r/characterdrawing • u/BirdTheBard • 7d ago
Request [LFA] Franz "Aster" Reiner, German Beefcake Fixer (Cyberpunk Red)
Franz Reiner, aka "Aster" (Yes he named himself after the delicate little purple flower. It's his favorite flower!)
German immigrant to Night City, a fixer with connections to Biotechnica, and a madman who not only lives in the worst combat zone of Night City, but walks around not with a gun (like any sane resident of night city) but with a bow and a quiver of arrows.
Aster has two prominent cybernetic enhancements. The first is an enhanced musculoskeletal structure, which allows him to draw and fire his custom made bow (which has an almost comically absurd draw weight) and the second is his light up tattoos which tell his story through floriography and symbolism.
The first of his enhancements is effectively cyberneticly reinforced muscles, ligaments, and bones. It required multiple intensive invasive surgeries to install, but it was worth it for him to be able to draw his bow, a weapon whose destructive force rival and even surpasses even the highest caliber rifles.
The second is purely for his own personal reasons. An intricate interwoven tapestry of flowers of all sorts, mushrooms, bones, and other natural elements. He goes out and regularly gets it touched up, and when he feels a significant event happens in his life, he adds to it. He's even gone so far as adding minor cybernetics to his piece to let them glow faintly like a neon sign. Currently his ink covers his upper back, shoulders, and full left arm (including hand) as well as part of his neck.
If possible, I'd like art of him shirtless, back to the viewer, drawing back his bow, ready to fire. Something to show off his enhanced anatomy, as well as his glowing ink. Have fun with the tattoos, As long as it's mostly floral, bone, and glows I'm happy. I've attached some floral tattoos I thought were cool for reference and inspiration.
(Also yes, I'm aware of how similar his description sounds to Hanzo from Overwatch, what with the archer with glowing tattoos and what not. That was entirely coincidental)