3 hours ago, nandosuave86 said:

He's giving serious Goh Hinazuki from Virtual Fighter vibes. What intrigues me the most about the way you're setting up Magnum Opus is how the characters are technically all "bad-guys". They're Yakuza, so that means they're inherently on the other side of the law. So I'm taking it that the overarching story is going to be from the perspective of those in the criminal world of Empire City? And you had mentioned in the past that there'd be no cross over between MO and Stiel Maiden, yet the events that I assume will unfold in SM with Raisha El in Japan will have blowback in this story at some point with the Tennouji clan? We're already just a prologue in and I've already got so many questions LOL.

Initially that was the plan...but the ideas started flowing and it just makes the most to have some crossover between both stories. Emphasis on "some". Elements of each story will bleed into the other, and certain characters who fit within both will appear (example: OBVIOUSLY when shit hits the fan in Japan, Ayla El will make and appearance in MO). But for the most part both stories will remain adjacent to, coming together for VERY specific moments. As for my other 2 stories...events of both MO and SM will be reflected...but only specific characters will make appearances (Such as Lori & James appearing in TLWL and Sylas Greenly appearing in SM). That's the plan...for now at least. Bubblee & Victoria kinda blows the lid off of things and TBH I'm still conjuring (pun intended) the overarching story outside of Vozanath. She's more of a "long term" antagonist.

As for Sho's inspiration, he's inspired by the art of Sung Eun Kim...aka KSE332, as will be most of the Yakuza characters featured. 

As far as skill, Yaz is the better of the 2. As far as physical ability, they're dead even. In terms of "power"...well, that's to be revealed...lol.

3 minutes ago, Trapp said:

"Sho's mother is named Hikaru?!?! "

Yeah, I know Hikaru is a name that can be used for both males and females. It's doubly hilarious because "Hikaru Shinoda" is my Hikaru's birth name. This blog might be one of my favorite character profiles you've done so far, not just for the bias for the surname and its underworld organization relationship, but because that surname has been a part of my life for nearly 24 years (as most people familiar with Linkin Park, duh...) but making it your own, even though the similes are there, that's what separates quality levels between my "Shinoda" and yours.

Both Hikaru and Sho are products of their environment. In Sho's case, his "force of nature" ways are sending him down a path of destruction, which honestly seems more interesting and compelling than Hikaru's "force of nature" which instead yearns for peace and feels pain for every life he took both as an assassin and as a soldier. Hikaru would definitely be destroyed by Sho if push came to shove.

The difference between them is that, even though both of them were harshly trained and refined into forces of nature, Hikaru was shunned and dejected by his own family for being born a bastard son and ruining a potential alliance. His training was never done out of pride or purpose, but rather, as means of "doing the clan's petty, dirty work". Sho, from my own perspective, was set for greatness from the beginning. And of course, he was going to suffer for it.

I cannot wait to see this monster unleashed.

Sho's side story is going to be VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY interesting, and I don't plan on wasting time establishing it. As I said, Sho uses an offshoot of Hakai-Ken he calls Hakai-Shin, and his sidestory will very much be rooted in it, as well as Hakai-Ken's true origins. I can't spoil it, but it will tie into another character in another of my work. When it happens...it's gonna be mind blowing. In fact, his very 1st appearance is pretty much going to set the stage as to what to expect from him going forward.