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Just a quick rose-shadow-triumphant Wilson so to maintain the Don’t Starveyness around here lol
My art from a 3 way art challenge/swap, with a Pokemon + their trainer prompt! Lineart by @1ndignant!
our boyo is back, lads and lasses, and he is ready to yee those haws
also lol Zane saying tomodachi... whew
pls enjoy my crappy collection of screenshots featuring @katoswan29 also i spend a lot of time looking at zane.
FOR GOD’S SAKE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HUG ZANE AND LET HIM KNOW IT’LL BE OKAY, MY HEART SHATTERED INTO A TINY THOUSAND PIECES HEARING THIS---
oh wait nah, he’s alright lol. never stop being you, boyo!
ALSO can we take a moment to appreciate Cian Barry for doing a truly fantastic job voicing Zane? Guy is truly a delight to listen to.
BACK AGAIN WITH TWO THINGS:
1) Zane only cares about how much you pay him to do a job unless he is bored. Then he’ll do it because why the hell not, he’s (probably) got nothing better to do anyway! And if he’s in a really good mood, he might even do things out of loyalty or vengeance!
2) Apparently he too won a high-stakes poker game and murdered the loser(s) with a knife. Old Man Zane also spaces out when discussing the knives of the face. One wonders if he’s pulled a Rick Grimes at some point and actually killed someone with his teeth...
SO I was very clearly messing around with the camera and I abused the living daylights out of the settings and filters (idk how to make good pictures lol) BUT GUYS LOOK HOW PHOTOGENIC HE IS my god, he must’ve made it to the cover of like Hitmen’s Weekly or some shit at least once right? RIGHT?!
How much does Zane mention his family anyways? There's the "you rich people and your genuine mourning" line, but I cant think of much else (then again, holding off on playing three until I beat two and pre-seq).
Oi if you can find it in the Dahl Abandon from the Commander Lilith DLC, there is an ECHO log from Captain Flynt that explicitly calls out Zane as being his younger brother! Of course you could always just look up the audio on YT but… WHERE’S THE FUN IN THAT?!
I am sadly missing the entirety of his comments on his brothers and their names in one of BL3′s story missions and am sloooowly making my way through the BL3 DLCs, but he mentions them in passing fairly regularly:
He also comments on them when you get kills in a vehicle, saying his brothers would be proud of him and that his sister always loved a good explosion. Makes me think he misses them to some degree honestly. EDIT: he also brings up a grandmother who used to make “hate-gravy” in the wedding DLC.
AND ON A SIDE NOTE: Zane doesn’t introduce himself to Lilith with his full name when they first meet (cause you know, he totally doesn’t share a last name with that Baron Flynt guy the OG VHs killed in BL1 or anything). Doubt there’s any real deeper meaning to that, but it’s kind of a funny little omission in retrospect when he goes around shouting ZANE < INSERT MIDDLE NAME > FLYNT HERE!
170 PUZZLES AND 1 GOOD CAUSE LATER, WE ARE FINALLY HERE. Of fucking course he’s a mullet guy.
have you ever just looked at Zane’s design and his overall characterization beyond being the goofy drunk irishman? the things he DOESN’T say are almost as interesting as the zany things (ahem) that come out of our favorite operative’s mouth:
his jacket's probably something of his own design, and has what looks to be armor plating lining it (especially around the neck and upper chest; gotta protect your vital areas!) and mesh lining for ventilation around his arms--just a cool detail
the little digistructor (at least I think it is?) mounted on his shoulder for the drone is also armored and heavily padded, because this guy takes good care of his little bud
wouldn't be surprised if that bodysuit he wears under his shirt is something he kept from his black-op days or stole when he was an active operative
said bodysuit also looks reinforced behind the neck and on the shoulders
between the armor in his jacket collar and the armor on the bodysuit, his neck is stupidly well-protected from things like attacks and explosions from behind, because he needs to be prepared for anything at any time
the bodysuit design actually reminds me a lot of the various sneaking suits in the Metal Gear series, where some provide physical augmentation (ie, synthetic muscle tissue), exert pressure to control bleeding from injuries, etc on top of just acting as armor
let's not forget those dope trigger-finger gloves, with the textured tips on the fingers for extra grip, the thinner perforated material over most of the palm for ease of flexing the hand (which also looks well-worn and even has cracking in the texture if you look closely), and the padding on the lower part of the palm because having a very secure grip on a gun is nice
so I'm REALLY reaching a bit here, but you ever wonder about that gun holster on his hip? I mean everyone and their mother has a holster for their shit, but Zane has that nifty high-tech looking one that rivals that of Jack and Lorelei... AND they're all connected to high-tech companies (Hyperion and Atlas respectively). kind of makes you wonder where and how he acquired his gear in general; did he steal these things? keep them from his jobs? get designs for them and/or make them himself otherwise? maybe buy them with the decent amount of money he probably has?
