Author's Notes
Kyo—Kyo started out as a ghost in my mind. He had no name, no personality, no image, he was just there. I went through dozens of lists of names and I didn't find one that really called out to me. I had to rely on a friend for a name, and she chose Kyo… no doubt a name plucked from the Japanese rock band Dir En Grey.
Now that I had a name, I just needed a face. I had some sort of idea, but it needed to be unique and shout "This is Animegamer2007's work, lay off!" He wound up looking like a young Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII) and having a personality like Dante (Devil May Cry) so all in all he really didn't turn out too bad.
The sword, however, was a challenge! I had no clue how to make a sword as beautiful and stunning as a sword created by God so I just let my imagination run wild! I envisioned it made from a light weight metal but with all the brilliance of a new silver ring and have it encrusted with gold ornaments like a cross and wings… so on and so forth.
Lena—Lena was sort of easy. She was a fusion of me and Mana from Malice Mizer. I gave her my attitude, wit, and punk/goth style and combined it with Mana's looks and some of his style. (Yes, she is actually a he! :D) Lena was made to look sexy and able to hold her own at the exact same time.
Lena's trademark steel fans came from playing as Kitana in Mortal Kombat way too much. (I love Kitana's steel fan weapon style! ;D) I didn't want them to look like Kitana's too much so I fashioned them to look like a bunch of razors strung together with silk string.
Fredrika—Freddy reminds me too much of my childhood friend, Nikki. (Damn, I miss her!) Freddy's full name came from the certificate that came with my first porcelain doll. It seemed suited to her uniqueness and her abnormality… which, by the way, I got from watching some television show.
Freddy is supposed to be the comic relief in some way and is the muscle of a family whose line is ending. Thus, the vision of the crumbling pink house… once glorious but decaying with time and neglect. Only after playing Rumble Roses did I give her some wrestling moves to her arsenal. (Yes, I'm a hard-core gamer!)
Steve-O—Now he's the greatest mystery! I don't even know how he came to be! I guess the name came from Steve-O off Jackass and Wild Boys. But he wound up sounding like a kind, mid-thirties black man who was raised in the south with a deep respect for life. If I had to cast an actor to play his part it would probably be Samuel L. Jackson. (I still don't know how to draw him.)