Ambrose Maurlias, Modern Version
Full Name: Ambrose Vespasien Maurlias
Race:
Human (werewolf/anthro wolf)
((see below))
Eye Color: Clear Blue
Hair:
Styled and blonde.
On the long-side of acceptable
Height: 6'
Occupation: Student
Birthday: January 25, 1985
Setting: "Real" world
Significant Other: Angelina
(see image left, but for art purposes, she usually dresses much punkier. See below for more information.)
REFERENCE SHEET:
Charahub Page:
Here
BACKGROUND:
This version of Ambrose, the "modern" Ambrose is a reinterpretation/ AU of the original, swashbuckling Ambrose
This deals with Ambrose as if he grew up in a
well-to-do family in the modern day, went to high school and lived a relatively
normal life... not being able to express his
true feelings because of strict adherence to the facade that he thought would
make his parents happy notwithstanding. ... until something happens to invoke
in him a
transformation of the lupine variety. The backstory is pretty much
a direct translation and closest approximation from the swashbuckling version
into the modern day, and deals with elements vital to Ambrose's character to
shape his same, basic personality. The other three vital elements (other
than his basic personality) are
(some initially-unwilling wolf transformation, fencing, and
Angelina - are the characteristics for Ambrose to be Ambrose.
What's described below is
kind of the jumping-off point and the initial reinterpretation of Ambrose to a
modern setting, but I've done a NUMBER Of off-the-cuff RP's with Angelina's
player with other modern versions of Ambrose that follow the basic theme/set up.
*High School Ambrose
This is the MAIN "modern" version of the character. Ambrose deals with actual lycanthropy as a case of a family curse that skips generations, and lands on his shoulders during those vital personality-shaping years in High School, and various and sundry complications. The story, as written out in brevity, is here:
>>> Modern Ambrose Storyline #1: High School Ambrose - Click for the storyline. <<<
HOWEVER, the basic set-up of Ambrose from the
modern setting afflicted with lycanthropy either through a generational
birthright or other infliction is a story that I have and continue to do various
spinoffs of. Some of them rather detailed and fleshed out of their
own right (That I really should write down to supplement the first
interpretation above).
Suffice to say, most others don't specifically involve Nyx and the
specifics of the lycanthropy is a bit different, but still requires him to
change on full moons/has accidental shifts with strong emotions. Most of
the storylines do involve an old familial tie to lycanthropy, however, buried
for several generations.
Ambrose's modern storylines also tend to cross over well with Ethan's
modern storyline and we've explored a story with those characters together in a
modern/initially High School setting.
High School Angelina
Angelina is often drawn with this version of Ambrose.
There is a webpage for Modern Angelina
HERE. However, there
are no images.
Angelina is flirty, brash, and strong-minded, though that generally is a cover
for some insecurities.
Reference Images
Auriana's "Photo" - is a great reference for Angelina's face and appearance,
but not her normal clothing. This is her as if she were dressed up.
Paintpixel's Angelina - is also a fabulous ref- both of her general
appearance (slight build) as well as her clothing
Art
by Pample - great image of Angelina's typical wardrobe, too
IoDM stage 2 -
While the IoDM version Angelina (and thus normally wouldn't have
animal-features) this is a great build/clothing ref
Ambrose & Angelina by June Jenssen - is a fantastic ref of Angelina's hair
when she dyes it (pink chunks like that in the right places) and is a good age
ref - (ambiguous-looking)
Size Comparison:
There should be a fairly drastic size comparison difference between Angelina
& Ambrose in werewolf form. These images give a good idea of the relative
sizes:
http://arania.deviantart.com/
and
http://arania.kamiki.net/
APPEARANCE
This is the same for both versions :)
General Human Appearance/Attitude:
As a human, Ambrose is tall,
thin, lithe, and attractive. He is very concerned with his outward
appearance and style - and is hygienic to a fault, and tends to wear preppy
clothing - along the likes of Abercrombie. His hair is styled and blonde -
and about the maximum length that is still considered 'appropriate'. He
values control, and by maintaining his outward appearance helps him maintain the
facade of being in control of himself.
((His appearance is VERY similar to the
swashbuckling-version Ambrose,
shaving off a few years and with shorter hair.))
