When you hear the term "Ogre", chances are, your mind will drift to
the World Of Warcraft and their green monstrous-looking beings. That can be
viewed as one particular artistic vision. And even the classic cartoon
from 1985, Disney's Gummi Bears, had a host of Ogres, while the 3D character "Shrek" is also an Ogre. And in the DSNG Sci
Fi Megaverse, the Ogres do exist. But they are completely different, in
terms of their genetics and appearances.
Here are some sample concept art posters showing Ogres that I gathered from around the web:
So what is an Ogre?
Simply put, the Ogres in DSNG are hybrid beings. Remember, in the DSNG
tales, there are 7 major planets: Erion, Avera, Taran, Macur, Scalata,
Planoris and Entrados. If you're familiar with this blog, then I'm sure
that you've already met the four-armed
Scalatans in the former articles; and you've also seen the
Entradans in another archived blog post.
So
the Ogres are actually a genetic mixture of Scalatans and Entradans. And this
is where the unique style of the DSNG Ogres comes into play.
The
Scalatans have horns, four arms, four eyes [or even six eyes] and sharp
"dorsal spikes" on their backs that can sprout to yield Gargoyle-like
wings. Plus the Scalatans have red, purple, magenta and even pink skin. Conversely, the Entradans have just two arms and two feet, while
they can be endowed with mystic abilities; plus some Entradans are Lizardians. And the Entradans have red, blue, orange and golden skin.
So when aliens from those two
disparate races mate and produce offspring, the hybrid child ends up
being stronger and tougher than his/her parents. And that mixed Ogre
child may have multiple horns, two arms, four arms, four eyes, three
eyes, or even just one central eye, etc.
Some Ogres are giants,
while others are regular-sized humanoids. And they all have teeth that
can morph into sharp fangs, at the speed of thought.
In the latest ebook
DSNG Book 14,
one of the main plots is an adventure that involves a small band of
Ogres, namely Sokov Schwarz, Odesa Montegra, and Go-Ran. Two other Ogres introduced are named Zandin and Zamrah.
As you can see in the sci fi poster / wallpaper below, the DSNG Ogres are far more sophisticated in their appearance than the standard Ogres that you find in other video game and entertainment franchises. Remember that DSNG is set in a sci fi world; thus everyone and everything created has to fit, in terms of the technology that exists.
Most of the Ogres are usually considers as Entradans. and
their home world Entrados is referred to as a Steampunk World, where
dragons and draco-hounds exist like roaming wild horses, in certain
regions. But of course, the magic spells projected from law enforcement units keep
those wild creatures in check, so they don't wreak havoc on the
populations within the city districts.
As hybrid
beings, the Ogres are not dumb and clumsy; instead they are extremely
sharp and gifted. And whenever you see the word "gifted" in the DSNG
tales, think of it as an acronym for: "having one or more super
abilities".
Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, Sokov is a former high-school basketball
player. And currently he's an ex-con and an independent mercenary. Odesa
is Sokov's sexy girlfriend [although she calls him "Master" and the reason
for that issue is explained in
Book 14]. I know he looks cool and she looks sexy, but I must inform you that these two characters are actually.... ruthless villains.
Honestly,
Sokov is a bad guy with a good heart; he's a villain, but he is a
father and a thinker, who considers his opportunities very carefully...
so he'll even work with the good guys, if he views such a partnership as
a means to making immense profits.
Odesa is much younger than
Sokov, while she has 4 eyes. They both have super-strength, plus some
other special abilities. For instance, Sokov can see in the dark, while
he has a mystical
Super-mode ability tagged as
Wild Coyote Reign.
On
the other hand, Zandin is a hefty fierce guy and he's about 6 feet 10 inches tall. He has distinctive horns on his forehead, which help to make him more intimidating to his foes. Zandin is married to Zamrah, and she's a beautiful blonde four-armed female Ogre. As shown in the poster above, Zamrah is voluptuous and muscular. Plus she has a diamond-shaped birthmark in the core of her forehead, while she has golden skin like an Averan [and Zamrah gets to meet Azzar in the latest Book 14]. Zandin and Zamrah own a weapons manufacturing firm called Trigun Lancer Weapons Systems. And they are both villains, who parade as corporate executives.
[Prince Azzar is shown on the right, manifesting his
Super-mode ability, slightly similar to the
Super-saiyan ability in DBZ]
Often
my loyal fans forget that there are four different Scalatan clans, who
have slight phenotypical differences. Plus there's an archived article
that you should also check out, which shows another concept art poster
with three female Scalatans, who all look different [
HERE].
That blog link will open up in a new window, and the poster in that
article helps to reinforce the fact that the Ogres can have a wide
variety of appearances, due to the vast diversity within their
ancestral gene pool.
[ Shown on the left is Prince Azzar and Lady Lizbeth, from the latest ebook. Lizbeth is a female
Newteron]
Now you can see that
the art style and concept of Ogres in DSNG completely differs from the
Ogres that you find in WOW, or any other MMORPG fantasy world!
And remember,
DSNG Book 14 is available now! -->
Over Here!
[The ebook is 750 pages, Rated M for Mature]
BTW, This Article is Part 24 of the
DSNG Overview series. Part 23 is over
HERE!
This is a fan art poster that I was working on yesterday, while watching some NBA games...
