Just Saw The Batman.

My redesign of Johnny Sorrow: The Face Of Pure Madness

The Valeska Brothers: Two Halves of One Joker Jerome is the maniacal and murderous maniac. Jeremiah is the flamboyant and stylish criminal mastermind.

MARIKO MURAKAMI

A member of The Murakami family, Mariko was the eldest sister. After her family left the upper-class level of New Tokyo, they were constantly harassed by the commoners due to their noble lineage. A few months later, their mother died, and the commoners lynched their house. On that day, Himiko snapped and swore vengeance against the world. After killing their father, Himiko was adopted by a powerful Yakuza mob and left Mariko behind. Mariko was eventually found by a military colonel who essentially became her father through most of her life. He showed her as much love and care as she needed. During their time together, he taught her how to defend herself. When she was finally of age, Mariko enlisted in the military, quickly rising through the ranks until she was a commander. To combat the new supervillain threats, a task force was assembled to help. Due to her talents as a leader, Mariko was appointed as the leader. Their first mission was to help track down The Crow, who was on the run after blowing up Belbridge Tower. The other person chasing him was Lady Lotus, who wanted revenge after Crow tried to kill her. All parties converged on Crow's hideout in Guatemala. Eventually, Mariko, Ryuko, and Lady Lotus confronted him in the parlor, where she and her sister had a family reunion. Unfortunately, it turned sour when they started fighting, allowing Crow to escape and flee to Las Vegas, where he took over Prankster's old casino from Season 3. After Mariko, Lotus, and Ryuko caught up to Crow, he trapped them in the videogame maze below the casino. While trapped, Mariko and Himiko had time to talk to each other. After working together to escape the maze, they managed to track Crow back to Harking City and captured him. Unfortunately, their partnership ended when Himiko betrayed her and tried to kill Crow, forcing Mariko to incapacitate her and send her to prison. No matter how much it hurt, she knew this was right. She soon became a trusted ally of the superhero community and one of Ryuko's best friends.

My Redesign of Katana (Beware The Batman)

I suppose I've been on a sort of "Beware The Batman" kick recently. Yesterday I redrew the show's interpretation of Anarky. Today, I did the same for my favorite character from the show: Tatsu Yamashiro a.k.a. Katana. Tatsu is easily one of the best characters in the show; a former CIA mole in the League of Assassins who stole the Soul-taker Sword and faked her death when she discovered how powerful it was. She was then hired by her godfather Alfred Pennyworth as Bruce Wayne's bodyguard, a job that she excels very well at. After the League of Assassins made their way to Gotham and infiltrated Wayne Manor, they discovered Tatsu was not only alive but also possessed the Soul-taker Sword, they make it their mission to kill her and get the sword back. Long story short; they fail and Tatsu finds out that Bruce Wayne is Batman, who then takes her under his wing as his new partner in crime-fighting, Katana. Tatsu works very well as a contrast to Batman: stubborn, feisty, a tad arrogant, and more than a little stand-offish. But underneath it all, she is clever, quick-witted, good-natured, compassionate, self sacrificing, and truly heroic.

Though I certainly love Katana, I will admit that she has one truly noticable flaw: her design. I understand that computer animation was different back then (especially when you don't have quite enough of a budget to do more visually), but her design is quite boring. Tatsu never changes her clothes throughout the entire series. She doesn't even really have a "Costume". She just wears the same leather jacket and high-heel boots (which just seem impractical for her), but puts on a domino mask and sword strap when she becomes Katana. So I decided to fix that. My idea wasn't to just give her a samurai outfit, though. I instead took inspiration from her history in this universe as a CIA operative and gave her something a spy might wear. Instead of her outfit being all black, it's a reinforced black leather jacket and pants with red ribbing along the sides to add a bit of color. I got rid of the high heels and replaced them with black combat boots, like Batman. I also added black gloves and a utility belt to her outfit to break up all of the black and red, but also to give it a more tactical look. I also gave her a hair bun, as it just seems impractical to let her hair hang down and wave about during combat.

What do you think? Does it look better or worse? Tell me in the comments.

Meet Riddler Beyond: The Quizmaster Queen

In this universe, Edward Nygma (The Riddler) uploaded his mind to the internet while on his deathbed. He then lived inside of Neo Gotham’s internet for several years, jumping from device to device until someone important discovered him. Barbara Grayson, the 18 year old daughter of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) & Dick Grayson (Nightwing) discovered him while surfing the internet, as she had inherited her mother’s skill with computers. Despite everyone in her school loving The Joker, Two-Face, and Bane, Barbara loved The Riddler for his personality and intelligence, not to mention sense of style. Wanting to be a superhero like her parents used to be, Barbara made a deal with Riddler. He would mentor her in how to be a detective if she promised not to turn him over to the GCPD. She now works as a cyber-vigilante, sometimes aiding Batman Beyond in his protection of Neo Gotham.

Lucifer Tribute (Out Of Hell)

This is a song I found that I think fits Lucifer Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel perfectly. Give it a listen!

My redesign of Peter Merkyll: The Ragdoll

Charlie Morningstar Tribute (Never Too Late)

This is a song I found that I think fits Charlie Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel perfectly. Give it a listen!

Heroes: Bonfire (Jackson Carlyle)

Jackson was born into one of the richest families in Harking City. His parents owned one of the biggest companies in the world, and made much of their money from building technologically advanced weapons for the government. Jackson himself was a child prodigy with a huge ego, and often went out partying around town, getting plastered and crashing cars. When he was in his mid 20s, he was invited to his father’s weapons laboratory, where his father and his team of scientists was developing a serum that when injected, gives a person superpowers based on their genetic makeup. During his tour, a group of mercenaries broke into the lab to steal the serum and use it to go on a crime spree. During the scuffle at the lab, Jackson used some of the serum on himself and got the power of fire. He took down the robbers and attempted to help his father after he was injured by the robbers, and wound up accidentally burning his father’s arm. He then allowed his mother and father to experiment on him so he could morph back into his human form. Eventually, they engineered a special chest piece that allows him the shift between being a human and a man made of fire. His parents’ company then marketed him to the public as the world’s first superhero. 

"Three tragedies in 24 hours. A trinity, if you will. Trinities are holy. Good things come in threes. Third time's the charm. But nothing good comes out of Gotham, does it? If this is a sermon, then let me say what Gotham needs is an exorcism. Who's up to the task? I dabble in numerology, as it happens. The thing about devils is that they disguise themselves before our very eyes. The road to Hell and all those Good Intentions. Batman, Batman, why hast thou forsaken me? You never answered my question. Riddle Me This........ When is a murderer not a murderer? The bodies are piling up, Batman."