This piece was done for the This Week Jam, the character being the videogame heroine Bullet Witch.

So, I hadn’t heard of this one before, and soon found out why. Among the gaming circles, Bullet Witch gained the less than ideal reputation as the most-modded game no one wanted to play. Loosely thrown together from a mish-mash of Half-Life, Deus Ex, Bloodrayne, Final Fantasy, you name it, the game was supposed to be a hit: after all, the main character was an exotically designed female, frequently providing upskirt views, wielding a giant gun seemingly born from a Stoner rifle, a broom, a quiver and maybe some gold bullion. Who knew that the game would fall flat, thanks to derivative storytelling, uninspired levels, and floating brains? But the developers quickly countered by releasing multiple costume packs, assuming, understandably, that given the chance to dress the character in a schoolgirl uniform, a sexy secretary costume, a futuristic warrior… even a, uh, mummy, would spark gamer interest in the title. It didn’t.

Anyway, I thought the character design of the basic Bullet Witch model was pretty cool. I thought the weapon was pretty inspired in that giant, ungainly, impossible to use way that seems so popular in overseas-derived titles like this. Her gothic-meets-cyberpunk costume was neat, and I really like a lot of the detail choices. I chose to draw one of the basic looks for the character, not the extra costume packs. The resting on calves pose is kind of tough to pull off without refs, and I did my best with it. Ironically, I probably had more fun doing the illustration than most players had playing the game itself.

Hope you like her!

You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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