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Published: 2011-02-22 19:02:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1291; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 8
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Description made a concept for fire themed character from the Frieza race, called Cooka.

This is when I remembered I did that too a long long time ago.
Actually when I first started drawing dragonball. He asked me to show me these drawings, but since I am too embarrassed to show them and they needed a reboot anyway I drew these concepts.

Meet Melta, yes that's the best I could come up with , he's a member of the Fire or Flame family. So to my understanding there is no Icejin race. Just this alien race that Frieza's family is part of.

Anyway the upper right is the closest to how I first drew him. It's his first form and below are some designs for his transformations. I had them all planned out already, but not all of them were that practicle from a design standpoint. Some were too obvious, some just plain illogical. I guess funny hats are a theme here.

Hey if anyone can come up with a better name then "Melta" post it here!!

Others I'm thinking up right now are,
-Fra Frao
-Lavos (hmm I guess that's taken)
-Merata (too close to mierda?)
-Ovoh
-Baila(man these all sound spanish somehow XD)
-Maguman
-Flaminco

Okay I need to stop they are getting more and more ridiculous!
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Comments: 39

BlitzTroopa [2011-03-28 22:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Needs moar tail

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T-R-L In reply to BlitzTroopa [2011-03-29 16:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeah gonna have to work on him some more. Seems he doesn't look Frieza enough.

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BlitzTroopa In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-29 20:12:00 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I agree, and I think you should make his Final Attack a Fiery Version of the Death Ball

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T-R-L In reply to BlitzTroopa [2011-03-29 21:16:23 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm that would be too obvious, besides Freeza didn't use any ice attacks did he.

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BlitzTroopa In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-30 20:06:15 +0000 UTC]

True

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trifle-confusion [2011-03-03 15:10:10 +0000 UTC]

cool design :3
as for a name, idk, I always use dictionaries

call him Menyala, it's Indonesian for burn

Kánikula lol heatwave in Hungarian
Fene, or even better: Franc XD is hell in Hungarian lol, I'm evil and my name is Franc XD

ah wait, this one actually sounds like something: Vulkán, meaning vulcano in Hungarian
but I think I heard that name somewhere else once
blub idk if you like any of these, they were all I could find XD

otherwise you should just call him Fra Frao :3

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T-R-L In reply to trifle-confusion [2011-03-03 15:34:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool names so you just put a bunch of random words into hungarian and indonesian translators? Or do you actually speak those languages? I'm having my doubts about Fra Frao though. It's really tough to decide.

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trifle-confusion In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-03 18:58:50 +0000 UTC]

well I actually use real dictionaries (lol my mom likes to study foreign languages ), but that would work too, and it'd be a whole lot faster too, except those online translators usually only give one possibility, and sometimes they translate the wrong meaning of the word
:b but no, I don't speak those languages. but those are usually the languages I use to get inspiration for names

I know what you mean, finding a good name can be really difficult. especially made up names, because they always sound so off, mine at least do

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T-R-L In reply to trifle-confusion [2011-03-04 13:13:39 +0000 UTC]

Hehe having Indonesian and Hungarian dictionaries lying around does sound like it can come in handy. It is a great tip though, but I'll have to make do with the electronic versions on the net.

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trifle-confusion In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-04 19:31:16 +0000 UTC]

it sure is :3
I hope you can find something

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DeadlyChestnut [2011-02-26 10:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Hmm hmm, making them a race based on elements... quite the neat idea! In general In like your design, too, but well... as it is, it doesn't much look like they belong to the same race as Freeza. I'm mostly missing the unique feet and the tail here. Also the eyes. Do you know what I mean? Cooler looked remarkably different from Freeza, but you could still easily tell that they belong to the same race because they shared the same basic features. Your design is good, but maybe that's worth pondering.
I really like how you designed the clothes though, and the shading and color sheme are superb. O:

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T-R-L In reply to DeadlyChestnut [2011-02-26 13:32:03 +0000 UTC]

And here I was afraid he might not be different enough. I wanted to make sure he is original to be an important villain in my manga. Because a Frieza knock-off wouldn't quite be. So I tried to create his own set of original features. I do believe he needs some frieza like nails. And I did ponder alot over whether to give him normal eyes or not. The black ones might make him look a bit too beastly. I agree his tail might be a missing link, but again to set him apart I thought his family might have this custom where they cut off the tails at birth because they feel superior to the rest of their race and they feel the tail looks indignant.

