A Study on the Concept and Design of Hybrid Character - Centered the “Dragon's Nine Sons” -

Abstract

In recent times, we have witnessed steadily increasing presence of hybrid characters in entertainment, for example, contents such as movies, animations, games, and comics. Hybridization is one of the main trends of modern culture. A hybridity is created by combining different creatures. For example, in anthropomorphism, combining people, animals, plants, other living things are combined to create new virtual characters. In the fantasy genre, hybridization is an important technique that can be used to increase interactive communication with the audience and effectively employ animation in storytelling and character design. The positive effect of hybridization will be evident in the audience response. This paper examines the character design of the Dragon's nine sons and the concept and design components of hybrid characters in the context of digital contents. The material used in this research deal with the conceptual foundations of hybrid characters in animation. It was necessary to learn the internal and external aspects of the work. It was also necessary to examine the morphological features and design components of hybrid characters through combining character design elements. The aim of the research was to visualize the approach of the character design of a hybrid to organize the objective characters of the hybrid mix in animation, and to visually represent a hybrid of animation and character design in the research. To achieve these goals, data on hybrid character design was necessary.