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Discworld: The Piecemaker by ~OrangePopFox:iconOrangePopFox:

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©2007-2010 ~OrangePopFox
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Fanart of one of my favorite characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

Detrius the troll of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch and his custom seige crossbow he named "The Piecemaker". The bundle of arrows is blasted with so much force, it becomes a storm of shrapnel capable of opening both the front door and the back door at the same time.

Detrius is never described much more than "a large troll or a small mountain", so this is really just my interpretation. The seige crossbow, or ballista, with a few accomodations, is just based off pictures from the web.

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=RobD4E Jul 18, 2007, 10:13:12 AM
Hey, Nice work! Great character! You've got some good technical drawing skills, obviously, since the depth in his crossbow is incredible. I like how well you utilize the off-whiteness of the paper in lots of your drawings :)
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~OrangePopFox Jul 18, 2007, 2:15:37 PM
Thanks! It's been a long time since I drew something like that crossbow! And if you like Detrius, you should read Terry Pratchett's books, they're hilarious.
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~Wayward-Mortal Aug 9, 2007, 5:30:33 PM
I'm absolutely boggled by his amazing rocky physique! --I could never quite imagine the Piecemaker, but this is beautiful! Good Watch helmet also; I've seen so many interpretations, but this is my favorite.

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~OrangePopFox Aug 9, 2007, 7:56:33 PM
The helmet i just copied of the cover of Thud, thanks though! I think I still have to make that ballista bigger...
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~koolkame Nov 27, 2007, 3:38:01 AM
I love ol'Detritus and you did him justice. The piecemaker is really detailed, like you could build one from the picture.
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~Blademagic7 Jan 18, 2009, 9:30:06 PM
Nice job! I just finished the fifth elephent and I gotta say, I'd definetly run the other way if I saw that thing even pointed in the direction near my general direction
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~Angareous Jul 14, 2009, 2:52:07 AM
Superbly done. Great style, very precise.

The only example yet seen of a BFC. That weapon is seriously something to scare absolutely bloody anyone.
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Mood: Love ~catnip94 Aug 1, 2009, 4:41:41 AM
I have never seen such a good Detritus before! thank I absulutely love it :D great job!

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