What are your inspirations for Kipper's character?
Kipper is like a reflection of myself and my own life experiences! Each aspect of her story is loosely tied to something that happened to me (both the good and the bad parts, lol). I was inspired to create her story after I was called in to play the lead in a show day-of, which is also how I met my current partner (who played the romantic lead). Our relationship and how we met is very influential in how I write Dice & Kip. Her outfit is also based on what I wore while stage managing his other shows :) (photos from eaaaarly 2023)
As for characters…I would say Sawyer from Cats Don’t Dance, Sally Acorn from the Archie Sonic comics, Mia from La La Land, Meg from Hercules, Kobeni from Chainsaw Man, early seasons SpongeBob, and a blend of various Cuphead characters played a part in developing her character!