Ninja Starfish (Ranged Enemy) Design Process
The concept of starfish came from a series of research about "deep sea creatures."[1] After deciding starfish as our second ranged enemy, the idea of the combination of Ninja came from the shape of starfish which is similar to a Ninja's weapon. The requirements of Ninja Starfish enemy include:
- star shape
- eyes or mouths in the middle
- Ninja traits
- holding Ninja weapon(Shuriken)
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After searching through "Ninja Jutsu", eight low fidelity prototype were created. Every enemy has its own special way of attack.
Our team decided to use "Sharingan", a Jutsu that can copy wheel eye, as the main trait of our character.[8]
The design also focused on creating east and west direction for the enemy. In this stage, we made an animation for the two candidates enemies walking so that we can better ensure which enemy is the one we wanted.
The colour inspiration of starfish enemy is from the picture below.
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In the last design stage before user testing, isometric design is also considered. Some shadows of the starfish is created and it gave the starfish a 3D-ish look.
