User:Turaga Dlakii
From '''UTWiki''', the [[The Unknown Turaga Saga|Unknown Turaga]] Wiki.
Turaga Dlakii is a Premier Member of BZPower, and a comic maker of some renown.
| Turaga Dlakii | |
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| BZPower Status | Premier Member,
Encountering Protodermis |
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| UTWiki Status | Admin,
Grammar Hammer |
| Profession | Comic maker, spriter, MOCist |
| Current Project | LIGHT, Heroes, |
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Member History
Turaga Dlakii, originally known as doublepassengergukko, first joined BZPower Forums on 12 August 2003, upon the suggestion of one of his school friends. Shortly after, he renamed himself Turaga of Takanuva, a name which stuck for over three years. He did not use his account much until late 2005.
On June 29, 2006, Turaga Dlakii became a Premier Member.
Comic History
Turaga Dlakii, still known as Turaga of Takanuva at the time, first started making comics in January 2006. Unlike a very large majority of comic makers, his were never inspired by Dark709, but rather by his friend Dreiken. Similarly, his comics have never been based in the Comic Land, the fictitious realm created by Dark709.
The Prologue of his first series, The Unknown Turaga, was launched on January 16, 2006, starting off his career. The series, which was composed of twenty-four main comics, was generally well-received. Shortly after, on June 10 2006, Dlakii had the topic closed, allowing him to continue with his next two series.
Upon the opening his new topic, Turaga Dlakii's Comic Emporium, Dlakii (now known by that name) introduced two new series: The Unknown Turaga II: Land of Dragons, the sequel to the first series; and The Newsroom, a comedy series in the vein of Insannamix. Both were met with applause, and the topic held until July 2007, at which stage it died in BZPower's downtime (which was subsequently spoofed in a Newsroom comic).
Shortly after this, Dlakii opened a new topic to compensate for the loss of his old one. Turaga Dlakii's New Comic Emporium continued where the old topic left off. At the beginning of 2008, Dlakii finally finished Land of Dragons, allowing him to commence the writing of the third series in what's now known as The Unknown Turaga Saga, LIGHT.
As of July 2008, Dlakii is an author in the third season of Heroes.
Other sprite works
In 2006, Dlakii (in conjunction with his brother Lai) released his first sprite kit. The Dlakii & Lai Mini Kit was somewhat well-received, but was short-lived. A new version of the sprite kit is currently in the works.
More recently, Dlakii has been hired by game company Cyan Productions as a 2D spriter, developing new overworld sprites for the BZP gaming giant. Also, Dlakii created some Avak and Vezok sprites in the style of the Rayg 2.5 kit, exclusively for the use of SPIRIT in Mantax Facts PSA.
Reception
Dlakii's comics are generally well-received among the BZPower community. A few members of the site have described them as being on par or superior to those of Dark709. The only known negative review (occurring mid-2008) did not happen on BZPower, and was unjustly attacking one of his oldest (and subsequently, lowest quality) works.
Influence on other comics
Right from the beginning, Dlakii's works have influenced many other comic writers. Dreiken, a longtime friend of Dlakii, modeled his shortlived second series, Dreiken's Comics V2: Sons of Shadow, on The Unknown Turaga Saga, even stating (with Dlakii's permission) that it took place five years after the original Unknown Turaga series.
Other examples of Dlakii's influence include:
- In an episode of Froops, Channel Billion Studios was referenced.
- In Mercenus Chronicles, the first part of the series was entitled The Unknown Matoran, a direct rip from The Unknown Turaga.
- Since the launch of Turaga Dlakii's Comic Emporium, many other multi-comic topics have emerged.
- Since the launch of Turaga Dlakii's Comic Emporium, a few comic topics have emerged with such a name. However, Dlakii DOES NOT APPROVE of others using that title.
Known Works
The Unknown Turaga (finished series)
The Newsroom
The Unknown Turaga II: Land of Dragons (finished series)
Serasha in the Comic Land (co-author)
Froops (co-author)
Heroes (co-author, third series only)
Quotes about Dlakii
- "Actually, you need to rip me of about another 80 times to make it even. Considering how much stuff I've ripped off you."
- -Dreiken, in this post
- "Sweet comics, Dlakii. Although I haven't visited in a long time... I love the christmas comics. And Aoran's most recent one. And Johnny the Rahkshi... just because he's a better character than that lame "Dull Okkie" person you made up. He's a lose- OH! DULL OKKIE IS DLAKII! WOW! AND HE'S THE GUY WHO STARTED... THE... topic... *gets burnt to a crispy pile of llamas*"
- -Kortu, in this post
Trivia
- When it comes to comics and sprites, Turaga Dlakii is more critical than anyone else on BZPower.
- Turaga Dlakii was capable of reading at only three years old.
