#rubisco boy

[captain-glucose-sidekick]

Daily life

Have a casual Rubisco Boy, slightly pissed. I found out that drawings OCs was the best way for me to train drawing, but this one is a bit old now, I drew it on March 26th 2021 !

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Heroes in Z-Heroes

Rubisco Boy has a few companions, here are the heroes he met on his first mission (Scenario 1 : Dawn of the Heroic Age) and his thoughts on them :

@captain-glucose is my oldest and closest friend, for who I would do anything. To be honest, it was his idea to become a superhero, I just agreed to help him. He has a pure heart, I've never seen anyone as good as him, and I will protect him at any cost. He is not very smart, and knows it, so he rellies on me for anything complex to think about. As for his strength, it's beyond human, but it will never change the core of his heart. If goodness had a face, it would look like Captain Glucose...

Funky Man is the Herald of Disco music, chosen by a music God himself from what I understood. His powers are unexpected, but useful in combat to distract opponents. He is a very unique type of guy, I guess he is Funky to the core. Nevertheless, he is a good man, cheerful most of the time. He's got a thing with people, they listen to him, I guess he just knows how to reach out to others.

Gate Lord is only a teen, but for his age, he beholds impressive powers. He can open magical portals to move through space, or even to another dimension, althought the "White Area" is still a mystery to us all. Of course, he's just a kid, but he deserves support. He's really trying his best, and if sometimes he can be very immature, he is still willing to help make the world a better place. He has a lot of potential.

Sadoman is the twisted guy of the group at first glance. A real BDSM guy, all in leather with a twisted smirk, and he can use the injuries he receives to hit his opponents harder. Also, his tits are unusual. A good contact fighter, but beneath the obsessed character, there's actually a very sane man, with a good mindset. I guess Sadoman is more a role he plays than his whole personnality, as opposed to Funky Man.

Scarlet Scarf has a subtle power : he manipulates fabric. But that guy is the real freak, with insecurites he tries to hide with ego. A very narcissic guy, I've never seen anyone so obsessed with themselves. Yet, something darker crawls underneath the funny guy in a pink tight costume. I doubt that he is as good as the others, and I'd rather keep an eye on him...

Wild Orchestra is a woman that grew up in the forrest. And she is... Lost. All the time. She's not familiar with the city, or society in general, although she isn't necessarily shy. She's a nice person, but not very clever, mostly because there are plenty of things that are simply new to her. On the other had, she is very strong, and a good fighter. In a way, she reminds me of Captain.

Kiki is the great mistery. That Komodo dragon is supposed to be a wild specie from the komodo island, yet there it is, adopted by our local hermit in the forrest. I don't know where she found him, maybe he escaped from poachers ? Anyway, it's her baby pet, but beware, he still bites !

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Sniper

In Z-Heroes, Rubisco Boy is @captain-glucose's sidekick, but as his friend told the group, he is an excellent sniper. He has an excellent perception, and a very specific rifle. Since he is only the sidekick, no one really paid attention to what he would shoot, but he proved his skill in several scenarios (hopefully, I will draw them as well !). In Champions TTRPG, our heroes are forbidden to kill, thus, Rubisco uses specific ammunitions to fight.

I will detail his equipment, he did get a few more weapons throughout the scenarios... Although a few of them were taken from him for... Reasons.

[the-after-eight]

There is this song I am a bit obsessed with : Stabbing in the Dark by Ice Nine Kills, and it kind of reminded me of these two, mostly @captain-glucose-sidekick Rubisco Boy, but that line is completely @adelaide-lanshasaa : " There's life in the shadows". I had a very cool image in mind (well, more like a full video but I can't do that), and I need this out. So I quickly doodled this, it's messy but at least it was out of my brain XD Although it could be a very cool artwork if I could take the time to work it out properly !

Of course, this is also a song for @tony-redrum and @hellwen-ward, the stabbing masters !

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Why is he called like this ?

Rubisco Boy is only a sidekick name of course. I choose to call him "boy" instead of "man" bevause the running gag about him is that he doesn't really matters or counts as he is only "the sidekick". You can see it with the URL of his blog that I chose to name "@captain-glucose-sidekick" instead of "@rubisco-boy". In the comic, the joke is also there, when we see him on a panel, there are often objects in front of him or a bad angle, or he fits oddly in the case... It's a joke among us players, but we all know how important the sidekick actually is ! He's one of the most active and useful elements of the team, because he actually has the highest intelligence stat. Yes, this is true. The sidekick is smarter then all the heroes.

But the joke keeps running, and the sidekick is called "Boy" because it's fun !

I can't actually explain why Rubisco, because it would be a major spoil (but it has been revealed in the game, in on of our last scenarios).

In his point of view, I think he picked "Boy" himself, because he didn't want to bee as important as heroes. Rubisco Boy sees himself as only a sidekick, and doesn't want to be called hero, or considered on the same level as the others. There are reasons for this, but again, no spoils. Although... One of our latest sessions did have a note on this.