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The Switch OCT: Anorak Referenceby ~rirth

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(I'm going to come back and try and cut down on a lot of the text when I'm done with the audition.)

Updated 11-13-12! Better art! Yay!
Anorak's ref for

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TLDR; He's a swirl-spirit with giant claws who slashes and punches things and sometimes uses electricity to fight.

Biggest changes:
- Removed the true form (As much as I liked it, I want to keep him simpler and not over powered)
- He no longer has a tag along (I thought it was cute but ultimately redundant)

more info: i'll add more as i think of more...
- His fighting style is similar to that of a human boxer. He holds his arms up to guard and throws strong punches, in addition to sometimes using his claws like swords. It really depends on what he's fighting.
- The real reason why Anorak wants to become human is his deepest secret.
- No, he's not some kind of anthro- he's a swirl-spirit. He doesn't act completely like a human.
- Will-o-wisps exist in his world too.
- He really, really likes his ears scratched but would never dream of admitting it.
- Other spirits (not from his world) may be able to understand his swirl-speech.
- He can walk on all fours but he doesn't like getting his paws dirty.
- He can't read english, but he can speak it.

Weaknesses
- He's very awkward, top-heavy, and not graceful at all. In fact, he trips over his feet all the time.
- His claws snap easily if they're used too much, or too much pressure is placed on them.
- Can't open doors. In fact, he basically can't do anything that requires opposable thumbs. It is a sore subject for Anorak....
- Too much electricity at once may electrocute him.
- He's completely claustrophobic and adamantly refuses to fight in small spaces.
- He's very tall, so he frequently bumps his head on things and knocks himself out.
- He gets tired quickly from swinging those heavy paws around and will probably just fall over flat on his face if he uses up all of his energy.
- Candy. He will take candy from strangers. Even if they look suspicious.
- He will get distracted for a second if someone calls him "manly." He's... um... that freakishly obsessed with becoming a man.
- Scratching him under the chin will disable him. He'll just fall over and start purring cutely. It's an automatic reaction- he can't help it.
- He sometimes gets confused and tongue-tied by complicated english words (it's not his native language)

Feel free to ask questions. I like questions. :"D

~wolf-dominion Apr 30, 2013

I love the spell coat design... really nice character. The design reminds me a little of the game art in Journey for some reason.

~rirth May 1, 2013

thanks!

i actually was inspired by journey!

~Crystalitar Nov 27, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

is that the alphabet in swirlish?

~rirth Nov 27, 2012

perhaps~ :u

~Crystalitar Nov 28, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

...the 2 most upper lines seems to be the alphabet, it also has the same number of letters :3 other are , or . or ? and !
some i can see, but i se 2 @

is it "perhaps" again?

~rirth Nov 28, 2012

maybey~ 8U

~Crystalitar Nov 28, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

"kzh anorak"...the first i don't understand as there is also another glyph, but he does say his own name, so no more perhaps or maybe or other partly words >83 i got you now!

~rirth Nov 28, 2012

there is a lowercase version of each glyph which i didn't write there, but you are right!

~Crystalitar Nov 29, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

i really like to sove htese kind of puzzles, so be sure to include some sentencces in the competition entries!

~dax812 Nov 20, 2012 Hobbyist Filmographer

Aw no man

What happened to Super Form Anorak?

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