Red Oni 1 by DimensionLord1 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

⭐Universe: Hero Universe ⭐

Red Oni, real name Briley (still gotta come up with a last name) is an Irish American superhero/anti-hero and a member of the Darkwatch. A young woman of mixed heritage, Briley is a small part Japanese and after a visit to Japan found herself unlocking a very unique power. Briley gained the ability to transform into an oni, granting her supernatural strength as well all manner of other abilities as well. Besides her strength she also has pyrokinesis, invisibility, levitation, and likely more abilities yet to be discovered. Additionally in her oni form she carries a massive iron club of magical make, a kanabo which she can summon at will to crush and pulverise her foes.

As Briley she is petite young woman, meek, kind, and often a bit nervous in dangerous situations. Though when she becomes the Red Oni, she becomes a tower of hulking muscle with a personality in stark contrast to her own. She becomes extremely aggressive, tough, and no f's given. She also becomes extremely self-indulgent, doing things she never would have in her right mind (excessive drinking, promiscuity, etc), is passionate in anything she sets her mind to, and much more emotional (hothead and veeeery prone working herself up into a rage). While they're two sides of the same coin Briley considers the Red Oni to be a separate entity all together and often has to deal with her constant presence as a sort of "devil on her shoulder", trying her best to keep her in check. The oni can be triggered by almost anything with anger being one trigger, and on more than one occasion she's lost control and been embarrassed by her alternate self's antics. The Red Oni itself is not evil, and is just a much wilder, less restrained part of Briley's consciousness and soul that's all about having fun and doing whatever the hell she wants.

Briley despite her attempts to keep her alternate self under control, has chosen to use her powers for good. Something which as the Red Oni, she doesn't have a problem with and loves the opportunity to fight and beat the snot out of people. Her powers putting her up there with some other heavy hitting superheroes and villains. It's no surprise that she ends up getting the opportunity to join up with notable organizations, and has joined the Darkwatch—a group of superheroes and anti-heroes dedicated to facing more supernatural threats, and at least one other more public group (still haven't come up with a name for them) dedicated to simply fighting crime and thwarting supervillains. Some friends and allies include Atomica, Dino-Girl, Sister Saint, Spellbreaker, and The Rook.

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One of my favorites from ⭐Universe: Hero Universe ⭐. She's kinda like a mix of Hulk and Etrigan I suppose. Still thinking up official costume ideas for her when she transforms, though for now we'll stick with the flannel and jeans. Also forgot her freckles in this image, oops!