Lady Sylvanas

[deepstrasz]

That moment when you know she's dead but you still fall in love with her.

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

Insanely impressive Dark Ranger skin! Same goes for the Grunt skin. Sure gives Classic-like models a Reforged-like makeover, as it were. Great job!

That moment when you know she's dead but you still fall in love with her.

Well, she's technically dead... I mean, she has no vital signs, no heartbeat, no body heat... therefore she's, by all definition, clinically dead. Still, she's not dead--she's undead, so she's kinda alive... as a reanimated corpse, that is. Argh! My head hurts...!

As for falling in love with her, I wouldn't recommend... especially when she's hungry, because otherwise...

Spoiler: 😱

"with her Life Drain ability, that is."

 

[PrinceYaser]

That moment when you know she's dead but you still fall in love with her.

My man, she became even hotter when raised as an undead. You gotta fall in love.

Insanely impressive Dark Ranger skin! Same goes for the Grunt skin. Sure gives Classic-like models a Reforged-like makeover, as it were. Great job!

Many thanks!

 

[DREADMAN]

I've always loved the undead!I appreciated your talent completely!

 

[Darkfang]

damn nice

 

[deepstrasz]

Sure gives Classic-like models a Remaster-like makeover

There, corrected!

Argh! My head hurts...!

Bio android/robot. However, the debate can go further that she's plasma, I mean ghostly, because, you know, banshee...

As for falling in love with her, I wouldn't recommend... especially when she's hungry, because otherwise..

Nah, she's not the type to eat you that way. She'll eat your character, dignity, any form of freedom or will, something along those lines.

 

[Armelior_is_back]

Sylvanas windrunner, the face that launched of a thousand fanarts

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

There, corrected!

Legacy, Classic, Reforged, Remastered... TO-MAY-TO, TO-MAH-TO, DAY-DRA, DEE-DRA...

At least you understood perfectly what I wanted to say, didn'tcha?!

Bio android/robot.

Spoiler: Grox says...

"Fuh... fuh... frrrii... this statement does not compute."

However, the debate can go further that she's plasma, I mean ghostly, because, you know, banshee...

I'm neither a zealot nor a scientist, so I can't explain any better, hence my headaches (just kidding). It's sort of real life VS unreal Life (or apples and oranges comparison) style.

Hmm... if she's a "plasmatic" ghost, how come her body is physical and can be physically touched (and then even get physically slapped by her afterwards)? Normally ghosts are untouchable and invisible... unless they can cast spells and/or curses. Also, ectoplasm is blood for ghosts, right? Dunno, dunno...

Nah, she's not the type to eat you that way. She'll eat your character, dignity, any form of freedom or will, something along those lines.

Her Life Drain ability isn't just for show, y'know. She uses it to consume the life force outta anyone, not just men... though I think (non-game logic-wise) she gains much more nourishment from men than from women.

Still, I know what you mean and even makes perfect sense... like, she goes "superflirty" and makes a male victim fall for her irresistable, undeniable, and "undeadly" charms (with her Charm ability), then she stabs him in the back (ironically with her Black Arrow ability--similar to a "special poisoned arrow" Sylvanas used against Arthas), and then disheartens him (maybe with her Silence ability)... just like a very dangerous femme fatale.

 

[deepstrasz]

Hmm... if she's a "plasmatic" ghost, how come her body is physical and can be physically touched (and then even get physically slapped by her afterwards)? Normally ghosts are untouchable and invisible... unless they can cast spells and/or curses. Also, ectoplasm is blood for ghosts, right? Dunno, dunno...

I guess a poltergeist with telekinetic ability and ectoplasm blood ha-ha.

Still, I know what you mean and even makes perfect sense... like, she goes "superflirty" and makes a male victim fall for her irresistable, undeniable, and "undeadly" charms (with her Charm ability), then she stabs him in the back (ironically with her Black Arrow ability--similar to a "special poisoned arrow" Sylvanas used against Arthas), and then disheartens him (maybe with her Silence ability)... just like a very dangerous femme fatale.

Frankly, Sylvanas is no succubus so her charms are only to gain control of her enemies or pawns but not in the sultry manner.

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

Frankly, Sylvanas is no succubus so her charms are only to gain control of her enemies or pawns but not in the sultry manner.

I know she isn't, but you know how "Sylvie" fooled the ol' fart Garithos into trusting her before she betrayed him in the end... and yet he says to never trust an elf but he still trusted her, especially an undead. Riiiiight...?

EDIT: Still, I wonder why Garithos trusted her so willingly... was it due to her good looks that infatuated him or something? I really don't know. Heck, nobody knows for sure what really made the "anti-non-human" guy like Garithos stoop so low... d-don't ask "Blizzie" about it!

