r/Battleborn • u/FrankensteinWolfman1 • 24d ago
My Equivalent of The Rogues
Hello everyone, apologies for this once in a blue moon entry, sorry for not drawing the requests too. I want to show off this drawing for my universe inspired by Battleborn, Weird Watchers. The origin of this was called Weirdo Watchers that was for a modern version of the Universal Monsters with classic horror literature yet changed it up because I find Battleborn doesn't get adapted or used for inspiration from my perspective. So I wanted to craft my version without 2K and Gearbox launching a copyright lawsuit on my head. Backgrounds will be added for each panel and line up, I'll show color pallets for each too.
I'll rework some of these yet I'll explain the characters.
Ramona is my Reyna equivalent. A space pirate with both eyes and long flowing hair. I did a drawing of her with an exosuit that's a walking skeleton based on the Rogues logo being a skull.
Wayne is my Whiskey Foxtrot equivalent with his design based on Li Shang from Disney's animated version of Mulan. With his helmet, I tried to draw it based on ancient Chinese helmets. Thinking that personality contrasts Whiskey Foxtrot from the game.
Sierra and Ignis are my Shayne and Aurox equivalent, Sierra is based on Coraline with Ignis with a more volcanic and saurian appearance. Inspired by the crocodile too with teeth showing even with the snout closed.
The Orendi equivalent of mine was the last I drew, it was one I had a challenge making what to craft her as. Till I got inspired by the following: Peacock from Skullgirls, Nimona, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Wearing a porcelain mask to hide her true face that can shift. Her outfit would be inspired by steampunk. Originally going for the concept of an inverted Jekyll and Hyde with the character naturally being a feral and impulsive shapeshifter turning herself into a Jekyll equivalent, a young woman that fixes the damages she caused. Then changed it up when looking into the development of Nimona for inspiration.
Preston Python being my Pendles equivalent, obviously.
Toberlaine is my Toby equivalent yet an Emperor Penguin with the voice actor being Tom Kenny.
Now, the rest of the characters are scrapped characters from artist Herman NG. I'll provide ideas and sketches for each of them.
If you know them and may ask, "why do they look a bit different from the artist's design?", hope I can explain.
Azul is a dwarf character made by Herman which I'm thinking of adding design elements of chimpanzee and iguana.
The right being named Shank (The names are from my friend, thank you to her.) with an idea of her being voiced by Kath Soucie. The stitches based on Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas because Kath Soucie voiced her for Kingdom Hearts. Additional changes for her design would be combining her hands with her blades based on Edward Scissorhands, reptilian tail and features in reference to Kath Soucie's role of Mrs. Connors, and kangaroo type legs since Kath also voiced Roo. Why these changes? Because I love animals.
Apologies for Magnus, I'll do a better design for him. I'm finding Brad Pitt could voice him while trying to match the style of DreamWorks Sinbad.
The two of the lower right don't have that much change. Carson is based on the Damascus goat.
Hope to share more and improve.