[Winners] SPRITE JAM: Villains, bosses and henchmen - until 30th september

Grok · Fri 11/09/2015 17:04:07

They say that a hero is only as good as his villain, and the villains are often a darn sight more interesting. So the theme for this sprite jam is

Villains, bosses and henchmen

so bring on your best bad boys

the competition ends on the 30th September.

Added a set of trophies for the winners:

Misj' · Sun 13/09/2015 12:53:41

Edit: I did a quick and rough version (click the image) of him the first time you would meet him in the story. He's a suave extravagant charmer, and you probably wouldn't guess he's going to be the main villain and puppet-master in control of your (very well timed) demise.

I always think it's fun - and an important exercise - to draw your villains as a friendly, possibly heroic character. It keeps the design from becoming one-dimensional where you focus solely on a single trait. Especially heroes and villains tend to run that risk

I didn't have much time lately, but I had to get my mind off some other stuff. And villains are always fun to draw. I always prefer schemers who operate from the shadows, and the rich and powerful always make good villains (the weak and poor make good villains too, but they kinda lack in resources to pull it off).

Grok · Mon 14/09/2015 17:26:18

An excellent entry Misj'.

That character would make a great villain.

Hobo · Tue 15/09/2015 12:21:51

Is he a villain? Maybe... probably. Most people simply know him as The Salesman.

3x zoom:

Original:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/2L4gODr.png[/imgzoom]

Misj' · Tue 15/09/2015 15:16:11

Quote from: Hobo on Tue 15/09/2015 12:21:51Is he a villain? Maybe... probably. Most people simply know him as The Salesman.

Nice, they have the same barber

Dropped Monocle Games · Tue 15/09/2015 20:04:26

Meet Bonesy, the misunderstood henchmen...

Grok · Wed 16/09/2015 17:26:40

Lovely to see two more very strong entries,by Hobo and Dropped Monocle Games. We are off to a good start here, but keep them coming.

Mad · Thu 17/09/2015 07:28:25

Meet arch-villain to be Lord Crimson (that's Cyril to his mum) and faithful Henchbot 1.0:

Mandle · Fri 18/09/2015 00:02:57

OMG....so many great entries in this one, but I think I just found my fave! (I'm assuming that's your boy, Mad?...Wow, drawn with such love. If so Did he/you guys actually make that robot?)

Mad · Fri 18/09/2015 08:28:30

Thanks for the kind words, Mandle.

To answer your question, the sprite is pure fiction, since my boy is only 5 months old.
But saying that, that will totally be the first evil henchbot we will build to live out my dreams of world domination through my spawn...

Cassiebsg · Fri 18/09/2015 13:37:07

I might join in on this one, got just the most perfect devilish villain in mind!

Hope it's okay, that it's from my fav TV show though.

Grok · Fri 18/09/2015 17:08:04

@ Mad A beautiful entry.

Reminds me a bit of one of my absolute favorite comic strips, Hobbes and Calvin

Quote from: Cassiebsg on Fri 18/09/2015 13:37:07
I might join in on this one, got just the most perfect devilish villain in mind! Hope it's okay, that it's from my fav TV show though.

That's OK by me and since I make up the rules for this JAM that makes it officially OK.

Grok · Sun 20/09/2015 12:35:07

Improving on my hosting skills I have added a set of trophies for the winners:

Cassiebsg · Sun 20/09/2015 22:20:04

Behold the might Spectre, henchcylon to none other than the Imperial Leader himself! (if you believe in any word he says anyway.

).

And thanks for "letting me" do him. It's not perfect, but very close to it (in my eyes anyway.

).

[IMGzoom]http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/BSG78/Specter_Front_Final_Small.png[/IMGzoom]

PS - This is officially my first finished 3D character!

selmiak · Sun 20/09/2015 23:35:35

sweet!

What did you use?

Cassiebsg · Sun 20/09/2015 23:37:37

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 20/09/2015 23:35:35
sweet! What did you use?

Thanks. Blender all the way.

Myinah · Mon 21/09/2015 14:06:32

Cassie yours reminds me of a Persona style enemy. Good job!

Grok · Wed 23/09/2015 18:49:08

One week left!
A bunch of great entries have been posted, but there is still room for more.

Had I not been the host of this Jam, this is what would have been my contribution. She is known as the Red Scorpion and I would not be surprised if she finds her way into some future game.

So since I am the host, this sprite is not part of the competition.

SilverSpook · Sat 26/09/2015 07:25:05

I find this Scorpion creature, uh, highly attractive!

I give you Head Lock, the antifreeze-addicted robotic assassin, who is not alone at the bar because of his menacing appearance, but because of his paralyzing social anxiety disorder.

Grok · Sun 27/09/2015 13:21:45

Quote from: SilverSpook on Sat 26/09/2015 07:25:05
I find this Scorpion creature, uh, highly attractive!

I give you Head Lock, the antifreeze-addicted robotic assassin, who is not alone at the bar because of his menacing appearance, but because of his paralyzing social anxiety disorder.

