Roby & Winston- Part 2
Ok, so I covered Roby in the previous post, now for Winston. After suiting for a number of cons with Roby, I realized that I wanted a second character for a number of reasons. First, I sweat a ton in suit, so having a second one would allow me to get back out there without waiting hours for the suit to dry out. Second, with the various public events that I have done, I noticed that canines are easy for the non-furry public, and particularly children, to identify and relate with. Lastly, I wanted a character with a completely different personality for some variety and so that I could try and stretch my performance abilities some.
Winston
Why an English Springer Spaniel?
I had a couple of English Springer/Brittany Spaniel mixes growing up, and the breed fit the concept that I was going for. I also noticed that there were very few spaniel breeds that had been made into a suit, so he would have a bit of uniqueness to him.
Why the name Winston?
Winston, is actually the characters last name. The full name is R. L. Winston, and is the name of the fly-rod company that makes the rods I use. It fit the hunting/fly-fishing theme that I wanted to go with, and Winston had the "proper" kind of name I wanted for the character.
What is his personality/story?
With Winston, I actually created a back story for the character. The character itself is supposed to be aloof/elitist. This stems from fly-fisherman often (both fairly & unfairly) being depicted as elitist or "better" than other fisherman. It's also because Winston is trying to be what his vision of the "perfect" English Springer is, that stuffy kind of upper crust type. The problem is that he's basically a wannabe. He's actually from hickville USA, and R. L. is his name stands for Ricky Lee, which is why he goes by Winston. Call him Ricky if you want to piss him off ;) His conflicted nature reflects the conflicted parts of myself.
So that's Winston. Don't expect him to be all huggly or anything, and don't be upset if he ignores you somewhat. He's going to be a challenge to play. The most common way from someone to act aloof is to just basically not give you the time of day. Well, ignoring someone isn't exactly entertaining, so I'm trying to figure out ways to get the character's personality across while still performing for people and staying interesting. I have a few good suggestions from folks, but feel free to let me know if you have any ideas.
Winston
Why an English Springer Spaniel?
I had a couple of English Springer/Brittany Spaniel mixes growing up, and the breed fit the concept that I was going for. I also noticed that there were very few spaniel breeds that had been made into a suit, so he would have a bit of uniqueness to him.
Why the name Winston?
Winston, is actually the characters last name. The full name is R. L. Winston, and is the name of the fly-rod company that makes the rods I use. It fit the hunting/fly-fishing theme that I wanted to go with, and Winston had the "proper" kind of name I wanted for the character.
What is his personality/story?
With Winston, I actually created a back story for the character. The character itself is supposed to be aloof/elitist. This stems from fly-fisherman often (both fairly & unfairly) being depicted as elitist or "better" than other fisherman. It's also because Winston is trying to be what his vision of the "perfect" English Springer is, that stuffy kind of upper crust type. The problem is that he's basically a wannabe. He's actually from hickville USA, and R. L. is his name stands for Ricky Lee, which is why he goes by Winston. Call him Ricky if you want to piss him off ;) His conflicted nature reflects the conflicted parts of myself.
So that's Winston. Don't expect him to be all huggly or anything, and don't be upset if he ignores you somewhat. He's going to be a challenge to play. The most common way from someone to act aloof is to just basically not give you the time of day. Well, ignoring someone isn't exactly entertaining, so I'm trying to figure out ways to get the character's personality across while still performing for people and staying interesting. I have a few good suggestions from folks, but feel free to let me know if you have any ideas.