Hi!
I have some questions about your other OC, Violet.
Who or what was she inspired by? What is her purpose in the story? Why was she created? Did you make her just so whichever of the twins who doesn't win Felony's affection isn't left without a girlfriend, or did you make her for more legitimate reasons? What is her motive for helping the Mad Dogs?
Thank you in advance!
Heya! Thanks for the ask, I appreciate it!
Violet is an interesting OC for me, because she started as one thing put into a story purely for a trope I wanted to follow, and then turned into so much more than that. At first glance, most people think I based Violet off of Uzi Doorman and Usagi (which she is), but the biggest inspiration for Violet was actually Ellie's best friend, Riley from The Last Of Us. In the early days of Cabin Fever, it was based heavily off of The Last Of Us, and I wanted a part included based off of the part in the game where Ellie and Riley both get bitten, except with Felony in Ellie's place. For this to work, though, Felony too, needed a best friend. That's where Violet came in.
Violet shares a lot of Riley's traits; she's calm, level-headed, self-sufficient, and jumps to defend others. I like to even imagine that their voices are similar. In the beginning, Violets role was kind of just that of Felony's best friend, much like Riley was Ellie's; this worked well, because Felony is based partially off of Ellie. But as the story developed, so did Felony and Violet's personalities, and their own relationship. Violet is more mellow and level-headed compared to Felony, but she is every bit as much as a baddie as Felony is. That's why they became friends; they bonded over their shared interest of hand-to-hand combat, and the way they were able to collaborate so well in fights. She is a big part in Felony's character development, but that got me thinking - shouldn't that mean that Felony is a part of her OWN character development as well? I eventually started to flesh Violet out a lot more, separate from Felony, and considered her relationships with other characters, gave her an interest in mystic diseases to make her more relevant to the plot, gave her a backstory and PTSD, and just overall made her more than just a side character; she is very much one of the main protagonists in the story now. She and Felony even become close enough that they consider themselves sisters.
And that would mean the answer to your question of if she was only created so that whichever one of the Disaster Twins Felony DOESN'T fall for isn't left completely and utterly alone is, no. She wasn't originally created for a much better reason, though. I even actually intended on killing her off, but after her personality and role in the story reached a certain point in development I realized there was no way I could have her die. She was too important, not just to Felony but to the rest of the characters and story too.
On the topic of relationships, Violet originally had a few candidates for partners; I even considered pairing her with Felony at one point (Violet and Felony are both canonically pansexual, despite not being more than just really close friends). I eventually decided that a second serious romance subplot would take away from the story and wouldn't be fully in character for Vi; she's more of a loner, who whilst is more affectionate and softer than Felony, I can't really see her in any physical relationship with any of the characters (with the exception of maybe one). I'm still actively writing the story, however, so nothing is final. You never know; maybe she'll end up catching feelings for one of the turtles after all.
For the final question, I think her main motive for helping the Mad Dogs is just that they're both investigating the same thing, and want to take it down. Violet has a lot of mystical power, like Felony, but realistically can't stop the outbreak on her own, or even conceivably find out where it originates from. As much of a loner as she is, she knows she needs help (though she'll never admit it), so she puts aside her discomfort and wants for a better chance at being able to stop the rampant meat sentinels from eating everything.
OKAY, I'M DONE I SWEAR-
I love talking about this AU, and its characters, in case you couldn't already tell. I have a LOT MORE I could say about Violet, and if anybody should ever ask me to completely lay out Felonys character, I think I'd have to make at least five separate posts, all of them being three times longer than this one.
SORRY NOT SORRY!!!
Stick around, because the first part of the comic is coming soon ;)
