What happens when final year project commitments conflict with transport… maybe it wasn’t such a good idea doing that and FYP at the same time… ack!! oh well…
In the meantime, a bit about my character, Nite Owl…
The character of “Nite Owl” was said to have been based on DC’s Batman. Originally, the “Watchmen” idea was to have been applied to the mainstream DC comics characters, but DC didn’t like the idea of killing lots of their lead characters off or changing their universe that much so the comic was written as a stand-alone.
The hero “Nite Owl” has an alter-ego, the retired and rather impotent Daniel Dreiberg (who was apparently based on a mid-life blow-out Bruce Wayne). During his prime, he used a swathe of technology to battle crime but since the Keene act (an act of government banning costumed vigilantism) he retired and lives a relatively normal life until the events of the comic unfold.
Whilst he was in his prime though, he used owl-themed gadgets and transportation. Often these would be of advanced designs that incorporated cutting-edge technologies to fight crime and take down criminals in any form. Although not featured in the film, the comic depicts various experimental suits and transportation devices that he would’ve worked on after the events of watchmen as it was strongly hinted in the ending that he hadn’t fully retired after Veidt’s monster appeared in New York (or the destruction of major cities were blamed on Dr. Manhattan, depending on if you believe the comic or the movies) which means he might have worked on other more advanced transportation.
Dreiberg liked birds and had a strong passion for owls in his childhood. As such, he incorporated owl motifs into his designs and even his technology is owl-themed. He also values entertainment and leisure as well as practicality, which is displayed when he and the second Silk Spectre rescued people from a burning building and then makes them coffee and entertains them with recorded renditions of “You’re my Thrill” by Billie Holiday. All this makes quite a good background for design.
That and incorporating missile turrets, flame throwers and various other comic-book gadgetry into it could be fun I guess… and now for the mood boards… ACK!! =(
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