Alton Island - Air

"With Nemesis ruling over the Forbidden Valley and expanding his territories, many people were concerned. Development on the Secret Weapon was taking longer than expected and with that being the only foreseeable way of stopping him, Nemesis was free to conquer the entire island. Even those not of this realm were worried...
The kingdom of Granadia is home to The Gods, who watch over the planet and command its various elements. In early 2002 they decided that it was time to do something about this crisis, but none knew what. It was then proposed that a single God be stationed on Alton Island to protect the people from the demon king. Many of them were shocked - no God had stepped upon the Earth since its creation, and they were not willing to let man know of their existence. Even then they were well aware of Nemesis' track record; he had been kept alive for millions of years and his dark power was literally killing the land he owned. While he may not be able to destroy Gods, they likely couldn't destroy him. Many of them saw this plan as a lost cause.
Except Air.

Air Luftai, a Goddess of Wind was looking to prove her worth in an attempt to apply for the High Council - those who are truly worthy enough to not only command, but control the elements of Earth. Despite being quite young, the Elders allowed it and she was assigned to protect the island for as long as Nemesis plagued it. She managed to fend him off almost as soon as she arrived, halting his charge on the final human settlement, Oasis city, and killing one of the Nemesites in the process. Shocked by this, Nemesis retreated back to his lair, while Air set to work creating a barrier of pure energy to contain him in the valley. She then took up residence in a mountain that overlooked the city, watching over the citizens in the last remaining area of what they had once called Thunder Valley."

Air was the very first character I designed for this series, way way back in 2008. And of all the original designs, hers was easily the worst. Her hair was very straggly and lifeless, her eyes were huge and animu and ugly, her proportions were completely out, and it was just plain bad. The picture that has now been moved to my Scraps wasn't even the original one - it was so awful it became the only one of these designs to be outright replaced, the replacement image being a frame from the music video I made in 2009 (which is where her updated design first appeared). Her design hasn't actually changed since then, she's just been drawn in the much nicer new style.

Alton Island © Matt Lindsay 2008-2013