New deer character? HELP FOR IDEAS

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Im thinking of making ANOTHER character, yes >.<
So I need your help.

He/she is inspired by
this and this

If I do want to make him/her what should I call it?

REPLY AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
NAME AND OTHER IDEAS WILL BE UNDER CUT

Name ideas:
Philosopher
Homunculus

Gender:


Appearance:

likes
-stealing souls
-consuming flesh

dislikes
-no light
-

etc:
he/she is immortal, but they are powered by a Philosopher stone
(homunculus)
he knows alchemy


(remind me of what else I should put)

Your link is just an empty

Your link is just an empty Wiki page...but my idea would be to look at some historical alchemy (there are loads of illustrations from 'recipe books' and other formulas) in addition to FullMetal Alchemist. Drawing inspiration from more than one source will give you a more well-rounded and interesting character.

edit: Disregard the wiki page comment, your link is working correctly now. Smiling
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Okay thanks for the help, I

Okay thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

Yeah I know I had a better wiki page on the Philosopher stone from Fullmetal alchemist but the page didn't work for some reason, it would make more sense if I put it though. But instead I just had to do the whole FMA wiki :/
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Is this the page you were

Is this the page you were looking for?
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YES! Thats exactly it! Why

YES! Thats exactly it! Why does it work for you? D:
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Dunno. The URL you linked to

Dunno. The URL you linked to was: http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Philosopher

That is, missing the 's_Stone bit at the end. Might be something with how you formatted the opening post? I always use BBCode in the "input format" section when I post.
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Mk I think I got it So what

Mk I think I got it

So what do you think of him? I did this sketch of what it is so far (srry if its crappy)
Its a deer/Envy/Ed elric/Pride mix <_<

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He's interesting, I'll give

He's interesting, I'll give him that.

Uhm. I do think that if you intend to use pieces of canon characters, you might be better off with a fandeer. I think Ed and Envy have been made into fandeer here already, though. A manga!Pride deer might be interesting, I think. Lots of shadowy bits and stuff. c=
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Fandeer eh? Yeah I guess

Fandeer eh? Yeah I guess thats what he is since he wasn't made up. I couldnt think of anything else, I usally have lots of things I could think of, but I ended up with this. Canon characters? What's that o.o

Yeah I think Pride is cool too, and I am thinking about utting more characters into him
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A canon character is one who

A canon character is one who appears within the canon of the story. Uh, y'know. Like Ed and Envy and stuff. As opposed to a fancharacter.

Uhm. What I meant with the fandeer is, something like, uh... this or (for a non-FMA example) this. That is to say, a deer who is meant to be a particular character in a series. I have one myself, though he's still a WIP.

What I'm trying to suggest is that you don't simply smoosh together pieces of characters from the series in an attempt to make an original character. Instead, maybe either focus on making a deer out of a character already in the series who may be heavily involved with the Philosopher's Stone, or perhaps try to make a fancharacter for the series and adapt them into being a deer. Maybe you could make him into a living Philosopher's Stone somehow? Set might be the skull mask/DotD pelt/zombie antlers? Sorry, haha, going in too many directions at once. ^^;
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im on my DS i right now so

im on my DS i right now so sorry if I dont make sense..

Well I understand about the fandeer and canon now.

A living Philosopher`s stone eh? Seems of a good idea.. And Im doing some sketches, i will upload them tomorrow. But yeah I wasnt trying to smoosh in the characters, I was trying to just one with abilaties of some other characters, like Envy with Ed and Pride persionallity and a bit of their power.

Hmmm Im trying to do my own character now, like what you said of a philosopher stone, and maybe he is a homunculus?

Like i said, doing sketches. Wow this character is getting complicated xD Ive never had to do this with any of my fursonas and characters.

edit: i got him a little but i have little inspiration of what details he should have and what his fur color is...
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double post D:

double post D:
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Quote:But yeah I wasnt trying

Quote:
But yeah I wasnt trying to smoosh in the characters, I was trying to just one with abilaties of some other characters, like Envy with Ed and Pride persionallity and a bit of their power.


Unfortunately, that's exactly what I mean. Taking pieces of characters from the series and combining them into your character. It's one thing to take personality bits, but your initial design had automail and anime!Pride's eye. That's usually frowned upon in the fancharacter world.

