The Freers WIP!!!

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Working on a cover photo of all my OC's for my upcoming manga series The Freers!

From left to right, we have Dede, Toby, Salem, Scott, Redd, Zo, Olivia, Nigel, Ardon, Lilac.

I used to think 10 characters wasn't a lot... but now that they're all on the same paper in front of me, holy crap XD
It looks a little janky bc I had to fit 2 pieces of paper on the sides.

(It might take me a long time to outline and color this, but I'm determined! and there's a LOT more where this came from...)
So whaddaya think so far?
 

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Fixed it! Yay!
 
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Well, I had a dream about this a LONG time ago, I can't quite remember how it went but I based a story off the whole thing :>

This was BEFORE sanitization was a thing, which is so funny bc I kinda called it NGL, well the idea at least lol

So, I'm not sure what year it is CANONICALLY during the first game, so think like 2015-2016 era vibes. (All of the characters are freshman in high school. Salem goes to a different school and Ardon as well. They come in later.)

Olivia is the strong and smart one. Redd is secretly agent 3 and also really loves video games. Zo is the kind and artistic one. Scott is the smart one and also really talented, but very sassy. Nigel is the funny one and he loves to make friends. Dede is the girly one and she is obsessed with crime documentaries. Lilac is the serious one and loves her E-liter. Salem is the quiet one and loves to knit. Toby is the sporty one and is really fit. Ardon is secretly agent 8 and is really edgy. Nigel and Olivia are dating and Scott and Redd are cousins.


So the story starts off on winter break, after Christmas. They're all a pretty tight knit group of friends. Zo and Olivia have been friends for many years, and it all kinda starts off from there. They all poke fun at Zo and Redd because they can tell that they obviously like each other and have been kinda shy around each other since they have met. So the whole friend group sorta tries to get them together and all their lives are really great, they hang out all the time and all have a big group text where they talk all the time! They battle together and even have classes together! All is fine and dandy until one day, Zo, Redd and Olivia are walking home from Toby's house at night. A very cold and quiet night, they all goof off and have fun until Redd notices Olivia fell behind somewhere. "Olivia? Are you gonna come out and scare us?" Redd and Zo both chuckled, brushing off the situation until he hears a thud a few feet back coming from the darkness. His look of happiness turns into a look of concern. He steps into the darkness, retracing his steps. "What is it?" said Zo, and all of a sudden Olivia rushes at Zo on all fours, knocking her down. Redd hears a scream and turns around to see Olivia with glowing green eyes on top of her.

that's the premise for the first few chapters!

The friendship dynamics are a bit messy, but they all get along relatively well.

I hope I gave you a good cliff hanger!!! things get INTENSE!
 

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Tell me what y'all think! Also give me good ideas for filler content and or background characters! I already have list of secondary characters but its not a long list lol
 

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Salem is so cute…
Do you think that I could make fanarts when it’s colored :) I like drawing characters I didn’t design
 

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:O Amazing I've tried to make some before, but didn't turn out well seems like Yours did :) Hope to see it in its full glory ☺
 

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i desperately want to ask more about what happened to olivia but i get the sense you’d rather hold that info and share it when you finish and share the final product… so i won’t pry

needless to say though, i’m interested 👀 you say you came up with this before OE, but did the release of OE influence any tweaks you might’ve made to the original concept since? seeing as ardon is agent 8, have you worked that expansion’s story into yours? if so i’d be curious to hear what’s changed from the pre-OE version of the story and the current form… but again i get if that’s Spoilers and you’d rather not show those cards yet lol
 

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Salem is so cute…
Do you think that I could make fanarts when it’s colored :) I like drawing characters I didn’t design
OMG I would LOVE to see her in your style! yes go ahead!!! EEK!!
 

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i desperately want to ask more about what happened to olivia but i get the sense you’d rather hold that info and share it when you finish and share the final product… so i won’t pry

needless to say though, i’m interested 👀 you say you came up with this before OE, but did the release of OE influence any tweaks you might’ve made to the original concept since? seeing as ardon is agent 8, have you worked that expansion’s story into yours? if so i’d be curious to hear what’s changed from the pre-OE version of the story and the current form… but again i get if that’s Spoilers and you’d rather not show those cards yet lol
Well, yes! OE did definitely change how the whole thing went. In my mind before OE it was more of like a zombie sorta thing? But in this situation, it's more of a terrorist attack sorta deal, you know like for example, secret sanitization agents hiding in back alleys pulling in soldiers for the job and kidnapping them to sanitize; or to cause havoc among the city above. Since this is still pre-splatoon 2 and way before sanitization becomes like a BIG problem, Tartar is pulling from the streets above for more test results before he carries out his OG plan.

Ardon being agent 8 kinda comes in much later once the sightings above diminish, and are out of the media, and into the second saga.
 

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Working on a cover photo of all my OC's for my upcoming manga series The Freers!

From left to right, we have Dede, Toby, Salem, Scott, Redd, Zo, Olivia, Nigel, Ardon, Lilac.

I used to think 10 characters wasn't a lot... but now that they're all on the same paper in front of me, holy crap XD
It looks a little janky bc I had to fit 2 pieces of paper on the sides.

(It might take me a long time to outline and color this, but I'm determined! and there's a LOT more where this came from...)
So whaddaya think so far?
finished the line art! now onto the hardest part....
 

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