Hello my friends!
This is the sideblog devoted to my Psychowalkers au, an alternate universe crossover based on the game Psychonauts and the animated film wolfwalkers, which I hope to turn into a webcomic series at some point!
THE STORY
It’s 1650, due to a coup in grulovia, the Malik family flees to Ireland to cement a new empire under their rule, taking advantage of the unstable government at the time, occupying the town of Kilkenny. Due to the death of Donnatella, raz’s mother, and the increasing crackdown on Romani individuals in Europe, Razputin, and his father Augustus, move to Kilkenny so Augustus can take up a job hunting wolves for the lord protector, Gristol Malik. One day Raz sneaks out to try and help his father hunt, and meets a mysterious girl, Lili, who turns into a wolf when she sleeps. Together they learn how to live in a world that sometimes feels like a cage, and learn how to escape it.
THE PROCESS
Originally inspired by this post from @n00tl3s, I took up this project because… yes.
These were the original concepts when I started translating the characters into the style and time period of the movie, they don’t look very good.
Second attempt to design Lili and Truman because I disliked their original designs, I was definitely getting somewhere.
An attempt at creating the official designs for the kids, this would be the basis for the true original designs.
the ALMOST final concepts for the characters, Lili’s hair kept getting bigger lol, and Raz got his almost perfect design at this point, cementing the main details of his model.
the official designs and color palettes for Augustus and Raz!
And the ALMOST done official model and color palettes of Truman and Lili.
Exploration of wolf design and coloring, plus a concept for Lili.
Final color palettes and models for Lili and Truman.
there are a couple characters that I have not drawn yet (ex: gristol) so there’s a long way to go, but once the designs are done I can start on the script!
The list of characters
or: the characters from the original movie and their Psychonauts counterparts.
Robyn Goodefellow: Razputin Aquato
Mebh O’Mactire: Lili Zonnato
Bill Goodefellow: Augustus Aquato
Moll O’Mactire: Truman Zonnato
Lord Protector (Oliver Cromwell): Gristol Malik
Sean Óg: Ford Cruller
Padraig: Bobby Zilch
street kids: Campers/Interns
Stringy woodcutter: Caligosto Loboto
stumpy woodcutter: Morceau Oleander
sheperd: Compton Boole
scullery mistress: Milla Vodello
Fishmonger: Cassie O’peia
Bardic group: Thorney Towers Residents
Merlin: Sasha Nein (but as a bird, don’t question it)
Background Characters: Lucrecia Mux, Bob Zonnato, Helmut Fullbear, Otto Mentalis, Hollis Forsythe, etc.