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Published: 2018-07-14 09:13:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 1524; Favourites: 81; Downloads: 0
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Description      Finally another ref sheet's done! ;w; I hope you guys are still doing alright, sr for the lack of activity  
I've been practicing and experimenting ref sheets XD And I'm very pleased with this style, sooo I'm thinking of remaking the other refs into this style in the future as well (if possible)~

     Anyway, this big guy is Enkei Gadii (EN-kay GA-dee), a Kaze gray wolf, one of the two protagonists (of the Canidae side) of Equilibrium (the other one is his sister Mumei .) His fa... I mean large, fluffy and chubby appearance makes him stand out from the other characters. It's not normal at all for a wild wolf to reach such weight, but I'll explain that later in another post dedicated only to Enkei's past, it's a pretty long story tbh~ lol

★ Personality:
-Extremely gluttony. He can consume up to 66.2 pounds (30 kg) of meat every day! His excessive eating might be troublesome sometimes, but isn't totally a big problem (at least to his pack), for it helps quite a lot with the duty of the Wolf Balancers (cuz in Equilibrium, whoever eats more = better at their job.)
-He is a grumpy reckless ticking bomb disguised as a round ball of fluff that easily explodes in annoyance and anger. The time when he's the most sensitive is when his stomach is empty. 
-Aware of his chubbiness, and would REALLY prefer it if others didn't always remind him of that. Nothing gets on his nerves more than that.
-Just can't refrain himself from swearing.
-Of all the Wolf Balancers, Enkei can be considered the least "nice". He constantly disobeys Elfihia - his boss; breaks the rules of the Balancers; bullies and makes fun of Demian and Kiku . However, he gets along surprisingly well with Gimonfu (who seems to be the only one understanding and enjoying his dark humor), and only truly cares about Mumei.
-He might be the slowest and um.. least brightest of the Kaze Pack, but the most aggressive, dangerous and territorial. To him, violence is the answer to almost everything. He is merciless to his preys/enemies, and rarely thinks twice before killing them.
-He is known as "Romano's Natural Enemy".

★ Special physical features:
-Big limbs and paws
-Spiky cheek fur
-Huge, almost round-shaped and very fluffy neck fur
-Tail curled up on the back
-Left front paw is white
-Black markings under both eyes (They aren't for pure looks, but have an important role in Enkei's story)

★ Other things about Enkei:
-Enkei means "round" in Japanese.
-His design is inspired by the "Chow Chow" dog breed.
-Black smoke comes out of his mouth whenever he breathes with his mouth, cough or blow air (any actions that involve pushing air out of his mouth.) This began to happen after his first, yet fateful encounter with Romano, which Enkei still feels tremendously bitter about till this day.

And there's that (for now)! I hope you guys like him!
Character and Art belong to Me, MapleKemon.
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Comments: 19

SweetElectricity [2018-08-22 17:06:18 +0000 UTC]

HE IS GORGEOUS
SO FLUFFY TOO, your characters and art are so good TOGETHER !!!!

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diosrubra [2018-07-24 18:09:07 +0000 UTC]

congratulations

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Jblask [2018-07-14 17:25:38 +0000 UTC]

I remember him! I like the chub wolf. x3 I also think it's interesting that apperently you'll be using that as part of the story...


Does the markings around his eyes mean anything? or is that purely cosmetic?

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MapleKemon In reply to Jblask [2018-07-14 17:51:31 +0000 UTC]

Hehe yup! ^^ When I first created Enkei as an OC, he didn't have that proper of a backstory or personality (I just went for whatever crossed my mind as his "personality" and used his big fluff as an excuse to call him chubby. Just for pure humor! XD) I'm glad I'm able to include those past nostalgic traits in a more seriously developed version of him now X)
Oh yes they mean a lot! Only certain "special" Wolf Balancers have markings under their eyes. They're not just for the looks though, they can make great impacts on the story and the "life" of the Wolf Balancers in many ways

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Jblask In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 18:14:11 +0000 UTC]

I like it! Definitely can't wait to see how it goes down between him and Romano!

Its neat to know thier markings having significance as well and aren't just "cuz itz kewl" XD

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MapleKemon In reply to Jblask [2018-07-14 18:36:28 +0000 UTC]

Haha tksm! I'm glad ya excited! Cuz I am too! XD
Oh no no, a perfectionistic realist like myself would NEVER do things for no real reasons XD Everything just has to have a reason for me!  So don't ever even expect me to do anything silly, childish and meaningless just bc they're "cool" lol

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Jblask In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 18:37:49 +0000 UTC]

I do everything because it's cool haha. XD

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MapleKemon In reply to Jblask [2018-07-14 18:40:20 +0000 UTC]

LOL if that's what you want! XD Can't stop ya!

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Jblask In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 18:50:57 +0000 UTC]

It's the only way I know. XD

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Spiritofrainbursts [2018-07-14 14:04:59 +0000 UTC]

He's floofy cool

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MapleKemon In reply to Spiritofrainbursts [2018-07-14 14:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Aaaa thank you ;w;

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Spiritofrainbursts In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 14:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Welcome 😊

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ValkyrieLandora [2018-07-14 11:51:47 +0000 UTC]

What a BADASS wolf, nice job ! 

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MapleKemon In reply to ValkyrieLandora [2018-07-14 11:54:09 +0000 UTC]

HMMmmm thank you so much, Val!  
And how have you been? It's been a while, isn't it? XD

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ValkyrieLandora In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 11:55:33 +0000 UTC]

Yeah xD It's been while. Nothing much, except that I started drawing reference stuff' and other. And ya, still improving as I see :3

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MapleKemon In reply to ValkyrieLandora [2018-07-14 12:18:28 +0000 UTC]

Glad you're trying out new stuffs! Your recent drawings/paintings look real neat btw! ^w^ 
Thanks! I'm very happy you think so

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ValkyrieLandora In reply to MapleKemon [2018-07-14 12:31:00 +0000 UTC]

Awh ~ Thx buddy ! If you're interested in this kind of reference, tell me !

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Okamisusi [2018-07-14 10:13:43 +0000 UTC]

That's one big, intimidating looking wolf.

One question. Does his err... greater than usual size affect him in any negative way (like his speed or stamina)? I'm mainly curious how easily could Enkei be outrun.

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MapleKemon In reply to Okamisusi [2018-07-14 11:29:49 +0000 UTC]

Well yes, he is the slowest and has the lowest stamina in the pack, so hunting fast preys is very difficult for him. Though Enkei isn't the best at chasing preys, he often tries other hunting methods (that don't involve chasing his preys down) to catch them instead, mostly with the aid of the other Wolf Balancers of course (especially Mumei and Gimonfu, who usually would just catch preys and bring them to him, Enkei doesn't have to waste a single breath. And that's also one of the reasons why Enkei kinda considers Gimonfu his "bestie" lol)
 
He also has this one huge weakness caused by his.. chubbiness which unfortunately, I can't reveal yet for it would be a huge spoiler to the story.  

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