BIRTH OF A REBEL

Melissa Hooven

For some time we felt that Imperial Wars needed a face to go along with the game concept, a character that would mean Imperial Wars. We had been working with several willing models to come up with various character inspirations for Bruce Dean, Art Designer. The problem with the choice of any specific Character was that it only represented one splinter of the game. So we chose the Rebel character, who is essentially an npc (non-playing character) in Imperial Wars to stand for the game. Melissa was kind enough to spend most of a Saturday a couple of months ago in the studio trying on various costumes and poses. She appears cyclically on the front page of the IWars site now along with other characters from the game.

Many people met her at E3 this year where she made a nice splash as the Imperial Wars Rebel. She had a quick shot on the Jimmy Kimmel show and an interview with National Lampoon. The most amazing quality about Melissa is the excitement she brought to the role. She is a perfect person to work with, very outgoing and charismatic and excited to try out new experiences and adventures. The Rebel characters in the IWars backstory are remnants of the ancient Terramonah Empire rebellion so she was required to have a regal air and that's just what she did in some of the art work shown below. We're pleased to have her representing Imperial Wars.

Below are some of the transitions that turned Melissa into the fierce warrior-maiden in rebellion.