10-29-2012, 01:25 PM
Yo, just dropping this here
So even if I redesign the character slightly, this main concept will stay. So I hope you understand.
If you want to help redesign it, feel free! Please maintain the concept though!
Gors Wrote:I went in and wrote all that Belle is supposed to be, while discussing with my another friend.
as for now I'm trying to doodle some poses for Belle
and give her another clothing
to better reflect her french nationality
i don't want to make her wear striped shirts and beret though
I'm mainly focusing on clothing so i don't need to rely on accessories
basically people told me she is too much alike Arisa
and thus she looks boring
and with bad design
though that was the point
to make a rival that looked like an edit of yourself
the concept is to make fun on those type of characters
as if she was just an annoying 'fancharacter' of sorts
and everyone would mistake her for you, making her angry
that is the joke
the premise of this character
is to look generic, while having actions and personality of her own
so it's a paradox of sorts
(because fancharacters are usually mary sues of their creators)
(and therefore not creative at all)
I can't make her a complete opposite
this is why I've been developing her personality too
she's someone who wants to defeat you to be the hero of the game
but other than defeating you, she doesn't do anything bad to others
she is just jealous of you
but also is hardworking and with a strong sense of justice
also because she looks like Arisa a little, people always confuse her
which makes her really mad because she doesnt want to be compared to Arisa
kinda like in a 'I am better person than her' way
in fact she doesn't even want to kill you
just stop you from saving the world
so she can do it instead
I also decided that Belle will have wacky animations
do you know those characters with cool moves
kinda like that
in a Viewtiful Joe way
it's that kind of animation that 'hypnotizes' the viewer
or it's just damn straight cool
I can't stand all this manichaeism
aka the Good is always good and the Bad is always bad
that's too artificial
and not human-like
everyone is prone to errors
so why not represent it in game
Arisa must look at her and think 'what the fuck is this girl' instead of being intimidated by it
it's like you confonting someone that physically looks like you
but with different clothes
it's that the world is also filled of non interesting people
that's what Belle is supposed to make fun of, in a way
she is yet another generic character like anyone else who also has the same goal than you and wishes to be different
briefly saying, she is making fun of the people who make Sonic fanchars and expect them to be importnat
the game being a parody of tSR and the members that came across it, having an edit character to represent such people would be fitting
So even if I redesign the character slightly, this main concept will stay. So I hope you understand.
If you want to help redesign it, feel free! Please maintain the concept though!