Next in my vaguely 80s-inspired StEx redesigns is everyone's favorite bisexual <3 this was kind of hard bc he's already so aggressively 80s but I did my best!!
Just gonna put it out there, I NEVER DRAW PEOPLE KISS, so I never practice drawing it. I know Greaseball could look better but I think Electra turned out great so he makes up for it, best Electra I’ve drawn so far- Oh and CB is also here <3
Here's a very messy sketch that ended up getting a little out of control. I just wanted to play with how specifically these idiots got damaged so I wasn't really thinking about composition or clarity when I started.
Shout out to @broomk for the bunting idea, that's such a clever way to imply the mixed up colours of the original costumes for this scene with a little less of the gory implications of them being physically mashed together. Plus imaging them desperately trying to untangle themselves is very funny to me.
Anyway here's the injury list for anyone interested.
Electra:
• I read a fic based on the headcanon that their monitor is there for a reason and that Electra is trying to hide the fact that they have the electric engine equivalent of a heart condition from the public, I'm stealing that. No they don't need help, they are supposed to be the future, they are supposed to be perfect, the fact that you can hear their fans whirring to keep them from over-heating even over the sound everything else is no cause for alarm. No their engine did not briefly cut out you're imagining things. But maybe if you could fetch Wrench please and thank you that would be great.
• Synthetic skin might be aesthetically pleasing but it's probably not as durable as wood or metal, that stuff sloughing right off at the smallest of incisions.
Red Caboose:
• You can't quite see it here but it's middle section and legs are just absolutely fucked, it's not quite "3 heads" levels of ripped in half yet but a stiff breeze would probably detach it's legs from it's torso. It's a robot it can be put back together, it'll be fine.
• It's chest box is split in half (again as a reference to "3 heads") which is probably not all that big of a deal in and of itself, but it's got it's radio in there and the little generator that powers it which is where the real problems lie. The pyrotechnics for some versions of this scene have sparks burst from Caboose's back after it falls down and its this generator that I headcanon as having exploded to cause that. Its not like it powers it's whole body like a loco's engine would, it can get by without it, but that's gotta be uncomfortable.
Greaseball:
• Everyone's ears are ringing after the crash but Greaseball's probably never stop. He's the only one not wearing some form of ear protection and thus the one to come away with the most long term damage. Let's hear it for tinnitus.
• He's punctured his tank and is just leaking oil absolutely everywhere. I imagine it probably causes the same symptoms as blood loss in humans does so dizziness, nausea, chest pain, and confusion, coupled with his dyslexia it is not helping him spell his apology any better. For a diesel this is probably on par with a steamer's engine going cold so that's going to need to be dealt with quickly or it's going to start causing some long term damage, engines aren't supposed to run on empty or it can strain them.
