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Do you model your character and crew after previous Star Trek characters?
trekbrony
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I take inspiration from TOS and the Kelvin Timeline films.
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My Bajoran Fighter Pilot for example is a mix of Ensign Ro, Ezri Dax and Serina from the BSG original. That way she can dish out 180k cannon deepz while being funny and looking cute at the same time.
My human main on the other hand is heavily inspired by John Connor as portrayed by Christian Bale in Terminator 4 but not like Huey, Dewey, and Louie in the other films of that franchise. He and his team currently hold the NTTE speed record in the metal league. Hasta la vista, baby!
I hope this answers your question OP.
While we are at it, I’d really love to hear about the toon inspiration of some other guys around here.
* pokes at @taylor1701d @seaofsorrows @goodscotch @markhawkman @admiralkogar @e30ernest @angrytarg and @jodarkrider *
Come on guys, dont be shy.
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My inspirations do come from many sources though... Apologies for the multitude of phone pics, the process of getting a screenshot from my loan PC to a platform which I can easily upload is too time consuming to undertake for a discussion post where multiple examples are used...
Ael t'Kazanak*:
Vriana t'Riahol:
Sam Kingston:
Not intentional inspiration, but wound up looking like a younger, g.ay version of:
Makirto, son of Du'roq:
Inspired by the vibe of
L'kor, daughter of Maroq**:
Porsche Santiago:
I needed this lovely NPC as a BOFF...
Jill Valentine:
Well duh...
K'vora, daughter of K'vin:
As close as I could get to Miral Paris...
Kiri Edro:
Just incase you couldn't guess...
Illya Grigoryevich Karamazov***:
Gabrielle Ellis:
As close as the tailor would allow to:
T'Karra:
Colin Braig:
Lyaas sh'Gharin:
Imaru zh'Uhnezi:
*Inspired in name, by Romulan ship designer, Lord Kazanak, in Simon Hawk's The Romulan Prize...
** Reference to Jake Maroc, protagonist of Eric Lustbader's China Maroc series...
*** Reference to Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov...
My characters should be my own and build a reputation of their own through
-their performance in team content
-the roles they play
-the stories I have in mind for them
and finally: the linking of characters. I have some Boffs that are also unique characters, and my biographies sometimes refer to other ones. I've also given different ships the same name to pretend they're working together and such. And I have one liberated Borg who was named after my main, who liberated her.
So no, I don't model my characters after characters from the shows. But most of them are related to each other somehow.
...because it's either that, or a court-martial for Conduct Unbecoming...
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Ixion Veridian - Sean Connery (Hunt for Red October)
V'Tari - Grace Park (BSG Reimagined)
I'ndari - Dina Meyer (ST Nemesis)
Ikonn - Russel Crowe (Master and Commander...)
Cheryl Vorlois - Female version of Bruce Boxleitener (Babylon 5)
K'Tevok - Michael Ansara (Star Trek "Original")
Vanessa Sheridan - Kate Beckinsale (Total Recall)
Those and my others are patterened after personalities, mannerisms, etc. and does make my gaming experience a bit more enjoyable.
Join Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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That's exactly what I did.
As for my crew I tried to recreated the main characters from the game Freelancer. Trent and King were easy. Juni was alot harder but they turned out pretty cool.
Admittedly my medical officer is inspired by a girl on I had a crush on in high school. I didn't recreate her one for one or use her name because that would have been to creepy for me.
Exception is my "Ace" Rimmer toon, based on Arnold J. Rimmer's alternate self, who was a mix of Captain Kirk and Maverick from Top Gun, and the Boff's are all Red Dwarf Characters.....Lister, the Cat, Kryten, Kochanski, and Mcgruder.
I'm just a Red Dwarf fan girl.
Qapla'!
And knowing is half the battle!
21 'til I die!
Ha. When I got the Photonic Science Officer that was originally part of the "recruit a friend" program, I named him Arnold J. Rimmer. How could you not?
Just a few things I do from time to time.
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based on
Here are some more that I use frequently:
Mirror Donatra, with Photonic Kahless and Nemisis Viceroy with also Taris
Based on several images, but this one in particular
The Preserver you get to meet on several ocassions
Based on this of course:
Then The Picard from All Good Things
Based on:
JJTrek's Klingons:
Based on you guessed it:
I didn't realize it at first, but when it hit me I was just shocked, and then a bit thoughtful about the human subconscious.
My main Fed looks a lot like an old girlfriend of mine. Even the personality in the bio could fit. I was really hung up on this lady, but our time was not meant to last. Not that I mind in retrospect. It is kind of weird to me though. I guess you never really get all the way over people even if you are happy where you are now.
I had developed the character for the old FASA game years ago (like so many others I have). I didn't see it then either, but the description, and the given mannerisms were so like her's, now that I look back.
Then I remember talking about why I had so many characters and where I got my ideas for them from, and as I was going through them, bang! I don't know if my jaw dropped open for real, but mentally it sure did.
I hope that nobody thinks that is too weird.
Qapla'!