Here are the rough draft headshots for Miriam: Swapfell Neue:
Even though Miriam is most likely gonna be a side/background character or a one off sort of character, she is one of my favorites. I hope she radiates “sassy gremlin” & “I’m the main villain of this story” sort of vibe. I’m debating on if I should make her shorter or not. She’s currently around 4’6”, but I think it would be funny to give Ink some competition.
For reference regarding the hair, horns & ears; she’s based of the Pygmy Goat (Picture not mine, found on Google):
Here’s a line of the headshot rough drafts so far:
Here is another info dump regarding a few of the characters.
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Merriweather - UNDERSWAP
Merriweather, or just Merrie, has the ability to summon a massive warhammer, think Sardonyx from Steven Universe or Tinkaton from Pokémon. However, she does get a bit overexcited when using it, looking a big unhinged but she’s just really excited to use it.
Miriam - SWAPFELL
Miriam can also summon a weapon as well, a huge spiked flail, something like Sweetheart’s from OMORI but bigger. I would actually imagine her voice to be similar to the Man on the Internet lyrical video of World’s End Valentine.
Avenir - FELLSWAP (GOLD)
Much like his Underfell counterpart, Avenir is Trans: female to male. This started out due to him thinking that he had to be a man to be taken seriously by his people, but grew to love his new identity & officially transitioned when he was older. His original name was Aldria.
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These are just a few facts for now, please comment down below what I could improve upon or your headcanons for these characters.
Here is the rough draft of one of the alternate personalities for my OC. He is a dog demon, specifically a German Shepherd.
This is personality is best described as a disgruntled cop/detective, who will do anything to solve a case. He’s basically a stereotypical detective: clever, perseverant, thinks outside the box, and definitely has problems with alcoholism and smoking. Imagine those old black and white detective shows combined with Sebastian Castellanos from the Evil Within.
He’s not the most social person, however he knows how to get someone talking through drinks and persuasion. He tries to gather as much information as possible before making consequential decisions.
Here is the colored lineart of Nova, Bernard, Carter, Century, Vani, and Sabon.
Nova
Bernard
Carter
Century
Vani
Sabon
Neue will have a different name in each universe to help differentiate from each other, so Underfell Neue will be called “Roman”.
Here is the Rough Draft:
So I based this version off a Pygora Goat, which is a bit shorter than an Angora Goat.
Roman’s hair is definitely more unkempt than Neue’s, his horns are more outward than upward, he’s also shorter and thicker than Neue.
There’s one bit of information that I’m still debating on, but if you look at his design you might be able to figure it out.
Here are the rough draft headshots for Latin: Swapfell Red Neue:
Latin was originally created to “even out” the Swaps, but I started to like him more as a character and will be creating a backstory for him as well. Though he’ll probably just be a side/background character.
I ended up kinda using the 2019 design for Swapfell Neue as reference for designing him:
For reference regarding the hair, horns & ears; he’s based of the Valdostana Goat (Picture not mine, found on Google):
Here’s a line of the headshot rough drafts so far:
Gonna be honest, I don’t know what’s going on with his hair. I tried to make it look like a Mohawk, don’t know how well that transferred over.
I’m going to be creating front & back views of character designs for what I’ve decided to call this “AU”, Dusttale: Revived.
In these blogs, I’ll show the design concept for a character along with a brief description of their role in the story.
As I stated before, this story is gonna focus more on the NPCs (at least in the first half). So most of these design concepts are gonna be side/background characters from the game (there are gonna be main/boss characters in the story as well).
Now onto the first 2 character designs:
Dr. Robert “Bob” Temmer:
Dr. Temmer is a scientist that works alongside Dr. Serif on testing & experimenting with the revised DT injections & their side effects.
He usually wears a tired & annoyed expression when out in public, but does get a hint of smile when his wife visits him at lunch.
He doesn’t fully agree with Dr. Serif’s way doing things, but doesn’t exactly have a lot of authority or power to fight back. So he just mumbles his complaints & avoids causing trouble.
Mrs. Temantha “Temmie” Temmer:
Temantha, or just Temmie, is the lovely wife & #1 supporter of Dr. Temmer.
They both use to live back in Waterfall in Temmie Village, but after an incident, they moved into the MTT Hotel (which was renovated to act as housing for the remaining survivors).
While many find her annoying & a bit too lovey-dovey with her husband, Temmie is able to make the most sour individual wear the biggest smile.
These are just the basic designs for now. I’ll most likely be creating more detailed character sheets for characters, but I just want to get a basic design concept & backstory done first.
There will be a total of 7 Overlord OCs, however, 6 of these Overlords work under the 7th Overlord.
The 7th Overlord owns only 6 souls, the 6 other Overlords, but receives a share of souls that the Overlords managed to contract.
Most of these Overlords died some time during the 19th-20th centuries, while the 7th died in the 18th century.
All 7 Overlords have occupations and themes relating to theater/drama entertainment, essentially working together similarly to the Vs.
These are the “industries” that each of the Overlords work/rule in:
Opera
Ballet
Artist
Seamstress
Orchestra
Playwright
Puppetry
Each of these Overlords will have different ethnicities which will be revealed below.
He/Him
Austrian
Died during/around WW2
Youngest of the 7
Mid-Late Teens
He/Him
Greek
Died during Early-Mid 20th Century
Mid-Late 40s
She/Her
English
Died during Early-Mid 20th Century
Flexible Rag Doll
Early-Mid 30s
They/He
Dutch
Died during Mid-Late 19th Century
Second in Command
Deaf in Left Ear/Mute
Mid-Late 20s
She/Her
Italian
Died during Mid-Late 19th Century
Hypnotic Voice
Early-Mid 40s
She/Her
Russian
Died during Early-Mid 19th Century
Tall Porcelain Figure
Mid-Late 30s
They/He/She/It
???(Possible Asian Descent)
Died during Mid-Late 18th Century
Owns the other 6 Overlords
Floating Marionette
???(Possibly 30s-50s)
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment down below and I’ll try to answer without giving too much away.
Here is the design concept for Monster Kid or “MK”.
I added a height chart of Vani & Sans for comparison.
For context:
MK was dusted during the events of NPHRA (based off the wound, most likely by the human).
They were revived by Vani & became her assistant, albeit not a good one.
Vani & MK grew up together & were close friends.
As for why MK is half gray, I’ll let guys figure it out.
So I outlined & colored the top row of the rough drafts.
Link to continued Post: https://www.tumblr.com/stargazer4501/768679228989456384/neue-aus-headshot-rough-drafts-pt-1-cont
I used black outlining & base colors for the simplified headshots, while using colored outlining & rendered colors for the detailed headshots.
I really like how most of them turned out; Albus is so far my favorite, while Courier is my least favorite (it’s mainly because I didn’t have a set design for them, so they were kinda designed on the spot, their design will most likely change in the future).
I’m working on character profiles (as in a wiki about them) that I’ll eventually post when I figure everyone’s character. I’m open to any suggestions/ideas/headcanons/improvements because I want to hear your opinions, so please comment down below.
Enough rambling, here are the first set of headshots (along with a small peek on who’s next):
Here are some up close pictures as well (sorry if they look blurry):
Along with individual pictures (again; sorry if they’re blurry):