Are you guys ready for another Connol post? No?
So anyway, I think I found Connol’s 3D model in-show.
See this shot at the scene where Sevika was confronting Vander? (credit to @/arcane-aesthetics for the high-quality photo)
THIS GUY. I'M NOT CRAZY WAIT. Here's a comparison to the only other shots we have of Connol:
(screenshots of the Young Silco on Bridge sequence from lara / silqco on twt)
Same Face. Square face shape, thick brows, small mouth, thick nose.
Same Hat. There's like a belt thing with three metal pieces going on with the newsboy cap.
Blue Turtleneck. Also sleeveless.
Left Strap. Seems to be the red overalls' strap.
Utility Belt. Pouch with gold lining, also two more pouches at the back.
Glove over Arm Warmers. The image on the far right doesn't seem to have warmers though.
Remember when I made the Connol Post - Part 4 and I compared little Vi and Powder's design to him?
Oh yeah it's official now * rubs my hands evilly like a fly *
While it might be Connol's actual model, it’s strictly not him. Meaning he was intended to be Connol for the bridge shot (him lying under Felicia's corpse) and as reference model for the Remember Me sequence, but he was a character model that the animators could reuse as background character too (seeing as Connol wasn't much important to the plot enough for the audience to notice.)
And we know it's him-but-also-not-him because that screenshot took place when Sevika was confronting Vander about fighting back against the Enforcers flooding the undercity after the kids' heist at Piltover, a time when he's supposedly long dead. I mean, it's a waste of model to use him only for one shot, I see the reasoning.
ngl I'm so giddy at the fact that I got close to the actual model when I created that model sheet for him.
THE SIDE BUTTONS, UTILITY BELT, NEWSBOY CAP, AND FRONTVIEW FACE I GOT IT DOWN LETSGOOO. And I only had watercolor Connol and dead Connol as reference then.
Too bad we don't have a full body shot of this 3D model so I can see the lower half too, but I'm so happy with what we got<3