Random fun facts about OB Jack howl design ! (Scrapped ideas / clarifying info since ppl seem lo love him)
Originally , OB Jack was more meant to be a shadow milk cookie of sorts. Just chaotic in general.. but I really didnβt end up liking that concept so it got scrapped ( I thought it was too boring)Β
Jackβs design was mainly inspired by the song βPremier Amourβ by Malice Mizer AND Madoka Magica witches (tho not in the traditional, nightmare fuel way)Β
Jackβs weapon of choice is a hammer ! Like a judgeβs hammer..Β Β this one was heavily inspired off Bebe, Mami Tomoeβs companion from Madoka Magica as well!
Jackβs whole character revolves around Justice. He believes heβs above all rules and likes to bend them to his will while still enforcing them on others.
The reason why Jack overbloted is thanks to his dormmates. Remember that one wish he made in wish upon a star? In which he wished to be fast enough to beat that.. reindeer (?? I donβt remember the exact animal) in a race. ? Wellβ¦β¦.Β
Wolves are social creatures by nature, and as much as Jack hates to admit it, heβd love to be sociable as well (tho his resting bitch face makes it difficult) So not only is he kind of intimidating lookingβ¦ and his dormmates donβt respect him so heβs constantly pushed away, itβs the perfect excuse for Jack to cut them off even more and isolate himself. Thatβs when the reindeer wish comes up, Jack starts overusing his unique magic as a way to train AND to let loose and not think much of anything
Itβs a βIf I isolate myself first, you wonβt be able of damaging me nextβ situationΒ
So much from overusing his UM and boom. Overblot. He then decides that itβs a good idea for him to βteach them all a lessonβ and βjusticeβ ensues.Β
Back go character ideas β¦Β
I wanted Jack to be overly emotional on his overblot , this because of the very nonchalant way he carries himself most of the time.. but I didnβt like that eitherΒ
Instead, Jack carried a permanent smile on his face most of the time, take it as someone whoβs so into their delusions they canβt see the wrong they cause .
He goes from bullied to bully basically , always justifying himself and finding ways to shift the blame onto other people so heβs ALWAYS in the right .
OB Jack was also inspired by a very specific K-Angel sprite tho I canβt find it ..Β
I saw how other ppl interpreted OB Jack, often as aggressive or animalistic .. which is perfectly cool and I love them!! But I wanted to make this OB Jack more βrefinedβ , sort of like an angel of justice .. mod is a sucker for those kind of βAngels who do the wrong things, believe theyβre above everyone else while still looking beautiful and ethereal β kind of trope.
under the normal Jack nonchalance , thereβs someone who cares a little too much (probably a mod interpretation I donβt remember ) , so I took the little spin on it and made Jack look really elegant and βfragileβ on purpose, he can kick ass no problem tho
Jackβs mascot (Judge hammer pet) which let me tell you, doesnβt have a name, isnβt really made to make any sense .. the wings?? The broom? Itβs on purpose to just kind make someone think βwhat the fuck is happening βΒ Β but I didnβt want to overdo it !
The judge hammer pet spews nonsense 90% of the time, not even Jack understands whatβs it says ..Β
take Bebe from Madoka once again and a reference for itβs speech.Β
I took lots of inspo from Malice mizer actually .. (vibe wise )
also this very specific phantom siita song (also vibe wise!)