I know I've not been active in the art scene for a while.
But upon receiving some positive news on my end of things I have been slowly getting back into things.
I know I have some commissions and gift art to finish.
But for now; let me show you some exercises I been working on to help me draw again.
This is a series I am working on entitled 'Angel Profiles.'
It will tell the basic information of each Angel that makes of the team of specially trained assassins/fighters/enforcers led by General Blitz to take control of T.U.F.F. and subsequently Petropolis.
Among most things you will read about them; they will have a number assigned to them. Each Angel is given a number based on what order they were recruited in. In this case Angel #1 was the first Angel recruited.
None other than the ninja assassin Dark Shikoku.
Her original name was Suzuki Shadows.
The name Suzuki is relevant because another feature about each girl is that each of their original names come from the names of Bond Girls from various James Bond movies.
Suzuki's name derives from Kissy Suzuki; the female ninja from the Bond film 'You Only Live Twice.'
Their last names also relate to their abilities. In this case Shadows relates to her shadow capabilities.
Unlike future Angels; Suzuki had these abilities with her all her life as a ninja trained in the art of shadow. But Blitz's technological advancements helped amplify her abilities.
So how did she come into the company of General Blitz as the first Angel? A little back story:
Suzuki Shadows was leader of a company of ninjas for hire known as the Kira Usagi clan. (Literally the "Killer Rabbit" Clan.)
Here's a previous picture of these disposable lagomorphs.
While her underlings relied on numbers to make up for their semi-competent ninja skills; Suzuki's abilities came from her ninja training when she inherited her clan's sacred scroll that gave her the ability to manipulate her shadow into various weapons and means of covering up. She and her rabbit underlings were for hire to anyone who would bid enough for them. Although times became tougher for them when ninjas weren't considered reliable anymore. (And people started losing interest in the 80's.)
General Blitz came to her and the clan with an idea to give them permanent work. In a bid to take over TUFF he wanted to hire as many martial arts assassins and bodyguards as he could to make his dreams of taking over TUFF and Petropolis (and eventually the world) a reality.
Initially seeing it as just a job and opportunity for her and her ninja bunnies to work; she agreed to join Blitz and help him take over TUFF.
But she also suggested she be given a team to work with while her underlings followed her commands. After undergoing Blitz's treatments that gave her shadow abilities an extra boost she felt others could benefit from it as well. And with her and at least seven other high powered warriors they could easily control each sector of Petropolis with overwhelming force the likes of which no crime fighter or supervillain felt before.
Blitz knowing competition from supervillains living in Petropolis was fierce liked the idea. He then tasked Suzuki Shadows to help him scout and recruit seven other candidates to form his team.
Eventually the team of eight would form and would be formally known as 'The Angels.' Suzuki Shadows would then take the code name 'Dark Shikoku' named after her shadow abilities and her breed (Shikoku Inu).
Although she was the first angel recruited; she declined to be the leader of the team as she was already the leader of her rabbits as they were tasked to control the railways and transportation sectors that led in and out of Petropolis.
The leadership position would be given to the next Angel in line; the second one to be recruited.
And we will visit her next time.
Dark Shikoku and the Kira Usagi ninja clan belong to me ![:iconshinragod:]( "shinragod")
