Character designs that look cool without being stupid?

[deuxhero]

When the average designer tries to make a character "cool" they fail by over designing it, adding pointless belts and what not. What are some characters that actually manages to look cool?

(if it wasn't obvious, the topic refers to design in the visual)

Raidou Kuzunoha the Fourteenth I feel is a good example of a design that is both cool and believable. The basis of his outfit is a school uniform (a Taisho era uniform based on a military officer's garb, but a school uniform) with his strange tools hidden under a cloak. It is both visually unique, simple and practical.

Stalker's Sunrise Suit (other armor also works, but isn't as great) is also interesting. It looks like exactly what you would expect for someone operating in a place like The Zone.

 

[JarlFrank]

 

[laclongquan]

That Brujah chica looks cool enough.

But spare me the dreadlocked leatherfaced look of Torment. Out of the whole game that is the least attractive aspect. I know it's necessary, but I just cant praise it as 'cool'.

that final image: hwat?

 

[deuxhero]

Dagoth Ur's VOICE was amazing, but visually? Eh.

 

[laclongquan]

Watch and weep, boys!

 

[BLOBERT]

 

[Redshirt #42]

 

[Admiral jimbob]

 

[Jaesun]

So by your definition, lulu isn't "cool" deuxhero?

 

[Black_Willow]

 

[Excidium]

She looks p. cool on the upper half.

The bottom, though...Belts, belts everywhere.

also, Roche.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Lulu is a doll master, which automatically makes her very cool.

 

[Menckenstein]

 

[Mrowak]

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Say what you want about TW2, but I think, there's no company on the market that can rival CDPRed them in the field of art direction. (Talking about actual in-game character models; not concept art).

 

[Reptilian Shapeshifter]

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Say what you want about TW2, but I think, there's no company on the market that can rival CDPRed them in the field of art direction. (Talking about actual in-game character models; not concept art).

WTF is up with those anchor chain necklaces tho?

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

 

[Sacculina]

Simple. Practical. Cool.

 

[baronjohn]

 

[Damned Registrations]

I tend to prefer my characters to be nobility and at least partially inhuman. Ergo:

No bikini armor or giant sword or rainbow clusterfuck details. 2 main tones with a contrasting third for the trim, functional equipment, and she's a fucking god, so there's nothing really bizzare about hair colour or the fact that she's a warrior despite being a female with a slender build.

Again, normal sized sword, outfit is expensive but not ridiculous clothing, overall style is suitable given the era he was born in. Hair is explainable by the fact that he isn't human.

Visually they're both easily memorable and identifiable. Lenneth's blue armor, the silver hair on both of them, Alucard's noble finery, none of it is stuff you see all over the place, like the generic battered armor overflowing with weapons or stupidly massive/spikey plate armor.

 

[Mangoose]

The original

 

[Roderick]

Garret

 

[MetalCraze]

Not a single game character in this thread looks not retarded.

Apart from Garret but even he has that pitch black hood shadow.


The biggest facepalm is when some game features "Secret Police" and its employees just have to wear some cloths with gold and shit, trying their best to attract as much attention as possible.

TW2 ITT is a good example of retarded shit like that.


I wonder why people consider these characters "deep" and "unique" when if they were to meet them in reality they would have nothing but a strong urge to punch that kind of a dickhead in the face.

 

[Excidium]

Which characters look cool in your opinion?

 

[JarlFrank]

I wonder why people consider these characters "deep" and "unique" when if they were to meet them in reality they would have nothing but a strong urge to punch that kind of a dickhead in the face.

They're not deep and unique from a visual standpoint, which they shouldn't be anyway. They're just not retarded, as in, no chainmail bikinis, no spiky armour, no giant shoulder pads.

 

[.Sigurd]

Not a single game character in this thread looks not retarded.

Apart from Garret but even he has that pitch black hood shadow.


The biggest facepalm is when some game features "Secret Police" and its employees just have to wear some cloths with gold and shit, trying their best to attract as much attention as possible.

TW2 ITT is a good example of retarded shit like that.


I wonder why people consider these characters "deep" and "unique" when if they were to meet them in reality they would have nothing but a strong urge to punch that kind of a dickhead in the face.