Ooooo could you perchance tell me a little bit about your Guardians of Magic :00
(Please pretend this came out like MONTHS AGO OMG because I am. Ah. Not great at answering these on time ahhh-)
ANYWAYS! Yes, yes I can :D
The Guardians Of Magic is (hopefully) going to be a superhero comic. I say hopefully because uh⊠itâs still very much in the concept stage and keeps getting pushed back due to other, more turtle and triangle relating things. But I can still talk about it :)
Basically, I love reading comics, and I also love finding characters that I can see myself in. One of the best ways for me to do this is to find fellow neurodivergent characters. One of my favorite forms of comics are superhero comics (I like Marvel) so I was like âthereâs a TON of Marvel characters, surely thereâs an autistic one :Dâ nope. Nada. âOkayâŠ. Maybe just neurodivergent?â A few ADHDers, but I still canât tell if it was a joke or serious (HOWEVER, there is one VERY GOOD NEW MARVEL SUPERHERO WITH ADHD, and his name is Rapid and heâs Awesome and like cool and actually has realistic ADHD not just Hyperactive and Forgetful and Quirky hehe that most characters are portrayed as. I HIGHLY suggest checking him out heâs great) But yeah. Like, thereâs Moon Night, but heâs DID and I was looking for you know. Autism. (There is one panel of Mr. Fantastic self-diagnosing himself with âlow level autismâ, but he then also says that he wants to âcureâ it right after and it never gets brought up again, so. Heâs not getting included due to Bad Rep) And donât even get me STARTED on that one Aquaman villain that was so bad they had to retcon his backstory so he wasnât autistic anymore (yes i know thatâs DC but itâs still comics)
So I went âFine, I guess Iâll do it MYSELFâ and the Guardians Of Magic started to be born. Now, all of this IS still in the concept stage, so when I get to working on them more expect many changes as Iâm not super happy with where theyâre all at right now, but here is our main group:
(ALSO FOR CONTEXT: While they all started out separately, they were brought together and are technically lead by Hecate, the goddess of magic. In this universe, all mythologies are basically real with some changes for Story Reasons, and also yokai and other magical beings live side by side with humanity, similar to mutants in Marvel and stuff)
Name: Kiko Kobayashi (she/her). Age: 16. Species: Kitsune. Leader Of The Guardians Of Magic. AuDHD. Pan.
Kiko presents herself as a silly prankster who never takes anything seriously. She shrugs off responsibility and treats everything like a joke. Itâs pretty much impossible to get a sincere comment from her. She is also a compulsive liar and hides anything that might mark her as weak, different, or not-quite-right.Â
She has a natural talent for magic, which seems to be the only thing she actually focuses on and works to get better at. She doesnât use her newfound abilities for all altruistic purposes, however, and tends to use them for pranks and comedy. She constantly quips whenever she fights.Â
She also loves to nickname EVERYONE :D
Name: Chen Li (she/her). Age: 17. Species: Half Chinese dragon, half human. Hecateâs Apprentice . Dyslexic. Aro/Ace
Chen is incredibly serious and hard working. Catching her making a joke or showing any positive emotion is rare. Is almost always training. Sheâs incredibly talented when it comes to martial arts, but she has immense trouble with magic despite being Hecateâs apprentice. Constantly doubts her position given her inability to do even simple spells. This gets even worse when Kiko, a new magician, is instantly able to learn even complex magic.Â
When fighting, she is serious and quiet, taking down her enemies with lethal precision. She canât afford distractions. It makes fighting with her teammates hard, given they are walking talking distractions. Chen prefers fighting in the rain or underwater, given she gets a huge buff due to her dragon heritage.Â
Constantly annoyed by Kiko given her irresponsibility, almost always being the target of her pranks, and also because she always calls her Chen-Chen and she HATES it. She so grumpy and angsty hehe <3
Name: Kiara Keller (she/her). Age: 14. Species: Human. Crouching Moron Hidden Badass. Autistic with Social Anxiety. Asexual
