This is part 2 of 4 translating the Microman Directory from 1977's Microman Book Kodansha TV Magazine special edition.
Part One is here.
Super Microman
M211 Ken 1. July 1975 2. Caracas coast, Venezuela. 3. Having participated in countless battles, Ken is truly adept at exploiting his enemies' weaknesses. He cherishes the lives of his comrades; no matter how perilous the situation becomes, he remains calm, acts decisively, and invariably turns the tide of battle in their favor.
M212 Cary 1. July 1975 2. Cologne industrial zone, West Germany 3. As the leader of the Super Micromen, Cary possesses exceptional athletic prowess. Furthermore, by unfurling the "Dash Wings" (normally kept folded against his back) he can fly completely silently. This ability makes him an invaluable asset during combat operations.
M213 Kim 1. July 1975 2.Science Research Laboratory in Beijing, China 3. A space scientist with an encyclopedic knowledge of every celestial body in the solar system. For whenever he has a spare moment, Kim blasts off from Earth, visiting Mars today and Jupiter tomorrow, to explore and frolic amongst the stars. However, despite his playful nature, he is indispensable for his guidance during times of battle.
Caption: Ken firing his Micro-Breastplate
The M21X is actually the second "Super Steel" all-die-cast Microman release, but M20X was somewhat confusingly rereleased next with upgrades as M22X, which is covered next.
The original Super Microman release of M20X was accompanied with the first big TV commercial for Microman, which directly parodied the classic Fleischer Brothers Superman cartoon introduction ("Faster than a speeding bullet," etc.).
The "K" names are perhaps a reference to the alliteratively named Clark Kent or perhaps his planet Krypton. Microman's own origin story is clearly inspired by the same. "K" also could be meant to evoke "koutetsu" (steel), as being die-cast, they are almost literally (Micro) Men of Steel.
Ken is a common heroic name and in fact probably references Henshin Cyborg's alter ego as Professor Kenichi "Ken" Katagai, another alliterative "K" name (and relative of Microman manga protagonist Akira Katagai, probably his paternal uncle).
Cary probably gets his name from the suave popular actor Cary Grant, spelled the same way in Japanese katakana. His name is often interpreted as "Kelly", but this is not commonly rendered the same way in katakana ("カリー" vs. "ケリー"). It is a funny coincidence though that the first two names read that way match the full name of a famous fantasy/SF artist who became known for his work on KISS album covers a year after the toys were released, and would a bit later still paint the packaging art for Mego's Micronauts-original aliens (never a part of the Microman line, developed by California R&D instead).
It's also worth noting that in the Kodansha Microman manga by Yoshihiro Moritou, M102 Jack was killed in combat but resurrected in the same body used in the toyline as Cary's, and is the only Super Microman to appear therein. The manga doesn't use the numbering at all and doesn't always match the toyline canon, even though at various points the toylines have integrated some of Moritou's ideas and characters.
Kim is not an uncommon name in China, where he was resurrected, but it's also the name of the main protagonist Kimball "Kim" Kinnison of the classic Lensman space opera stories, another cosmic influence on the Microman saga.
Super Microman
M221 Robin 1. September 1975 2. outskirts of Bangui, Central Africa 3. Robin possesses clairvoyance among other psychic abilities, allowing him to perceive things clearly up to 10 kilometers away. On Earth, he is considered even more useful than radar.
M222 Robert 1. September 1975 2. a cavern near Santiago, Chile 3. Robert possesses extraordinary athletic reflexes. He can dodge bullets fired from as close as five meters. His body is sensitive to his surroundings like a radar, and he has never been injured in battle.
M223 Rocky 1. September 1975 2. seabed off Cape Lewin, Australia 3. A scientist specializing in resource investigation and development, Rocky is hot-tempered and when encountering an Acroyear attack, he gets immediately fired up. He removes the rocket from his back, braces it against his chest, and relentlessly fires his Energy Cannon.
Caption: Rocky unleashing a barrage of energy attacks
The M22X trio are actually an upgraded rerelease of the original M20X Super Microman team. The original was made based on the original Microman Zone figure design, and as such lacked the 5mm socket in his back and had the shorter wrist cuffs and no special accessories. The M22X brought them up to the new standard format and added a spring loaded "Hand Bazooka" that doubles as a rocket pack.
