Melty Blood: The Night of Wallachia

Katto... Katto, katto, katto, katto, KATTO, KATTO, KATTO, KATTO, KATTO, KAAATTTTOOOO!!!

I'm asking myself why I haven't made a fanart of this guy LONG ago... I mean, I this guy! Who wouldn't resist that bloody, toothy, disturbing smile. :evilgrin:

This is the Night of Wallachia (or Warachia). He's from the Tsukihime novel by Typemoon and a playable character in the Melty Blood 2D fighting game. I've downloaded this guy for MUGEN long before I got my hands on the original Melty Blood game, and man, this guy was awesome to use! His black tornadoes and claw swipes, his interesting cloak, that creepy insane face! He's a riot!

Aside from all that and his "kikikiki" laugh and "inspiring" quotes about humans, I also like his overall concept. I've read around wikis about Tsukihime, and found out that Wallachia is actually a creature that has transcended the state of ordinary existence. He's not really there, tangibly. Only after certain "conditions" are met that he materializes. Supposedly, he latches on to a community's rumors and urban legends, feeds on that energy and then finally takes the form of the rumor. Cool huh? I've never heard of a character as unique as he is. Nice, Typemoon!

I made this look messy. Because he's an insane, homicidal creature of darkness, I wanted this to have that "demented" feel. I made the background using heavy, dry strokes of the brush and used lots of blacks and reds. And there's always that "insignia" of Wallachia - a bloody smiley face stamped on the moon. Had fun making this. And it satisfied my craving of doing fanart of him.