
Artist's commentary
Freedom Planet 1 Alternative Concept Arts Collection
Freedom Planet 1 is an indie platforming action video game released in 2014. I played the game in 2015 and I really liked it. I drew a series of alternative concept arts of the main characters to show my support.
From left to right: Commander Torque the Alien Bird, Sash Lilac the Water Dragon, Carol Tea the Wildcat, Milla Basset the Hound.
Note 1: Freedom Planet 1 was originally a Sonic the Hedgehog fan game. Before the game was transformed into an original IP, it used early versions of the main 3 girls, their original creator was Ziyo Ling.
Note 2: Torque isn’t a bird in the original game. This is purely my own interpretation.
Freedom Planet 1 has a strong Chinese influence on its visual design, so I gave the main girls Chinese style costumes. Torque is an alien, so I gave him a Celtic style costume to differentiate him from the girls. I also streamlined the traditional styles to go with the game’s modern time period and sci-fi setting.
This series of alternative designs were well-received by the Freedom Planet community. The developer GalaxyTrail noticed my version of the girls, and they used them to make a few display boards in video game conventions, among other merchandises. And perhaps because of that, I was later chosen as the character designer of the sequel, Freedom Planet 2.