Sharing the same head as the original Microman Zone figures and M10X, the initial M20X release seemed to imply they were the same Micromen resurrected in "Super Steel" bodies, but M22X gives them unique identities. This is probably the inspiration though for Jack's resurrection in the manga, though he wound up with the M212 body instead, differentiating him more that way.
There aren't as many strong leads on the name choices that I have found so far, though the "R" and "Ro-" naming seems possibly evocative of "rockets". The movie Rocky wasn't out when these figures released. Robin certainly has a bit of a Robin Hood (or Batman's sidekick) feel. And Robert is such a common name it could reference any number of heroic influences.
That said, and I do admit this is a bit of a stretch again, but if we consider when the Super Micromen came out in relation to M12X, we go from "Mi" to "K/C" to "Ro" : MI-C-RO. Hey, it may be grasping at straws, but it's plausible...
Titan
T401 Sirius (シリウス) 1. January 1976 2. 2. Outer Solar System, within the rings of Saturn. 3. A genius in biology and robot engineering, Sirius remodeled his comrades into cyborg bodies while within the rings of Saturn.
T402 Pegasus (ペガサス) 1. January 1976 2. Outer Solar System, within the rings of Saturn. 3: The magnetic joints connecting Pegasus's limbs, head, and torso allow for completely free disassembly and reassembly, so even an Acroyear's punch is powerless against him. Even more impressive are the magnetic beams Pegasus can fire from every part of his body. When enveloped by these beams, even a Giant Acroyear becomes paralyzed. Pegasus serves as the leader of the magnificent Titans.
T403 Heracles (ヘラクレス) 1. January 1976 2. Outer Solar System, within the rings of Saturn. 3. A geologist who spent his time climbing the mountains of Titan (a moon of Saturn) to conduct surveys. Since arriving on Earth, Heracles has put that knowledge to excellent use, playing a vital role in battles fought in mountainous terrain.
Magne-Condor & DoberMachine 1. January 1976 2. Both were remodeled within the rings of Saturn by the hands of Sirius and Hercules. 3. Both are cyborgs capable of surviving in any environment. Thanks to their magnetic joints, they can disassemble their bodies at will, allowing them to fly and run with the speed of an arrow.
The Titan series marks the start of the integration of the "Magnemo" system into Microman, following up on the success of the Steel Jeeg toys the prior year. The concept was originally developed with the cooperation of Studio Nue and recently early prototype sculpts of the "Magne Robo" were found in the possession of Studio Nue author Haruka Takachiho that had been designed and sculpted by Naoyuki Kato, including the head that would get used by the first Titan figures, which indicates their design actually predates the Jeeg character design by Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai.
The naming and setting of the Titan line was particularly inspired. The Pioneer mission had just made its flyby of Saturn giving us our first close look at the ringed gas giant and its retinue of moons, especially the aptly named gargatuan moon Titan with its mysterious thick atmosphere. Add to this the renewed interest in Greco-Roman mythology in popular culture and that the Microman series launched with the "tiny titan" byline (originally "chisana kyojin", alternatively translatable as "small giant") it was a bit of timely serendipity that Takara wasted no time getting on board with. Of course Microman would have a presence in Saturn's rings and its moons, especially Titan.
(They also do have a slightly taller stature than the prior Micromen, for what it is worth.)
With this action figure format change, the Titans thus moved on from alliterative names to more random Greco-Roman ones, often also associated with astronomical names as well.
While there are two color variations of Magne-Condor and DoberMachine, and have their individual number designations, they don't seem to have individual names, and their numbers T411, T412, T421, and T422 were not listed in the book. They are among the first animals to manifest in the line (along with the Acroyear Naval Corps), probably inspired by both the Henshin Cyborg Jaguar (and unproduced Condor) as well as the popular transforming cyborg doberman Friender from the Tatsunoko anime Casshern. They also would likely later serve as the inspiration for the 1983 MicroChange Cassette Machines Condor and Jaguar, which went on to become far more famous as rebranded as the Transformers Laserbeak and Ravage.
