I'm still so - so towards Mega Man, but I feel like I can finally flesh out Solis how I want to proper

Was never sure how to show his disfigurment and disability ( blindness ) , but finally figured it out. The head gem connects to his helmet to act as eyes, but it's not the same as actual sight ( limited extent, acting more as calculations based of speed, angles, almost more like a visualized sense of echolocation )

Helmet on or off, he genuinely can't see, but helmet off, he has to rely on his senses more strongly than the helm's developed foresight calculations.

Clearest he could probably see is if someone just stands close to him, still as possible -- but even then, he'd need to touch their face to get a full understanding

1. Well . . . yes ? But actually no.

I genuinely do apologize that this first answer is going to be vague, but it kinda needs to be. The hints are there, but I cannot give straightforward answers at this time.

Project RR is indeed it's own thing ! This is a project that has evolved since.. I want to say, 2018 ? Officially speaking, the true transition to its own thing happened Aug 2024. But lack of knowledge, hubris, and resources had only made this now possible. Kinda.

It's just more so a place-holder name, until details can be revealed ( which hopefully won't be for more than 1 - 2 years for production to actually start... i cannot give a timeframe currently, especially given my circumstances. Public details though, a few more. ). There is communication with others in regards to it, but nothing set in stone beyond 2 - 3 people. I do have some connections, but still.

I typically won't post these things too often, but this is more a means of a " personal tracker " ; for example, I've uploaded old dev videos as a means of logging process in what I'm learning, or even possible portfolio art for ease of access. I don't typically expect those pieces to get attention, but that isn't the intention. I technically started posting about it last year — but all those concepts are all officially scrapped, and were only for class. Given I dropped that minor, but remain in generally corresponding fields . . . ? It's definitely been interesting.

Finalized works, major concepts, story, and so forth are to remain under wraps for a much later time, as to quote Stephen King, " Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. "

And trust me when I say, I've had to break my heart over and over again this year. 😭

2. Yes ! They haven't been forgotten.

Sniff,, I genuinely appreciate you asking about the Heavenly Bodies. 🥺 I haven't had time to draw them much given university and commissions, but beyond that :

They do tie to RR, but not in their current state ( especially given legalities and what not ) . There are plans to touch upon their designs ( except Ratking, I feel his premise excelled ) , revise them, all that — but whew that'll be . . . a lot. Especially a lot of research given their design origins.