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I was seeing just how much I could do in Photoshop without relying on a pencil sketch...or a tablet. So I pieced all this together from scratch.
Just playing around, really...I will do something more interesting and serious later. But, for the record, I'll document all of Jet's info below: -- Creation and background: Back in 2004, I decided to start drawing a series called the "SW Girls". SW stood for "Sensual Weapons". The idea was to draw sexy girls with robotic/cybernetic/heavy armored parts, juxtaposed with nudity and outrageous weaponry. I made them all up out of the blue, literally pulling two separate words out of the air together to name them. Jet Dancer was the ninth entry in the series. My idea was to make a raver/dance-themed girl (not that I know exactly what a raver is) and combine them with rocket boots, where the boots were her actual weapon, not a support tool. Although there were eight entries preceding Jet and ten after her, I always felt something special about Jet's particular design. Over the years I sporadically thought about what kind of a super heroine she'd make, in the midst of my Nia Black and WCL work. Then, in January of this year, she came back to me and I decided to draw her again...the rest was history. Jet Dancer is a melee combatant who possesses greater than average strength, agility and speed. Her most notable ability, however, is her control over her rocket-powered boots, which enable her to leap into the sky at an extreme velocity and height. This enables her to bound through the air and along rooftops as easily as a child playing hopscotch in a schoolyard. Jet Dancer's boots do not have the ability to sustain flight. Jet Dancer's mobility is powered through momentum and kinetic energy, rather than the simple ignition of fuel from her boots. Think of the thrusters on her boots as cannons, and when they fire, Jet Dancer's body is propelled forward in a burst. In this way, Jet Dancer's very body becomes a projectile. Combined with her agility, martial arts skill and dancing inclination, Jet Dancer soars through the air, moves with grace, finds her mark and leaps off of the next surface to continue her aerobatic elegance...leaving destruction and property damage in her wake. Jet Dancer's primary means of attack is based on kicking, though she wears armored gauntlets which enable her to guard effectively with her forearms. Her modus operandi is to use her boots to put her into a position that allows her to maximize her momentum before striking. For example, she is known to leap high into the sky, then propel herself toward a target, align her foot with the opponent and ignite her thrusters upon impact. This allows her to adopt a vicious hit-and-run attack style that is both powerful and showy. Jet Dancer's gauntlets and boots are composed of a highly-dense metal alloy that is virtually unbreakable; any attack powerful enough to damage it is probably too large and predictable to hit her (e.g., a tank cannon or a missile). She can literally use her boots and gauntlets as shields when dealing with incoming attacks such as gunfire, grenades or armor-piercing shells. However, Jet does not like to be stationary or immobile, and is more inclined to dodge an attack rather than block it. Jet Dancer's defenses are nearly as powerful as her offense. Her body was synthetically developed as a weapon. She has the general biology of a human, but her cells are made up of powerful, self-healing nanomachines. As such, she is resistant to cuts and bruises, practically immune to broken bones, unaffected by extreme temperatures, immune to most diseases and viruses, has an extreme pain tolerance and can survive blows and falls that would kill most regular humans. A powerful enough blow from an opponent or attack equal or greater in strength can incapacitate her or seriously wound her. She heals faster than normal humans, and the degree of damage required to deal a mortal blow to Jet Dancer has never been accurately measured. Because she has human biology, she still requires food and drink to survive, but not as much, and can grow weaker or sedentary if she does not stay active. Her degree of deterioration is slower than normal humans and it has been suggested that she may age slower than normal humans as well. It is impossible to tell, since her growth from infancy to adulthood was synthetically accelerated in a two-year span, and she has not been studied since. Jet Dancer has a few weaknesses. As a melee combatant, she can be at a disadvantage when dealing with an opponent who specializes in ranged combat. However, her agility, speed and effectiveness at aerial attack counterbalances this. Jet Dancer's biggest drawback comes into play when she is forced to fight in enclosed spaces. Momentum requires space and distance to build up, and without either, Jet Dancer's combat and evasive options are limited. She is not useless in a narrow corridor, for instance, but it does require a change in her tactics. She'd be more likely to be forced to block an attack rather than dodge it, and her attacks would be limited to basic kicks. Given the option, she'd rather do battle in the sky where she has complete freedom of movement, where she can build velocity and momentum and strike like a beautiful, flying bullet. While Jet Dancer has great strength, it's not extreme; she's not strong enough to lift a car but she could tear a car door off of its hinges or destroy it with a rocket-boosted kick. Jet Dancer's boots have limited energy. While it's generally more than enough for sustained use over a twelve-hour period (she recharges them daily), Jet Dancer can, in extreme situations, run out of power and lose her ability to propel herself skyward or use her general aerial fighting tactics. However, her boots