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MurderousAutomaton β Evolution: Sai
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Possibly my oldest character, Sai! Check out those sweet Crayola marker skills. Oh, sorry--skillz. Sai's come a long way. I hope to tell some cool stories with him in the future!Related content
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Thanks! ^___^ You don't have your old drawings anymore?
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nope got left or thrown away in a move....sux
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That's too bad! Β It can be hard to hang on to stuff like that. Β I've lost my share of art, too.
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This is one of the coolest evolution I have ever seen... Quite impressive how you already had a style at such a young age. I'm fond of the 2000 sai/slash.
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Thank you! It's crazy to see how much he's changed! Not all that surprising, though, when you think about how much we change over the years. ^___^
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Wow, these are all awesome. I'm a big fan of monsters/horror art, so this fascinates me. Loving your imagination!!
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Wow, thanks! I thought it was fun to see how much he's changed over the years.
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You were the first artist I ever met! And you helped me develop!
I should post one of these of my lady.
THIS IS SO COOL TO SEE, I love Sai, amazing to see the evolution of him.
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Yes! I'd love to see the evolution of Talon! I think it's fascinating to see how characters and artists grow. 
I was actually interested to get your take on the "Version 8.0" Sai--I know it's kind of weird to mess with his actual design, but I thought for a graphic novel it might be kinda neat. I don't know... his classic design could work too, it'd just be less realistic. The key is that he's still a smart ass, because that's what makes Sai, Sai.
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I did the work, but you definitely helped! I'd never met or been introduced to quality art yet, and it became something I worked for and you got me interested in it, all the way back from Technodrome.com ha.
I think his 8.0 design is really interesting, but I really think his classic design could work just fine. I think it depends on what you want to push with him, this newer version he looks a lot more intimidating, wrathful, and fits into your comic's style better, and the previous design looks a lot faster, smart assy, and like someone you could let your guard down around, and get your ass kicked.
My biggest problem with the the 8.0 design is that I don't feel like there's something obvious from the design that makes him special, which is a reason I miss the claws. Seems like most of the chars have a part of them that seems to really shine in the design. Don't get me wrong at all, he looks like a total bad ass in the new versions.
It's really your preference, I think Sai is one epic char either way, and it would be awesome to see him in there.
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Sweet! Β I'm really glad I was able to help! Β I love that about art, how it can inspire others. Β I was inspired by so much art growing up, and it's very gratifying to know I can pass it on. ^___^ Man, those Technodrome days were good times! Β They still have my art up there! Β I still email the head of that site from time to time, updating him with what I'm up to--he's a nice guy!
Yeah, I agree on Sai's 8.0 style. Β I like the idea of it, but there's something fundamentally not-Sai about it. Β That maybe it takes itself too seriously, and that's always been Sai's defining characteristic, that he takes nothing seriously. 
Although 8.0 does still have the claws, they're just retracted in that particular picture. Β I think I have another where his claws are out--I should post that one! Β But you're right, they kind of are his signature. Β And actually, part of the reason he's named Sai--I thought his 3-clawed fingers resembled the prongs on a sai. Β Fun fact!
Thanks for the input! Β It'll be a while before I'd make this story a reality, but it's good to start working some of this stuff out. Β If nothing else, I might just give the 7.0 Sai the hakama pants. Β I've kind of grown fond of them! Β Plus, they'd make it easier for him to hid his tail when he's out and about.
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OMG the 90's glory of it. It's screaming at me about how RAD Sai is and his RADICAL SKILLZ, YO. XD
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Ha, ha! He's totally rad! Like, to the max.
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bahahah I noticed, almost ALL your Revival characters have fingerless gloves. xD Ahahahahaha
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Ha! What can I say? I'm a slave to the 90s style.
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OH GOD this is true. Or those square-fade hairstyls. YIKES. OR RAT-TAILS!
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Rat tails??? Β Oh, even I'm not rad enough to pull that off.
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Oh gawd, dude, everyone I know at that age did. xD Something about Iron Maiden just INFESTED 90's youth with that mullet-y-ness. xD
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Ha, ha! Β It was an epidemic. Β Somehow I wasn't even aware that it was a mullet. Β Like, I knew I just wanted long hair, but I was too dumb to understand the difference between long hair all over, and just long hair in the back. Β I'll have to burn all those photos...
