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Junglenorn Face Rework Concept Art Jabber | 7/3/2020 | 5 | Have you ever noticed that the Junglenorns look kinda... you know?
This is a simple mockup of Junglenorns with a more typical Norn muzzle, as well as other minor facial edits, using the Junglenorn family promo image as a base with the smile from the female Aquanorn promo. Inspired by an exchange in CAOS Coding Caves. |
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Interesting take! The Jungle Norns were inspired by this comic book character, and their colors were inversed in the process, which explains why they're black or black with yellow spots. I don't remember which Creatures webpage it was, but I have a very clear memory of a Jungle Norn next to an image of that character.
I'm not sure about the lips. They've always reminded me of apes, like orangutans. Racial stereotypes have never really come to mind.
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Well, answer this, How are they "Jungle"? Your edits are on the right track. I think the red nose isn't doing them any favors in that department either.
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OOF yes, yes I have noticed that. Good call trying to remedy it.
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This concept only sort of fixes the problem. My first idea was to just make the adults' lips black, but I couldn't get it to look good. I currently have no plans to make new or edited sprites for Junglenorns, but I'd like to revisit the idea of reworking these guys sometime in the future. I really do like them despite the glaring oversight in their design.
I am, of course, not implying it was Tomtschek's intent to create blackface Norns. There's a lot of space between doing something like that on purpose and just ending up there without realizing it.
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