More Villains: part 2 - Teddy Bear

Among the other enemy characters in the game, knowing the course that the game would follow, we knew that we wanted to include toys as enemies. (Perhaps an influence for this idea might have been Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas.) One character that makes this idea concrete is the Teddy Bear.

Again, going with the villain nature of the character, he would need sharp teeth, claws, and mean eyes; it doesn't hurt that his sweater has Freddy Kruger colors.

That said, I really love the design of this character because of the material flaws all over the character. That is, his ear is ripped, and the player can see the stuffing coming out, as well as on the lower left side of the head. This is also coupled with the rips in the sweater, under which you can see the outer fur of the teddy bear. Obviously, the most conspicuous material flaw is his left button eye that is falling off, barely holding on by the stitching. I think that all these features actually lend a sympathetic nature to this character, which for me, is important in all villains. I admit that all the characters in this game don't always elicit the most sympathy, but it is a goal, one that is best reached in this character.

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