are not useless in this regard; they still make effective armor and striking tools, and Jet Dancer remains strong and agile even without her rocket-boosting ability. When Jet's power runs low, the neon glow that pulsates from her gauntlets and boots and arm bands begins to flicker more slowly. When her power is drained (or not in use), the light fades completely. Breakdown of the character (visual) Head: Jet is a Latina woman with long fiery orange hair. It falls to the small of her back (it does not obscure her butt). Jet has a youthful, rounded face and usually smiles. Her left eye is red and her right eye is light blue. Both of her eyes are, in fact, artificial. Torso: Jet wears a form-fitting, midriff-baring sleeveless top that zips up in front. Her breasts are not large; they weigh in at the average size of 36C. Jet has a toned abdomen, but not a six-pack. Her body is firm and fit, not overly muscular, overweight, nor skinny. Arms: Jet's arms are exposed down to the forearms, which are covered in heavy gauntlets. This armor also doubles as the core of her equipment; her gauntlets house various scanners and communication devices, and her armored gloves operate her rocket boots remotely. The whole unit is programmed to respond only to Jet Dancer's individual nanomachine-infused DNA signature (hence even if her base is broken into and her equipment stolen, no one would be able to use it). Jet wears a pair of armbands that rest loosely around her upper arms. Those who have seen Jet Dancer in action believe the arm bands, which flicker and glow in a rainbow of colors, respond to Jet's physical state; when she's full of vigor and in action, the armbands, as well as the lights coming from her gauntlets and boots, flicker rapidly. When she's at rest, down or incapacitated, they slowly emanate light or don't glow at all. Pelvis: Jet's lower body reflects that of a woman who is used to being active and acrobatic. It's rare to see her legs tightly closed or hidden; Jet is proud of her body and loves to show it off. In addition, her fighting style is based almost entirely on kick techniques, so it's not uncommon for her to fly through the air with her legs spread wide as she prepares to strike. She recognizes that a woman's strength can be more than physical; sex appeal can be a deadly asset against the right targets as well. Legs: In more ways than one, Jet's legs are her weapons. She has powerful thighs that boast both muscle and sex appeal, with alluring child-rearing hips. But the most important part of her legs, and of Jet Dancer in general, is what lies below her knees: the boots. They are about as wide as the widest part of her hips, boast huge dome-like "feet" and thrusters on the back. If you imagine Jet Dancer's boots as large boxes sitting upright, the thrusters would sit on the right and left rear corners of the box. She also has massive kneecap armor on top of the boots, protecting her should she attack with knee strikes. Flexible armor along the boots' openings wrap around her knees, to prevent chafing and allow ease of movement. It should be noted that to an ordinary person, Jet's boots are extremely heavy. However, Jet has super strength that allows her to move about freely in them as if wearing a pair of lightweight dancing shoes. The weight of the boots, combined with Jet's fighting skill and the rocket thrusters, make up the core of Jet's combat prowess. She is a momentum/impact-based fighter, and she usually flies into battle feet first. Breakdown of the character (persona) Jet, or rather Jenna, is a lively, free-spirited young woman. She is very pleasant and tries to get along with everyone. Not necessarily talkative; she tends to stay to herself most of the time, but is rarely rude when questioned or approached. She's not an introvert--she initiates conversation easily, but if she has no reason to say anything, she won't. Jenna is confident in herself and has extremely high self-esteem. She's knows she is attractive and makes no illusions about her skill. She fears little. This is to be expected since her favorite activity is enjoying the thrill of terminal velocity by leaping along the skyscrapers, bounding off of mile-high buildings and soaring through the clouds. In fact, Jenna loves the freedom of freefall so much, she actually wonders why anyone would want to be able to fly. She considers people who pursue or revel in such ability cowardly and arrogant. Jenna's birth (rather, creation) and accelerated aging to adulthood left her with a slight naivete about the various personalities one can encounter in the world. As such, although she knows she is beautiful and has a great degree of intelligence, she is often oblivious to the fact that many find her sexually appealing as well as aesthetically pleasing. Jet Dancer (c) Jonathan Price I'm chatty, but I think this makes the largest artist's comment I've ever written. Now you know more about Jet Dancer than you've ever wanted to.  |
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Man...she's gonna be tough to mess with in the BAN OC Battle!
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I'm not skinny...I'm aerodynamic!!!!
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*Feels Wrist* No Pulse... *Feels Heart* No Heartbeat... *Looks at others* If Condition does not improve this man.. is dead.
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Cause every !FAVE! goes with a COMENT.
Also If I comented on your Deviation, that means I liked it, although Ill most likely mention it on the comment.
Nice backstory man.
Thanks!
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Cause every !FAVE! goes with a COMENT.
Also If I comented on your Deviation, that means I liked it, although Ill most likely mention it on the comment.
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