Dusttale: Revived | Character Concepts Pt.3

Theatre Overlord OCs Updates

Sorry for not posting in a while, started to lose motivation for drawing and just writing in general.

But I’m working on the designs and bio for the main Theatre Overlord OCs, along with working on “previous” overlords that worked in the theatre before…”retiring”.

I won’t give too much away, but I do want to relay some information and get feedback.

Information

The official name of the theatre, for now anyways, is “The Strings-Attached Theatre”.

The Puppeteer is now called “Thee Puppeteer”.

Thee Puppeteer is able to “Puppetified” individuals who they deem “Disobedient” or “Undesirable”. Who’ll see a few of these past overlords in some fan art surrounding Thee Puppeteer.

Thee Puppeteer’s strings are made from a material they call “Angel’s Iron”, which is made from extreme amounts of angel blood. “But where does Thee Puppeteer get all this angel blood?” I’m sure you all can put the pieces together.

While most of the previous/potential theatre overlords don’t add much to the story, mainly just adding flavor text, there are a few that give more “character” to the current theatre overlords.

That’s all the new information for now.

Please let me know your thoughts about these facts, especially about the Angel’s Iron idea.

AU Neues & Concept Idea

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, but I was doing some “research” for basically a “my take” of an AU, specifically Horrortale. But I also tried to revamp my list AUs that I want to draw Neue in, mainly AUs regarding the Bad & Star Sanses.

I’m currently working on a yearbook style headshots for all the AUs that I’m gonna draw Neue in (25 in total 🙃).

However, I wanted to discuss more about a story or slice of life headcanon for the “Sanses” & “Neues” within the Bad & Star Sanses, along with a few others that the Neues are friends with.

Main AUs

Horrortale

Dusttale

Something New/Killer AU

X-Tale

Underswap

Blank Template (My AU)

Dreamtale

I’m also gonna include some “Neues” who will have a bigger main role, but will eventually become more side/background characters: specifically Epictale & Underkeep Neue.

There’s another AU variant that’ll be included, Georgia or Gigi (Underlust Neue) which was inspired by @vantriloquist for Passion & Plum! I have a few ideas for him.

Basically it’s gonna be going over the “home-life” of the Bad Sanses & Neues, what they were like when they first got there, how their relationship works, & just generally more character building for my OCs.

I have posted some rough drafts for a few of the AUs listed above, but I’m definitely gonna be doing some touch ups/redesign once I get their personalities figured out.

It’s gonna generally revolve around Crimson (Horrortale Neue), Vani (Dusttale Neue), Sabon (Killer AU Neue) & Gisha (X-Tale Neue); with bits of Merrriweather (Underswap Neue) & Canvas (Blank Template Neue). I might include Eras & Lucida (Dreamtale “Neues”) along with a few joke “AUs” of an AU.

If ya’ll have questions or even your own headcanons for this, please comment them down below!

What Kind Of Clothing Should Neue & AU Variants Wear?

So I’m working on the final body lineart of each variant, mainly figure out their body types and totally not procrastinating on drawing their clothes cause I suck at drawing clothes.

Anyway, while I do have some ideas regarding clothing, I’m still having some trouble for most of them.

Basically as the title states, what kind of clothing should Neue and AU variants wear?

Finished/Colored Lineart: Neue

I was starting to get overwhelmed by drawing the clothing rough drafts, so I’m gonna start on the clothing lineart & coloring.

I’m also testing out black lineart vs colored lineart, comment down below which one you like.

Anyway here is the finished final draft for Neue:

I’m gonna create wikis for Neue & his AU Variants once I’m done with all the final drafts.

Also here’s the lineart for just the body as well:

Here are the outlines and body base colors for my OC and her personalities.

Still trying to come up with names, and will be starting on their clothes soon.

Rough Draft of the Jester

I’m working on the designs of the “Puppetified” Theatre Overlords, so I’ll be posting pics of the rough draft to get suggestions on what I should change or improve.

Here is the rough draft of the Jester:

I’ll reveal his name when I post the finished version.

As for his design, I based him off a jack-in-the-box; he died from suffocation while being trapped in a box, & most jack-in-the-boxes have a clown or jester within them.

His role in the theatre was that he acted as an “audience” during rehearsals, but just heckled & taunted his coworkers to make them frustrated or flustered. He’s also part of trio.

