Sunday 22 April 2018

Extended Practice - Final Design for Character, Death Blitz

 Above is the moodboard used to inspire the design for my unconventional anti hero character below, 'Death Blitz'.

I enjoy the contrast between his muscular stereotypical "badass guy" appearance with the magical dress, which would normally only be worn by a young girl. This will add a comical aspect to the scene when the bad guys react with astonishment to this bizarre looking hero, who then mercilessly beats them up.
The comedy contrasts with the serious side of the character, someone not to be made fun of or messed with but to be taken seriously.
As shown there are various existing designs to help me with this.
Side and Front view of 'Death Blitz'

Puri Puri Prisoner, from the series One Punch Man, is my main inspiration.
He is a huge muscular man who undergoes a magical like transformation similar to that of magical girl characters like the classic 'Sailor Moon':

However, Puri Puri Prisoner's "transformation" is actually just him flexing his muscles so hard that all his clothes are ripped off! *laughing*

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Puri Puri Prisoner is openly homosexual, telling people that his ex-boyfriend made the jumper he wears (emblazoned with a large pink heart) and that he is in prison for chasing after "beautiful men".
He projects an image of flamboyance yet with huge strength, posing elegantly before unleashing a brutish attack of physical strength. It provides for a comical character that fans of the series love.
This is something I would like to incorporate into my character as it's bizarre and stands out from conventional heroes.

I decided to call my character 'Death Blitz' to reference anti-heroes like 'Deadpool' or 'Deathstroke'. Like them, I imagine 'Death Blitz' to have their brutal sense of morality and justice. It also reflects upon how my character will be shown to mercilessly beat up criminals with no regard for their lives. Hence, he will be blitzing them with lethal attacks.
Despite their questionable morality, anti-heroes provide something fresh to the conventional 'morally right' hero of justice.
Morality is a subjective concept, whether you adhere to the morals expected of you from society or follow your own set of morals. There is a difference between 'right and wrong' and 'good and bad'.
Right and wrong define what is expected of you within a society, e.g. murder is wrong.
On the other hand, good and bad are determined by one's own opinion, i.e. conscience.
But these concepts can go hand in hand, only when you are taught to believe right is good and wrong is bad, e.g. killing is both wrong and bad.

This is mentioned in this video at 2:51 when discussing Gon Freeces from 'Hunter X Hunter' and his perception of good and bad:

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