Project Kefka - Sabien Exploration

So my friends and I started working on a 2D fighting game in unity last month. We are trying to come up with and finalize ideas on characters. Currently we have four characters in the works to of which are more are less done esthetically

This was an expansion on the thumbnail below. This fighter is a magic user with a "great sword". For this round I am straight interpreting a great sword as a literal sword. So I was toying around with what the sword might look like. I'm not really digging any of the swords at the moment.

 This was the first thumb of one of the fighters I did. I liked the large ornamental headpiece.

These are some exploration sketches to look for a new body. Of the sketches below I liked number one, eight, and thirteen the most. The more I feel out the fighter the more I lean towards a top heavy character with some kind of shroud wrapping around the shoulders like eight.

If you would like to see the other fighters for this project you can find them at my friends portfolio blog. >> here <<