Deconstructing Characters

My character, Fang, has a “fiery” personality that appears when people are being hurt or an injustice or crime is being committed.  She has the ability to produce fire psychically. Fang’s eyes turn red when she is about ready to attack. Her red vision helps in targeting the villain. In addition, just as a fire can spread rapidly, her fire ability enables her to run superfast. She can control any fire source and is immune and cannot be harmed by them. She can control these other fire sources to help fight by either using her mind to manipulate it or by grabbing it and throwing it like fireballs.  Due to Fang’s ability to manipulate and control fire, she can assist firefighters and first responders in rescuing anyone trapped by fire and can also assist in putting the fire out.  

   

Super stealthy just like a ninja, Fang lurks in the black darkness. She can move swiftly and silently through the night without attracting the attention of anyone. This allows Fang to observe others unnoticed.  She is no more than part of the scenery.   She can jump from roof top to roof top. She can jump from tall buildings and land as silently as a cat.  She can sneak up on anyone without being detected.  She goes unseen, until she sees “red” and her rage is ignited by some injustice to another.  At that moment, her rage literally fires up.  The fire is ignited and is used to help those in need of assistance.

Fangs’ character displays many versions of the triangle.  A triangle is used at times as a symbol of fire and is also seen in the drawing of the phoenix, particularly in the beak and wings.  A phoenix bursts into flame and then is resurrected, rising from its ashes as a new bird.  The phoenix is related to the character of Fang because she too rose from the ashes of her past to become a new person.  Named Elizabeth, it was on her 5^th birthday that her fire power became apparent.  Her parents did not know how to deal with this and abandoned her.  Alone and terrified, she was taken in by an elderly man who become her sensei   He changed her name to Fang which means phoenix in Chinese and taught her to appreciate her gift and use it to help others. 

Arboc (cobra backwards) was once a human man.  On a motorcycle ride through the Arizona desert, he was bitten by a rare radioactive snake.  The radioactivity changed the human man into Arboc.  Arboc is a snakelike creature who spends his life taking out his anger on unsuspecting victims.  This makes him an enemy of Fang. The color green is associated with radioactivity as well as many varieties of snakes.  Arboc is covered with bright green scales the color of radioactive materials.  In addition, venom is often thought of as green in color and his venom is toxic just like radioactive matter. 

Arboc also travels in the shadows and darkness and observes but for entirely different reasons than Fang.  In order to stay strong, Arboc needs to feed on strong human specimens.  Lurking in dark alleyways, he waits for his victims.  Once he spots a good candidate, he uses his orange head to attract his prey.  The victim is drawn to him like moths to a bright light. Once the prey is close, he looks into Arboc’s yellow glowing eye and feels a chill just as the snake strikes, draining life from the victim while strengthening himself.  The cover of darkness is essential for Arboc to find his targets and to attack them without others being around and noticing what is going on. 

 The shape of Arboc’s head resembles the shape of a light bulb.  The use of the light bulb symbolizes the attraction between the snake and his victims.  Light attracts attention, just as Arboc’s glowing orange head helps attract his prey.  Light usually is a sign of goodness and a light bulb typically signifies a good idea.  However, in this case, the glowing light bulb head of Arboc is used to lure victims into a bad situation that is definitely not a good idea for the targeted person.  The light bulb moment for Arboc’s prey is that they should have stayed away from the light.

Fang

Arboc