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Bahahahaha well, actually, when a dude has short hair and he starts growing it, it DOES naturally mullet-ize. Takes a while to make it from a mullet to deathmetal hair. xD Still, I know what you mean. It's like Metallica, even Hetfield couldn't escape the mullet.
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Ha! Β Exactly! Β And mullets were so prominent back then, we didn't even really pay attention. Β They just blended into the background.
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And that is how mob mentality works, I think.
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Totally!
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Thanks! It's fun to see how characters change with the tastes of the artist. ^___^
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My favorite is the 2.0 from 1994 , what can I say I just prefer it .
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Must be the totally rad 90s style! ^___^
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The goggles/glasses are chillin .
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Totally! Rad to the max, as we said in the 90s.
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I don't say that too much any more , but it is fun to see the silly looks people give me when I do .
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Ha, ha! Well put.
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Interesting to see the process he's gone through. 2005's waist is mind-boggling thin. He's barely got room for a spine in there!
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Ha, ha! Totally. He used to be more evenly skinny, like Jack Skellington, but for whatever reason I built up the muscle in his upper body without doing it for his waist, so he started to look disproportionate. Hence version 7.0!
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that's awesome to watch characters grow up with you, even if they look like they want to kills you
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Ha, ha! Totally. If Sai every tried to kill me, I'd fire him.
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It's crazy, isn't it? I love seeing how characters change as an artist grows!
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I love the iterations. My personal favorite is version 6.0 the jumping one.
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Ah, that's a good one! I need to draw him in his full ninja suit again.
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That's a heck of a development! Do you have a backstory/reference page for Sai?
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Thanks! ^___^ This is actually the closest thing to a reference page I have for him! One of these days I should do a proper one. And I don't want to give too much away about the backstory (I plan on doing a graphic novel one of these days), but he's a few thousands years old and has been spending his life keeping mankind in check. That's a full time job!
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Ooh, interesting. Sounds like he's pretty important. Would he happen to be very powerful in that case?
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Yeah! There's more I can say, but I don't want to give it away. 
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Heh, well that should be interesting. Hope you can draw more of him soon then!
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Thanks! If the comic I'm working on now goes well, I'm thinking that maybe something with Sai would be my follow-up series.
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Sounds great! What sort of tone or mood would be used to described Sai's journey? It sounds like he could very likely end up in some pretty, well, crazy experiences
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Good question--I think overall his story would have a lot of humor and sarcasm, but deep meaning behind it. Something along the lines of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, but maybe less dark and pessimistic. Less about flat-out criticism of society, and more about using his will to change others, but discovering a change from within. There's more I could say, but I don't want to give anything away!
I think the stories themselves would have quite a bit of action, and mostly deal with keeping mankind in check. I haven't decided yet if he'd be the only creature in the story--might be kinda cool to have him face off with other monsters, but it might also be cool to ground the story in reality, with him being the only monster in an otherwise history-accurate world. Not sure which way to go with it.
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Those all do sound interesting. I'd be interested to see where'd it go
As for whether to have other monsters or not, is having issues/side-plots that focus on Sai and other monsters, as well as ones focusing on Sai and humans, mutually exclusive? I'm just curious as I can easily imagine both humans and other monsters existing in the world, while Sai can end up in events that focus primarily on humans and/or monsters.
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Good point! The story itself is a collection of Sai's experiences spanning thousands of years, so I suppose stories of other monsters could show up at some point, and could be inserted without it affecting the major storylines with the humans.
Although, I suppose Sai himself would have more impact, story-wise, if he was the only monster in this world. Sort of in the sense that he's the wild card that's altering everything, and making us second-guess our history--if there were other monsters, he might not seem as important to the plot. But I have time to think about it! I wouldn't start this story till The Revival is done, which will probably be quite a while.
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Thousands of years? I actually think that having monsters and only humans can work in a way. This is just an idea, but what if the early half or somewhat stages of the story had other monsters in it, but as things go on, they decrease in number until Sai is only left, at which point he'd have a much bigger role and impact.
That's just an idea and it might contradict with what you already have in mind, but I am hoping it might help give you an idea you really like
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