MH - Raven D. Shadmock

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0.5 Lead
Orbitz Gel Pens
Pilot Ball Point Pens
Black Sharpie Marker
Accent Opaque Paper
PhotoShop CS3

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Boy howdy I've in an art slump and it's been going on for almost a month now. Hell, I forced myself to get this finished simply because, I haven't felt like doing anything arty. It really sucks and I just hope it soon passes.

Anyway, I thought I would try and finish some new Monster High artwork, but unlike my previous Monster High characters, this guy was first created when I was...12? Either way I had just seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) and got inspired.

When he was first created back in...'93-'94, Raven here was originally a vampire, but I could never think of any real back story for him, let alone any distinguishing personality traits (aside from chivalry, does that count as a personality trait?), so after a good 10 years of trying to work with the poor guy, he wound up being cast off like so many of my older OCs.

Then recently, I re-watched The Monster Club (in all it's cheesy, low budget glory, which featured Vincent Price's only portrayal in his entire movie career as a vampire), which was one of my favourite movies as a kid (I remember telling *Enamorte awhile back about the "Stripper" scene in the film), and Raven awoke in the back of my mind, demanding a bit of a makeover as it were.

And then Raven became a Shadmock rather than a vampire.

What is a Shadmock? Well, Shadmocks are best left described by the vampire Eramus to horror writer R. Chetwyn-Hayes in the movie:

Eramus: "You see first we have the primate monsters: Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghouls.  Now a Vampire and Werewolf would produce a Werevamp, but a Werewolf and a Ghoul would produce a Weregoo, but a Vampire and a Ghoul would produce a Vamgoo. A Weregoo and a Werevamp would produce a Shaddy. Now a Weregoo and a Vamgoo would produce a Maddy, but a Werevamp and a Vamgoo would produce a Raddy. Now if a Shaddy were to mate with a Maddy or a Raddy, the results would be a Mock."

R. Chetwynd-Hayes: "A Mock?"

Eramus: "Frankly that's just a polite name for 'Mongrel'. You know it's quite simple really. All you have to do is remember the basic rules of Monsterdom. Vampire sup, Werewolves hunt, Ghouls tear. Shaddies lick, Maddies Yawn, Mocks blow, but Shadmocks only whistle."

R. Chetwynd-Hayes: "Shadmocks?"

Eramus: "If a Mock were to mate with any of the other hybrids, their offsprings would be called 'Shadmocks'."

R. Chetwynd-Hayes: "And they only whistle."

Eramus: "Well they don't do it very often."

R. Chetwynd-Hayes: "It doesn't sound too terrifying."

Eramus: "Ohhhhhhh, but you should see the results of a Shadmock's whistling. Shadmocks are the lowest in the monster hierarchy, and yet they have this Power!"

R. Chetwynd-Hayes: "What happens when a Shadmock whistles?"

Eramus: "I heard of a man once who saw the results of a Shadmock's whistling. That's all he saw...and yet...and yet..."

And that's a shadmock. Shadmocks are considered the lowest in the monster kingdom (making them most likely lower than zombies in accordance with the Monster High canon). Despite this, shadmocks are normally feared by other monsters as well as humans who do not even realize their heritage. Even Raven's own parents gave him up out of this fear...fear the shadmock will whistle in the event that they were upset (this ability isn't used often and it's only used if the shadmock is upset, frightened, or threatened. Shadmocks have little control over this ability so one would have to be very careful in their presence).

Lucky for Raven, he was adopted by the vampire Eramus (who has a vast knowledge of monsters) and was raised by the old vampire. Raven eventually became employed as a waiter at the Monster Club to help him get over his anti-social behaviour. Later, Eramus would send Raven to Monster High is hopes that the shadmock would make some friends...friends who would see past his mixed heritage and not fear him.

Name: Raven D. Shadmock
Son of a Mock and a Maddy
Age: 18
Killer Style: I have n-never thought of myself as stylish, but p-perhaps my vest and coat would be considered such?
Freaky Flaw: N-no matter what I do, I s-shall always have patches of hair missing from my scalp...and I must never whistle...I-I must n-never whistle."
Favorite color: Deep violet.
Favorite food: I t-try to maintain a vegetarian diet, but t-there are times w-when I want raw m-meat...m-much good eating...
Favorite Activity: R-reading comic books. One d-day I shall attend Nekrocon.
Pet Peeve: When other m-monsters look down upon me f-for my mixed heritage...it makes me...w-want to whistle...a-and I must never whistle...
Favorite School Subject: History of the Undead. Everyone l-loves to read about themselves...t-their own kind.
Least Favorite School Subject: Physical Deaduation, I-I'm just not built f-for it.
Pet: Fauré, my pet pigeon. B-before I began a-attending Monster High, h-he was my only t-true friend.

Mentor: Ghoulia Yelps

Class Schedule:

8:15-9:10: History Of The Undead
9:15-10:10: Bitetology Lab
10:15-11:10: Monster Lit. (A.P.)
11:15-12:10 Lunch
12:15-1:10: Mad Science
1:15-2:10: Clawculus
2:15-3:10: Dead Languages (A.P.)
After school programs: Tuesdays - Scary Aptitude Test Prep

Monster High Official Website
Offical Monster High Youtube Channel (Note: Videos here are of much higher quality than those on the official site)
Monster High Wiki

The Monster Club On Wikipedia

The Monster Club Trailer

Playlist:

Gabriel Fauré - "Pavane"

"I must never whistle..."

Monster High Copyright © 2010-2011 Mattel Inc.
The Monster Club © 1980 Er...I honestly don't know who owns the rights to it. Anchor Bay?
Raven D. Shadmock Copyright © 1993-2011 Jennifer Hopkins/Hotaru Thodt (Me!)

Note: Raven D. Shadmock has a boyfriend will NOT be dating anyone's OCs/fan-characters EVER. PLEASE DON'T ASK AND STOP TRYING TO PUSH ME INTO HAVING HIM DATE YOUR OCs. Seriously, I should not have to put this damned note here. -.-;