The heat *does* appear to come straight from the belly of the figure, I also like the way the ground seems to be red hot where he walks. I don't like everything but the negatives are, imo, far outweighed by the positives.
Nice
Mike
Very cool stuff, I love how the center of his stomach looks like its burning hotter than the rest of the body, "burning to the core" comes to mind. Really captured what the model is about. Awesome work and nice fades. Not a fan of the base, colour choice for the cloth between his legs or the transition on the blade. But I think the hair main, body and gems are all super! Great work. 8.5!