The Reach Virus: The Status of the Allied Powers

Notes:

-Percentages should be read has “higher = better”, except for stress which should be read has “lower = better”.

-Designs may change in the future.

Who Should I “Mati-fy” Next?

So if you have seen my recent post, Mati has the ability to “impersonate” any individual that Mati has seen.

I used Mabel as an example, mainly because I like to imagine that Mabel befriended Mati when her & Mati first met.

This also gives me an excuse to “redesign” characters from the show.

I was gonna go through all the Pines, but I figured it would be fun to mix it up a bit.

So who should I “Mati-fy” next?

Underfell Neue Rough Draft

Neue will have a different name in each universe to help differentiate from each other, so Underfell Neue will be called “Roman”.

Here is the Rough Draft:

So I based this version off a Pygora Goat, which is a bit shorter than an Angora Goat.

Roman’s hair is definitely more unkempt than Neue’s, his horns are more outward than upward, he’s also shorter and thicker than Neue.

There’s one bit of information that I’m still debating on, but if you look at his design you might be able to figure it out.

Stifonies Ziemuzies: “The Symphony of Silence”

Stifonies Ziemuzies, Stifonies or Stifons, is the Overlord over the Orchestra industry, specifically Symphonies, and is part of the Theatre Overlords lead by The Puppeteer.

They had a fairly calmed life, growing up in a small town and worked as animal breeders. Their favorite animals to take care of were rodents, specifically rabbits (rabbits were considered to be rodents until the early 1900s). They were born mute due to defects and malfunctions in their throat, not that they mind.

However, the Netherlands started to began to flourish with the arts, music, and sciences; bringing them an inspiration and admiration for music. Their family took them to see orchestral performances, which in return, inspired them to write their own music. Some conductors would volunteer to perform these songs, but none of them matched Stifonies’s vision.

During one of these performances, a few of the performers accidentally played their instruments too loudly and suddenly. Due to where Stifonies was sitting, they got instantly affected by this, causing them to become partially deaf in their right ear.

They were told that it’s best for their health to stay away from orchestra performances to prevent their deafness from getting worst, but they refused. Many began to turn their backs on them, due to seeing that their music as “odd” and “unconventional”. But they still continued to write and eventually performed their music themselves. However, they were a perfectionist. They would work and force their instrumentalists to practice to the point of severe exhaustion. One day several of their performers died from a stroke while performing. Soon they were left with no players to perform in their orchestra, leading them to stop performing all together.

Unfortunately, the Smallpox epidemic reach the Netherlands. They soon got infected by this epidemic and was stuck in bed for days, being comforted by the rodents they once took care of. Then in February of 1871, they died in their sleep.

After arriving in Hell, they actually found themselves at The Puppeteer’s Theater. The Puppeteer, shocked by their sudden arrival, greeted them warmly. Since they were the first to ever appear at the Theater, and watched their orchestration talent while alive, The Puppeteer saw this as fate and offered a deal to them. The Puppeteer offered to make them the 2nd in Command of the Theater, the ability to control the instrumentalist and instruments themselves, and being able to practice nonstop without the worry of exhaustion. However, in exchange, their soul is owned by the Puppeteer, having to follow their command when needed. They saw this as a second chance and was pleased with the conditions, accepted eagerly.

They were cruel to most of the souls they owned, working them nonstop, and even breaking limbs to punish them. Even with broken bones, they still make them play, either on their own or through their powers. They didn’t feel the need to get along or even socialize with the other Overlords and often ignored them, even leaving snarky “remarks” and comebacks. Not even The Puppeteer was safe from their sass.

Design

Their name “Stifonies Ziemuzies” is a combination of the Dutch words for “Silent” and Symphony”, and “Sick” and “Music”.

They’re around 8ft 2in, making making them around the same height as Angel Dust.

They have rabbit like features to represent their fondness for rabbits, and rabbits are linked to magicians who are often said to have “a few tricks up their sleeves”.

Their body is covered with small spots to represent smallpox.

They feel like fresh new paper, smooth and warm, and is able to be drawn/written on. This is to represent that they preferred to communicate through writing rather than sign language, but still know how to.

Unlike the other overlords, they only have a “shackle” around their neck, which looks like a bow tie. This is due to them being the 2nd in Command for the Theatre.

They lack a mouth, mainly to represent that they’re mute, but one can form when in their full demon form.

Here is a basic reference without the clothes and makeup: