Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness, is Destiny’s last raid boss, son of Rhelik and Vrhuna, last of the Lubrae Wanderers, master of the Glaive, subjugator of the Worm Gods, and, as we’ve recently discovered, a handsome fit for a body pillow. Artist and Destiny fan Leigh it certainly felt that way, and seeing the shy pose and flexible legs kicking guardians into their artwork, it’s hard to disagree.
Leigh has been drawing Destiny 2 fan art since the game’s launch, and the story of Rhulk dakimakuraStarting the company is relatively simple. Inspired by a friend’s effort to create a body pillow featuring Destiny’s Crow – a troublesome former villain and cheaper than Rhulk in heartthrob terms – Leigh immediately felt that a similar treatment for the Witch Queen’s raid boss would be a big bit.
While Leigh was initially concerned that elements of the Destiny community would not take the art well, they found that other players were quite receptive to this unique portrayal of a primordial cosmic horror.
“It started as a joke, but it was immensely fun to do,” says the artist. “I’m still blown away by the positive reception I’ve had and laugh so, so much at the reactions, good and bad, I’ve had! I thought it was hilarious, I still do, and I don’t regret it.”
Not content with just leaving him on “daddy long-legs,” as the artist affectionately calls Rhulk, they’ve now started working on a cuter, more approachable vision. the witnessaka the Entity, aka the Voice in the Darkness, the physical representative of the paracausal Black Fleet in this reality, the–you know what, you get the idea.
The pattern for the Rhulk pillow is available for purchase at Leigh’s Ko-Fi store, along with a selection of Destiny and Borderlands fanart stickers, soon to be joined by Rhulk’s co-worker, the Witness.