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Demon Design

Toward the middle of my comic, a demon makes an appearance into the story line. Although its personality, nor history is really explained nor taken into account, its appearance is still yet to be decided.
Image result for manga demonThere are a lot of types of demons out there, both those that are derived from legends passed down through history, and those which are completely fictitious.

I have done quite a bit of research around this area, looking at demons being illustrated in Manga and Anime too, and was bombarded with such an array i didn't know where to even start! So to keep things simple i went on a 'Demonology' site (https://www.deliriumsrealm.com/demons/) which was extremely helpful!

hellhoundAfter reading up on the backstories, abilities and portrayals i decided to look more closely at the types which have the possession, or the ability to co host a human body, since that is what technically happens in my story if you strip it down to its bones. That and those which are normally 'sealed' away by exorcists and alike, as well as have an animal like appearnce.

Aquiel: The demon who presides over Sunday, Christian faith, bringer of chaos.
Cadejos: a big dog that has fur as black as the night, with eyes that burn like coal, and hooves instead of paws.
goatdogAgares: This demon is a teacher, gives you knowledge of all, and languages of the world. Except it comes with a hitch, they teach only the most offensive, horrible words that there are.
Huay Chivo: from Mexican decent, is a mix between a dog and a goat.
Adlet: A hellhound cannibal or sorts. Lower half of a dog, upper body of a man.

I have found quite a few which caught my eye, but none which particularly jumped out to me as 'perfect' hence I will start looking into developing my own demon all together. Appearance wise I will create a mood board of existing depictions in manga and such that particularly appeal to me.




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