Kiara is the sweetest girl youâll ever meet, but sheâs super afraid of people. Her parents are super âoverprotectiveâ, and are ableist. Tophâs parentâs energy. She loves bugs and arachnids (though not butterflies - those tongues are CREEPY!) and spends more time in her head than with actual people.Â
She never wants to hurt anyone, so she is always hesitant to let Mephi take over to fight for her. As she gets better at fighting on her own, sheâs able to just let Mephi provide her with powers as she protects her friends.Â
She my sweet little girl I love her so much <3
Name: Mephistopholes (Genderfluid, typically uses he/him or he/they, when possessing Kiara uses she/they). Age: Unknown. Heâs old. Species: Demon. The Demon On Kiaraâs Shoulder. Pan (heâs a demon the concept of gender doesnât exist to him)
Mephi was banished from Hell by his father Lucifer, given a task: find the Spider. He was trapped in an amulet, and has been taking over and corrupting hosts for decadesâŠÂ until the Order stole most of his power, leaving him weak and with the most uncorruptable host ever: Kiara.Â
While fighting, heâs bloodthirsty and ruthless, though he has learned to tone it down because Kiara doesnât like it. However, if sheâs in danger, all bets are off. Heâs super protective of her.Â
Heâs the little creature in the top of Kiaraâs art. I donât really have any good art of him that I can find right now, sorry, and his design is DEFINITELY going to change once I figure out something better.
Turns out I have no good art of Ellie and Orion in their civilian forms so have a rough sketch of their superhero outfits (subject to change) Ellie is the one with fluffy hair and domino mask while Orion has the long coat and katana. Also bonus Super-Hero Outfit Chen!
Name: Originally Hunter, Ellie gave him the name Orion, original name was TBD Littlewood (He/him). Age: 17. Species: Human (enhanced). Monster Hunter. ADHD, PTSD. Gay
Orion used to be a weapon for the Order Of The Morning Star (evil cult hehehe) but has since defected. Ellie gave him the name Orion so that he could be more than what the Order wanted him to be. He has since dedicated his life to stopping the Order and protecting Ellie.Â
He is proficient in many weapons and fighting styles and attacks without mercy. Heâs working on getting better at being non-lethal. Heâs silent when fighting, but has started to enjoy making jokes. He is still mostly stoic however.
Name: Elphias âEllieâ Carr (He/him). Age: 16. Species: Human. Blood Mage. Deaf. Bi
Growed up in the woods near where the Order was stationed, and his parents were killed by an attack when he was 13. For the next two years he spent his time in hiding, and slowly started to learn blood magic from watching the mages and built a bond with the quiet blonde boy who took the time to learn how to speak to him. Once Ellie learned what the Order was doing to Hunter, he offered him a way out, and they ran away together. Ellie renamed his new friend Orion when he wanted a name that wasnât just a title.Â
Ellie is skilled with knives and blood magic, and has an incredibly high pain tolerance. However, because his friends donât want him to get hurt, he sticks back as more of a support. He enjoys joking while fighting. He learned how to talk a bit before he completely lost his hearing and he also knows how to lip read, but he prefers using ASL.Â
HAHA YOU THOUGHT I WAS STICKING TO MENTAL DISABILITIES, DIDNâT YOU! HAHA NOPE WE HITTING AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN- (however bc I only have experience with Autism and ADHD, the current spectrum of disabilities is pretty small, but as I do more research Iâm hoping to expand the list!)
ALSO Ellie and Orion are dating. It was so funny I was making them, and then one day my brain was just like âwhat if you made them gayâ and so now theyâre dating lol. Donât expect a ton of romance other than this from the Hopefully Going To Be A Comic, because I am NOT a romantic person lol. There is a reason like half of them are ace lol.
I also have a little writing snippet I did with them though! Maybe Iâll share it later if yâall wanna see it. Thereâs a few editâs I would need to make given Iâve changed some details since I wrote it (like Orionâs name, which was originally just Hunter), but it mostly holdâs up.
SoooooooâŠ. Yeah! Guardians Of Magic! Thatâs them!