Also is it weird that his hat is supposed to be part of his body like frieza's armor was and transforms along with him?

Hey thanks for the compliments that sounds good coming from a coloring genius.

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DeadlyChestnut In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-04 07:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh, okay, cut of tails make sense, it only would have been a little strange if they naturally didn't have tails.

About the hat... hmmm... It does make sense for it to be part of his body, but for that it still looks a little too much like a mask, if you ask me. :/ It doesn't really blend into his body, you know? It looks more like a piece of clothing. (What I thought it was...)I'd suggest either trying to make it more streamlined and blend in more - so that it looks like it's really grown to his body. Atm it looks like it was just put atop of it. Also because it's the same in looks as his actual clothes... Ooorr, you could try to give him similiar looking naural "armor" somewhere else on his body. (Like Freeza had in his first 3 forms)to make it easier to determine "Those are clothes" and "This is part of his body".

And ooooh, so are you going to work on your manga again? :3

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T-R-L In reply to DeadlyChestnut [2011-03-04 13:11:52 +0000 UTC]

Aaargh I guess it's back to the drawing tables. It's not easy coming up with a design that works like Frieza's without being a copy of Frieza. I will try a more Frieza like version and see how that fits. The part above his eyes might be an actual mask though, it is exactly ment to look like that. So it could come off at one point. They wear it also as a form of elitism.

I wanted him to have a more clothing based design in contrast with the heavy armor look on Frieza, but I guess that backfired a little.

And yeah my manga is a continuous work in progress. But alas me working on it doesn't necessarily mean a page is coming soon. ^^'

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DeadlyChestnut In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-05 23:09:53 +0000 UTC]

I agree, designing something Frieza-like is not easy. (The only thing of that kind I ever tried was coming up with a mother for Kuriza. You can imagine the difficulties.)
Oh, but so it IS a mask. Okay, thought that was part of his body too, since you said the hat changes with each transformation. A clothing based design is a good idea, I just meant that it was a little hard to distinguish between clothes and actual body.

Aww, too bad. Then I'll look forward to seeing more of your designs for now. ^^

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T-R-L In reply to DeadlyChestnut [2011-03-06 04:08:51 +0000 UTC]

We're getting things mixed up here. The hat is part of the body, the mask (the red part around his eyes) is a mask. The hat starts at his nose as you can see, and the mask he wears maybe to not accentuate his freakish black nose on his light skin. I don't know. Yeah?

If you just believe hard enough it starts to sound logical.

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DeadlyChestnut In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-08 21:58:27 +0000 UTC]

Um... Okay, maybe I am just one to think way too much about the logic behind design ideas. XD

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Octofafa [2011-02-23 09:18:58 +0000 UTC]

Race already invented by someone for a serious project. Thank you to respect copyright.

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T-R-L In reply to Octofafa [2011-02-23 10:20:42 +0000 UTC]

Haha copyright? Ok. It takes like one thought to go from icejin to firejin. I'm surprised not many and many more have thought of this. To claim one person has the copyright over this idea is just ridiculous. Btw it probably would be me because I thought of this about 7 or 8 years ago.

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Octofafa In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-23 10:24:26 +0000 UTC]

Ridicule peut-être, mais je doute que tu aimerais que quelqu'un copie tes idées, je me trompe ? Et puis il suffit de faire quelques recherches, outre DA, pour voir que j'ai le bonus de l'ancienneté. De toute manière, ce n'est pas cette histoire qui arrêtera mon projet

Faites ce que vous voulez, au fond je m'en fiche un peu. La copie ne vaut pas l'original. L'histoire aurait pu être règlée de manière soft mais l'agressivité me remonte les tripes
J'ai autre chose à faire que faire des enfantillages avec des personnes de mauvaises foie imbu d'eux même. Bonne continuation

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T-R-L In reply to Octofafa [2011-02-23 10:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Je pense que c'est toi qui rigoles. D'abord j'ai jamais vu votre firejin jusqua maintenant. Et puis, je viens justement de dire que j'ai creé ce personage il y a 7 ans. Je pense pas que tu étais si tôt. Peut-être on doit fair un carbon-dating test sur le papier de mes premières sketches de lui? Alors fous ma la paix s'il vous plait.