Lupine/Werewolf Appearance:
Most of the modern versions of Ambrose deal with
him primarily taking on the form of a LARGE wolf with some werewolf
characteristics. Think a mix between a wolf and werewolf - mostly
quadrupedal, no head-hair, dexterous front paws. ((If you've played
werewolf the apocalypse, think Hispo ("Near wolf") form.)) Similar to
this image, but without the human-hair.
He also can in most modern incarnations take on a hybrid form identical to the
werwolf form from the swashbuckler version. Bipedal werewolf with long
blonde hair.
Wolf Photo References & Coloration
These are examples I've collected from the web of wolf pelt colors that are similar to how I visualize his coat. These images tend to be THE best examples I have of coat color. I have yet to get a piece of artwork of Modern Ambrose that nails his coat color - as it unfortunately is a hard pattern to reproduce.
Sample 1 - howling Wonderful Real Wolf color
reference!
**Sample
2
- Also a FANTASTIC color reference. This is probably the closest I've seen
to the right colors PERIOD.**
ARTWORK
BEST REFERENCE ART
Full Modern Ambrose Artwork Collection Links
* MODERN AMBROSE Non-Contest Art Collection - NOW I have enough art to warrant a separate page :)
*
And click HERE for the
smaller contest I ran, but that entirely focuses on Ambrose and transformations
^_^
- it has a mix of Swashbuckling and Modern Ambrose art :) - Modern Ambrose
entries posted on this page ^
* And
click HERE for the contest entries for the ENORMOUS joint contest I just
finished running with Kamiki
- it has a mix of Swashbuckling and Modern Ambrose art :) - Modern Ambrose
entries posted on this page ^
* And
click HERE for
the entries from a MASSIVE contest
focusing on the different versions of Ambrose & Sabin
- it has a mix of Swashbuckling and Modern Ambrose art :)
* And click
HERE for all
the entries
to the Island of
Dr. Moreau Art Contest
- It includes artwork of IoDM version
Ambrose and Angelina, as well as all the other characters
* And click
HERE for the joint art contest I ran with Sam Skip Sam
- it has a mix of Swashbuckling and Modern Ambrose art :)
*Alternate Version:
Island of Dr. Moreau
This version was spawned for a (now closed) online
Role-playing game in the Gaia forums for
a shop/RP by the aforementioned name:
Island
of Dr. Moreau. Here, Ambrose continued with his 'normal' life up until
after his freshman year of college, where, after having finally stood up to his
parents and did what he wanted to do for college (and was cut off financially)
realized that money didn't grow on trees. Responding to an add in the
paper for $5000 for a two week medical study, Ambrose unwittingly became part of
an experiment where himself and many other other unfortunate subjects had become
part of a genetic experiment that slowly changed them permanently into
anthropomorphic animals, and faced a lifetime imprisonment on the mad
scientist's island.
Wolf-Form:-
is slowly changing
from human to hybrid-form wolf described in the modern version above. There is no transforming
back. The changes will happen in four spurts (after supplementary
injections), resulting in a 25% change, 50%, 75%, and finally a last 100%.
However, during the process, Ambrose's hair grows out - eventually
to long hair like the swashbuckling version when his transformation completes.
~0%
Official Picture
~25%
Official Picture
~50%
Official Picture
~ 75% Official Picture
~100% Official Picture
Basic
Backstory (Pre-Island)
Ambrose's
Online Journal - very comprehensive!
*This is a still on-going RP, and Ambrose is currently 75%
of the way through his transformation, facing the facts, and facing an Angelina
recently brought to the Island, now trapped as well, and had to messily break
things off with Emelyn.
IoDM-Angelina
For couple art and forms they'd be in at a given time, Angelina
arrives on the island (as a human) when Ambrose is 50% of the way through his
transformation. She changes to 25% while he is at his 75% stage and
remains that way until he is 100%.
SO:
Angelina as a human can be drawn with Ambrose as a human, 50%, or 75%.
Angelina at 25% can be drawn with 75% or 100%,
Angelina at any of the rest
of her stages (50, 75, 100) would be with Ambrose at 100%.
Official Angelina 0% art
- see also the above section (High-school Ambrose) for other human Angelina
refs. The base char is the same.
Official Angelina 25% art
- GREAT clothing reference for any version of Modern Angelina.
Official Angelina 50% art
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Need other good references for wolves for artwork? Check out these great reference sites:
http://www.lioncrusher.lunarpages.com/imagearchive/index.html
www.corbis.com - search for "wolves" - over
1000 images!
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