Video Game Characters

Hero: Finnigan Strongjaw

Villain: Sinastra Pikespear

Critique 1: Adam Martinelli

Adam and his partner created the hero of a lumberjack and a villain of a dark ghost-like figure. The lumberjack displays color through his bright red jacket and green pants. These colors are complementary. He also wears a blue hat. The villain is mostly shades of black and gray, creating a monochromatic color scheme. He has red eyes that create great contrast from the darkness of the rest of his form. The lumberjack is smiling creating a easy-going and confident mood. Because he is a lumberjack, that also symbolizes strength. The ghost moves by floating swiftly through the air. This tells us that he is lightweight, but also fast. We also see that the lumberjack's axe acts like a boomerang because it returns to him. 

Critique 2: Angela Solerno

Angela and her partner did a ballerina as the hero and a caped man as the villain. The ballerina displays brightness because of the pink tutu she is wearing. In the animation, she is skinny and of a light blue hue. The hero's animation has a light-hearted mood with her prancing around and doing various ballet moves while fighting crime. We can tell that she is fast because of the lines that go by when she is jumping/flying. She has overlapping movement when she jumps, plies, and moves her around around all at the same time. The villain has a red cape, glasses, and curly black hair. We can tell the villain is evil because he thinks about setting the world on fire. This is symbolic of his personality. The villain moves quite slowly, but is able to create an energy ball from his hands. There is contrast between the moods of the animation, but affinity in the weight of the characters. 

Critique 3: Gabe Marchetti
Gabe and his partner Brandon created hero Captain Awesome and villain Eyesore. These two characters are very different, contrasting with each other in many ways. First, Captain Awesome has a red, white, and blue color scheme symbolizing that he is patriotic and good-hearted. He carries a lightning bolt and a gun, suggesting that he is powerful. Eyesore, on the other hand, has a very dark color scheme, using mostly gray and purple. His slanted eyes and jagged claws create a very ominous mood. Captain Awesome lifts off and flies. We can see movement because his cape is flapping. Eyesore's actions are very wiggly. We can see that although he may look threatening, he might not be that evil.