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Friday, August 19, 2011

KUMONRYU: Tattooed Warrior


 After over a years worth of work I have finished this backpiece of Kumonryu. Kumonryu is one of the Suikoden warriors. Meaning he is a character form one of the 108 folk stories from Japan's beloved Chinese tales of heroes, warriors and bandits. Kumonryu was a great warrior having mastered all of the 18 martial arts of his time. He was a top cavalry officer and although born into wealth he chose not to follow his family's footsteps and instead pursued the life of a warrior. His name comes from the tattoo he bore; a bodysuit of nine dragons. A perfect warrior archetype, he is depicted as strong and handsome and died young while being ambushed by arrows while surrounded on all sides by enemies. Kumonryu is among the most popularly depicted characters in the Suikoden stories.


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