User blog comment:CullenStantonRutherford/Artwork showing Blog!/@comment-27077671-20161222182235/@comment-28389951-20161222182434

No, Rodrick is different from Lavo XD. Rodrick is the genderbend of Lavo, so it isn't really the same character yet is at the same time.

Rodrick [The top one] and Lavo [Bottom one] both struggle internal with corruption though, which makes a lot of sense why I put the bleeding mark where it is.