Some concept sketches of Gurlanins. The perfect predators and spies, I really like this species!
I think I should have made them look more alienish, but I’m not very good at that. I took inspiration from various real animals for their design: maned wolf for the body, bear for the mouth, bat for the nose and otter for the paws, whiskers and tail because I found an old forum post of Karen Traviss describing the Gurlanins as “carnivorous black-furred, long-legged otter-like creatures”. I took a look at kangaroos too. For the rest, I used the descriptions provided in the RC books.
Initial concepts and rough sketches below the cut.
I took some liberties with their armors. I made a mix of the canon ARC armor and the official representations I could find for Ordo. And I did whatever I wanted with Kal, because I can’t imagine he wears the exact same armor as Jango but in gold. Added his Bantha jacket too, because it’s implied he wears it on his armor (in this scene in Triple Zero where Darman is on fire).
“CC-1010, the stats read you drowned in your own blood.”
Because Cody killed him.
“Only a little bit!”
He grips the vibroblade tighter before it can drip out of his hand like the blood off the blade.
“Co— CC-2224, tell Trainer Vau that stabbed lungs don’t count!”
“Fox…” The name slips out of his mouth before he can catch it and drag it back into the safety of his heart.
His brother’s eyes widen like in surprise, like in death Cody brought down on him. “24…”
“CC-1010, I will write you up for insubordination if you—“
The blood spatter on Fox’s chest comes closer. He killed his brother. Distantly he can feel the Curse rising under his skin, prickling it from the inside. He had aimed at the neck. He had seen the swing of the blade across and through it. He had aimed at the neck. He had aimed at the neck. The blood grows closer, swallowing him. He doesn’t know why he had aimed at the neck. There’s no excuse why he—
“Hey, no harm done.”
Because Fox had slammed the butt of his blaster down on Cody’s hand, redirecting the strike to his torso.
“I’m still better than you.”
Reading bloody lips and Fox’s newly discovered cocky smirk. The skull is staring at him.
“CC-1010, do not take another step forward!”
Fox had choked on his own blood before going still. Looking up at Cody sightless and dead.
“Cody, pull yourself together. Now.”
“CC-1010,” the automated voice announces, “the training time limit with— CC-2224— has expired—“
“Thank fuck,” Trainer Vau groans.
“— please leave the training area immediately and proceed to the med halls for check-up. CC-2224, please prepare for the scheduled training unit with— CC-1119— starting in— ten— minutes.”
every time i see a mention of commander fox outside of tumblr its always some very weirdly motivated hate. “but he is a cop” my brother in christ they are all part of the military against their own will
leave Fox the hell alone. He is a poor man who has a literal sith lord for a boss and has no choice in the matter. He just needs some good food and some sleep, leave him aloneeeee!
Not only that, but Fox is a good person who cares about the safety and lives of others. He could be an abusive, uncaring, vile person but he’s not.
If you look at all his scenes, you can tell that. When Cad Bane was taking people hostage, he ordered his men to stand down to avoid anyone getting hurt. When the bombing of the temple happened and the person (they thought) was responsible was caught these were literally his first words: “a lot of innocent people died in that explosion, good job capturing her”
Even the Fives incident. We know he was ordered to shoot to kill by palpatine (there’s no way he would leave Fox stunning him to chance) but what does he do when closing in on this supposed dangerous rogue trooper? He still gives him the chance to stand down, repeatedly he asks Fives to “stand down, soldier, don’t do it” practically begging his brother not to force his hand and it’s only when he sees Fives grab a weapon, putting others in danger, that he finally shoots.
All I’m saying is, Fox has had every chance to be the kind of pig we all hate, and he never was. He never had a choice in being the commander of the Coruscant Guard, but he made the choice to always protect the innocent when he could.
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