Romystique's Art Gallery

Danger, the Smiling Demon | OC Art

He is a friend of Cutthroat, which is a big thing kowing the mirror demon can't really trust anyone - but this fella managed to do it somehow.

He's lore is not that flashed out, but I surely know he can't stop smiling, that's part of his curse - he's like Alastor, or more so the Chesire Cat: kinda crazy, but overly friendly and with his permanent smile it can be unnerving. ^^"

I can imagen him being this, but when he has to fight, he can be pretty dangerous (kinda a the reason he has his name) and terrifying.

Just A Reminder | OC Comic

I wish I've could finish all my ideas the day they come to my mind - because this one was done in one day. I started to sketch in the morning and finished at the afternoon.

The Hazbin Hotel pilot still one of my favourite videos on Youtube - that version of Alastor was so great, even better then the actual show version in my opinion - so of course I had to use one of his iconic lines for my boy. :3

Anyowho, even though I started to rework Cutthroat's personality a little, I still can see him doing stuff like this time to time. Maybe not with a clear grin like this, but with a calm expression on his face and some sinister undertone in his voice - that would cause shivers to Shay as well XD Poor girl the gods know how many times she had to carry out hear attacks because of this dude. :D

Zera | Rework Art

The rework train still goes hard and arrives now with this elegant lady here - Zera, again an old character who was planned to placed into an old story and never was shown, only on one art piece and that's it.

I've read again the old story parts with her and she was suppose to be a dark angel, serving the queen for the greater good - and in a positive way. Yep, a supposed to be evil character with a dark past on the good guys side and she had a nemesis as well in the form of a dark witch straight from Hell...that story was hell of a ride, good gods.

But despite me cringing over my old story ideas, this version of Zera will be still a supposed to be evil character, who'll help the good ones. And she's now a vampire with magic powers, a vampire witch if you will. Also, I might rename her later, but for now I stick to her current one.

I know her eyes are yellow instead of red, but I have my own headcannon that vampires and other occult creatures can have different eye colors on the unnatural color level - so for example red eyes for vampires are as common as for humans the brown eyes. So yellow eyes are kinda as rare as blue for humans...? I dunno, but I hope you can follow my train of thoughts.

Zera will be some noble vampire, who ain't really agreeing with the bad ones - being in the same species doesn't mean you inherently evil, am I right? So she will be some outcast from her kind and might be helping the military forces like Greywolf and the others.

Also, as you can see I've made her once in The Sims 2 back in the days when the original CD version was still working on my old PC...ah, good old custom skin making days :D

And the fact that even on the old piece, she really similar to Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil 8 makes me laugh, because she is older than the giant woman xD But I won't deny that for the new version I've got inspired more from Her Highness, I have to admit.

Lena | Rework Art [with SPEEDPAINT]

Fun fact, I've finished this rework last year - at least the main piece - but I held it back beacuse I wanted to finish the armored version too. However, since it was an outfit idea for a story and I reimagined that version, now it is only a scrapped idea, so here are they.

Lena was a random idea back in 2012, when I watched som World of Warcraft stuff and the clothing design inspired me. Also, I always loved vampires so I mixed the two, and for some reason, the idea of her being insane came to my mind - which I've kept for the later designs as well.

In 2021 her rework was a random idea, I just wanted to draw again after neglecting this hobby of mine for silly reasons. There came the idea for her being buff for some reason - but this idea stuck with me too. A magic wielding, muscular vampire lady, who can curse you AND break your back easily? Sure, why not xD

Also, to explaining her insanity, I've made her to be a Malkavian from the Vampire: The Masqurade games, where this clan is full of totally insane vampires. That's why the clan's symbol is on her shoulder.

Last year I pulled out her design and reworked her with the plan that she will be a royal guardsman in a story where vampires are the ruler class. Now this idea was changed, the vampires once was this class, but were overthrown and now they try to regain their status. So for now her armor is a scrapped idea, but perhaps it will be an old outfit, when she was still in the winning team.

The Gunslinger | OC Art

Now this was really a fun one to make, because I haven't drawn this man since 2017 and before that he had just a few pics of him - Lucas Smith, again an old character from an other story I didn't continue. He was made in 2009 first time, which is again a mindblowing thing to think about.

