#taomg

If you don't recognize him, he's the guy I drew with Richard (Dick) a while back for character design week 2026. He is a villain in my story (not an antagonist, just a foil to Richard).

He is the biological son of this guy (the one with the snowy owl wings)

Meet Harold, the Herald of Death, also a villain. His mustache is fake. Sorry you guys don't get to name him, but the pun was too good (thank you to dearest co-creator for the help with Harold's details).

Anyway, this is about the guy we're naming. With his dad being a snowy owl hybrid, he's not just a plain old human even if he doesn't have wings. His hair is feathery like Spark and Harold's, and his bones are hollow (like Spark, not Harold though) so he can breathe properly when flying. Now, he doesn't have wings, so he just has an insane lung capacity, which works out in his favour because his power is that he can hypnotize people with his voice, even more so when he is singing. His villain name is Orpheus.

The one on the left is a hero (because of course this is a superhero story, what else could you expect from me?), and the one on the right is a villain with a secret identity. Their personalities conflict in just about every way because they're really similar: a little snobby, self-confident, just an eensy-weensy bit paranoid, and wanting to be an older brother figure to the protagonist—which I've yet to design. The two of them are also so stuck up in their competition that they don't realize just how hyper-independent their "little brother" is and how awkward he'd be under someone else's care.

I don't know exactly their rivalry, like how dark I want it. Because dark, possessive, and a little creepy could be so fun. But I also yearn for fluff and the two doing stupid things like sticking their tongues out at each other when protagonist (no one has names yet, help) opts to hang out with one over the other.

And this is purely my rambling, like I wasn't doing that before, but protagonist being aware of this rivalry and using it to his benefit would be funny. "Well, so-and-so got me this" when told no. Even better if it's an absurd request that the other definitely wouldn't say yes to.

Anyway this is "Kid", not his official name, but what I called him in my last post. He is a seal hybrid, hence the gray skin—though I imagine he'd be a little fuzzy—, spots, and needing support to walk long distances. Also because it fits for today's word, deep. He is great with tech and has been since a young age.