

I don't really mind it people saying it looks like X or Y - it wasn't not inspired from anywhere at all

I am enjoying looking at people guessing the inspiration mix and am a little glad for some of the correct guesses, though Samus and Weiss are often the two most said that I actually didn't look at because I have never played the game nor seen the series, though I can understand why people are saying that. Samus I expected, but not Weiss, I am guessing because her hair looks almost white(as opposed to platinum blonde) in the current lighting condition and the red inside of the collar.

I created an early version of her a year ago -

What was actually in the mix:

James Bond - Hence a suit material jacket as opposed to the earlier leather design - I then designed a closed mandarin collar thing but later opened it again because I felt an open jacket implied a more rebellious and laid-back personality, and also a Walther PP looking pistol

Miranda Lawson(Mass Effect) - Sci-fi costume inspiration



Nova (Starcraft)/Valeera (Warcraft) - Killer blondes with ponytails(The ponytail part came in after I decided to change the hair)



My love for sharp shapes



My love for black objects with red interiors, which later inspired the inner red of the jacket to add a new accent of color to the character



Lightning's(FFXIII) hair - though this was way more evident in the earlier design, but then I later decided that if I'm going to draw a character often, long hair is more fun to draw to me, so I only kept the bangs pretty much



Cyberpunk



Face: It's just the way I draw 'generic anime faces' by default without any specific reference, but I did intend for a slightly more Asian eye socket/skull structure with a sharper eye shape to complement the shapes I used in the overall design



Yes I looked at: Lara Croft, Motoko, Widowmaker, Black Widow, Evelynn Salt, generally most fictional female spies I could find via google, Joanna Dark, but I did not take inspiration from any of those consciously - Though I admit I can indeed see design decisions that are similar to Widowmaker's default skin around the hip/thigh area.

If I had gone with the design last year, I am sure people will say 'Oh she looks like Motoko or Aya Brea' more often. My personal opinion is that I don't believe most people, myself included can design a good-looking, VERY original OC because a lot of themes have been already explored and there's bound to be some similarities around and besides, what one can imagine is mostly a melted pot of media consumed and visual library from things seen before - I tried my best to make her look like her own character, while at glance value looking like a Sci-Fi Spy/Assassin

I hope that answers your questions/concerns ^^

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OCConcept sheet:-I designed/created her, so she isn't from any particular franchise-She is some kind of a spy-She is humanHello people thank you for all the responses! Here's a slightly rephrased copy-and-pasted comment from below I made: