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Published: 2016-09-05 06:01:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 1344; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 3
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Yeesh, if people had difficulty with my other reinterpretations of Sonic characters and deviations from their original designs they will probably HATE my version of Shadow. Hey...at least I kept his shoes!But this is how I picture him at least in my continuity: A stoic, finely tuned genetically modified super soldier who shares DNA from humans and mobians. The symbol on his belt is meant to represent Gerard Kintobor, his original creator in my concept of the character. His gauntlets feature 'inhibiter rings' which keep his stored Chaos energy in check.Β
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Do you think that some of Shadow's residual programming will become a hindrance to him later in the story? Think something like Jack from Bioshock being susceptible to the "Code Yellow" protocol ordered by Fontaine.Β
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He has an upside down Autobot logo on his belt, lol
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Yup XD
I saw somewhere that looked a bit like a Robotnik head. Maybe it doesn't...but it was still fun
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Actually he was an influence!
Also Shin Kamiya from the Tekken Blood Vengeance movie
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Well, this is certainly an interesting interpretation of his design, although I kinda have to agree with some people that there's a few things...off...with it? Well, let me explain.
1. The camo pants. I get what you were going for by signifying his original purpose as a super soldier, but it's the color of them that I think kind of off-sets the rest of the color scheme, and makes it kinda distracting. I mean, they don't look TOO bad, but I kinda question why Shadow has basically arctic camo in a post-apocalyptic world made up mostly of deserts and forests? XD
2. The hairstyle. I think this is probably one of the only things I would keep close to his original game design. His original quills were certainly a contrast to Sonic's well-combed ones, and gave a better sort of distinction I believe. Not to mention they just looked a bit more intimidating in my opinion. XD
3. The lack of noticeable inhibitor rings on his arms. Now, I know this probably a nitcpick since you say they're built INSIDE the gauntlets, but I feel having them be out in the open better complimented the rings on his shoes.
However, this doesn't mean I hate the design. Not at all, actually! Here's some things I liked:
1. The holsters for his pistols. I believe this element gives at least in my mind a more subtle clue as to what Shadow was "built" for, not to mention it looks badass and gives him a cool Western "gunslinger" look in my opinion.
2. The combat vest and shirt . Again, I feel it's a bit more subtle than the camo pants and it's fairly unique from some other Shadow redesigns I've seen in the past.
3. Retaining the shoes from his original design. While he's still more than noticeably different from the games, keeping this element intact I believe still makes recognizably Shadow.
So those are my contructive criticisms in a nutshell. Thoughts?
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I appreciate constructive criticism!
1: Clearly the pants are a sour issue to many O_o
I choose the pattern specifically because it was called 'urban camo' but it does look more snow-like I suppose.
2: I actually tried a subtle nod to his original design by having the spikes curl UP instead of Sonic's which tend to curl down XD
I could see though the original 'horns' look might be missed.
3: I should probably've made the rings more visible
I'm glad you liked the holsters though! I considered a shoulder holster but I liked to imagine Shadow being pretty classic in his mindset, maybe even stylizing himself after western heroes (which could explain why he likes country music in my continuity).
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1. I think you could fix by, as Maddkossack said below, making the pants a bit darker to match his fur and shirt.
2. "Horns"? The first thing to come to my mind when it comes to Shadow's hairstyle is "wild" and "unkempt" which fits his character since he probably doesn't care what other people think of his apoerance as long as he can get the job done. XD
3. Yeah, that just seemed weird in my opinion.
That being said however, I think it's interesting how Shadow likes Country in your continuity. Then again, most of his personal tastes come from a young girl. XD
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I like to imagine the 'hedgehog' gene leads to quills that the mobians then style like hair. Shadow prefers a fairly loose and quick 'sweep' to his quills, just mainly to keep them out of his eyes XD
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Oh please, I bet he spends hours checking himself over in the mirror.
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Ok,, since I'm slightly more used to the character designs from you, I think this looks good. Β The only thing "off" in this case is his stark-white camo pants - personally, I would've gone with black/gray with some white spots instead of white with black/gray spots.
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I guess my thinking was he was so dark anyway I wanted to distinguish his body a bit, but probably in real life darker camo would work better
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Actually, mind if I offer some advice on Sonic's clothing design (for when you eventually redesign him)?
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Ok, sorry for not replying earlier (was replying to something else first).
Basically, my idea for Redesign!Sonic's clothes is based on Sonic's "official human form" (orig11.deviantart.net/06cf/f/2⦠), although more better captured by this fan design applying those clothes to a genderbent Sonic (drawloverlala.deviantart.com/a⦠) (trust me, it's better than it sounds).
The basic elements would be a black tanktop, blue jeans with the pant legs rolled up, and an open white jacket/hoodie. Β It'd be enough to match Sonic's laidback/cocky attitude without being too visually distracting.
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