Alton Island - Nemesis

"Nobody knows where he came from.
Nobody knows what he wants.
There are theories, and then...
There is the legend.

It came from another dimension, one beyond our imagination. It was rejected by society; it did not look like anything they had ever seen before, it could not speak their language, it just spent its days in the wastelands of the planet. People feared it for its powers; upon being stung by the most poisonous creature on the planet said creature died instantly, it was immensely strong, it could grow tentacles from its back... They knew it by their word for 'Demon': Nemesis.
One day they declared they'd had enough, and tried to destroy Nemesis. The mob cornered him in a canyon. Moments later they were all lying dead. Nemesis did not know how he had done so, nor did he wish to know. All he knew to do was run. Find sanctuary. A military base gave him the answer. He stole a spacecraft and fled, hoping to find somewhere he could live in peace. He accidentally entered statis and the ship drifted through the universe for millenia.

The craft crashed onto Alton Island over 2 million years ago, burying itself in the process. It began drawing power from the Earth's core, keeping Nemesis alive. When settlers arrived on the island, some of them became affected by the strange energies emitted by the craft. It drove them mad. They eventually vanished completely, causing this area of the island to become abandoned. Until the 1990s...
Louis Schwarzkopf reclaimed the land, bringing new settlers with him. A construction project in 1994 was halted when the workmen complained of dizzy spells, migraines and the urge to dig in the shadow of two giant oak trees. They became overpowered and began digging, uncovering the craft. They were astounded when they found the cockpit, which contained a small red-headed man. Millions of years in statis had driven him insane, trapped with his troubled thoughts, his anger at those who rejected him. Nemesis' rage was immeasurable, sending trees, small buildings, heavy plant and people hurtling through the air and destroying the craft that had brought him here. They say the explosion could be seen from across the island.

Months passed. Nemesis had decided what he was to do. Humanity would pay for the injustices he had experienced. He began claiming the land as his own, creating horrifying creatures, corrupting the inhabitants and slaughtering those who would not submit to him. When one man, local hero Hunter Black, tried to stand up to him, he was savagely beaten and killed, thus prompting the government to start taking action. By 2002, it seemed all hope was lost, had there not been a divine intervention..."

So the original Nemesis picture is over 4 years old now. My drawing style has changed since then, and of course I don't really like to look at it. There have been a few changes to the character as well. This isn't exclusive to Nemesis - most of the early Alton Island pictures are horrible, Air's being so ugly I removed it and replaced it with a frame from her music video. They don't truly reflect the characters, some of whom have evolved considerably since their conception.
Thus begins a new campaign: redraw all the old Alton Island pictures with this new style.
In this one, Nemesis is seen beating the ever-loving snot out of Hunter Black. Who is Hunter? That's for another time...
Nemesis' design was initially based heavily on Marik/Melvin Ishtar from Yu-Gi-Oh, but here I've tried to tone that down.

Alton Island © Matt Lindsay 2008-2013