Menace To Society

Cody is both Black and Aboriginal Australian in this redesign- not all Aboriginal people are Black, it isn't just a default identity or an assumption that the two are interchangeable, but both are applicable for this design of Cody. for the visible changes, I used a very dark brown with warm tones for his skin, gave him dark and thick curly hair with a sandy color where the light hits it. I added more light and shading in the image, because I wanted to sort of emphasize the sunlight shining down harshly to show how small Cody is. he is quite literally risking his life to save Marahute. he's clever and brave, but still just a little kid, and she is not only appreciate of him helping her, she becomes protective of him. later, when Cody asks where the "daddy eagle" is, and Marahute hangs her head in silent sadness, he is again so gentle with his comfort, simply saying "My dad's gone too". when we meet the villain of the story, who is it? a white guy, a poacher, who not only threatens the lives of animals, but Cody himself. he even knows he can get away with kid-napping by tossing Cody's pack into the river, tricking people into thinking crocodiles got him, with no further work done to find him... luckily, there is an organization that specializes in saving children who get ignored and over-looked! it just seems especially important that only does Cody save something much BIGGER than himself, he is later saved by some tiny friends; without somebody to who cares that reaches out, both Cody and Marahute would have been lost)