Villaintober #2 - Maxwell by slushrushed on DeviantArt (original) (raw)
To be honest, I wasn't sure I'd finish this image in time for the event. It's kind of rough, and as always, I still feel as if I struggle to properly depict a character sitting down, but I'm glad I at least made the effort. Making an attempt to draw a more complex composition will ultimately lead to greater artistic development than sticking squarely in my comfort zone. Anyway, without further ado, I present the second character for Villaintober, Maxwell from Don't Starve!
Don't Starve is an interest of mine from quite a while ago. Though I may no longer be fully caught up with the plot, lore, or all the new gameplay mechanics, I still have a fondness for the game and all the time I'd spend building bases, working out the ideal way to survive as long as possible. I was actually invested in the game quite early on, way before the point of the William Carter puzzles. Thus, my first impression of Maxwell was that of a mysterious antagonistic figure whose motivations were unknown.
He played the part of this seemingly untouchable puppetmaster quite well, I was intrigued by what could be going on with him. Developments such as the aforementioned William Carter puzzles, Adventure Mode, and, eventually, Maxwell's dethroning and joining of the general group altogether in Don't Starve Together really gave you an interesting, increasingly deeper look at the man behind that smirking master of shadows, and I very much enjoyed how naturally it all seemed to flow.
Though he may now be free of the greater influence of the nightmare throne, all the time he spent under its hold and influenced by shadow magic has still definitively warped him, making him unable to ever truly be 'William' again, and I appreciate that sort of complexity.
Maxwell - Don't Starve