Art Post: "Inspector Cooper" doodles and Sly 2 epilogue comic

[brendala]

I brainstormed some ideas for how to handle the ancestors in my cathartic re-write of Sly 4 (aka the-sexist-fucking-game-that-shall-not-be-named!!!!) that I'm doing with earthstar_moon and gullwhacker.

I felt this warranted it's own post (even if only two people are really interested in it ~_^)

First up, the drawings inspired by this exchange:

Also, Stu and I were plotting and we got an evil idea for Sly's viking ancestor. We figured we need to have Sly see one of his ancestors get killed by Clockwreck to start the plot of him deciding to just get rid of him altogether which cause the Inspector Cooper AU timeline.

So, the guys go and find the viking ancestor who is married and has like ten kids. He's one of the few ancestors that instantly believe Sly and starts to act very fatherly to Sly.

Viking: So, you are grandson?
Sly: Well, several times great grandson, but yes.
Viking: AH! Then you are family! *ropes Sly into a bearhug*

Thus, he and Sly get a little bonding time, but then during the heist/battle of the level Clockwreck attacks and kills the viking ancestor who give some comforting parting words to Sly before he dies. Thus, this begins Sly wondering if perhaps he should go back and get rid or Clockwreck altogether.

Like I said, it's evil, but it would be fun and fitting.


I decided to take Slaigh McCooper (the Scottish-looking ancestor from the vault level in Sly 3) and work him into Jo & Stu's "Viking Cooper" idea.

This was the drawing I did when replaying the vault level to check out Slaigh's portrait:



Slaigh's altar in the Cooper vault has a lot of bowls and spoons around it. It stood out among all the weapons. And it made me think that maybe the guy was really into cooking (and that would be a fun thing to work into the AU). Like, maybe he didn't care much for thievery and just wanted to be a chef and cook lots of food for his friends and family.

Some cutesy character doodles





And a brainstorm of what his kids look like



...I'm thinking that seeing these kids mourning their dad the way Sly mourned his parents will get to Sly almost as much as witnessing Sleigh's actual death.


Next up, the Pirate Ancestor Henriette "One-Eye" Cooper
These drawings were inspired by this exchange:
By the way, Stu and I had a thought for a scene for our Sly 4 AU. Like in the game, Carmelita gets accidentally sent to the past without Sly and the gang knowing about it. However, Carmelita ends up meeting Sly's pirate ancestor who likes her "spunk" so much she makes Carmelita her new first mate.

And later, when Sly and the gang meet up with the pirate and try to get her to believe their from the future.

Sly: You have to believe us!
Female Pirate: Arrg! That's a wild story, but ye do like like me? What say you first mate Fox.
(Carmelita steps out)
Sly: Carmelita! What are you doing here?
Pirate: Ye know this man lass?
Carmelita:....Yes, Captain I do. (looks to Sly and grins) He's a well known conartist and thief.
Sly: (annoyed)Carmelita...
Pirate: That so?
Carmelita: Yes, captain, you better lock Sly up in the brig.
Sly: Come on you can't be serious!
Carmelita: *smirking* Should have thought of that before forgetting our anniversary.
Sly: Not my fault! How an I suppose to keep track with the timeline changing so much?! (And then Carmelita tells the captain the truth, but could you blame her for wanting to troll)

He he, Stu and I just thought it would be fun if the girls bonded with the female pirate and also that the entire pirate crew were women. It would be awesome.


Henriette has two official Sucker Punch designs that look pretty different from one another (one is the vault painting, and one is her "ninja" look in the Thievius Racoonis book). So I decided to merge the two together:

Practice Page


Brainstorm page



Scribble of Henriette with Carmelita and some members of her "Girls Only" Pirate Crew!



Yeah, I know. I should have put more effort into Carmelita's pirate outfit. :P

BONUS COMIC: SLY 2 EPILOGUE!

I was on an art roll yesterday and drew this while at work. Basically, it's my idea of how Bentley ended up in the prison hospital after Sly 2.

This comic is a rough outline. I normally don't post outlines because they tend to be ugly and hard for anyone who isn't me to follow (since I use them to brainstorm how the comic should be laid out). But it turned out surprisingly good for something I drew while I was on the phone (plus, it might take me a while to draw a polished version because I'm working 7 days a week now ^_^;). So I decided to post it anyway:

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I think a scene like this makes sense. Bentley and Murray always had an unfair sense of hostility toward Carmelita. So I like the idea of her being the one to help Bentley get the medical attention he needs and keeping that fact a secret between her and Murray. And I imagine having to turn Bentley over to Carmelita (aka the cop they're ALWAYS running from) to save his life would be a major factor in the guilt Murray felt in the comic books and the third game.

Also, it might explain why Murray got super defensive when Sly joked about Carmelita being "the gal we all know and love". XD


And I like the idea of Carmelita having a moment with Sly's crew that shows them she isn't just an anal-retentive, bitchy cop that Sly has the hots for. The second game had that little moment in Canada where she brought Murray jelly beans when he was hungry. But that happened after she had shot him with a tazer and locked him in a cage. So I don't think it helped Murray warm up to her very much.

Comments

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

He he, I love both the viking drawing and the pirate one. Both look great! I love that we're giving these characters more details. ^_^

Also, I do like that explanation of how Bently ended up in the hospital. I've figured Murry probably had to hand him over eventually in order to get him the medical attention he needed.