The homunculus idea could go a number of different ways, depending on which continuity you're using. Judging from how you used anime!Pride's eye in your concept, I'm guessing you're only using the 2003 anime as your base? 'Cause the manga might hold more options for you. Your character might be the Forest's version of how Father was before the series began. A shadowy figure, maybe with multiple eyes on various parts of his body to show his connection to the Gate?

My take on this would be something like this:

He'd be solid black, though, with the eyes having purple or red irises. I apologize for the scribbly horribleness--I'm on the desktop right now, and I don't have my tablet or SAI handy, so I'm using a mouse and MSPaint, haha.

Set is skull mask, orca or DotD pelt, and the key antlers.

It's just an idea I'm throwing out here, don't mind me.
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Woah! I wouldve never thought

Woah! I wouldve never thought of that! ;; You make me jealous with this style, it makes me kinda want it to be him, but I wouldnt want to be using your ideas, unless if you said I could or something D:

I added a couple details like steel spikes on his neck? and maybe front claws? Eh just some of my stupid ideas I guess Sticking out tongue

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-shrug- Go for it if you

-shrug- Go for it if you like. You asked for character ideas, so I gave you one. Perhaps you could reference me as an "inspiration" or something in your profile, though? c=
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Mkay this is what he looks

Mkay this is what he looks like but what about for other characteristics? Like name,dislikes,likes,etc?
And sure of course Id credit the inspiration to you!

Are any of your deer in the forest? Sure he's a fawn but he should get to know you before he gets older. Sticking out tongue
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Hm... Perhaps simply

Hm... Perhaps simply "Homunculus" would work for a name? I usually choose a name that describes what the character is (Doll) or a noticeable trait (Kreuz/Scar)--Celyn and Rajani notwithstanding; Celyn was named before I started that trend, and Rajani is an adaptation of a much older character. On that note, I'd also choose "Eyes," "Gatekeeper," "Noir," "Void," or "Tenebrous." You don't have to use any of these, I'm just throwing them out there, haha.

Because I used Father's original form as a base rather than any single homunculus (or any from the 2003 anime), he'd actually more-or-less act fairly human so far as emotions went.

... Okay, "human," seeing as everyone is a deer in TEF, haha. |D

Perhaps he's the reason why there aren't nearly as many "nameless" deer in the Forest as there once was a few years ago--he absorbed them all to create his physical form, hence his status as a "living Philosopher's Stone." He has the ability to create other homunculi, but may not want to for fear that they might try to overthrow him (a la Greed). He can use alchemy, but it's the "false" alchemy that Father taught the Amestrians that uses the souls within his Philosopher's Stones. That would explain why he alone would be able to use it within the Forest.

One thing that a few of the homunculi in the manga shared was a type of jealousy toward human relationships, because the homunculi themselves aren't capable of that. Perhaps he could share that sentiment? See himself as an outsider and be resentful of the meaningful relationships of the other deer?

Ah, the deer I play most often at the moment is Doll. Due to her status as an "artificial doe," she and him might actually get along rather well. She's... actually a little like a homunculus herself, though she has nothing to do with the FMA world. She's usually on from 7pm EST to... uh, well, sometimes until midnight. Just check the map for her; her favorite haunt is the ruins, but she may be near the crying idol (with Illrose) or on red hill (with Herla or Sianna).
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I believe that Homunculus

I believe that Homunculus came and sat with her at the ruins earlier. He likes her very much and will not see her as a threat, he got angry when she left though, and he attacked a tree.
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Ah, yes. Doll was originally

Ah, yes. Doll was originally sitting with Thatch and then Homunculus appeared, haha.

Oh dear. Sorry about that. My laptop and TEF don't like each other very much, and it takes me so long to get Doll's pelt back and get her back to where I want her usually that I tend to shut down when it crashes. ^^;
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Awesome draws ^^ Btw... No

Awesome draws ^^
Btw... No more Shika? o.o
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Haha No, I still play Shika

Haha No, I still play Shika ^^
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Good ^^

Good ^^
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*puts stalking music* THIS

*puts stalking music* THIS BIO IS NOW BEING STALKED

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D
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Thanks and its not really a

Thanks and its not really a bio, just ideas because he's still a WIP. But there will be one very soon
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Aww okayy *stays to see the

Aww okayy *stays to see the bio be put together* =]

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D