 

[AnyNameYouWish]

I love her face. She really looks like she's suffering. I haven't before seen a Sylvanas skin that captures that pain in her expression.

EDIT:

EDIT: Still, I wonder why Garithos trusted her so willingly... was it due to her good looks that infatuated him or something? I really don't know. Heck, nobody knows for sure what really made the "anti-non-human" guy like Garithos stoop so low... d-don't ask "Blizzie" about it!

If I remember right, Garithos was making an alliance of convenience to get Balnazar's undead out of his city. And he didn't have many other allies- his racism meant that even when you're playing as him, you were severely tactically limited unless you did the optional sidequests to get the Dwarves and Elves on your side (and the Dwarves verbally express that they hate him). At this point, Kael and all the Blood Elves had also left for Outland. It was likely desperation that drove him to accept Sylvanas' offer. I don't think he was actually charmed or convinced.

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

If I remember right, Garithos was making an alliance of convenience to get Balnazar's undead out of his city. And he didn't have many other allies- his racism meant that even when you're playing as him, you were severely tactically limited unless you did the optional sidequests to get the Dwarves and Elves on your side (and the Dwarves verbally express that they hate him). At this point, Kael and all the Blood Elves had also left for Outland. It was likely desperation that drove him to accept Sylvanas' offer. I don't think he was actually charmed or convinced.

I played Warcraft 3 many times (though I never played WoW due to compulsive Internet connection requirement and other stuff, so I'm clueless about the whole story after Warcraft 3), so I know the events that took place. Also, I was being a little bit sarcastic and speculative back there (I like kidding sometimes--but I don't overdo it), and I never said Sylvanas actually charmed Garithos.

Still, I thank you for a fully detailed explanation of the events. It's just that I find Garithos accepting Sylvanas' aid out of the blue a bit... well, very unusual of him, given his strong dislike for elves and undead. If he was smart enough to realize she'd play him for a fool, betray him, and then "dispose" of him after getting rid of Balnazzar, he would still be alive. Nevertheless, Garithos was such a big "meanie", so I guess his death was kinda fitting.

 

[Armelior_is_back]

I think the point of Garithos's character is to be the fool : wether he distrusts too much or not enough, he's always wrong

 

[TheDarkGiganotosaur]

Yup, that's correct. He was de facto a fool, and his decision of trusting Sylvanas (he hates elves + he hates undead = double hatred combo) without even realizing that, by doing so, would lead him to his own death proves how wrong he was... and I can't imagine his reaction (and the look on his face) when Sylvanas told Varimathras "Kill him, too."!

Spoiler: Grox says (to Garithos)...

"You have made a fatal error."

"The Grox do not care what you do. Your fate has already been decided."

EDIT: Then again, I think the plot "Blizzie" planned was clear... they wanted Sylvanas to get rid of both Balnazzar and Garithos and take over their lands for her own, so they dumbed down Garithos to the point of trusting her. Now "Sylvie" is revered as a queen. Yay!

 

[GreatOneAce]

A great HD remastered version of Sylvanas skin! 5/5

 

[BaiyuGalan]

So beautiful!

 

[Footman16]

PrinceYaser has blessed us with a texture on a theme that we've seen done a few times before but still manages to be unique, so let's get started:

The Good:
Well it's definitely Sylvanas and I feel like this is very accurate to her Battle for Azeroth appearance, yet you have added unique elements such as the skulls on the knee armour (if this a reference to a different sylvanas look they're still cool!).
There are a lot of details oozing out of everywhere on the wrap, from the folds and tiny cuts/scrapes on the cape to the shading and staining on the metal armour sections.
Her face looks amazing, you've got the shadows being cast by her hood as well as the cracks around her eyes and of course the evil red glow. The face looks incredible and is definitely one of the stand out parts for me.
There is a lot for me to fawn over for this texture but almost every single part looks great with the right shading, texturing, colouring etc.

Areas for Improvement:
There's really not much here that could use some improvement, but I'll add just some small things:
I'm not sure the bow works tbh, I'm looking at it and can see what you're going for but I don't know if it could benefit from a rethink/redraw.
I think the fletching of the arrow as well looks a bit "fuzzy".
These are very nitpicky I know but with the quality of the texture overall I think I'm allowed to be

Although a more major one I think is the boots, I'm not sure how they're meant to look or what you're going for with them but I don't think it works.

Conclusion:
A new take on a popular character who definitely deserves an upgrade from her vanilla warcraft 3 look in the texture department and this delivers. A very impressive piece of work, I had a couple of gripes/nitpicks but overall a great addition to the section. Approved as High Quality!