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G4M3 is pronounced "game." It is a
virtual reality simulation that exists in Utopia, the "perfect" city of
the future. In G4M3, the citizens of Utopia can experience the opposite of
their current lives. Instead of being in a world of peace and perfect law
and order, they will end up in a world of constant war, destruction, and
chaos.
Kyle Roswell, grandson of the
creator of G4M3, is the protagonist of the novel. In the second chapter,
"Let the G4M3s Begin," Kyle takes is first steps into this dark and dreary
world.
One of the first characters that
Kyle meets is a man with no face and no name. He wears dented dark red
armor and a poncho, and the emblem of a scorpion decorates his shoulders
and chestplate. This, of course, is my signature character,
Saber-Scorpion. Yes, he does make a cameo appearance in the book. However,
he is not named, and all he does is give Kyle some good advice and walk
away. After that, we never see him again.
This is the first vignette I've
ever made (besides one I made for a contest but didn't really try too hard
on). I've never been a big fan of making buildings, but I knew that would
be the main thing I'd have to make in order to build G4M3 LEGO's. But I
wanted to do scenes from the book, so I settled upon vignettes. Not all of
the customs will be vignettes, but most of them probably will be.
It's fun trying to pack a lot of
detail into a small space. Here we can see the interior of the building,
featuring flip-up armor plating on the lower window and a makeshift gun
slit on the upper window. On the second floor, a member of the Bloodletter
Blades gang customizes his gun, while on the third floor an old man (a
rarity in G4M3) drinks some water (an equal rarity in G4M3). On some
level, this NPC knows that every sip may be his last.
The front of the building. Not
much to say here. The chain represents a quick escape route, most likely,
devised by the occupant of the second floor. The spider there is probably
so big because he's a mutated result of nuclear fallout. Just guessing.
Kyle Roswell, in his junky first
suit of armor, looking naive as he begins his first G4M3 session. He will
learn...
Red Skorpion (probably what I
would have called him if I had said his name in the novel) is no stranger
to the world of G4M3. He acts as a "tutorial character" in the world of
G4M3, giving the Player some tips on what to do first. Kyle should listen
to his advice... but of course he doesn't.
Jedi wear cloaks. Superheroes wear
capes. Gangsters wear trench coats. But all kick-ass bounty hunters who
have no name wear a poncho! (as proven by Clint Eastwood in the Man With
No Name trilogy) |