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Death is only the begining!

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December 27, 2008
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incoming WoW-nerdery....*sigh*

with the release of the Wrath expansion for world of warcraft came the introduction of the hero class, one which i promised myself i'd never play, or if i did, it'd be when the novelty had worn off and you could swing a new class without being up to your eyeballs in people doing the same.

being teh hardcorez troll supremacist that i am, and faced with the ability to create a reanimated hero troll clad in heavy armor and commanding powers of death and frost, it took about 2 minutes for me to take the path of least resistance.

anyway, this here is my troll death knight, Badimo. the name seemed apt, as according to Wiki:
The term "Badimo", although usually translated as "ancestors" does not simply refer to people who are now dead, but rather to the "living dead". In the traditional African worldview, deceased ancestors continue to be present and are actively included in the daily life of individuals and tribes. NERRRRRRRRRRRRD!

usually when i do a piece i kick it around for about a day before going "Ehhh that's good enough." I had this one cooking for quite a while, coming back to it now and then and basically trying new things when they came to me. I think i like it, but it sure tried my patience. I guess you could call it a "safety" piece...when i got fed up with my efforts on other works i'd come back to this and doodle just to feel like i was still working.

characters and concepts based, of course, on the works of Blizzard Entertainment, the pushers...
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*Malinidk Jan 9, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This piece have just been so very inspiring and amazing to look at for me.
The scene for starts is really nice and I loved reading about your story. It gave a good insight.
Your lines, use of colours and small effects like her cold breath, glow in the eyes and especially the snow adds so much to the image. Cheers for being not only an inspiring artist, but also inspiring other trolls to choose death knight. I know I did.
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Mood: Joy ~FilmMuffin Dec 31, 2011  Student Photographer
Mother of God! This is striking! Where do I start....uhm...the sword, it's so menacing with it's massive width and bulky edges, (my eyes widened when I gazed at it for about 10 seconds straight). And the neon glowing symbols that shimmer on the blade, it entrances me. Have you ever heard the song "Badimo" by Juno Reactor? It's all about the whole African "living dead" thing, and it goes really well with this art piece. That's the reason as to why I've stumbled upon this, because I was searching for any drawings that might have been inspired by the song. But anyways, the character in general gives off such badass energy; Stunning! I love his clothes 0_0 And the harsh blizzard that's storming in the background, awesomeness.

The song: [link]

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There is no escape. No hope. Only hunger and pain...
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~right2fail Dec 1, 2011
WOAH...
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Mood: Love ~Nortraz Nov 1, 2011
Awesome!

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uhhnn....my english is bad....
MEOW!
Tigers,dragons and horses FTW!!
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~JohnRamb0 Aug 3, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
I like the coloring tecnique .... Reminds me of the Ghost in the Shell animation. This could very well be a pic of "WOW: The manga"

grats
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Mood: Wow! ~qfzpjm159 Aug 3, 2011  Hobbyist Artist
AWESOME!

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Now I'm trying not to use Youdao Translation Software to write English. But, you had better not use nets language with chat me!
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~Troysbook Jul 27, 2011
HI there, i am working on a book and I need someone with your talents for illustrations. If you are interested please contact me. Troysbook@gmail.com Thank and I hope to hear from you soon.
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~TheOctopusMan Jul 18, 2011
I was kinda bummed out when they didn't make alot of troll dk characters in quests and stuff when they make such great monster lookin baddies and ancient elders and stuff...sorry bad grammer
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~SniperSkittles Jun 17, 2011
Holee sheet. THIS is TO....EPIC...DYING....*slumps over on desk from heart attack triggered from epicness. Any way this is stunningly awesome this is better then most anime's i have seen granted i dont watch anime all that much. but yea this is bad ass make more also how long did it take u on this? also judgeing by the back ground the tint of the snow and i'm gunna guess she is in zul'drak or Icecrown am i right?.

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98% of dA isn't SPARTA.
If you're part of the 2 percent that is, then put this in your sig. FOR TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL.
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~Okamitsu Jun 8, 2011
Her nickname should be Badassimo.
epic job love her. I dont normally like the idea of Troll DK's, I still think that Trolls and Tauren need to go over a development in their pixels and detail (like making the female trolls blink).
Anyways, she's awesome.

(I personally love BE and Worgen DK's those are the only ones I generally make)

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"Originality is hard to recognize because it doesn't look familiar"
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