The protagonist I
imagined would be a sort of cliché of a peasant like character with greatness
thrust upon him. The idea was that he came from a swamp like area of Planet
Alpha and is part of a frog-like race of people.
Since he was inspired
by frogs, I imagined that he’d use a fighting style that used a lot of jumping
thus I based his poses on the fighting style Muay Thai, which focused upon knee
strikes and a lot of kicks. His attire is minimal somewhat like MMA fighters
and he has Wrist and Ankle guards for combat.
In terms of anatomy, I
imagined that the tendril on his head acted as his ear, the tendril itself is
filled with liquid and giant ear drum that when sound reaches the liquid it
vibrates and hits the drum. I don’t know how or if this work correctly but it
was a concept that I liked and gave reason for his alien like anatomy.
The mask was inspired
by the Kaleesh race of star wars who use the skulls of there ancestors as
armour, I didn’t want my character to be so grim so I assume he’d carve it from
some local flora or fauna. It sort of a tribal custom and aesthetically
pleasing, giving the character a sense of mystery.
Later down the line I toyed
with the idea of him being dressed in monk attire, it’s a concept that I always
come back to with all my work, as I am fond of the morals and beliefs of the
various types of Monks throughout the world, especially the Shaolin.
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