#strike's crew

Heater turns and model sheet are complete! Next is Gat. 🎉

Previous Turnarounds:

Jolt the Hedgehog Turnaround

Fronds the Trogon Turnaround

Chucho Fatal Turnaround

Completed the next set of model turnaround sheets for our resident know-it-all, Fronds! Always fun drawing him. Onto Chucho's next!

Completed Reference Sheets:

There's definitely a larger rationale that led to giving him such a long appendage, but the most truncated way to put it is "because it looks cool."

While most of the crew is reliant on additional weaponry to various extents for combat, Strike uses a more direct, physical fight style. His tail being his primary weapon can lead to what I hope will be interesting and unique battles between him and our duo. It challenges me also to be more creative in his capabilities.

I also wanted to convey a slithering vibe without going the obvious route of making him a snake. You're supposed to feel kinda unsettled when he appears. The tail can be a powerful, visually dramatic way to take up more space and immediately feel like he's dominating a scene. It's all about making him intimidating and having a visual device that can work well for doing unique compositions too.

Because it makes him cool and like he doesn't afraid of anything.

(Full coherent reasons under the cut)

He is! Like how the Unleashed Hub Worlds are based on certain regions in real life, there's an area that's the Central American equivalent where he originates. (Tho he specifically is based mostly on Mexican culture.)

And since the Ancient Echidna's are the Mayan/Aztec equivalent, perhaps they had some connection to Chucho's ancestral peoples. The former was a massive world power at their peak....

Hey anon! I did make a response comic featuring these two lovebirds. Though it's not quite as romantic as the original art it's based on haha

Foiled again by the power of love!!!!

Guest FC's from in order: @simplyy-nerdy-gal, @franartiststuff and Pennyjoy21)