I have a gift! In the form of art and rambling!
So this is for MB rework (take 3 I think. Idk it's been a ride trying to do this đđ) and I'm going into this not just with a wish and a prayer!! I'm going into this with a wish, a prayer and and planning.
At the moment, I'm working on the characters but I've also got part of the lore for the world and areas written down; but we'll work on that full later down the line.
The order in which these characters are getting reworked is the same order they appear in in the show. So we're starting with Sheriff! Big surprise there...
So, design! It's pretty different to his canon self.
I liked the idea of a bomber jacket (I got the idea from @dem0nguy and his redesign of Sheriffs flight school outfit!) and I also liked the idea that it had originally belonged to Ryan and Sheriff took it in order to feel as though he was following his older brothers footsteps. It'd be something he would've taken after losing Ryan and being bitten before fleeing the military base they had been at at the time the apocalypse begun.
The scarf acts as a mask as Sheriff isn't good with or fond of anything technological (like the masks) and tries to avoid it when possible. That and Brutux is the one in control of all of that sort of supplies and he's in enough debt as is. So, scarf it is. It has varying levels of protection against smells and the air but for the most part, does the job it needs to do.
Tried to make him less obnoxiously blue, I get it's his colour or whatever but it burns my eyes/j
Ah no, aside from his shirt, the blue on his shoes and pants is darker and leans more towards navy than anything.
Uhhm I think that's the most notable things to say about his change in design, just the fact he's got the addition of the jacket and bag and is less obnoxiously blue!
So that's the same, story wise and practically design wise. Still gets bitten when the apocalypse starts and still keeps it from fully mutating him by devouring carrots.
The only real difference in its design is the colour, less of a darker green. And the fact that it's actively dripping. He has to wrap up pretty tightly so it's not getting everywhere and blowing his cover.
His arm isn't quite solid nor is it fully a liquid, it's some odd mix between both. There's not much feeling in it either, was talking to a friend and mentioned how if you stabbed it, it'd just kinda go through and be nothing but a dull ache. And if in a fight, the mutated arm becomes a shield; Sheriff putting it in front of himself to prevent getting hurt anywhere it'd actually hurt.
In terms of things the mutation affects besides his arm we have:
- Sharper teeth, especially his canines
- It's pretty annoying for him, and he usually has an intense urge to bite and chew things to get rid of the uncomfortableness of it
- Accelerated hair growth
- He tries to keep it at an acceptable length, one that won't get in his way but he might just eventually give up. His hair is denser and it's a nightmare for him to try and do anything with it. It's a mess most of the time and usually is thrown into a ponytail where he just hopes for the best.
- Sheriff has a base of 3/5 for his strength but occasionally has bursts of extra strength that'd bump that to a 5/5 (because yknow, he's held up a one tonne metal door with his bare hands). It's only ever in short bursts of strength and he 100% feels the consequences once that fades. But yknow, not the worst thing.
- Not too much of a reasoning for this one other than the fact the mutants are just typically aggressive creatures
- There is no explanation for this one
- Faintly picking up on orders directed to other mutants
- So, I like to think that the mutants are controlled as a hive, receiving orders from more conscious mutants like Wart. And even then, Wart is getting orders from the SM. Sheriff picks up on the SM's orders- the further he is the fainter it is. I also like to think the SM holds some control over Sheriff. Not a lot but enough to cause problems.
So I think that's it? I can't say much on his actual backstory as that's still a WIP but it pretty much follows canon, if only some minor changes here and there.
Uhhh, I guess just don't hate me for doing another rewrite of this show- there's going to be an actual commitment to this one but I do warn it is going to be a looong, slow project. I want to take my time with this one, especially because it's just for fun :)
Shooters next! Feel free to ask questions and I will try and answer o7
