Thousands of years ago a technologically advanced race created a robot to seal, guard and (in times of crises) wield the blade of evil's bane. Without the sword the robot lies dormant without a function to call its own; without the robot, the sword is fated to fall into the hands of evil. |
I had the idea of a character similar to the Undead Hero (from Guardian Heroes) with large pauldrons and skinny arms, but with the pedestal for a head. When I started blocking out the proportions using the main green tone though, it turned into something closer to Tron Bonne. The colours were actually initially derived from an imitation NES palette, and edited a little from there. Mega Man 8 is a great looking game but difficult for me to intentionally copy.