An idea

For the Star Buccaneer, yaharrrr!

Jeez, I'm really out of practice with this drawing malarky... lack of scanner makes it worse. Hooray, excuses!

Anywho, here's a rough idea for a potential Britland City character, the Star Buccaneer.

Eh. Anywho, fleshing out the character. Not likely to do much with him, but here's my first idea for him.

Star Buccaneer, aka, Buck Buchannan

Favoured catchphrases:
“There be no Fair Trading in these waters!”
“Son of a biscuit!”

Vague History thing:
The Star Buccaneer is the most notorious privateer in Britland City, or so he likes to think. Born into an upper-class family, Buck resented his parents’ prim and proper attitude to life and work, spending more time at their tea shop than raising their son. Rebelling against them, Buck joined a gang of coffee thugs. After a botched attempt to steal from an old, one-eyed man, Buck was apprehended and ordered to do community service – washing the old man’s house.

The old man’s house turned out to be a sky ship. The old man regaled Buck with stories of his youth, travelling the skies in search of wealth and adventure. He passed the sky ship on to Buck, who assumed the mantle of the Star Buccaneer.

The Star Buccaneer is neither hero nor villain. He’d rather let the ‘capes’ sort it amongst themselves, only getting involved when there is personal gain. Buck generally works for the highest bidder, but has (rarely) turned down high-paying jobs for villains to aid heroes (usually when something can easily go ‘missing’ in the heat of the moment).

Abilities:

Buck relies heavily on his weaponry: a flintlock glock (that fires soggy teabags; the Bu-cannons, aboard the sky ship (mainly loaded with buck-shot ahahahapunsarefun); the black-bean-powder bombs; and the Sword of Biscotti, a sword made of biscotti that has become almost indestructible after being left in a jar on the shelf for a little too long. Despite being a sword, the Sword of Biscotti functions more as a cudgel, as it lacks any form of sharp edge.

Interesting facts:

1.Buck only speaks in the manner of a pirate when on a job, or if the situation demands it.
2. The flintlock glock usually jams up, and so is used as a club in most situations.
3. The Bu-cannons, despite being superbly maintained and looked after, have never worked. On more than one occassion they have backfired with hilarious results.


...the more I look at this design, the more I dislike it. His legs are too short. And where the hell is his long swishy coat? And what the hell is going on with his left elbow? And his head is too small.