Raven Ref by FadingGlory

I think this is the most overdue ref yet... X'D Say hello to artistic suicide, also one of my very first OCs.

First, I have an interesting story to tell. Once upon a time, FadingGlory made a spider centaur for a roleplay and wanted to name him off a pretty little brown bird she once saw. But she was stupid and got "wren" mixed up with "raven" and ended up naming her character after a bird that looks nothing like him. So if you ever wonder why I named him Raven... it was a derp moment.

Anyway, let's get some basic info on this guy!
Raven Stryker is a spider centaur who terrifies everyone and generally hates everyone back. He is reclusive, negative, and unresponsive toward others, though it's hard to blame him. Raven has grown up amidst war. His country's leader is hot-tempered and dominant, leading him to wage war upon the neighboring countries. When Raven turned 14, he was taken away to help fight in a war overseas.

Continued in online comments. Enjoy!

Name: Raven Stryker
Age: 17
Species: wolf spider centaur

#FGRaven #FGOC #artisticsuicide

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painted on a Nintendo 3DS
17 Sep, 2018, 10:39 pm
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FadingGlory

17 Sep, 2018, 10:49 pm

Random info:

Raven wasn't selected just to scare their enemies. With the lower half of a hunting spider, he is packed with eight powerful legs capable of damage. Spiders are strong already, but at this scale, he can display impressive speed, heightened jumps, and deadly kicks. His exoskeleton serves as armor to block sword attacks and other assaults, and his feet have two hooks each which slice through skin like butter. His eyes are specialized for night vision.

Despite his advantages, the battlefield is still a merciless place, even within their own camp. Raven carries several scars to prove the fights he's experienced - in war, and among follow soldiers -including three claw marks on his face from his own commander.
His primary weakness is his back and body. Raven's spider body in particlar lacks a thick exoskeleton and is thus easier to puncture. Adding to that, spiders move via pressurized blood pumping through the body, so if he has an open wound, he'll lose blood fast and eventually go limp.
Of course, that will only happen if enemies can get past his barrier of armored legs.

FadingGlory

17 Sep, 2018, 10:49 pm

Bonus thing:

Despite his scary appearance and rude personality, Raven is still human at heart. He lacks social skills and dreads talking to others if it isn't business-related. Nature and reading seem to calm him despite his faulty vision in bright daylight. He also crushes on girls pretty easily, but it's not like he could ever have a chance getting to know one with looks like his.
He also loves food.

FadingGlory

17 Sep, 2018, 10:50 pm

(All done)

0Pama0

17 Sep, 2018, 10:55 pm

Welp, guess who threw their phone across the room. (I saw the spider legs and got freaked out XD ) awesome design!

BloodHybrid

17 Sep, 2018, 11:02 pm

Ah he looks amazing! I'm loving all these refs!

Look,

It's Malakai's best friend ;)

Caplunkas

17 Sep, 2018, 11:40 pm

Repli 2 U

Thnk U! Am downt kno Eny uther wayy two contakt them thow. So am hoap four best. Thnk U Much!

BloodHybrid

17 Sep, 2018, 11:45 pm

Re// Yes! They need to meet again! It brings back nostalgia! I need to update Malakai's refs first xD

Faye_Lynx

17 Sep, 2018, 11:53 pm

Spiders are still terrifying but he looks beautiful.~

Alkaline

18 Sep, 2018, 12:48 am

Ah I remember him from when kj did that rp,
nice to see him with an updated ref.

re: interesting way on describing it, nevertheless it fits.

CaffeinatedCondor

18 Sep, 2018, 2:17 am

Omg he’s so flipping cool! I actually love spiders lol. I think they’re pretty and they eat insects which I absolutely hate. Especially the flying ones.
Re: Thank you very much much as always you’re much too kind.

GalaxyTheWolf

18 Sep, 2018, 4:51 am

Re: Thank you!

Antifreeze

18 Sep, 2018, 5:03 am

I would probs be initially freaked out but then be chill since I like spiders.
That rp was some fun times

Zeyphr

18 Sep, 2018, 5:45 am

he's a good boy!

EclipseOcelote

18 Sep, 2018, 6:34 am

A very good spooder!!

SpiralingUpward

18 Sep, 2018, 10:26 am

This dude is so cool!! Creepy, but cool!! xD and when you said he was reclusive i was like 'ha, reclusive...ha! Great pun fade.' xD

lOvOl

18 Sep, 2018, 5:35 pm

I take it, his dad is a Spider, or he did have Gazillion siblings...
nice piece :)

JellyRabbit

18 Sep, 2018, 5:52 pm

Woah! This is cool!

RRLWusa

18 Sep, 2018, 7:03 pm

isn't this guy in the Spy Kids movies

wait-

ShadowPikaboo

19 Sep, 2018, 2:00 am

He looks so awesome!! We have wolf spiders around here xD

darthTofu

30 Sep, 2018, 2:02 am

I LOVE SPIDERS haha, pretty cool to see this one! And you've definitely captured that creepy feel of their legs, it almost looks like they're moving. I am sad he terrifies everyone though. Lol. My brain is kinda going nuts trying to reconcile a single person having such incredibly different muscular and skeletal systems in the halves of his body, like how does that even work really? Would a spider's hydraulic muscle system even be effective at such a large size? Does it even matter it's fantasy omg.
PS are you familiar with the comic Saga? There's a spider lady named Stalk with a very similar body plan.

Rose-Tinted

10 Oct, 2018, 9:20 am

Interestingly enough, I found out spider centaurs are called Arachne. I think... I just Googled it from a story I once read. Still, yours was the first I've seen of it and it was very inspiring

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