- Renegade insectoid soldier mutated by virus. This would be a so-called "bad guy" as it suites the renegade aspect more and allows for much more interesting lair design. A renegade soldier would be more likely to have a secret lair than a normal soldier who would instead be placed within army barracks.
- Civil war raging between territories of the insect population, invisible to humanity due to size and/or based underground - Insectoid soldier fighting for its people - whether the character is 'good' or 'bad' is entirely dependent on the side you support, they are simply doing what they have been ordered to do.
- Young insectoid "soldier" taking part in a play-fight type mock-war.
- Human-insect hybrid, hidden in the depths of the earth, rejected by humanity – fighting for freedom from humanity’s oppression.
After coming up with these ideas I'm considering merging 1 and 4 as they both have interesting aspects relating to the character's back story. So a back-story of a soldier turned renegade by the rejection of humanity when infected by a strange virus, possibly forced underground and only coming up from his lair to fight for freedom against those who are what they once was, human. This base back-story still leaves a huge amount of possibilities for lair design, however feedback would be much appreciated.
"Insectoid" Influence Map
"Insectoid" Influence Map
some great ideas here Danny, but don't be so narrow minded. you don't have to pick out of these principles, you could simply weave them together to make a more rich and in-depth story.
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describe a civil war going on between 2 powers, in desperation to finally end the war on of the sides began human experiments. taking their best soldier and injecting a powerful virus into him to defeat their enemies. the soldier won the war for them but the side that created him began to fear his powers, he was hunted and oppressed by society and therefore forced to hide underground in the depths of the earth. leaving him with a massive hatred for all mankind.
Good idea Adam, concerning interweaving the stories however I may stay away from the virus-injection aspect because if my soldier was rejected by humanity its may be useful for me to avoid the aspect of humanity causing the virus for if they caused it then maybe the impact of rejection wouldn't be as powerful. However with more feedback I'm not completely closed-minded on that possibility :)
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