Toh Starr

Toh Starr's Full Origin

Toh Starr was once a simple, happy piece of toast who loved attending dance competitions. One day, as he was dancing in his little toaster house, he felt a rumbling in the ground. At first, he thought he just set his music volume too loud again, causing a rupture. But, as it continued, he looked outside his window and saw that his whole town was being destroyed by dinosaurs and all the townstoast were being eaten. The dinosaurs eventually destroyed Toh Starr’s house and tried to eat him. Fortunately, he escaped. He decided to take matters into his own hands and ran over to his uncle’s old warehouse. He hoped that he would find some spare parts to make a time machine. His uncle would always talk about how dinosaurs would take over the world. However, everyone else in his family thought that he was plain old crazy. Toh Starr was the only one who believed him, and he was right. After finding all the right parts, Toh Starr wasted no time and got to work. Gears, screws, and springs flew everywhere as he worked day and night, coming up with the perfect tool to destroy all dinosaurs once and for all. He has always wanted a pet hippo, but his parents never let him. So, he decided to build his own; a hippo mech! The hippo was as big as a dump truck, with cannons on its sides and one giant cannon in its mouth. The hippo had a small, time traveling device inside its body. However, its most noticeable feature is the dance floor platform on its back. Each tile on the platform acted as a button. Whenever Toh Starr would dance on the dance floor, it would shoot a range of projectiles at the dinosaurs, such as lasers, rockets, fireballs, and even grape jelly. Once his creation was ready, he traveled approximately 230 million years into the past; during the Triassic Period. Toh Starr was scared at first when he went face to face with a dinosaur, but he would NOT let his world be taken over. So, he combed his beloved mohawk, put on his favorite disco playlist, and danced the dinosaurs away!

Brainstorming

Mood Board for my character design.
Sketches for my character

Inspiration

One of my favorite feeling to experience is nostalgia. As I was coming up with a design for my project, I remembered these two games  from my childhood which aided me in bringing life and playfulness into my character.

Math VS Dinosaurs
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You're Toast