LIGHTNINGCLAW DESIGN NOTES

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• Reference for his human form HERE
• Reference for his cat form HERE
• LightningClaw is never without his fang necklace.
• The FUCK logo on his shirt is made with using "Luminosity & Shade" on top, not "Overlay" as the reference says.
• In the same font as LC's "SAINT" and "SINNER" tattoos, his fingers say "FUCK" and "SHIT."
• LightningClaw's left ear is torn, in both human and cat forms.
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  • Any of the listed stud designs can be worn at once.
• On LC's left nostril (in shadow on the reference,) he has a piercing.
• LightningClaw's hair and fur have a gradient (labelled on the HUMAN reference,) but it is optional. If you choose to omit the gradient, please use the middle tone.
• LightningClaw is VERY skinny!! If you want to draw hum without a shirt, his ribcage shows through his sides. He has a difficult time putting on weight, and this reflects me irl, since he's my sona and all.

Your Local Problematic Fave LA Kid™

• Favorites:

    Food: Bacon, Sunny-side Eggs, Powdered Donuts
    Drink: Energy Drinks (Practically lives off of Monster and Rockstar)
    Music: Rock, Punk, Alternative
    Colors: Bright Red, Yellow, White, Black, Orange

• Personality Traits:    
  

Positive: Protective | Dedicated | [Some other synonym]

 Certainly, the negatives of his personality outweigh the positives, but he's not that bad. Its very hard for people to befriend him after the incident, but when they do, he is extremely protective and loyal towards them. LightningClaw is the type to shove someone behind him and fight than to see them getting hurt (much to his friends' displeasure- since they're perfectly capable of fighting for themselves.) More often than not, LighningClaw needs to feel like the hero in these situations, since he sees himself as a villain.LightningClaw loves and supports his friends no matter what dumb shit they pull- because he's going to be right there pulling that dumb shit with them. If they go down, they go down together- ain't no choice.

LightningClaw is dedicated to the things he loves, of course, but the same can also be said about the things he hates. StoatStep for example, is seen as the very scum on the bottom of LC's shoe, and LightningClaw can become quite... "dedicated" when it comes to defeating and killing that Hades Blessed.

Negative: Aggresive | Loud Mouthed | Abrasive

 LightningClaw is not one to trust anyone easily, unless he's known them for fucking years. First meeting him, he seems to be a conflicted mess of a loner and being all up in your face. He speaks his mind, no matter how crude and hurtful it can come out as. LightningClaw knows his actions have consequences- he's learned that from StoatStep especially, but now he just doesn't care. His words are snippy and aggressive, just like his actions. He doesn't hesitate when it comes to a fist fight because of something he's said, he's sure to beat some sense into you- even if he looks like a skinny piece of shit, he's a lot stronger than you expect. He won't kill you, luckily, so thats good I guess? LightningClaw often scowls and bares his teeth without meaning to, and can seem as very imitating to new people approaching him. In his own mind, it's to weed out the people who he feels like they don't care enough about him to break down his spikey, rock hard outer shell. Unfortuantely LightningClaw doesn't realise by doing this he's also pushing away any potential help and friends. No one wants to be friends with someone who is so angry all the time, afterall.

Neutral: Reflexive | Suave | Egotistical

Almost everything LightningClaw does it out of pure intrinctive reflexes. He moves fast and is quick on his feet, and has very little delay time when it comes to snippy comebacks.  This can be exceptionally dangerous for those he's facing off against in a fight, because he's a heavy hitter and can defend himself in under a second when attacked. Unfortuantely he's also a bit of a glass canon and as soon as you catch him off guard it's easy to win. The easiest way to catch him with his guard down is when he becomes over confident after attacking sucessfully; he stops analyzing the situation and is completely open. LightningClaw tends to think he's Hot Shit™ when he's in a good mood, often thinking himself better than others. He will often brag about things (even if he did those things terribly.) His self esteem is normally extremely low, but as soon as something good happens, it sky rockets into the stratosphere.

• Interests:

-Music; LightningClaw plays in a band with some of his closest friends from Highschool. He chose the name because no one had any ideas (at least because everyone agreed that every other suggested name sounded terrible,) thus they were called "Amateur Ghosting." LightningClaw is the lead singer and rapper, though he occasionally plays the guitar. The band got popular pretty quick, and LightningClaw became the fan favorite. Soon the band found a label after becoming successful on YouTube and are now working on a studio album.

-Graffiti; LightningClaw prides himself in being a vandalist. Of course, he never says it out loud to anyone besides his close friends. He doesn't have a specific tag designed for himself- it all depends on how much of a crunch for time he has. It can range from a sloppy "LC" to a detailed mural of the mona lisa.

-Partying, Drugs, Alchohol: When his girlfriend, SwiftShadow, was murdered by StoatStep, LightningClaw didn't know how to cope. His life was falling apart enough for what StoatStep has done to him already; firing from his job and staining his previously clean criminal record,  He turned his back to the positive things in life, and became depressed. Despite his friends wanting to help, he constantly pushed them away and turned to the world of partying and getting shitfaced. Without a job, LightningClaw lived on welfare checks, and ended up spending most of it on his getaways from the problems he faced in life. He has a variety of drugs he uses, which ranges from marijuana to heroine and other obscure sounding drugs found on the street. LightningClaw is especially addicted to weed, unable to go a day without smoking it. His apartment reeks of the odor. He doesn't worry about over dosing on anything either, he's immortal and wants to die enough anyways, so the 24 hours he spends dead are a bliss. The alcohol numbs the pain in his brain. The parties give him something to do to forget. LightningClaw just wants to forget everything that happened. He wants to be whole again.

• Headcanons

- LightningClaw tends to pick pocket others when he needs a little cash. He can move at the speed of light if he wants to, no one is going to catch him anyways. He makes a habit to not take more than $10 from a person, and a habit to steal from the people who actually look rich. $10 is nothing to them, but that $10 could by him the next hit of whatever he's in the modd for. Any money that he steals and doesn't need at that moment and time gets donated

- LightningClaw loves his firearms. he owns a large assortment of guns. Lots of which are banned nowadays, like one of his two favorites: his AK-47. The other favorite he has is his handgun is his Desert Eagle .357 Magnum, which he has dubbed Headshot. He keeps it concealed on him at all times.

- LightningClaw is a glass canon when it comes to battle. He's a heavy hitter, and holds back very little with his barrage attacks, HOWEVER, catching him offguard with a powerful attack is the best was to disarm him. When he gets into the groove of things, he becomes over confident and stops analyzing the situation at hand, lowering his guard and his reflexes begin to slow. That is when he is most vurnerable.

-LightningClaw's internal clock wakes him up at 9 on the dot every day, no matter how hungover he is from the night before.

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