I was holding onto him for a very long time, back when I tried to build out that old story, but if I think back, he really didn't belong - he was a straight up cowboy for no reason at all, from an age where cowboys didn't even exist (he was like 600 years old so yeah...xD). I just got the idea from - once again - Metallica's song Mama Said, where Hetfield dressed as a cowboy. Zero relevance, I just liked the outfit xD

Also, he was like an evil side for James Greywolf - again, teenager urges to make all good characters have an evil side for no reason at all. And then when I wrote the story, it turned out James only had Lucas since his teenage years (around 16), so the cowboy couldn't be his true evil side... So I've made him into a vengeful spirit, who was cursed to live like that and survive in other people's bodies. It is funny to re-read this story every now and then but my gods, is it extremely cringe XD

Now let us talk about the new version: I'm happy that the military stuff stuck in my mind (I've talked about it a little at James' piece), because now there is a reason to bring Lucas back - he can be a weapon expert who's using maybe something like weapon magic, so he can summon weapons he learnt to use and can enchant them mid-fight if it is necessary. He's also at the age to be a high ranking soldier who loves to mess with rookies - that's what he does on this pic as well XD

Also, I still love his cowboy style, so since I wanna take my story to America, I can make him a texas guy and now there is a reason for the cowboy theme XD That's why I wanna look into more the southern dialect, because I can really hear him having one - maybe not so thick, only when angry and swearing, but mostly just a slight one.

His personality was around him being vengeful in the old story, and it stuck with me, so he will be still a vengeful person, but he can channel this feeling into his work, into the mission where he needs to go.

In the old version he was like this because as a kid his parent were murdered - in this story, there will be a similar situation, so a good reason to act like he does. But I'll leave out the concerning part where he kinda enjoyed causing pain when he was angry - because that was the first thing he would think about. He will have anger issues, but as a millitary guy, he can control his feelings and he can let it out on missions.

Werewolf | OC Art

Again a rework of an old character, this time my boy James Greywolf! I just can't let my guys vanish into the void. :D Also, I have a feeling he's aint the last old character, who will have a rework. I guess some of them will have a place in my project xD

Anyways, I had some fun with this piece - even though it is a simple design, finally looks similar to the pictue about James Hetfield which gave me inspirations to this character 17 years ago! Also, the fact that this guy exists almost 20 years now blows my mind, I didn't managed to fully process it still XD He went through a loooot of changes. My gods, I couldn't decide how I wanted him to look, but as you can see on the third image, I kinda became consistent around 2017. But he still had too much designs xD

And he's still a werewolf/wolfman - again an old idea born from Metallica's song Of Wolf And Man, and I'll keep it. Of course without the old curses by the Blood Moon and such shit. I loved making my characters suffer back than, no one had a decent past life xD But hey, I was a teenager, I loved edgy shit...and I love it still, but I trying to be more logical with them xD

Friendly Reminder | Crossover Comic

Finally it is done! I really need to do more comics because I'm awfully slow with the making of them XD But it is finally here! :D

A random silly idea: Since Hazbin Hotel's season 2 we know that Rosie is the one that gave Alastor his powers and "keeps him on a leash". But the prideful radio demon still mocks others and sees them as weak if they use help for anything. A massive hypocrite, am I right?

My OC demon, Cutthroat got his powers from a deal as well, but he would never lie about it - the fact that he was played irritates him to this day, but he likes that he can use his curse for is advantages.

So I pictured this scene, where somehow these two got into the same bar for a talk and Alastor tries to belittle him as well - but Cut surprises him just a tiny bit :3

Sinner Cutthroat | Hazbin Hotel Style

Silly little idea to try out Vivziepop's art style on my OC Cutthroat :D Funny how it was pretty hard to go by this style, but I like how it came out in the end.

Anyways, here's sinner Cutthroat - in this AU, after his deal with Lady Luck was fulfilled, he was sentenced to Hell. However, his powers remined his own, so he started to climb the ladder of Overlords, finally becoming one himself - The Mirror Demon :3

Wanna Hear A Horror Story? | OC Art

Just had another remake idea. :D I already did some reworks on my half-demon guy Jon, and now I’ve made another one - from the time when I really wanted him to look and act scary, while actually being a good guy the whole time. Which I executed poorly, to be honest. xD

What I’ll keep is the scary aura - his looks can be menacing, but now they actually hide a normal, caring person with a tiny bit of sarcasm and a slightly cynical worldview. XD I mean, he had a decent life, but people will judge you if you’re some kind of demon, no matter how hard you try to prove you’re good.

