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Pluto Design Sketches

Here are some sketches of Pluto (SRN-008) from Megaman V.

(Again, sorry if it looks a bit rough; I’ll later re-draw this on my digital drawing pad along with color it for more clarity of small details.)

My interpretation of these re-designs will mainly try to be realistic and practical with some (and in this case Major Changes) to the characters; so, let’s get into more detail with Pluto, the agile weaponized robot/cyborg, and the specifics what his abilities are and what he is, along with a character bio. (basically, these are head-canons with sketches and details of such.)

[But first, a little explanation: Since Pluto is associated with being a god of the underworld, I went to various lengths into making his re-design show that aspect by making it look as unsettling and alien as I possibly could while also retaining Pluto’s cat-like nature/traits.]His overall appearance could be best described as terrifying since he has four spider-like arms with retractable swards, a absurdly tall and thin body, a long flexible neck covered in translucent fur, [actually based this part off of cats because my cat at home appears to have a very short fluffy neck one moment, the next moment she spots something on the ceiling and extends her neck to full length; it’s quite funny looking, but also has the potential to be somewhat unsettling when this same kind of characteristic is seen in something less cute/fluffy and more unfamiliar.]]

Pluto was once an average house cat on a faraway planet with similar biology to earth, and his current form is the result of a cruel military experiment that planned to use brains from predatory animals into weaponized cyborg bodies; The Stardroids eventually came across him locked up in a laboratory and decided to have him join their gang. Terra eventually had to upload Pluto’s mind into a digital format and modify parts of his body due to his organic brain showing early signs of decay; his life support system on his back got converted into a long distance transmission radio, his oxygen tank got re-wired and was replaced with a concentrated fuel-tank, and his ‘digestive tract’ got re-worked into tubing for flamethrowers and rapid fuel transferring to his lower half of his body in conditions where there might not be gravity. Overtime, his A.I. grew more advanced than his initial mental capacity of a household cat, he is fluent in multiple alien languages, computer program languages, and repair schematics for various types of robotics; Pluto could be considered one of the smartest members of the Stardroids. Since he was technically once a cat, he finds comfort in cat activities such as napping on top of high shelves, clawing carpeted areas, and lounging wherever seems like a hindrance to others (like in the middle of a hallway).

Pluto is a specialized and versatile member of the Stardroid gang, he has an arsenal of various weapons and has built-in programming that helps him serve his main occupation in the Stardroid gang, deadly assassin. In addition to that, he also is the back-up pilot and secondary chief. Despite being weak to Mercury’s abilities, Pluto is close friends with him, and does not seem as close to another member of the Stardroid gang. His robotic body is specialized to be as weaponized when optimal, specific parts include: spiked segments on his long tail doubling as a melee weapon, retractable swards on each of his forearms, clawed fingertips and feet, flamethrower built into the underside of his skull, retractable fangs lining the inside of his mouth, backup swords stored in compartments on his lower legs, a plasma gun built into the tip of his tail, and a plasma rapid-fire gun stored onto his back panel through magnets and a strap. Pluto’s fighting style can be best described as unpredictable due to him strategizing what his foes are capable of before fighting, he will use a stealthy approach on foes in a unfamiliar environment, or a straight-forward approach if he knows he has an advantage. His long and flexible neck features translucent color-changing fur on the outer surface, and the outline of his ‘spine’ is visible, along with the tube on the front of the neck. The front of the chest plate has multiple vents that regulate the temperature of his internal engine and components on a radical scale, he could still retain his regular body temperature even in the cold depths of space, as well as remain fairly cool on the rim of an active volcano. His armor is colored in dark tones of purple and red with highlights of bright gold in select areas, as well as dark metallic grays and chrome-like black. Pluto’s whole robotic body is tall, slim, and flexible for being able to outmaneuver his opponents in any scenario; to help with this further, his tail can wrap around foes behind him, as well as move possible obstacle out of his way when he needs to into the opposite direction. His tail is roughly a few feet longer than twice his total height, he is 9 feet tall when fully upright without slouching, so his tail is a little over 18 feet long.

His standard helmet features a horizontal build that allows him to have a elongated jaw lined with retractable metal teeth as a weapon, and a flamethrower attached to the underside of his skull. It has no face, but instead features a curved black computer screen that displays various images ranging from digital cat faces, to numbers/letters and error messages, as well as advanced hearing modules in the shape of cat-like ears and notches on the side of his helmet.

Since Pluto’s A.I. ships and hardware got placed inside his heavily armored chest, he can easily swap out certain robotic body parts when it’s appropriate, such as his head and long neck; typically, outside of battle and dangerous missions, he prefers to swap out his typical head for a humanoid one with a normal sized neck [still featuring fur]- the appearance of his face could be described as resembling that of a teenager or young adult. He is quite shy when he has this head swapped on, and will actively try to hide his eyes whenever possible; the only other people who have seen his full face besides himself are Mercury and Terra. (yes, it does say ‘Adorable Dork’ above the sketch)

Pluto’s arms are strictly specialized for combat, balance, and effective movement when having to rely on upper limbs as well as his legs. The general shape of his arms resemble spider-legs, as well as have similar abilities in that he can crawl on most surfaces silently, upside-down and or sideways, and help retain better balance then that of regular arms when quadrupedal (or, in his case hexa-rupedal, because he has four arms...). All four of his arms feature two retractable swords in his large forearm, and each of his arms can ‘split’ from the shoulder to have two separate arms protruding from one shoulder (he can have a total of eight arms with eight individual swards protruding from each one). The base of each of his arms (shoulders) can rotate on a 360 degree axis, to maximize the dexterity and reach of his arms when fighting opponents with his retractable swords. His arms feature panels of fur similar to the kind on his neck; as well as a reinforced elbow joint with circular vents on both sides of the arm. Pluto has a tendency to ‘groom’ the fur on his arms when the fur gets dirty or wet. The underside of his hands feature specialized padding hat allows him to stick to rough and smooth surfaces, this padding can be removed to have normal hands outside of combat. His fingers and the claws on his fingertips can adjust length and retract into his hand.

Pluto’s boots have many unique features such as external air-pump hydraulics, compartments for storing spare hand-held swords, soft knee pads, and external components designed for gripping the ground beneath him. The lower portion of the boots can be extended or shortened for extra leverage when sprinting or extra height; typically he keeps it extended because he is more comfortable with standing and waling with his heels above the ground, but has to shorten it to drive and operate vehicles properly. His boots feature external components that function similarly to toes, the components grip the ground underneath him and provide additional traction on rough surfaces, like mud or slippery rocks; in addition it also serves as a weapon due to each digit having sharp claws at the end. The main portions of his boots feature specialized hydraulics that are air-pump based in design, the hollow tube can contract and extract in a mater of milliseconds and the sealed design ensures it would work in the vacuum of space; this allows Pluto to jump and withstand landing from heights as tall as some skyscrapers.

(Sorry for not being active on here, life got busy again, but at least I found some time to finish this up.) Next, I’ll try to get some practice making atmospheric GIFs with my digital drawing pad, along with maybe drawing up some short comics. (Yes, some of it will include Mercury and Pluto, they are fun to draw.)

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