Gundala - Gundala: Awakening

This was one of my entry for a Gundala fan art contest in Popcon;

Just for the information, Gundala is one of the early Indonesian's superhero.

So, this character, Gundala, is the main hero of the show:

This is the original look of the character:

image courtesy of Bumi Langit 

So, I decided to give him a new look and background story so it fits more into the modern superhero's world.

Here's the new look:

the background story:

With all respect to the original story, here presented is an alternative story of Gundala :

The main hero of this story was born in a rich and respectable family. A young smart boy who could easily get everything he needed and wanted from his parents. Being spoiled with wealth, he attended a famous school for rich kids. As he grew up as teenager, he started to grow bored of being a nice guy. He wanted to try something new, something adventurous that could pump his youth blood, a life different from being a common good man. Thus, he befriended the bad kids around his neighborhood. With his wealth, it wasn’t difficult to be accepted in the gang. He spent his days hanging out with punks, joining motorcycle gangs, and quarrelling with other guys. He did any kind of bad stuffs to satisfy his inner rebellious side. He no longer cared about his family.

Growing up as a rebellious teenager was something his parents never expected. As any other parents, they were hoping that their only son could grow well as a fine gentleman and inherit their family business. Yet, reality spoke differently. A son they once proud of had become a son they were ashamed of. Their hearts were broken each time they heard bad rumors about him from the neighbors.

As the relationship grew cold between the parents and son, an unexpected accident happened. It happened so fast that the next moment he opened his eyes, he saw himself in a hospital. His whole body was injured terribly and his consciousness hadn’t totally recovered. It was the next morning that he knew his parents were dead and due to his health condition, he wasn’t able to attend their funeral. Being guilty that he was the one causing the fatal accident, he blamed himself for days. He regretted his miserable life, being desperate of the fact that he was his parents’ murderer. When he went home from the hospital, he took a decision to stop living a bad life and fulfill his parents’ wish. He changed for good. Not only that, he also realized that the accident had given him a special ability : a power to control lightning.

With a new heart and power, a hero was born. He took a disguise and named himself : Gundala.

(Thanks to my friend Silvia for helping me with the grammar and arrangement)

I want to create this character as the guy that people hate at first, but lovable with the story goes on.  I want him to develop, become more mature with all the problem he went through. How he transform from a normal guy into the Superhero.

Hope you enjoy the story!

Cheers!