Hans reference - 2022
Added 2022-06-06 17:49:28 +0000 UTCI figure I should post all references I make on here as well. Here's his older one as a comparison point from 2019. The gradual art shift over time is pretty fascinating to me. I also just wanted to align his design with the pngtuber I made and used on stream all the time.
Hans used to be in his own setting bubble away from other characters, because he was a vague sona character, but I eventually realized how non-engaged the character was in that situation. So when I finally decided to make the manatear and dump all my furry characters in there he was included.
As far as Manatear canon goes, he is an ex-human who tripped their way into the manatear and is positioned as an average schmuck. He is intended to be a bit of a designated victim within the manatear, not that there isn't oodles of competition for that position.
Other gimmicks.
He has chronic toonism, mostly to force myself to practice drawing much more loose toony styles. I haven't decided on strictly how it works, but I figure lots of physical comedy causes it to surface.
He is supposed to be critically weak to suggestion, which is how a lot of the "lower power level" transformation situations are enabled.
His job ends up being like a courier (more exposure to threats.) and whatever else he has to do to make ends meet. He probably has the vaguely courier job selecting "faster shape recovery" even if he is a doofus and falls into situations fairly easily.
