UGAC-Megaman-NeoForte

#1

Hi, this is my first time posting and submiting to a contest like this. Long time MM fana nd hearing about this I couldn’t pass it up. Anyway I’m gonna do a robot master after my favorite creature, a Mandragora/Mandrake.

Mandrake Man is a herbalist robot, created to assist in maintaning perfect conditions for both herbs and other plantlife at Mega Man’s hometown’s biggest greenhouse. I’m still working out his design, thinking of going more to Powered Up’s style, but he will have solar panel’s that resemble leaves on his head. Like a plant thats his primary power source. On his hands he will have these whip like roots, which he uses to test the soil and help around the gradens if things are beyond reach. To ward off intruders, animals mostly but plant theives are not unheard off, he cries a loud scream to scare them off. If unshaken the root like appendages can be whipped at the intruder.

Then one day, Dr.Wily kidnaps Mandrake Man while he had his guard down. Reprogramming him, his whips and scream had no limit. At his total control, he though to himself, Mega Man couldn’t stand a chance. And thats the bio. Anyway, I’m working on a few designs at the moment, still need to get things just right. I’ll post up some sketches later tonight.

Attacks: Mandrake Scream, Root Whip

#2

Alright time for the sketches of the concept:

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This was my first rough sketches. The top ones I was experimenting on which type of head I liked. Then I doodled Mega Man and I though about giving him a more Mega Man Powered Up style and came up with what you see at the bottom. Then I rethought some things and did these:

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Well the thats the for now finalized Root Whip extention on the arms. I gave him a more human face but made the helmet itself look like leaves, instead of having them on a steam. I tried to go for the Super Deformed style of Powered Up with my full body sketch. Still need some work but I’m happy with it. Gave him some upper body armor and nice decorative bulbs on his back (I noticed some old drawings of mandragora had them on their heads along with their leaves).

I’ll like to hear some feedback to see what you guys think I should change or fix. Once I get something I think is right, I’ll do a bigger drawing in color. I can’t wait! Oh and that at the bottom right is a FFXI Mandragora, in Mega Man’s suit…hehe :smiley:

PS: I BSed the arms and hands in the full body sketch at the bottom, I know I’m bad ; ; lol I’ll do it better next time.

#3

dunno why but the design kind of remind me more of a cyber elf from megaman zero series.

I like the design of the character but I think its features need to be bigger on some areas

Mainly the arm pieces and whip area.

Also I would try and make the face alot more…well

MEAN

by that i mean, that since hes a mandrake and all, there known for causing DEATH when they scream.

I would try to empahsie more of a evil look to the face or atleast have the face kinda WARP when it does its scream.

I think the screaming/ evil factor could do a big dosages of steroids. But other than that the concept itself is cool and I hope to see more soon!

#4

A Cyberelf…I guess so. oh about looking mean I dunno, never pictured Mandragora to look mean. The death scream was cause you were hurting it as you ripped it out of the ground. Its equivilant to ripping your toes off in a way. I gave him a blank look to his face cause he wasn’t a bad guy before Wily came and reprogramed him. Heres some new drawings, showing him with the scream:

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I made a somewhat cleaner full body drawing. Also did his normal and transformed eyes. His “scream” comes from his chest, not his mouth. I dunno I thought it would be cooler to have his chest open up and have a bass speaker to shoot out the death sounds. Also I added a sonic ampliphier inside his chest (mainly unseen) that controls the levels of the scream. I’ve done a bigger full body drawing, I’ll have it up later.

Edit: Yay got it scanned and even colored it!

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#5

I really would like some feedback on my design. I already heard Seforin’s today in class, so someone please let me know what you think about it. If not I’ll start modeling it in a few days.

#6

the design and color cheme look good the face is alil weird for me though

#7

I agree with mashinboo, the face doesn’t do much for me. I think if you’re going to have leaves for a helmet, you should go all out and have some kind of super leafy madness goin’ on up there, not just three or four laying flat against his head. I’m imagining something along the lines of Goemon, Tomba, or even Dragonball Z. Also, you might consider not having hair show under the helmet. It makes him look more like a main character and clashes with the leaves. Heck, why not make his whole head a leafy bulb with two round bug-eyes? :shrug:

Heh. Just had a fun idea: LettuceMan. :smiley:

#8

Lol lettuceman

Yea thanks, I knew something seemed a bit off about his head. I’ll keep working on it (also I guess it does come off as hair, was suppose to be something else but yea it does clash). I’ll take your advise into account and keep revising his head a bit. I’ll have something done by tomorrow.

#9

Hey! Well after relaxing and playing some games after a long quarter of school over I went back and revised Mandrake Man’s head. I had an idea in my head but it started to lean more towards Terra, you can kinda see it in the first 2 on this pic:

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Darn you and your Lettuce Man idea :stuck_out_tongue: I Figured I liked the leaves like that instead of being wild and crazy. I like it, he looks a lot different. Heres a new full body with the new head:

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I also gave his body green a different green cause the previous one was a bit too close to the leave’s green. And now writing this I realize I forgot the small strip of yellowish color where the knees are but I’m tired, I’ll add it in later. So, what you guys think of this revision?

#10

Looks good to me! Nice work! :thumbsup:

And that’s pretty much exactly what I envisioned when I thought up lettuce man. Hit the nail right on the head, there. :smiley:

#11

COOL, the revision done to this character is amazingly cool! Alot more mencing now!

I cant wait to see the model going!

#12

Sorry for the lack of updates but I haven’t started modeling. I was gonna get around to it but I’ve been making up a deadline. Expect an update soon for this character (once I finish those darn drawings I need to do -_- ).

#13

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