Twisted-Wind and @Ashdragon93 enough for this opportunity ❤

~Weird Hyenas

Apple of His Eye – pages 1-5

Had a lot planned for this comic, now that I look back on it. This… could be a thing I could continue, but greyscale color things to help save on time. It was a fun idea of Cynder getting to meet her father, Kurogh. Doesn’t seem like I put in the bubbles for the second to last panel, a lot of stuff needed redo but at this stage in my comic process, it’s all stand in, clunky simple stuff I come back to in the final stages 🙂

Enjoy!
~Weird Hyenas

Had a burst of inspiration to do Kurosian Kaos again ;u; there’s a bit of a reason, but I’ll save it for when it’s announced meheheheh

I don’t have a ton of freetime but this was a fun doodle. After re-watching Skylanders Academy a bit, I felt like giving him some love. That show is so great but with how much Kaos is mistreated and thrown about I always feel bad xD 

~Weird Hyenas, mod

Yet another ask that got out of hand, I ended up loving how Spyro was coming out so I put in more effort 😀 There were quite a few asking about the Queen’s hatred for Spyro and the purple dragons, and this felt like a fun representation. I was going to add words but… nah, I feel this works best. And I uh… forgot what I was going to put on there.

Also redid the Queen’s necklace thing cuz… yeah no matter how I drew it, it looked wrong.

~Weird Hyenas, mod

Name : Howleryeen, “Howler”
Real Name : Gabriel “Howleryeen” Rott
Species : Spotted Hyena
Element : Undead
Class : Brawler
Rank : Ex-Imaginator (now Actor)
Sensei : Wolfgang
Voice Actor : Jonathan Young

Background : Howleryeen was born when King Pen allowed Wolfgang to aide in creating an Imaginator. While he did supervise, little did King Pen know that Wolfgang had sinister plans with his creation. Unable to be evil, he aimed to create a monster to do his musically evil bidding for him. Unfortunately for him, that didn’t quite work out.

Howleryeen burst from his creation crystal looking frightening as an undead brawler hyena. Yet, he stood straight, fixed his collar, bowed, and introduced himself as Gabriel Rott. Wolfgang growled and demanded that his name was “Howleryeen”, and Gabriel seemed a bit annoyed but accepted the beastly name.

The hyena began training as a brawler, quickly mastering his class and element. Yet, he didn’t seem enthused at all. Saving Skylands just didn’t feel right for him, which was Wolfgang’s original plan. But when Wolfgang caught Howler reading play scripts, he was soon to discover his creation didn’t want to cause havoc and death either. Finally, Howler proclaimed that he was going to quit being a Skylander… to become and actor.

Wolfgang was NOT pleased with this. Unable to invoke his old evil ways, he wanted to use Howleryeen as a pawn. He found a way to bring that evil out of Howler by playing a dark note on his bone harp. While Gabriel was able to resist Wolfgang’s influence, it awakened a darkness inside of him that the hyena still struggles to control to this very day.

Now, Howleryeen performs on stage in plays and concerts. However, when Skylands is in need, he’s happy to lend a mighty fist in defending it… for now.

Personality : Very regal and poised, Howleryeen can be polite and gentlemanly. Despite Wolfgang having a hand in his creation, he seems to have a good conscience and even prefers staying out of battles. He can be friendly enough and a bit naive, but only seems to be talkative to those enthusiastic about theater and singing. Howler tends to have a very deep, resounding voice and a musical tone when he speaks. He also has a habit of rolling his “R”s.

However, anyone who gets too close to him starts to notice something isn’t quite right with Gabriel. He seems to get a little ‘too’ into villainous roles in plays, which often scares not only his fellow actors/actresses but the audience as well. Many Skylanders are uncomfortable around the hyena as he gives off a rather unpleasant vibe of something sinister. Despite this, Gabe continues to see the best in others and strives to entertain the stage, even if there’s a savage nature hidden within.

Trivia

  • Howler’s favorite play is “Phantom of the Opera”
  • Thanks to Wolfgang’s villain ways, Howler has a sort of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde personification going on with him. Wolfgang can bring out the ‘Mr.Hyde’ in Howleryeen by playing a certain note. Howler can lose himself without Wolfgang’s influence however, either by getting too into a role or hearing that note elsewhere. Howler seems to really want to suppress this and pursue a career, but is struggling greatly with the dark side to himself.
  • Appears asexual until he hears someone’s voice he really likes. He seems to swoon more at women who can hit very high notes. Otherwise, he doesn’t seem interested in romance (except for in books and plays, of course).
  • Howleryeen’s name is a play on “Halloween”, but his real name “Gabriel” is influenced by an old character I made in College, who appears in this animatic. Some of his design was influenced by the character as well.

kaotickaos:

Not only is it a large book but it’s also frozen, so it’s basically a block of ice and he’s bitch slapping Spyro with it several times??? His lack of sympathy honestly astounds me sometimes

Oh my lawd I loved this part. I absolutely ADORED how sinister they made Kaos. Keeping his childish personality but still having his cruelty show at the best and right times. This show is so damn good ;u;

I remember when my husband saw this part, he was like “JESUS!!!” Yaaas this part stuck with me and I flippin love it ;u;

~Weird Hyenas, Mod

I’m doing a reference of this guy, but between pokemon and commission work, I decided to try and draw Howleryeen as an actual hyena dude. And… very happy with how he’s turning out. Since it’ll still be a little while until he’s done, here’s the bust for him! After finding Jonathan Young, the guy I picked to be Howler’s voice, he’s taken a completely different character role than originally planned. Liking him a LOT more ;u;

Also apologies for not posting submissions yet! I opened commissions a few days ago and I’ve been a busy yeen myself trying to reply to them @-@

~Weird Hyenas, Mod