Hash Rush has three competing factions. Our art team has been working hard on each of these, and today we have great news to share: We have completed the design work on the space pirates faction. Their official title is Rick’s Ravagers, and we invite you along to learn about their history and follow how their leader, Rick Everrusty, grew from an idea into a fully-fledged Hash Rush character.

The History of Rick’s Ravagers

After enjoying centuries of prosperity as the trading hub of the Hermain solar system, Rustaria suffered a cataclysmic solar flare that turned this once beautiful planet into a scorched wasteland. Small groups survived in the planet’s crystal mines, emerging years later to find only a broken, shattered world before them.

Abandoned by their former friends and allies, the Rustarians unite behind new leader Rick Everrusty. These miners turned space-faring pirates slowly rebuild their society thanks to the wealth of the crypto crystals beneath their feet… and set about exacting revenge on those who turned their back on Rustaria.

Designing the Ravagers: Rick Everrusty

With the guidance of Hash Rush’s Creative Director, our concept artists Nicholas (‘Nic’) and Dendy used this back-story to develop some early concepts of Rick.

For Rick’s Ravagers, I was mostly influenced by the post-apocalyptic scenes from video games like Jak and Mad Max (Nathan Zeidonis, Creative Director)

An early concept

Nathan laid the foundations by describing some of Rick’s attributes (“He has a bionic arm, a hand can be changed for drill… There’s a skull on his belt buckle, maybe some tattoos. He’s a menacing looking guy!”) and the faction’s motivations.

This allowed Nic and Dendy to explore how ‘mean’ Rick would actually appear, what would his character be like, and more. Slowly but surely, they narrowed down a design that fit with Rick’s background.