Titan 2
T431 Deimos (ダイモス) 1. September* 1976 2. On the "Hills of Mars" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. Whenever it is time for battle, Daimos combines with his Racing Car and flies off.
T432 Regulus (レグルス) 1. September* 1976 2. Underground below the Titan Base on Saturn's moon Titan. 3. Known as the "lonely wolf" among the Titans, Regulus is currently researching potential new spaceflight technologies.
T441 Icarus (イカルス) 1. April 1976 2. The "Sea of Silence" on Saturn's moon Titan. 3. Skilled at searching for rare stones and lifeforms, Icarus revived the Titan Commands in the "Valley of Glass."
T442 Achilles (アキレス) 1. April 1976 2.The "Zardos Plain" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. An expert at developing and remodeling machines, Achilles built a UFO that he can combine with himself. He and Icarus are always competing to see whose UFO is faster.
With the second wave of Titans, we move to the moon Titan going forward, with some colorfully themed, dreamed up locations that feel right at home in a space opera. Plus a pop culture reference, no less.
These Titans parts-forming into vehicles are among the earliest expressions of the concepts that would eventually lead to the Diaclone Car Robots that would become the basis for Transformers. The desire to make figures that could take on vehicular forms runs strong throughout the series and stems of course from Henshin Cyborg. In addition, the UFO Titans are clearly a riff/cash-in on UFO Grendizer. Although it still kind of annoys me personally that they frequently use the term for flying objects that are clearly identified! But yes, the UFO craze popularized the term to refer to any saucer-esque spacecraft in the pop culture of the 1970s and beyond.
*Note that the dates don't seem to align between this and the following Titan Commands. This is probably a typographical error or editorial miss. For the most parts these dates correlate directly to the actual retail release dates. Those dates would correctly align things with the discoveries and revivals, and the September date makes no sense. I am preserving these errors though for the sake of accurate provenance.
Titan Command
T451 Jupiter (ジュピター) 1. February 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan. 3: Outside of combat, his primary role is information gathering. When combined with the 2,000-horsepower Gimca, Jupiter can travel at the speed of light!
T452 Poseidon (ポセイドン) 1. February 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. Poseidon is a combat medic. For Command members who have often faced intense battles, Poseidon, who treats injuries, is a true godsend.
T461 Tyros (タイロス) 1. February 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. Tyros protects the base from the Acroyear army by analyzing the information gathered by his comrades.
T462 Hercules (ハーキュリー)
Note: This is rendered as Hākyurī (ハーキュリー) to distinguish it from the earlier Herakuresu (ヘラクレス). 1. February 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. A biologist. In his laboratory, Hercules keeps strange creatures from all over the universe, such as snakes and lizards that eat from their tails and excrete from their mouths.
So as you can see, the February revival of the first Titan Commands makes sense in the overall timeline, but the September revival of their discoverer makes zero sense.
The Titan Command series integrated the first Gimca modular diecast toy cars, a clever cross-over soft launch of a new toyline that would continue on its own to integrate battery motors add-ons and more under that label, even remote control versions. The Titan Magnemo-8 interchangeability with the cars was a logical extension of the Titan 2 race car parts-forming pseudo transformation, but in this case used to help invest kids in a different product line.
The setting for all of the many Titan Command revivals this year were all in crystalline-themed locations on Titan's cloud-covered surface, probably an extension of the "revived from crystals" concept of their predecessors. The Greco-Roman inspired names continue throughout the lineup, with a surprising use of the Roman Hercules, differentiated in spelling and pronunciation from the original Greek-named Heracles in the first trio.
Titan Command
T471 Phaias (ファイアス) 1. March 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. Phaias pssesses an A-class license for piloting. He is always flying around combined with his Gimca. Even the combined Acroyear forces have yet to catch this particular Titan.
T472 Apollos (アポロス) 1. March 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. A scholar of architectural engineering who built the Titan Base. Currently, he is working with John on toward the design of a "Utopia."
T481 Nephthes (ネフテス) 1. March 1977 2. The "Crystal Mountains" on Saturn's moon Titan. 3. Although his physical form resembles that of an aircraft, his intellect remains distinctly Titanian. He voluntarily modified his own body to ensure he could gather information with maximum speed and efficiency.
T482 Alphas (アルファス) 1. March 1977 2. The "Crystal Mountains" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. Like his comrade, Alpha's brain is undeniably Titanian. He is capable of more than just flight; by combining with his partnered Gimca, he can unleash superhuman powers and change into a combat-ready configuration.
The variations continue, including introducing the only non-humanoid Titan Commands, let alone the only Microman characters in the original series to transcend humanoid bodies and become sentient space ships. In some ways this also feels a bit of a presentiment towards the sentient vehicles of the Transformers universe. I personally get a bit of a feeling of Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Magma (another transforming robot/spaceship precursor), or perhaps even Anne McCaffrey's novel, The Ship Who Sang.
Titan Command
★ The fifth Titan Command unit represents the culmination of Microman science—a Titan fully infused with every ounce of that knowledge to achieve a massive power-up. The Command Squad itself has become incredibly formidable!
T491 Mirax (ミラクス)
Date/Location: 1. September 1977 2. Underground at the "Diamond Hills" on Saturn's moon Titan. 3. Among the Titan Command units, Mirax harbors the most destructive energy of all. Perhaps due to this, he possesses a somewhat reckless streak; he is constantly itching for action, restlessly awaiting the moment for the Acroyers to make their appearance.
T492 Cassius (カシアス)
Date/Location: 1. September 1977 2. Underground at the "Diamond Hills" on Saturn's moon Titan 3. The vanguard captain of the Command unit. His brain is loaded with data on every conceivable form of warfare, and he is particularly adept at coordinating group attacks. He invariably places himself at the very front of the charge, never allowing a single comrade to venture alone into enemy territory. Consequently, the Acroyer forces have made it their primary objective to take down Cassius first.
T493 Eimis (エイミス) 1. September 1977 2. The "Valley of Glass" on Saturn's moon Titan. 3.
Highly proficient in weapon mechanics, Amis is dedicated to the modification and power-up of the various armaments utilized by the Command Squad. Due to the fierce battles waged against the Acroyer Navy, many weapons are frequently destroyed and the constant need for repairs and maintenance leaves Eimis with absolutely no time to rest; so little time, in fact, that he often is grumbling that he can't even spare a moment to maintain his own body!
Caption: Focusing their full body's power into firing the ray cannon!
The final set of Titan Commands are the most impressive of their sub-line, featuring 5mm hand sockets (a feature that would have been welcome on the the more abstract arms of the prior ones), along with an impressive accessory that works as a two handed cannon, a flight pack, or an engine for their Gimca combination modes. While these were the last Titans at the time of the book's publication, they would be followed in 1978 by the final Titan release, the Spaceknight Titan (and accompanying gold and black Space Dober and Condor). While the Titan line was then retired, in the next couple of years the void would be filled by the similarly statured Microman Punch, and MicroBorg in New Microman.
Update June 20, 2026: finishing up the remaining two parts soon now, and I realized I was a bit remiss on not mentioning the more modern MagneTitans and MagneAnimals from the excellent 1999 MagnePowers series, though they use the larger Magnemo 11 system rather than Magnemo 8, and the Titans in that series are more in the style of 1999 Transformers and are a trio of space pirates. The MagneAnimals on the other hand are very much in keeping with expanding upon the original Titan animal/vehicles in style, if in the larger Magnemo 11. Six years later still, the 200X Microman line introduced MagneForce, which were a blending of the original magnemo 8 shoulders and hips with a magnemo 11 ball as the midsection, a clever hybrid approach, while the bodies and heads were styled after the 1978 Timanic series.
My Mario timeline is live on a lovely new page, created specially by the wonderful Lady Sophie. Please check out her Mario cartography blog, she’s amazing at what she does!
Various Reading Orders/Collected Edition Details for the Guardians of the Galaxy
In this post I will lay out the reading order and collected editions info for the “original” Guardians of the Galaxy team set in the 31st century. I will also provide reading orders on a few of the modern Guardians with more obscure backgrounds. Without further ado, check out the lists below and have a blast.
Original Guardians Reading Order
This is a pretty much complete reading order for the original team. As discussed in the other post, most of the early parts are written by Steve Gerber. Then the major Korvac Saga crossover by Jim Shooter. Then the 1990 series is written about half and half by Jim Valentino and Michael Gallagher. The final three pieces are written by Dan Abnett.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 Annual 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1-25
Guardians of the Galaxy Annual 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 26-29
Guardians of the Galaxy 30-39
Guardians of the Galaxy Annual 3
Thor Corps 2-3
Guardians of the Galaxy 40-47
Galactic Guardians 1-4
Guardians of the Galaxy 48-50
Guardians of the Galaxy Annual 4
Guardians of the Galaxy 51-58
New Warriors Vol 1 68
Guardians of the Galaxy 59-62
Korvac Saga 1-4
Guardians 3000 1-8
Guardians of Infinity 1-8
Collected Editions
My recommendations:
The original Korvac Saga is a must read for all Marvel fans. It is one of the true classic stories of the Jim Shooter era. The Guardians being in it is just a convenient bonus. If one somehow prefers the Guardians over the Avengers, might as well grab that second Tomorrow’s Avengers trade. The first one is easily recommended though. All of the early 1970s Steve Gerber oddities between one book. The Jim Valentino era is worth exploring if one enjoys pre-Image 1990s Marvel comics.
After many DnA fans continued to grumble about Brian Michael Bendis’ take on the Guardians in Marvel Now, the publisher relented and gave Abnett (now split from longtime writing partner Andy Lanning) some minor gigs writing the obscure future Guardians. Despite being a huge fan of his work, I haven’t gotten around to checking this chunk out since it was always presented and discussed as the pity project.
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1-29, Annual 1-2, Fantastic Four Vol 1 Annual 24, Thor Vol 1 Annual 16, Silver Surfer Vol 3 Annual 4, Marvel Super-Heroes 18
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Vol 1 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1-7, Annual 1, Fantastic Four Vol 1 Annual 24, Thor Vol 1 Annual 16, Silver Surfer Vol 3 Annual 4
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Vol 2 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 8-20
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Vol 3 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 21-29, Annual 2, Marvel Super-Heroes 18
Guardians of the Galaxy Classic: In the Year 3000 Vol 1 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 30-39, Annual 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Classic: In the Year 3000 Vol 2 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 40-50, Galactic Guardians 1-4
Guardians of the Galaxy Classic: In the Year 3000 Vol 3 TPB
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 51-62, Annual 4
Guardians 3000: Time After Time TPB
Guardians 3000 1-5
Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians of Infinity TPB
Guardians of Infinity 1-8
Modern Guardians Backstories
Star-Lord
Marvel Preview 4, 11, 14-15, 18
Marvel Super Special 10
Marvel Spotlight Vol 2 6-7
Marvel Premiere 61
Notes: Star-Lord’s stories here have minor inconsistencies. But also some quality art from John Byrne and Carmine Infantino. The modern Star-Lord, especially after the huge conflicts of Annihilation and Conquest is nothing like this kitschy spacefarer.
All of Peter Quill’s early adventures are collected in a paperback called Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy. It also includes the strange Timothy Zahn (Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy) written miniseries starring Sinjin Quarrel.
Notes: The Mantlo/Mignola miniseries is a beauty, but nothing here is particularly compelling. The origin and characterization for Rocket was drastically changed by the Annihilation era crew as well.
All of Rocket’s early adventures can be found in the Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant premiere classic hardcover. It can all also be found in the Rocket Raccoon and Groot Complete Collection (TPB), which also includes Tales to Astonish 13 and their backup stories from the two Annihilators miniseries.
Groot
Tales to Astonish 13
Sensational Spider-Man Vol 1 -1
Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos 2-6
Notes: This has almost nothing at all to do with Groot as he is known today.
Notes: Mantis is wild. As discussed in my post specifically addressing her, Mantis has hopped across publishers. Those excursions are not covered here. The important chunk is the Celestial Madonna Saga from Avengers 129 to Giant-Size 4. Celestial Quest is a disappointing and disjointed follow up. Even still, Abnett and Lanning mostly blaze a new path with her, ignoring most of this baggage.
