Empress Velo wins a race against Tawna and to be “fair” she locks her in a cell instead of just. completely destroying Earth (what a charitable gal amirite??)... However, she does intend to leave Tawna in there indefinitely. It’s a good thing she’s at least got company...? Tawna plans to escape, though she can’t do much with those cuffs around her hands. But, what’s this? Her cellmate Otto has one free hand! Maybe he can help her out? He’s awfully rusty though. Even Otto himself is unsure if he has the willpower or battery life to move from his spot.
Empress Velo returns! Here is what her mech looks like. It’s not anatomically correct by any means, since Velo is unashamed of her appearance & doesn’t feel the need to use a disguise, instead using the mech to intimidate her enemies. It’s very shiny, she polishes it herself. I also have a new interp, Otto! He is not, and never was, Velo’s champion in this universe, instead being an ex racer who disobeyed her and was locked away for decades, causing his once lustrous body to rust and fall apart. I like to think he and Tawna can form an alliance and break out of Hyper Spaceway, even if it seems like things are hopeless now. If you’re wondering where this would fit in the Crash timeline, I imagine it’s probably after Crash 4? Though, I don’t know when Tawna would go back to her home dimension. Maybe the next Crash game will answer that?
making this painting was fucking exhausting and it took over 8h 44m (which I am saying bc I wasn’t keeping track of drawing time when I made the sketch) and also I had to stitch it back together after getting a new computer bc the CSP file was destroyed!! fun stuf
Here is an alternative version without character shading, as well as a closeup of Evie (unshaded) since she’s so tiny.