have you SEEN this guy's reflexes, perception, and PHYSICAL STRENGTH? he's obviously not young anymore and past his physical prime--WHEW geEEeeEz and all--but he friggin manhandles a bandit and throws him clean out a window in the opening cinematic, effortlessly tosses a guy into a dumpster in his character trailer, manages to get a guy that’s twice his size and bulk off the edge of the cliff in the same trailer, doesn't even turn around to acknowledge the big mofos coming behind him in the Let's Make Some Mayhem and We Are Mayhem trailers before swapping places with his clone, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...
in the E3 We Are Mayhem trailer, he manages to deploy his drone, quickly swap between two guns, deploy/trade places with his clone, AND kill 5 mechs ALL in the span of FIVE SECONDS (with an extra backstab on the last guy to boot), with extremely precise and controlled movements; i personally think this is probably one of the best demonstrations of the fact that this is a guy who had black-ops/military training on top of having just killed countless people over the last few decades
and sure, maybe that earpiece might enhance his hearing or some crap and you can probably hear those big guys coming from a mile away but STILL!
I’m not gonna touch the Happy Together trailer because that is clearly an acid trip, but if he actually IS shooting guys without even looking at them WHILE DANCING........ I mean jesus christ, no wonder he’s so deadly
"flamboyant spy man" SHOULD be one of his middle names, given his dramatic hands-behind-his-back pose in the opening movie, his chin-on-hand main menu pose, and that James Bond-y pose he has in the character selection menu
now I'm not saying bandits are thirsty for Zane, but I find it hilarious that they're constantly babbling about how THE GEEZER is good-looking (pretty boy!) to the point of even asking what the hell he uses to look so good (the answer is NOTHING of course, he just looks that good), and most of the lower-tier bandits are probably in their 20s and up or something lmao
as far as family resemblances go, Zane and Baron share pretty similar hairlines (AND SIDEBURNS MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL), facial structure (them cheekbones), the squinty-eye deal, and that default stern, perma-grump facial expression (or “sour disposition” as Zane’s in-game description calls it)
AND BONUS SHIT: he has the wildest little ECHO animation of the VHs when you use the Quick Change station, with him swapping to a full length cloak and his wanderer head (the rice hat with a full gas mask) while everyone else gets slightly less dramatic clothing swaps. because even the friggin little pixel animations for him have to be fun!
Bit of a digression, but I always found it funny how his enemies poke fun at him for being old--I personally imagine him to be probably in his 40s at the youngest--when he isn’t super old by most measures (ffs, full head of hair, not a hint of a receding hairline, and still has color in his hair... friggin Wainwright looks comparatively ancient), BUT!
we know he’s 1) a guy who’s probably been in active combat most of his life and we know life tends not to be long for people like him, and 2) actively being hunted down with at least 36 bounties on his head based off his on-down dialogue
the probability of him managing to live long isn’t all that great, and it’s kind of interesting to think about why bandits call him an old guy: he IS an old guy by virtue of life being short in the galaxy, especially for someone still in the fight
I mean most of the older people we see in the BL universe are usually either civilians or people who’ve been out of combat for a while, like Mr. Blake, Dr. Zed, Crazy Earl, etc
Zane’s pretty much a unicorn in the BL universe, and i for one think his longevity is a testament to his skills and ability to survive (with help from Lady Luck of course); even he’s not sure how he’s managed to live as long as he has in another of his cripple quotes
just so you get an idea of how long this guy has stayed alive, he’s outlived older brothers Baron and Captain by 12 (5 years between BL1 /BL2 plus 7 years between BL2/BL3) and and 7 years (from BL2/BL3) respectively
ANYWAYS YEAH, Zane is just a really interesting character both upfront and when you read between the lines, I dunno how you guys feel hahah
in other news, i’m actually going back in for my second playthrough to collect all them tasty Zane deets i missed the first time around and making my way through the DLC... stay tuned for more Zane ramblings!
so i have a very long ass list of random Zane observations based off too many hours spent in BL3 (with some spoilers ahead for base BL3):
he kicks brains around for funsies and keeps track of his personal bests. cause, you know, he probably isn’t just saying that to intimidate poor Rhys right?
he’s PROBABLY used the brains from his decapitated hits for the hell of it
gotta stay on top of all these poisoning attempts!
he’s been in prison at least once and possibly broken out by associates
he always hears... some kind of screaming, and he says this in a vague way that doesn’t really indicate whether it’s good or bad screaming lol
he can play the piano and his first piano recital involved a lot of dead bodies.
he’s been to a potluck that ALSO involved a lot of dead bodies!
