Character Design - Horus

Horus was a god of the sky.

He is probably most well-known as the protector of the ruler of Egypt, the Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the 'living Horus'. The ancient Egyptians had many different beliefs about the god Horus. One of the most common beliefs was that Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris.

After Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, Horus fought with Seth for the throne of Egypt.

In this battle, Horus lost one of his eyes. The eye was restored to him and it became a symbol of protection for the ancient Egyptians. After this battle, Horus was chosen to be the ruler of the world of the living.

When designing Horus, I kept in mind that he was revered as the God of War and hunting, I wanted him to have an impressive physique as well as defining armour with thick plating. But keeping with the theme set by Osiris seeing as he is his son, I wanted to keep the cloth tabard and striped patterns on them. As well as keeping his secondary colour to a blue pallet as well as sharing the same tone of aura that surrounds him. Having just one of his arms in plated armour gives the design an asymmetrical design. Standing out from the rest of the cast as well as showing off the muscular structure to his arm and chest. I made sure to have his iconic “Eye” symbol visible in his design