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Published: 2015-04-01 21:40:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 1408; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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Description And not before time either.

Alongside inking FBOCT pages, I've been working on this update. I couldn't stand to look at the one I did last year (April?), and I thought it was high time I made Malcolm's design changes official. So here you go; a refsheet bursting to the seams with just about everything you need to know about Malcolm and his species. His hair is still a mystery though. Is it brown? Is it blonde? He's not so sure of that himself...

Enjoy!

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Design edits: 

- So that shirt he wears has 3/4 length sleeves, and like the lower half of it, he wraps the bandages over it, rather than under it like he used to.

- His coat buttons have been realigned to keep in tandem with the way he wears it done up. The right-hand side extends pretty much the whole way across the shoulder, and the left-hand side he tucks in underneath.

- The coat looks thicker and a bit tattier than it used to.

- His hair is now thick wavy/curly brown-blonde, and sweeps over his face rather than sticking up everywhere in messy clumps.

- Where'd the headband go? Seems he's lost his habit of tying back his hair, but keeps the bandana in his trouser pocket just in case.

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EDIT: Added a few more snippets about his personality and the fact that he ticks. I sometimes forget these things.
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Additional info:

- English accent (think Sussex, Surrey or Greater London)
- Fairly broad vocabulary, quite articulate.
- Intelligent, crafty, resourceful and light-fingered. Good at making do with what he has. If he hasn't got anything, he'll make do with what somebody else has.
- The coat is the only thing he legally owns. The rest is stolen goods.
- Personality presents aspects of the dark tetrad (narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism (manipulation), and sadism)
- Friendly and charming to all he meets. Despite this affability, he'll be assessing you constantly on your usefulness, either as somebody to chuck under a bus if the time calls for it, or someone to squeeze information from.
- If you do happen to get into his good books, you'd better watch your step around him. No matter how affectionate or cuddly he might get (and he loves to cuddle), if you say or do something that makes him doubt your commitment to him, things can turn ugly very quickly.
- Where other clockwork constructs may look down on artificial intelligence, Malcolm doesn't really mind them, so long as they aren't slave-like drones.
- Genderless, (constructs don't understand the concept of gender), but goes by Mr. and he/him pronouns.
- Sexless(?). Yep, all constructs, whatever their size, shape or heartbeat, are all the same sex.
- Can't grow hair, facial, bodily, or otherwise. The hair on his head doesn't get any longer.
- Good at making makeshift homes. Sleeping in an actual bed is somewhat of a privilege for humans, and most times, he's only been allowed to sleep on the floor or outside.
- Likes a good challenge, but isn't an idiot.
- Sore loser. Expect cheating if things aren't going his way, (though he doesn't tend to put himself in positions where he thinks he'll outright lose.)
- Addresses strangers with titles and honourifics like "Sir", "Mister", "Miss", "Madam". If pronouncing "Mx." he'll say "Mux" instead of "Mix".
- Has a reasonably high pain tolerance.
- Has only ever used his screech once. He hated it so much, he swore never to use it again.
- Can't drive.
- Doesn't need to eat "real" food, but can in very small amounts.
- Because of their half-wake states, constructs very rarely experience trauma-caused psychological disorders.

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Malcolm and the construct species ©
Textures used belong to their original owners, sourced on google images.
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Comments: 13

iSpazzyKitty [2015-04-25 18:47:59 +0000 UTC]

This was so awesome, and very informative, especially after the last round. x3
Malcolm is one of my favorite characters, and I love how you have a scientific explanation for all his functions and reasons for how his body reacts to things.  The half-wake state makes me wonder if he'll have time to recover before round 5 or if he'll be a wreck.  Then again, either way, a fight between two nutty killers is bound to be amazing.  I cannot wait to judge this next round and then probably cry myself silly at the feels hahaha!
Good job on this ref. <3

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FrostTechnology In reply to iSpazzyKitty [2015-04-26 10:11:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I thought that it was about time that I got to explaining some of the things I revealed about him over the tourney, in case people got confused. 
I'm glad you think so, haha :3

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iSpazzyKitty In reply to FrostTechnology [2015-04-26 14:29:33 +0000 UTC]

Makes sense hehe.
You're welcome. ^^

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EnfieldKit [2015-04-09 19:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh man I love all the little things you've done for this ref, it makes Mal look even more awesome! I think my favorite part of this is his mix of expressions down at the bottom haha 

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FrostTechnology In reply to EnfieldKit [2015-04-09 20:18:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Kit :3

I loved doing the expressions too, haha! Though they're a little far removed from his normal repertoire, I thought people would like to see them anyways

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EnfieldKit In reply to FrostTechnology [2015-04-09 20:30:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! ^^ You put a lot of work into this and it shows!

Haha yeah I think thats what makes them fun, since they're kind of out of his normal range, getting to see him with more expressions is fun!  (I should really do that with some of my characters too...expressions are fun c: ) 

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Fisukenka [2015-04-08 14:54:16 +0000 UTC]

Holymoly can a reference sheet even be more perfect? @__@ whoaaa
You got like everything down and with a nice layout. Very well organized :9 Then those tiny drawings haha they are priceless~
What a huge improvement compared to his older ref. Well done! >8V
I would rate this the best ref sheet on DA I've ever seen. Ahem. AAA+++

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FrostTechnology In reply to Fisukenka [2015-04-08 15:13:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much Fisu Very kind words indeed!
The best ref sheet on dA? AAA+++? (holy cow that's a good grade). Well, you said it first ;]

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WittleBagel [2015-04-05 12:48:33 +0000 UTC]

I love this ref sheet jesus
I also love seeing how Malcom has evolved from your old style to this one, and frankly I think this one suites him more don't you thing?

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FrostTechnology In reply to WittleBagel [2015-04-05 16:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Haha, completely! I'm so glad I ditched that old copy-cat style and started developing my own; I think it helps in setting my characters apart design-wise. Thanks for saying it suits him :3

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WittleBagel In reply to FrostTechnology [2015-04-07 19:22:24 +0000 UTC]

Yes I totally agree ovo, loving this style you've created and Its fun to see you improve vuv
No problem man, look forward to more vuv

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excabluir [2015-04-04 00:21:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, nearing the final stretch! God, I love the way this reference was designed.

Also, swiss walnut cake? Yes please.

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FrostTechnology In reply to excabluir [2015-04-04 13:50:56 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you very much! I hope it isn't too much of an information overload

Yup, there's plenty of it to go around. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to make you some!

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