he’s no stranger to punching statues in the crotch. give him a call in case you ever need an offending statue punched WHERE IT HURTS (i personally would find it hilarious if he has that bounty from Hyperion on his head because he was paid to punch a Handsome Jack statue in the crotch or something)
is frequently itchin’ for a fight, is ready to throw down, and is obviously comfortable in brawls and even gives mad lad Chadd crap for his attempts at bareknuckle fighting (prob fought his brothers and maybe his sister when they were younger)
sarcastically refers to pro gamers as “fighters without the fighting”
likes to drop sick rhymes out of nowhere when talking to Clay, asking if there’s another way by the bay, and asking what Clay’d say
likes to point out crane thingies, stupid computy-lizards, computy-men like BALEX, can identify random AI chips laying about on his own, thinks ancient alien ruins could be spruced up with a nice divan, and has no idea what a powder cellar is or what it could be used for
he WHAT-THE-ACTUAL-FECK’s at freaky aliens and human-ratches but is pretty chill when it comes to talking to massive sentient monkeys and space dinosaurs
likes cherry-vanilla soft serve, because his flavor preferences must have style
owns a sweet laptop with a screensaver featuring his spider emblem and a nifty triangular lamp on his desk, because why not work with some style?
is the only other person besides Amara to keep an honest-to-god broom in his room (as far as I can tell anyways, and Fl4k’s excuse for a mop doesn’t count) and seems very neat and organized in general, to the point of having wrenches lined up neatly by order of size on his workbench
surprisingly doesn’t have the most crates of ale in his room out of the VHs
keeps two accent plants in his quarters on Sanctuary III, because jesus christ his room is a frigid-looking nightmare otherwise
has what looks to be his own padded custom containers for his drones, decorated with his little triangle motif
has a straight up generator in his room along with what kind of resembles a server rack to me, maybe a massive repository of all the information he’s collected in his decades as a freelancer
he’s not a one-man ARMY, he’s a one-man ARMADA
Careful was his old middle name until it was killed. he hasn’t totally thrown caution to the wind after taking up his more exciting middle names, since he tells Chadd that even he’d use a parachute during that one massive drop, but he’s pretty carefree otherwise
he’s apparently been out of the corporate assassination business long enough to not keep tabs on who Atlas’ current CEO is
OK SO I’M REACHING A BIT HERE BUUUUT... he says BLOOD FEUUUUUUD the same way his bandit bro Vaughn does, like for real.
he’s cool enough with Typhon DeLeon to call him T-money
he’s a little world-weary and not big on the idea that all lifeforms can coexist harmoniously. probably because he’s the one said lifeforms call in when peaceful coexistence is a little too old hat.
his response to General Traunt looking to avenge his brother Captain Traunt is to morbidly point out that killing the latter was a good time while expressing surprise at there being another Traunt. can’t help but draw some comparisons between what happened to the Flynts and Traunts here, and i’d be surprised if the irony of the situation was lost on Zane
he pokes fun at Wainwright and Hammerlock for their “genuine mourning of dead family members!”
he’s weirded out by the COV cultists and thinks they and the Calypsos are stupid kids, outright calls Tannis a weirdo, and thinks the rock-poop-obsessed guy is too weird and needs to calm down BUT
seems very fond of people with that same maniacal energy he’s got himself, even when he thinks the things they do or ask him to do are weird or life-threatening, like in Chadd’s entire mission
he SEEMS??? more prone to turning up the charm with older women, including jokingly asking Ma if “that’s the kind of thing you’re into” when she excitedly talks about dropping proton bombardments on bismuth like it’s the hottest thing she’s ever seen, calling crazy explodey cake lady Beatrice a saucy old broad after she drops absolutely-not-vague innuendos and OOOHOHOOH HAHAHHahahaaaaaa...-ing when she asks the VH to show how good they are with their hands
he’s still polite to younger ladies (who aren’t actively trying to kill him) like Vaughn’s incomprehensible COV girlfriend Zahnzi, and even tells Zahnzi that she and him (Zane) will never happen... in an attempt to be a good wingman for Vaughn lol
oh yeah let’s not forget Ember and poor Zane melting into a stammery marry-me mess on meeting her
he not only claims he was born ready and handsome, but he also either was born with a full head of hair or he takes pride in still having a full head of hair. if the latter, it’s like one of the only times Zane indirectly alludes to his status as an older guy besides the poor guy wHEeEZing when he runs for too long
ALSO it’s 2am and i spent entirely too long on this. how are you guys doing during these weird times?
SO what are the odds Zane has told someone at some point in his life that he doesn’t do “””””””feeelings””””””” with very animated air quotes (because, you know, he’s always wanted an excuse to use them totally unironically)
IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS: 1) Zane is THE most jazzed guy this side of the six galaxies 2) Zane’s little OHOHOHO giggle is precious and needs to be appreciated
or: random shit Zane says (”wtf is a divan???”) + a bonus mood. can imagine Zane just chilling and enjoying a cone of soft serve during his down time lol
SOOOOO… how has nobody brought up this amazing lewd/exasperated/would-you-like-a-demonstration laugh Zane makes when Beatrice (the explodey cake lady) asks the VH to show how good they are with their HANDS??!?!?!?!?!?!
like WHEW, i need a breather from all of Zane’s little zingers, my god
I call it the triumphant rose shadow Wilson, really like this combo of skins/cosmetics on the hapless scientist. Didn’t turn out the way I wanted, partly from being out of practice with drawing for so long, but I am happy I was able to get something done.
Another Commission done!
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