Thanks

That's a Cool(d) Character.

Amayirot Akago · Mon 28/09/2015 12:24:54

Since I've been experimenting with 16 color pixel art, I figured I'd give this thing a shot to give myself some practice (with a big thank you to my buddy Derkasnake for his advice). Behold, the mysterious galactic mastermind known only as "Cain", who is spoken of in hushed tones. Rumor has it he's collected DNA from dozens of alien species to enhance himself with. If his evil eye should fall upon you, you're probably already dead. Or his next test subject.

Grok · Wed 30/09/2015 17:35:49

Nice entry Amayirot Akago. I can feel that evil eye

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This is the last day of the Jam. Anyone more who wants to show of a villain, boss or henchman, this is the time to do it.

Superkumi · Thu 01/10/2015 00:46:47

I'm a lousy artist, but what the hell:

EDIT: And after 30 minutes of fidgeting around I actually managed to enlarge it without harming the intricate details!

SilverSpook · Thu 01/10/2015 08:47:18

Hey, that's pretty cool actually! Kind of looks like my beef broccoli at the Chinese restaurant the first time I tried those special mushrooms.

Grok · Thu 01/10/2015 17:44:51

Time to Vote

We have a good turn out to this jam. A lot of entries, and very good entries at that.

An excellent job everyone.

The entries are

1. The Baron

2. The Salesman
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/2L4gODr.png[/imgzoom]

3. Bonesy

4. Lord Crimson with Henchbot 1.0

5. Spectre
[imgzoom]http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/BSG78/Specter_Front_Final_Small.png[/imgzoom]

6.Head Lock

7. Cain

8. What the Hell

This is how you vote.

You may vote for first, second and third place.
A first place vote is worth 3 points,
a second place vote is worth 2 points and
a third place vote is worth 1 point.

Most points win. In case of a tie for first place I'll use my casting vote to decide the winner (and host of the next jam).

Last day for voting is October 8.

Cassiebsg · Thu 01/10/2015 20:19:12

Might as well start.

1st. Lord Crimson with Henchbot 1.0
2nd. The Baron
3rd. The Salesman

kconan · Thu 01/10/2015 20:31:34

1. The Salesman
2. Head Lock
3. Lord Crimson with Henchbot 1.0

selmiak · Fri 02/10/2015 01:04:18

1. Spectre
That's obviously an alien with a glowing brain. There are probably more of them. They can do mean stuff! Mean purple stuff!

2. Salesman
Cool pixelart and he has something really evil to him!

3. Lord Crimson with Henchbot 1.0
Lord Crimson is cool but probably a pain in the ass to animate.

Speaking of animated stuff, Bonesy is the cutest villain EVER! There, I even capitalized it!

Amayirot Akago · Fri 02/10/2015 08:40:50

1. Lord Crimson With Henchbot 1.0
2. The Salesman
3. The Baron

Mad · Fri 02/10/2015 14:32:32

1. The Baron - although he has not got the classic evil look, one instantly recognises some sinister intent. I also like the line art a lot.
2. The Salesman - nice, functional pixel art.
3. Bonesy - very cute, but still obviously henchman material. Could give those yellow b@$#@rds a run for their merchandise money!

Hobo · Tue 06/10/2015 19:16:08

1. Lord Crimson with Henchbot 1.0
2. The Baron
3. Spectre

SilverSpook · Tue 06/10/2015 21:20:12

1. Bonesy
2. Spectre
3. What The Hell

Grok · Thu 08/10/2015 05:52:23

Last day for voting!!!!!

Myinah · Thu 08/10/2015 12:03:47

I have to vote:

1. Bonesy because he reminds me of a mario type henchman.
2. Spectre because it reminds me of a unique looking persona villain.
3. Head Lock because I love a robot baddie

All great entries though!

Grok · Fri 09/10/2015 17:34:28

Thank you, all participants and voters, for making this a very nice Jam.

A lot of entries and very good ones at that. Good job everyone!

The votes have been counted and these are the results.

First place

11 points

Lord Crimson by Mad

Second place

10 points

The Salesman by Hobo

Shared Third place

8 points

The Baron by Misj'

The Spectre by Cassiebsg

Congratulations Mad to the first place and the honor of organizing th next Sprite Jam.
I can hardly wait to see what you will come up with

And once again; great job everyone.

Cassiebsg · Fri 09/10/2015 18:14:11

Awesome!
Congrats for the win Mad!
And thanks for the votes.

Amayirot Akago · Fri 09/10/2015 19:10:22

Congrats Mad, well-deserved win

Everyone else did good too. Shame I didn't get any votes, but hey, perhaps next time.

SilverSpook · Fri 09/10/2015 20:59:58

Don't feel too bad, there were a whole lot of entries!

Congrats everyone!

Superkumi · Sat 10/10/2015 09:26:18

Congratulations!
Very good winners!

Mad · Sat 10/10/2015 10:52:11

Thanks a lot, everyone!

That was a tight one, not the least of which is down to the great standard and variety of the entries!
Hope to see you all participate in the next jam...