The Abandoned - Main Character

With my final idea finally decided it is time to start editing my old characters and making them fit the into the story. The main character in my idea is, for me, a bit of an odd choice as originally I had this character as a boss.

In my head she was a girl desperate for attention from the man she was in love with, so much so that she let him experiment on her which transformed her into a doll-like cold hearted mutation. Angry at herself for loving this guy, angry at him for doing this to her and angry at anyone who disturbed her.

However, i think this character can be used more effectively if she is the main character instead. This gives a longer amount of time to develop a story about her and her ex and how hell bent she is on getting revenge on him. After tweaking the story a bit to him leaving her over power, she now has a good motive to be angry at him- especially when she has been mutated by the corruption her ex has exposed the world to.

The Original Design

This rag doll look was quickly abandoned and instead, the china doll look was incorporated, however, her long slender arms were still included in the below design. Even though some people like this design more than the one below, i don't think the character would have worked as well in a game. Rag dolls just aren't threatening enough whereas there is something creepy about china dolls, and we like creepy.

Another Old Design that I will work from

 The second design of the character was much better in my opinion, the sort of character i had imagined in my head when drawing her. She looks more human, more capable and would be easier to include in a game. Here are a few development sketches.

The New Design

Serenity's story is will be quite relatable for a lot of people, she grew up in a fairly typical home with two parents who were in love and a younger brother. Her parents both died when she was a young adult and she had to help support herself and her brother for a few years. Her luck with relationships is what i think is most relatable, she puts all her heart into a relationship, when she loves someone, she really loves them. She has had her heart broken too many times, trusting her partners too easily and because of the these rejections and the death of her parents, she craves love and can come across as fairly needy sometimes. Her last break up however has pushed her over the edge and she has sworn revenge on her ex for everything he and her previous boyfriends have done to her.

The new design of this character isn't really very different to the old design, just a few little tweaks and replacing an arm for a crude sword-like limb. I like the new design more but i may still change a few things around, but for now, this is the main character.