Thoughts on Goria #6: Introducing Some New Villains

I came to a few realizations today:

1: I could make a pin-up of Succubus.

2: ... and Elaine Carver, Jillian Dyer, Emily Andrews...

3: I kill off more villains than good guys, or more villains change sides, and don't get replaced.

4: I wrote a lot of characters that could fit into the Goria universe.

So, I'm doing just that. I've also come up with some new concepts for some old characters. You know, because, I matured a little bit, and realized that I want this to be Sci-Fi/Horror, but have some semblance of realism. So, let's start this:

1: Able: I can't believe I didn't think of this idea sooner. A lot of Goria's villains are Infected (Gomorrah, Vomir, Corpse, Skin-Bag), Demonic (Samael, Amon, Carapace, Succubus), Humans that are Enhanced (Sodom, Charge, Bio-Lynn, Theta) or Undead (Harbinger, The Dark). I cannot name one that is just human, but trained to kill. And, no, Trent Falon does not count. That's where Able comes in.

Able is one of the most sadistic characters I've ever made for the sheer fact that he is just human, but is fueled by pain. Able has chains tied inside of his body, coming out of his skin, attached to different types of weapons, such as weights and blades. As one could imagine, this would hurt like hell, and Able wouldn't have it any other way. Unlike Falon's sidekick, Liana Craig, who is a sadomasochist, Able is just a masochist. Pain keeps him running, and in the contrast to Pandora Celee, whose constant pain drove her insane, Able is nearly perfectly sane. And extremely intelligent.

2: The Sick Man: Originally the villain of the book I wanted to write in high school, The Sick Man is the result of the government trying to find the next terrorist biological agent. I changed it up a little for Goria. The US Government starts experimenting with the Necrocyte, and weaponizes it so that they can see if they cure. Unfortunately, one of the scientists infects himself in protest to the plan to cure all of the infected. Instead of being able to escape after his infection, he's captured, and made into a monstrous threat to anything his new captors want. The Sick Man is a male Azrael without the bones sticking out... and oddly enough, humanity. Much like Gomorrah was being manipulated by Sodom to kill, the Sick Man is forced into killing, and tries to occasionally stop himself... possibly to no avail.

3: Drem (Drem-Ur): Drem has been used by me in several forms. He was the main antagonist in another book I wanted to write, where I was killing "sinners" for his own survival, a video game concept where he singlehandedly destroyed a space station, and even as a potential "Shade" villain. Oddly enough, though, I think Drem, the Sin Eater, would make a more worthy addition to the "Goria" universe.

Part of what makes Drem stick out in my mind is that he isn't a demon, angel, or human. He just is. His personality is that of a calm, collected killer, thinking nothing of killing a room full of innocent people to get to one person, but not panicking, or, for that matter, reacting at all, when it doesn't work. His ability to make bladed weapons out of his arms, and his quiet, malicious nature resembles that of the T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, save for the fact that, no matter how hard one tries, they can't kill Drem. Even with molten metal. If his target dies by someone else's hand, he just moves on to the next without a care in the world.

4: The Til: Originally used in the short story "Death Toll," The Til is a being that is essentially a black, viscous liquid, that, in its anthropomorphic form, seems to have long horns, a spinal column, ribs, and hips sticking out. It can possess people for its own means, either killing them, or consuming their physical forms and making them into a "shell."

The Til originally wanted to take over the world, but over the years, its motives changed. It now has no other purposes than to create chaos and feed for its survival. If it's host served its purpose, the Til has no qualms about killing them and finding another host. To add to the threat, the Til can possess someone, and you may not know it until it's too late.

5: Ragnarok: Ragnarok is, quite simply, one of the most disturbing creatures one would ever lay eyes on. Imagine a newly hatched baby bird, covered in slime, missing a beak, with feathery wings coming out of its back, and perpetually melting. Ragnarok is one of the original Nephilim, angels who mated with humans, and his grotesque form isn't his punishment; it's his camouflage from the angels who may want to find him.

Ragnarok has had millennia to hone his abilities, and it shows. He can shift reality to a literal Hell on Earth, filled with monsters that mankind probably haven't thought of. Leading him are series of random, chaotic events caused by unnatural circumstances, and leading to swarms of monsters popping out of the woodwork. A massive car accident caused by an Earthquake without a fault line, causing zombies to walk through a neighborhood was his first herald. And it surely isn't the most unusual.

Some other ideas I've been tossing up involve existing characters. I need to find a new model for Skin-Bag, for one. Another is making Poisonetia half-human instead of a full-on robot. I'm also thinking of changing some of the character dynamics, such as Sin's views of the Infecting changing more gradually instead of after Gomorrah becomes good. Stay tuned for more updates!