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Character design for Travis, a character from Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" short story.
"Travis is the safari guide into the past who takes Eckels on his trip to shoot a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Time Machine. He describes the dangers of the time travel and of shooting a dinosaur to Eckels, who accuses Travis of attempting to frighten him. Travis replies that he is doing so in an attempt to prevent anyone from going who will disrupt the order of things or cost people their lives. He is a very hard, direct man that is quick to anger and is very knowledgeable and experienced in his field. He is a rule oriented character that does what must be done in order to keep control of the situations in the story.
When Eckels becomes frightened, it is up to Travis to shoot the dinosaur and make Eckels remove the bullets so that nothing will be out of order in the past. When Eckels cowardly actions change time, Travis shoots and kills him in anger and revenge."

I interpreted him as a more dignified and serious man who is adamant on the rules of time travel. This is possibly due to a hunting injury sustained in the past as a result of straying from these rules (hence the leg brace).

Description

Character design for Travis, a character from Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" short story.
"Travis is the safari guide into the past who takes Eckels on his trip to shoot a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Time Machine. He describes the dangers of the time travel and of shooting a dinosaur to Eckels, who accuses Travis of attempting to frighten him. Travis replies that he is doing so in an attempt to prevent anyone from going who will disrupt the order of things or cost people their lives. He is a very hard, direct man that is quick to anger and is very knowledgeable and experienced in his field. He is a rule oriented character that does what must be done in order to keep control of the situations in the story.
When Eckels becomes frightened, it is up to Travis to shoot the dinosaur and make Eckels remove the bullets so that nothing will be out of order in the past. When Eckels cowardly actions change time, Travis shoots and kills him in anger and revenge."

I interpreted him as a more dignified and serious man who is adamant on the rules of time travel. This is possibly due to a hunting injury sustained in the past as a result of straying from these rules (hence the leg brace).