We discussed this as a group, and the overall consensus was that he should be demonic in nature, a dark shadowy character that we never quite see. We also wanted to include horns to allude to this, and make his silhouette clearer. It give’s the impression that he is something other that human.
Baphomet, a symbol of Satan
Sandman from the Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman
A drawing of a plague mask
A drawing of a plague mask
Mr. Tumnus from The chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Ryuk from the Anime Deathnote
The Faun from Pan’s Labyrinth
All these images have something in common, they are otherworldly creatures, or have animalistic elements. The plague masks in particular would create an interesting distinctive silhouette, and horns would suggest something satanic. We also discussed the character having a long black cape, and would almost float rather than walk. We want to give the impression that he is fluid like smoke, and could disappear at any second.
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