Now I'm digging through my backlog for miniatures that could reasonably be used as obscure secondary characters from 40 year old cartoons.
This, I present: Sea Hawk.
Yes, that's his name.
Sea Hawk appeared in only half a dozen episodes in the original series of She-Ra: Princess of Power, and is a pirate who works for the Horde but defects to join the Great Rebellion and becomes somewhat of a love interest for Adora.
He was armed with a 'laser rapier' and jater a 'photon cutlass' which are definitely not rip-lightsabers.
In the Netflix reboot, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sea Hawk was introduced as an absolutely ridiculous parody of the swashbuckling anti-hero in the original.
A dashing and egotistical idiot, who loves nothing more than setting off on adventure (hence his catchphrase, "ADVENTURE!"), singing sea shanties and setting his own boats on fire.
As you can probably see, my version leans into the original version of the character, although this isn't because I prefer it. The Netflix version is a genuinely funny (in an absurd way) addition to the show.
The reason I've gone for a more classic interpretation is that the model I had available has more in common visually with the eighties version. It even has a headband.
The original miniature is a WizKids D&D miniature which I've had for a while, and, unlike a lot of the range, actually scales up pretty well with 28/32mm miniatures. I actually have a second copy of the model (the 'benefit' of blind boxes) that I'm looking to add to another project.
I painted it up really quickly, mainly using contrast paints and washes. Although the blue stripes are in the wrong places, I put them in to evoke the original and break up the wall of brown (the original costume design is a bit hideous).
I'm happy enough with him, but I'd definitely switch him out if a better model became available or I found a suitable proxy for the Netflix version.
Acquired: -119
Painted: 477
Lead Mountain: 246
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