hi yes i return humbly presenting one of my Silly Ideas™ to you
i felt like drawing Larry last night, which carried over into today, and somehow ended up drawing not-Larry?? but hey, i'm not complaining, i'm just glad i drew PERIOD
anyways, this is Cheatsy(or CHEAT$Y, if you're feeling stylish), also known as Crypto, also known as Larry's Shadow! part of a reboot of an older thing i've been working on
quick aside: Shadows, in this case, refer to the personification of one's deepest desires and/or insecurities. they usually appear in a distorted form and are associated with specific things, with both often being emblematic of what their counterpart(henceforth referred to as the Ego) fears the most. most Shadows are hostile towards their Egos and will actively pursue them if given the chance. the only way to defeat them is for the Ego to admit their faults and accept the Shadow as their own, pacifying it in the process.
now for the Cheatsy-specific tingz:
• cool and arrogant when in control of a situation, but becomes testy and desperate when not • associated with reflections—Cheatsy manifests herself in Larry's reflections, she uses reflective surfaces to travel between places, and literally lives in what she refers to as "The Mirror World" • defaults to the more monstrous "Tarnished" form(not pictured), and can only switch to her "Clean" form(pictured above) if she successfully swaps places with Larry • representative of Larry's fear of monsters and the supernatural, his fear of being abandoned, and his insecurities regarding multiple parts of his identity • the name Crypto refers to a moniker given to her as one of the Shadows responsible for a cyberattack on a particular suite • Cheatsy's star is on the right side of her head while Larry's is on the left; similarly, while "Clean", Cheatsy's face is a little off compared to Larry's due to her face being a reflection of his, so she tries to hide this with makeup
that's pretty much all i have to yap about for now
thank you for your time! have a wonderful day! :D
(also let me know if the color-coding is too aggressive i've never done this before—)
