Aw, come on, she's just being goofy with the title - to get attention.
Sheik looks appropriately androgynous and badass. I really like the legs, though they look a little thin at the top of the thigh and "he" almost looks like he has a little camel-toe. Intentional? I, too, like the whip, and I like the choice of background paper - it makes it look archaic. Coffee-staining right? Or tea-stained? I do that all the time to make backgrounds. In fact, I have some interesting textures of that nature up for free use for digital artists over on my DA gallery.
I prefer traditional media - mostly because I feel like I'm good at it (better than with digial painting - people get such realistic results with that and even on my best digital pieces, I get frustrated that I can't go as far as others)... with traditional painting and drawing, I find my strength is in "showing my strokes" - showing the medium that I'm using. Also... limitations in medium - I wanted to do my "Farm Work" picture digital originally, but then my Photoshop went bye-bye. (I do not know if this is because it was a copy of dubious legality .... my previous old-version copy boot-up disc got lost. ) I have the Corel Suite free and clear (purchased years ago), but I don't like it very much - got spoiled using Photoshop.
Also, what was said about subjects is right - I find animals and creatures are what I'm best at. That's why my Lynels and Gleeoks will always look better than my Links.