One can find Mantis’ Marvel adventures in the Avengers/Defenders War (TPB/HC), Avengers: The Complete Celestial Madonna (TPB), Silver Surfer: Freedom Epic Collection (TPB), and Avengers: Celestial Quest (TPB) collections.
Other characters such as Drax, Gamora, Adam Warlock, and Moondragon have much more extensive histories that are easier kept separate. Especially considering their involvement in the first and second eras of Marvel’s cosmic history mostly under the pen of Jim Starlin.
So here’s a little project that I’ve been working on via Twitter! I’ve was thinking since we have different species all across the planet, why not try some but as variants of existing characters. Then they became their own thing overtime lol
Here are some notes for each species that I’ve designed below.
This is only Part 1! I will be making more of these in the future, so hope you guys like these!
some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.
Spiderman Eric Stanton Steve Ditko The Missing Link? Who Invented Spiderman?
I’ve written about Eric Stanton on my blog before (you can see those posts here). he is the single best (and my personal favorite) fetish artist/illustrator/cartoonist - bar none - that’s lived. That’s quite a statement. But I feel it’s true.
Here’s an interesting tidbit I’ve found on Vintage Sleaze to add to my Eric Stanton posts:
For some eight years, from 1958 to 1966, Spiderman co-creator Steve Ditko shared a studio in Hell’s Kitchen at 43rd Street and Eighth Avenue with Fetish illustrator Eric Stanton. Earlier the two had attended art school at the forerunner of the School of Visual Arts, then known as The Cartoonists and Illustrators School.
Did they help each other with their drawings? Duh.
Did Stanton help invent Spiderman?
Stanton has been quoted on the subject. “Eric Stanton drew his pictures in indian ink and they were then hand-coloured by Ditko” according to Eric Stanton: For the Man Who Knows His Place (Taschen 1997.) In 1988 Stanton addressed the issue of Spiderman directly in The Steve Ditko Reader (Pure Imagination, Brooklyn, NY, 2002.) He minimizes his work on Ditko’s pieces, yet says they “worked on storyboards together and I added a few ideas. But the whole thing was created by Steve on his own… I think I added the business about the webs coming out of his hands”
The illustration above (spider logo, spider webs and big dames!) is credited to Stanton and appeared in Diabolique Magazine, issue number 3. Diabolique was published by Leonard Burtman and appeared in 1962…1963 at the latest. The publication has no date, but it comes from Selbee, the corporate name Lenny was using at the time. Burtman published Stanton’s work regularly during the time period, and I believe the artist was even credited as Art Director on some of the Selbee publications.
Spiderman made his debut in Amazing Fantasy in 1962, quite likely the exact same year this Stanton illustration appeared in Diabolique, while the two young artists were sharing a studio.
A number of writers and comic historians have both documented and speculated on the artistic relationship between the two cartoonists, some approaching from the comic book side of things, others from fetish art… but to my knowledge this is the first time since the original publication of Diabolique the illustrations above have been shown…webs and all.
Illustrations from “Black Widow Sorority” by Stanton, inside back cover Diabloique Magazine Number 3, circa 1960-1963 (No Date in Publication) Selbee Associates, New York. Collection Victor Minx
It’s time to get freaky, see my other questionable Freaky Friday posts here.
So here’s a little project that I’ve been working on via Twitter! I’ve was thinking since we have different species all across the planet, why not try some but as variants of existing characters. Then they became their own thing overtime lol
Here are some notes for each species that I’ve designed below.
This is only Part 1! I will be making more of these in the future, so hope you guys like these!
I don’t care if Honey started out as a character hidden in Sonic the Fighters’ code, Archie better darn well make some Sonic character out of the rest of the Vipers. Which is unlikely.
Well, I did whip up a “Grace” that appeared in a crowd scene swooning over Knux albeit with different colors and I drew Jane as a Boar in a brief cameo since we weren’t allowed to directly reference Jane. Also I drew Jay Bahn fanart for lulz though I’m thinking of reevaluating him as a cooler animal.
Holy Smokes! You did a great job on Jane’s design! I love how you use Storm’s body for inspiration and found a way to make a female version of that type look nice and gel with the cast. For those who want to make their FC have a different body type but still make it fit with the cast, I would recommend studying @nerfuffle’s design for Jane.
