#tawnaverse

Empress Velo wins a race against Tawna and to be “fair” she locks her in a cell instead of just. completely destroying Earth (what a charitable gal amirite??)... However, she does intend to leave Tawna in there indefinitely. It’s a good thing she’s at least got company...? Tawna plans to escape, though she can’t do much with those cuffs around her hands. But, what’s this? Her cellmate Otto has one free hand! Maybe he can help her out? He’s awfully rusty though. Even Otto himself is unsure if he has the willpower or battery life to move from his spot.

Empress Velo returns! Here is what her mech looks like. It’s not anatomically correct by any means, since Velo is unashamed of her appearance & doesn’t feel the need to use a disguise, instead using the mech to intimidate her enemies. It’s very shiny, she polishes it herself. I also have a new interp, Otto! He is not, and never was, Velo’s champion in this universe, instead being an ex racer who disobeyed her and was locked away for decades, causing his once lustrous body to rust and fall apart. I like to think he and Tawna can form an alliance and break out of Hyper Spaceway, even if it seems like things are hopeless now. If you’re wondering where this would fit in the Crash timeline, I imagine it’s probably after Crash 4? Though, I don’t know when Tawna would go back to her home dimension. Maybe the next Crash game will answer that?

making this painting was fucking exhausting and it took over 8h 44m (which I am saying bc I wasn’t keeping track of drawing time when I made the sketch) and also I had to stitch it back together after getting a new computer bc the CSP file was destroyed!! fun stuf

Here is an alternative version without character shading, as well as a closeup of Evie (unshaded) since she’s so tiny.

Empress Velo XXVII, the ruler of the galaxy (and racer of racers)! Unlike her main dimensional counterpart, Empress V. is actually quite tall for a Velonian! As such, though she does wear a robotic suit sometimes, she makes no attempt to hide her true identity. Her Citadel is located on an asteroid shaped like her undisguised face, rather than her disguise (this also carries over to Terra's largest moon, which still has a face on it even in the Tawnaverse. Why? Because I thought it was funny).

Naturally since in this universe, Crash & Coco are out of the picture, Velo sets her sights on Tawna instead. Much more inclined to fight Velo head-on, Tawna puts up quite a fight against the empress, even outside the race track! Tawna likes to call her 'Evie', a nickname Velo absolutely cannot stand (which is why Tawna keeps calling her that, LOL).

Power-wise, Velo is about on the same level as Tawna and Tropy, but this is only if you count her mech's power level; without it she's about as strong as Cortex... which is to say, not at all, but I guess still stronger than the main dimension's Velo without his suit? She does, however, hold an INSANE amount of influence over her galaxy, much like her main dimension counterpart!

Team Sulfotep! Left to right, they are: Empress Velo XXVII, Zem Sulfotep, Phosphor, and Gaaro. Zem is the leader, Velo is the character you unlock if you’re good at the game (just like her main universe counterpart!)

Sulfotep (he likes being referred to by only his last name) is an infamous racer with aspirations of interplanetary conquest. He is very money-motivated, as any championships he wins net him new property which he can promptly drain for all the resources they have. He’s quite cutthroat and coldhearted, having little regard for others in general. He only listens to Velo because he knows she’s more influential and powerful than him.

How was Alt Tawna before we met her on Crash 4?