#serverscanon

Servers: Part 1 - Grand Tour

Servers: Part 5.5 - Going Steady

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- Some of the screenshots are a year old. - Jessica previously appeared in the old Season 2 using the SIN Episodes model. I changed her model to better fit with the Servers cast. - The reason this comic took some time to come out was due to some story revisions and focusing on the overarching story at hand, which many of it are mentioned throughout this comic. - There are some concepts and screenshots that didn't make it to the final result. - If you're wondering, Jessie identifies as a lesbian. She decided to go on a "date" with Bravo 2 to help him out. Bravo 2 did show some interest in her until that reveal.

Posted in reverse order for better readability on tumblr page.

See the entire comic: http://imgur.com/a/QOOjv

We all have our reasons to fight, to keep living, and to pursue our own goals.

For the Bravos, it’s no different. Many of their self-interests are mainly inspired from what I experienced in my life. These interests clash into what makes the Bravo team into a group that readers can connect with.

As their behavior, appearance, and name have changed throughout the years, I finally found a good enough ground to cover that showcase their history and emotional story arcs.

A girl in a video game is basically like a sheep in a den of wolves.

Katie “Bravo 1″ Izaki wasn’t always the case. She didn’t officially become a girl until nearing the end of Season 1 where I wanted some more diversity into the group. It was easy to explain her different appearance as her hiding herself from horny players over the internet. Unfortunately that wouldn’t stop Frank from sometimes unintentionally doing naughty things with her.

Being the butt of sexual jokes between her and Frank, I based her character on a mix between someone I know and Japanese anime characters.

Since I was into the manga Love Hina at the time, I wrote her as a potential love interest for Bravo 2, which then changed to Frank and then to a new unseen character named Hiroshio. The radical changes were pretty much: I got older, this romance wouldn’t fit, and this totally makes sense for the story; in that respective order.

She used to primarily have Japanese ancestry and lived in Japan for most of her life until the story’s development shifted her to being a mix of African-American and Japanese; and she grew up in California before moving to Japan.

Her singer background was also changed from being a Pop Star to a regular indie musician. Making her character less of a star and is currently in her attempt to rise-to-the-top can allow for further subplot progress. Not sure how it will relate to the larger story at hand, but I generally enjoy an extra slice of character development.

Since the beginning of the old Season 1, I have no idea where to take Bravo 2. He was nearly a mute throughout the season as the main jokes lied purely on Bravo 1 and Frank. It wasn’t until Season 3 that I realized Bravo 2 wasn’t utilized to a full extent, so I made that season (and later the larger story at hand) revolve around him and his personal struggle. Over the course of development, he grew from a character-less enigma to the main star while Bravo 1 and Frank were placed into the side-lines.

At first I struggled what kind of character he would be, but then it dawned on me at the time: due to my own struggles that I was going through, I found it to be more relaxing if I wrote about it in a entertainment format that audiences may enjoy. I later discovered that this was a normal occurrence that writers go through in their works: They write about their personal experiences.

Bravo 2 is me. He’s using my legal first name too. I would name him “Ross,” but it would be too obvious and on-the-nose. Most of his background has been events that I personally experienced.

I was worried about how people may react to Bravo 2′s new sense of character, but they enjoyed him nonetheless. In Season 3, he was a generic hero with some comedic moments that don’t really portray him too well. He felt like I was shoehorning myself into being this badass who gets the girl at the end. I didn’t want that. He needs to have an obstacle to overcome within himself. 

As I have planned for him to fall apart near the end of the season, the semi-reboot allowed me to better utilize Bravo 2′s character development that would explain his motives and background that relate to the larger events at hand.

Bravo 2′s focus has become exceedingly large enough where it mirror’s Pirates of the Carribean where it’s just Jack Sparrow & Friends. I want to focus more on Bravo 1 and Frank because I feel like they’re Will Turner and Natalie Portman at the moment.

Frank J. Brandly was the main star of Servers. He was the comedian who, as a friend in middle school once told me, loved Frank more than anyone else. Frank’s comedic chops was my focus on trying to make up new jokes with each short issue.

He eventually grew into being the Game Helmet’s CEO that the hackers would want to capture. I thought it was a good idea at the time until I realize Frank’s actions isn’t too realistic and is downright stupid for a CEO to do. I changed his position to being a famous developer who helped began the GH’s development. 

In the semi-reboot, I downplayed his perverted character with more slightly inane moments where he goes against the game and is carefree about the serious nature of video games. I referenced his perverted nature in Part 5: Date Night, which showcases that he’s a different kind of character now.

As his background relates to the larger plot and certain characters, I can’t say anything further.