Induction Project- Day 0

During the summer we were given the task of creating a character for a post apocalyptic world. This was the brief we were provided with:

Summer Brief

My initial reaction to this brief was:

There's a lot to think about for this task. Though the main focus is the character design, I need to think about the environment the character will be in. The setting should be post apocalyptic, and I also have to think of what 'The Event' was, when it happened and how it affected the world and my character.
My character has to be humanoid, but not strictly human, so my character can be mutated in some way if I desire.

1st design

Initial Design

Drake from Uncharted 3

I came up with this design quite quickly after we were given our task. The image of a tough, battle hardened rough around the edges fighter is what first came to mind. Perhaps it's what I first thought of because it's an image that has been used before in games such as Uncharted. At the time I drew this image I didn't notice, but now I go back and look at it, I can actually see little similarities between this character and Drake. After I thought about it some more, the more I grew to dislike this design. I felt is was too generic.

2nd Design

Argonian from TES Skyrim

My second idea was to have a character with animal like mutations caused by nuclear fallout. I went off this idea very quick. The designs I created just didn't really fit in with the idea of a post apocalyptic world in my view. Again, I realized that my designs bore a resemblance to something already in existence, in this case the Argonian and Khajiit from The Elder Scrolls series.
I decided to think more about the world and how my character would fit into it.

The Event

This idea came to me after hearing that such a thing may be possible on the Discovery Channel.
The sun emits electromagnetic waves, but normally they are small and don't effect us. However, if there is an extremely large wave, it could knock out all electrical equipment and erase all data. If this happened world wide, it could cause society to collapse, especially in the future if people became more dependent on technology.
I picture there would be riots and panic as communications go down, there are power cuts and all electronic information is lost.
I think I'd set the game a few years after this happened, so my character has had time to adjust to the new circumstances a bit.
I picture this world could be almost steam pinkish. The player would have to fight against other to survive and scavenge food, along with parts and bits of scrap to make new equipment.

3rd Idea

This is the third design I came up with. I really like this design and will be using it the final design for my character. During the holiday, I didn't know what the character design would be needed for, so I thought that perhaps a further picture of my character set in the world would be helpful.