With the PPT2 16 trailer, it did remind me of the PPT2 Predictions I made a while back.
I don't think ANY of the Brackets are going to win, but I have considered the possibility of Ukulele as a wildcard of sorts. We know that inevitably she is going to change her ways, we just don't know when or how. I do think the opportunity of her getting carried away and cementing herself as the new competitive antagonist(but still feeling unsure about everything) could be an interesting route to take... It could still retain the conflict I mentioned with my TC-Chainsaw proposal considering TC's actions indirectly led to her leaving Team 47 in the first place. There are so many ways her arc could go at this point, really.
OOOIV has proven that antagonistic finalists can work, so maybe anything is possible. That said I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the case. No big deal. :P
This means that there are only 4 characters left to redraw and tweak: Knight Helmet, Post-It Note, Loaf and Santa Hat.
Explanation and transparent version under the cut:
My gijinkas of the initial 3 Bracket members are based on types of delinquents. Slipper is based on greasers, Basketball is based on jerk jocks, and Chainsaw is based on motorcycle gang members. I don’t exactly know if my thought process was for a “noise pollution” joke involving the two machines or not? I know it’s likely the most conventional approach with the Chainsaw gijinkas we have, but it felt like such a perfect fit. I can’t really imagine him fitting any other delinquent role. So to compensate, I decided to add little details to set it apart from the other designs more. One of these ways was by leaning more into the “chain” aspect of a chainsaw. Hence all of the little do-dads he wears. I like to think he rips up his clothing by accident but leaves it that way because he thinks it makes him look badass. He seems like the type of person who would dress like that.
“Where’s his handle?” He still has it! It’s just in the back of his head. It’s just not visible with the angle shown here. :P
When revamping the gijinkas, I wanted to convey his heavy buff stature more. I changed the forearm segments to make him appear more foreboding. I also realized I could implement his head asset in a way that added to the body type. I think I’m pretty proud of the result.
The other reason was to make up for some… Unfortunate implications with the previous design. If you can’t tell by the other designs I’ve made, I really do not care if my gijinkas look a certain way because I feel certain things shouldn’t be ascribed to a specific gender or lifestyle. That said, my previous gijinka was part of a headcanon that I got kind of peer pressured into subscribing to. To make it more even and less egregious, I didn’t restrict the headcanon just to this character. That said, I feel bad for the people I might have hurt with it. There are unfortunate implications when it comes to headcanons, but there are also people headcanon a character a certain way to reclaim it. It’s a whole other topic really. Very complicated. I feel it’s probably not my business to decide here anyway, so I dropped it.
FUN FACT: The reason why Chainsaw doesn’t adhere to the “color of team captain’s team is their respective team color” rule is because green doesn’t really look good with the color scheme he has. I feel it’s fitting for Team ] being an impromptu team anyway.
This is also why I couldn't change the design to be less conventional: One of the rules I have for team captains is that they have to wear an outfit relating to a profession. Motorcyclist is a profession... I'm sure.
