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M0-773W Model Σ

Heh, talk about a deviation from the norm. Meet Mellow everyone, for probably the last time, EVER! I for sure can’t predict the future at all, but as of now I don’t believe that Mellow’s fundamental design will require further development beyond this point. I believe that he’s been finalised. Good god, it’s been a ride.
This design was the result of me figuring out a few things about myself, why I do what I do and all that stuff. It also stemmed from a desire to return back to Mellow’s roots which is something that I now believe I have achieved. I had the idea of bringing the oldest design of Mellow back from the grave, sprucing it up and using that. I soon realised however that a cartoonish design like that would clash with the designs of the more human characters around him, who are a bit more grounded in reality. I decided to go for the robot route because it would give him a valid excuse of looking this way, plus I always wanted to make a mechanical Mellow doppelganger of sorts.
As for the design itself, it once again takes elements from the Spark the Electric Jester series, albeit from a different angle. As you can see in the moodboard below, there are some robotic jesters here that you can easily tell had a great part in this Mellow iteration.

I think the Jester motif now takes absolute priority here. The fact that he’s a robot seems to emphasise that as well, because you wouldn’t think upon seeing him that he’s just a jester. No, you’d think that he’s a robot jester, which I feel brings that aspect out even more. He’s got plenty of that obligatory Rule of Cool in him too with the scarf I “borrowed” from Super Fark and some familiar sunglasses. They ultimately don’t take away from anything else though, and I feel that they give him more character.

I honestly fear that one day I’ll just get sick of this design like all the others and want to do something else with him, which is a shame because this is probably Mellow at the highest point he’s ever been at. I definitely wouldn’t want that to happen, because this honestly feels like the definitive Mellow. I should definitely make a poll one day asking which design resonates with people the most though, it might turn out to be quite interesting.
Mellow and his world’s lore has changed as a result of this design, but I feel that everything has benefited from the change regardless. A lot more can be done and explored with Mellow’s character as a result of this, because he’s still our human-hearted Mellow beneath that alloy exterior. Along with him being an anti-hero and criminal – what with the whole sky pirate thing – this Mellow could make for a character far more interesting than what I planned for him previously.

You’ll see soon enough.