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Octofafa In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-23 10:40:44 +0000 UTC]

u_u qui a dis que j'ai publier mes travaux QUE sur DA ?

Mes oeuvres ont une date plus vieille sur mon site privé. (dossier de l'espèce, ect.) Donc je continuerais mon projet ne te déplaise, si cela ne te plait pas c'est ton problème.

Bonne continuation.

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T-R-L In reply to Octofafa [2011-02-23 10:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Moi je n'ai aucune problème. Mais il faut que tu comprends qu'on peut pas exclamer le copyright sur une idée, sans un matérialisation presenté. En fait une idée simple comme celle ne vaut même pas la peine de copyright. Au revoir, et bonne continuation toi aussi.

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RoganX [2011-02-22 23:25:22 +0000 UTC]

LOL, Flaminco! THat one made me laugh real hard.
But seriously, I think the idea is pretty cool, no Ice-jins and all, let them use all elements!

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T-R-L In reply to RoganX [2011-02-22 23:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeah if they were all Icejins they'd have the problem of running out of pun names for all their newborns. XD

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Slangh [2011-02-22 23:18:59 +0000 UTC]

No ice-jin? I thought so too, just a transforming race (Henshin-jin or something). Cool contrast with Freeza and co (no pun intended). I like the spanish sounding names

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T-R-L In reply to Slangh [2011-02-22 23:29:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It's very rewarding to see folks like your creations from way back. Though this guy got a little update. I don't submit too many OC's, mainly because all of them are waiting to be introduced into my manga. Somehow it feels like spoiling the surprise if I post it here.
Could you pick one name if you had to? I still haven't really decided yet. (please not Flamengo XD)

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Slangh In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-22 23:39:10 +0000 UTC]

I hear ya, but I can't wait to introduce my OC so I give little teasers, instead of full-blown biographies of course.

A name? What's wrong with Flamengo? Fra Frao sounds the most original and exotic, so I would go with that one.

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T-R-L In reply to Slangh [2011-02-22 23:43:29 +0000 UTC]

I like it too. But maybe it sounds a bit too strange. Do you get the pun?

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Slangh In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-22 23:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Something with fry?

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T-R-L In reply to Slangh [2011-02-23 00:05:16 +0000 UTC]

Yup, but also Fra frao sounds like farao. He does look a bit like a farao in that one form doesn't he?

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Slangh In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-06 00:23:54 +0000 UTC]

Late reply much?XD He does look a bit like a farao, I can imagine this guy walking around in the desert. What's with the guy complaining about copyright:S

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T-R-L In reply to Slangh [2011-03-06 04:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Haha yeah it was someone who doesn't fully grasp the concept of copyrighting I imagine. She said she had come up with the idea of a firejin earlier than me and therefore the idea was hers. Really???

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Slangh In reply to T-R-L [2011-03-07 13:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it's bullshit I never even heard of Fire-jin before I saw your concepts.

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MonsterInABoxINC [2011-02-22 19:05:08 +0000 UTC]

Looks cool coloured..

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T-R-L In reply to MonsterInABoxINC [2011-02-22 19:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Yup, I think it's a big difference. Have you started your drawing yet?

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MonsterInABoxINC In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-22 19:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Nope not yet will start tomorrow.. need the camera of mum lol

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T-R-L In reply to MonsterInABoxINC [2011-02-22 19:12:15 +0000 UTC]

So is this how you imagined his colors more or less? I wanted to wait at first until you drew yours, but I couldn't resist posting this once I finished it.

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MonsterInABoxINC In reply to T-R-L [2011-02-22 19:21:04 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm not ure tbh, yh i guess so hehe will have to wait and see, unless you want his colours to be like this... i know the feelin once you finish somethin is impossible not 2 lol

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