The game this guy is for was originally going to be an FF fan game and thus took quite some inspiration from these two guys:


Better known as Exodus, The Judge-Sal from FFXII, the non-elemental Esper.

and of course, good ol' Exdeath himself, from FFV



However, this was my own take on it. As for Exodus and Exdeath having origins as a tree, Exdeath also being a guy wearing full plate armor and Exodus being Libra personified, I wanted those two combined. Then I got some inspiration from Lady Justice, by giving him a sword and scales. Also, his helmet does not have eye slits, effectively blindfolding him. Wearing full plate armor also references the Judges in FFXII.

So that became a tree or treant, "wearing" armor and holding a sword and scales, who thinks he IS the law.

Originally, he had a slab of earth to sit on, but given his transformation sequence from just a "man" in a suit of armor, that would not make sense. Where did he get his slab of earth from? Why is the palace floor not destroyed? Think of it more like a tree that is growing out of the armor, hence it is walking around on its roots.

And yes, he looks kind of flimsy. Maybe I could make him more broad.

And Decroded, you may be right if putting the armor on the tree itself may make more sense. I'll see what I can do with that.