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Character Design Challenge #521 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 11

The premise of this contest is that over the next number of weeks we will build a team of BIPOC superheroes and a team of villains. Each week I will supply you with a role, name, or list of powers of one of the team members and you will use HM3 to create the character. This week we tackle the villainous behemoth – Titus
Origin – alien life form fostered on Pandora7
Real Name – unknown
Age – late teens in earth years
Powers: Titus is a life form of massive strength and size. He is pure malevolence and fury
Backstory: Unknown
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art, or whatever); Do NOT use Photobucket
Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, May 8th at 10:00 am Eastern

Character Design Challenge #521 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 10


The premise of this contest is that over the next number of weeks we will build a team of BIPOC superheroes and a team of villains. Each week I will supply you with a role, name, or list of powers of one of the team members and you will use HM3 to create the character. This week we tackle the villain’s magical member – Black Wraith
Origin – Human
Real Name – unknown
Age – may be hundreds of years old
Powers: Strong ties to the occult; telekinesis
Backstory: Unknown
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art, or whatever); Do NOT use Photobucket
Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, May 1st at 10:00 am Eastern

Character Design Challenge #520 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 9


The premise of this contest is that over the next number of weeks we will build a team of BIPOC superheroes and a team of villains. Each week I will supply you with a role, name, or list of powers of one of the team members and you will use HM3 to create the character. This week we tackle the villain’s mysterious female - Gynecia
Origin – Human / Galadrian – a planet of shape shifters
Real Name – Gynecia
Age – 5 in Galadrian years
Powers: Morphing
Backstory: Unknown
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art, or whatever); Do NOT use Photobucket
Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, April 24th at 10:00 am Eastern

Character Design Challenge #519 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 8 – Results

Finally feeling good enough to start these up again. The Facebook group has been running contests in my absence, which I hope continue ... so I can enter.
The winner of this round is ..
AMS

I love everything about this, but I am obsessed with the 'atomic mace'. Brilliant!
Thanks to all who entered

DJuby update

Hey machiners DJuby here. Just wanted to give you a a quick update on me and the CDCs

On March 12th I had a massive heart attack, had a stint put in my heart, and subesquently suffered heart failure (twice) 3 days later. They implanted a befibralator.

Everythings seems to operating the way it should now, and I am at home and resting. Hope to restart the CDCs shortly

Character Design Challenge #519 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 8


The premise of this contest is that over the next number of weeks we will build a team of BIPOC superheroes and a team of villains. Each week I will supply you with a role, name, or list of powers of one of the team members and you will use HM3 to create the character. This week we tackle the villain’s second in command - Dametas
Planet of Origin – Argus 5
Real Name – Eowyn Dametas
Age – mid 30s
Powers: Weapons expert
Backstory: Unknown
The winning entrant will receive my HM3 version of their winning character
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art, or whatever); Do NOT use Photobucket
Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, March 13th at 10:00 am Eastern

Character Design Challenge #518 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 7 – Results

Well I have to say you all certainly rose to the occassion this week. These entries are outstanding, and it was very hard to choose a winner, mostly beccause they are all good enough to win.

The win this wweek, however goes to AMS for this beautifully simpla, encluttered design. And the face is outstanding.

Thanks to all who entered.

CDC Prizes for AMS and Ian Healey

ARJUNA

ALKAWARI

Character Design Challenge #518 – Team Building – Volume 6 – Part 7


The premise of this contest is that over the next number of weeks we will build a team of BIPOC superheroes and a team of villains. Each week I will supply you with a role, name, or list of powers of one of the team members and you will use HM3 to create the character. This week we tackle the leader of the Villain’s group – General Bascillus
Planet of Origin – unknown
Real Name – unknown
Age – unknown
Powers: Espionage master, brilliant military tactician
Backstory: Born on a long since abandoned planet, General Bascillus quickly rose through the military ranks of the Interplanetary defense league due to her natural gifts. Often underestimated due to her reptilian/human hybrid background, her anger grew over being constantly dismissed. Eventually she turned on the league, while recruiting from within its’ ranks, and ultimately destroyed it from within.
The winning entrant will receive my HM3 version of their winning character
The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges:
Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters.No characters based on Official RPG NPC's ( Non-Player Characters ). Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art, or whatever); Do NOT use Photobucket
Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, March 6th at 10:00 am Eastern

No CDC The Week of February 13

Due to being really busy at work over the next few weeks, there will be no CDC this week. That hsould allow me to get caught up with the prizes and make the switch to the vililain group. See you on the 20th/