Enter, Sir Auron. Next up, Lara Croft.

Auron is officially released and his video uploaded on youtube. I actually released him one day early because I was going to be at work all day Friday, and to be honest I just wanted it to be over already haha. When I released him, I felt so free and relieved. That isn't to say that I regret doing him. I'd do it again if I had to. He is a legend and deserves to be acknowledged in the mugen world. Essentially, I try to give characters the respect they deserve by creating them in Mugen, when I feel their inclusion is sub-par, poor, or just non-existent. But it was grueling. Rewarding, but grueling.

Next up is Lara Croft. Lara Croft may not be as complicated with her design as Alucard or Auron, but she is the only character on my personal roster that I have no personal experience or connection with. Therefore, I am the most weary of making her, as I don't want to get her character wrong. I think as of where I am currently, I have her down pretty good. I have recently updated her idle animation to have her guns holstered, and I have already completed her running animation.

The running animation was difficult as usual and it was originally her walking animation, but it ended up too powerful to be a walk. So at least the running is out of the way. I think the walk animation will probably end up being more like a strut that carries... bravado. For right now though, I'm making her standing block animation. That alone was difficult to figure out. I don't want a guard that makes her look too weak, but I don't want to make a guard I've already made with another character already. But I like what I've come up with.

Croft will probably take me a while because I have no personal care for her character, just respect for the her achievements in the gaming world. Plus, I'm trying to get back into the gaming business, but get paid for it this time. I have a few leads and things I can do and I already have the ball rolling. So Lara Croft is not my number one priority right now. She's one of the many projects I have, and I work on her when I need a break. Besides, better to take it slow and do it right, then to rush it and screw up on who she is. If all goes well I can get her released hopefully sometime this year.