#litota

A mysterious spy and bounty huntress who is now working for the Rhyming Man himself. She's a master of disguise and acting, as well as a very good swimmer, which helps Litota save her boss from drowning (which happened to him twice already). The most mysterious thing is why he hasn't killed her yet, like his other associates.

I would love to hear more of your thoughts on her and her relationship to the Rhyming Man.

Yaaay, thank you so much! Honestly, it's a crime we're not drawing and talking about her more.

Well, first of all, she was mainly inspired by some villains from cartoons and movies we grew up watching, those being Blind Pew from "Treasure Island" (1988) (he's the biggest reason for Litota's round black glasses), Shapoklyak from the Cheburshka cartoons and maybe a bit of Basilio the Cat from the movie "Buratino" (1975) (and from the original "Pinocchio" book, we guess?).

(Also, a bit of Nimona - evil sidekick looking for a villain to work under, except Litota has higher standarts, haha!)

Fun fact: we didn't initially plan for Litota to be blind, but after reading about her species, we changed that. And after that, the picture finally clicked, we found her viiiibe XD XD

As for her relationship with the Rhyming Man... Well, it's purely buissness and teamwork, but also Litota has a lot of respect for the guy. She sees him as the only one she's willing to work under, because Rhymes is very skilled at lying and spying, and is not afraid to get his hands dirty! And in turn, he sees Litota's skills and looks past the traits that make potential clients underestimate her, so he's keeping Litota around.

Think of their dynamic like hm, Regina and Magic Mirror from "Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs"? (Gosh, all of this looks like homework XD XD )