Anyway, an old random idea of mine was that Jon loves telling stories - especially horror stories. And oh boy, those stories are terrifying. The way he builds tension with his storytelling - even using a bit of shadow magic to bring some scenes to life and make them even scarier… Yep, he’s a master at making people shit their pants.

I remember that in my head, the old 2014 version looked just as scary as the new one - but back then, a lot of my art turned out worse than I expected. My skills were painfully limited, so I’m more than happy that this rework finally brings back the vibe I was aiming for 12 years ago.

And just like I said back then: if Jon asks you this, say no - if you want to sleep peacefully. xD

Revenge | OC Art

...Storm's comin', I can see the clouds No running's gonna save you now And hard rain is gonna fall down Like gravity, like gravity... Eye for an eye says you owe me a debt Blood demands blood, gonna get my hands wet The flood's comin', now you can bet on tragedy Like gravity...

A little piece of Cutthroat’s past - the moment he sealed his own fate. The moment he accepted the deal that promised him revenge on the people he once believed were his friends… only to be brutally betrayed by them instead. He isn’t a demon yet - but he isn’t fully human anymore either.

And yes, I guess the hot pink lady is a bit off-putting in this scenario, right? Let me introduce Lady Luck, the deal-maker who found Cut and offered him an agreement that sounded far too tempting for the freshly wounded, blue-haired man.

Lady Luck herself was once human - a spectacularly unlucky one. She used to live a glamorous life (maybe she was a playboy girl, just to make sense for the bunny head xD), but things went wrong, and after that, misfortune followed her again and again, dragging her further down each time. Eventually, she sold her soul for fame… and that, unsurprisingly, ended badly. That’s how she became this creature.

As revenge - and because she cannot stand successful people - she now tries to destroy as many lives as she possibly can. Unfortunately, Cutthroat became one of her targets.

Her design is still inspired by Set It Off’s Elsewhere era, specifically the Why Do I? music video, where Cody, the singer fights a character named Lady Luck (I got the name from them) with a similar concept. I just made her creepier by giving her a screen-like face. In their version, her story is also about extreme bad luck and vengeance against the fortunate. I simply merged those ideas with my own.

The idea of the pool room comes from the Killer In The Mirror music video as well. Since Cut was drowned in a pool, this scene captures the moment he crawls out of the water - ready to take on anyone in his way, guided by Lady Luck herself.

Not So Redeemable | Comic Art

Random idea born from a thought: people nowadays always want to redeem villains and give them backstories that turn them into anti-heroes or even full-on heroes. In some cases, this can work, but I hate how almost every villain is treated as an anti-hero now.

For example, one of my favourite villains is Maleficent. I like the live-action movies as well, but for me the original 1959 version will always be the peak — she was the literal Mistress of Evil.

That’s why I try to approach Cutthroat’s lore differently. He won’t be a truly evil villain, but I still want him to remain a villain-type character.

His backstory will explain how he became a demon — technically, if you watch Set It Off's Killer In The Mirror music video, I based his backstory on it — but I won’t turn him into a pitiful character. You can feel sorry for him, but his own decisions ruined him, and he is fully aware of that. He doesn’t want to be seen as misunderstood — he genuinely believes everyone deserved to die because they betrayed him and killed him first.

The Seventh Sage | Nostalgia Art

Just a fun little nostalgia trip that I planned for a while now. I dunno if any of you knows about a cartoon series that ran in the early 2000's called 'The Mysteries of Providence'.

The plot was about a trio and this fella - he is the Seventh Sage but you won't know it 'till the last episode. Until then he thought to be the villain, who sends chaos to the protagonists, and also has a cool raven.

His design looks a little bit funny now, but I still love it.

Portrait of Cutthroat

This piece was born only for two reasons:

1. I wanted to see how Cut's eyes would look with white pupils - and they look unearthly and I love it. 2. I just realized I never draw adam's apple to any of my male characters, so I did it first with Cut XD

Meet The Artist 2026

Art Summary of 2025

I'm back with a summary! Last year was the first since 2017 - when I did the first one on DeviantART - where I didn't do anything, since I launched my other account @LadyNenkani for my Lion King-themes art and I tried to make content for it as well, so not every month was about this account. But now I managed to make something for every months. I was surprised, I thought there were at least 1-2 months without a thing xD

Angry Demon | OC Art

Mess with the horns and you get the devil, I guess...and oh boy, even Lucifer himself would be trembling. O.o" It is really hard to make Cutthroat become THAT furious, but if you managed to do that...welp, write a last will, buddy, you ain't getting out alive. ^^"