#codee

[boundless-ut]

Let's Talk About Codee!

Codee is your partner who will join you as you adventure across the Lorian plane in Boundless: The Lost Scripts! He is a mysterious little boy with a connection to the strange scripts that have appeared across the land.

You'll get to know him and learn more about him in game, but I'd like to take a moment to discuss him as a character. Just like Boundless, and specifically Boundless: The Lost Scripts, Codee is a character that has seen significant changes throughout the years. Codee as a concept was created around the time that PRA became Boundless and was one of the first changes made to patch over the story gaps created by the separation of PRA from PR.

Those of you who have been around since the comic days / saw the posters in the secret room in SPR may remember the old title design:

If that didn't make it obvious enough, Scriptliss was supposed to be your partner in The Lost Scripts. TLS originated as an idea for a PR2.5, which aimed to introduce bosses and flesh out the story told in PR2. It eventually evolved into its own thing, becoming a story that still took place in between PR2 and SPR, but was something that had its own story instead of simply being a redo of an existing one. Thus, PRA:TLS was formed, which would have featured Point (the old protagonist) and Scriptliss adventuring through the 'Dreaming World', a mirror dimension to the 'Waking World' which was where PR2/SPR took place. You can read the unfinished comic to get an idea of how things were going to go.

I can discuss more about PRA:TLS's original storyline once Boundless: The Lost Scripts is more complete, but for now I'll have to hold off since it would be spoilers.

As the title suggests, though, even at this point, the story featured mysterious scripts scattered across the land which our heroes would journey to collect. As far as I can remember this was purely based on the 'script' part in Scriptliss's name, as he actually isn't associated with scripts or coding in PR canon (the mistakes are just magical crumpled paper balls after all...)

But, back to the point at hand, Codee. When the split occurred, suddenly, there was no partner! At this point, the framework of The Lost Script's storyline was established. There was a villain named Error and his henchmen using the scripts for their own nefarious goals. With the code element well established, I decided to lean into it and create a code based partner!

And thus, Viro was born! These are some of the very first drawings of the character that would eventually become Codee, all the way back in 2018. Originally named Viro (Virtual Hero) the name would almost immediately switch to Codee, which was a name being considered simultaneously.

(Yellow use to be the frightened color! Now it's the joyful one. The new frightened color is purple.)

The scarf and the color changing gimmick have been around from the very start, but as you can see, Codee has gone through quite a bit of development from his early days.

Just like with Page, I aimed to make his design more original but was still keeping to the same general elements of his design: A striped shirt, black pants, big scarf, and a tuft of hair. This is the design he had all the way back in the Unity phase of development, and the one that would have been known this entire time had tumblr not rejected the gif I planned to use for his reveal. Boundless would continue to develop, and it wouldn't be for another three years until his design would receive another major update.

(Look at the size of that noggin...)

In 2021, he achieved a critical development point: The Action Pajamas. I wanted to make him seem less like an ordinary (albeit color changing) boy and more like something that seemed otherworldly and out of place at first glance. He still kept his color changing gimmick, but it was planned that whenever he'd use his special powers, golden accents would appear on his clothes. I liked the blue and gold so much I ended up just making the gold bits a constant part of his design in the end.

(These were drawn on an ipad! I didn't realize I had the canvas rotated...which is why some of them are at an angle, whoops!)

Wanting to push his design further and make him something even more special, I wanted to make him cuter and give him a motif. Specifically, a bug motif! In case it wasn't clear yet, Codee's design is actually based on a firefly! This decision will hopefully make more sense once more details are revealed.

I played around with his proportions and his design, trying to give his action pajamas more of a space suit vibe along the way. After a bit more refinement, Codee ended up with the design you see today!

He's come far from his initial design, but at the same time, his original essence is still there, now fully reborn into something new and original the way the series has been as well.

Touching back upon his role in Boundless compared to the original partner role in PRA; despite filling the same role Codee is not meant to be nor is he written in the way I would have written Scriptliss for PRA (yes, I'd be willing to discuss my approach to Scriptliss's character as I remember it, but later!). His characterization as well as his relationship with Page is completely different than it would have been between Point and Scriptliss in the original draft of PRA. Codee is no Scriptliss, sure, but he is an original being that allowed me to create an even richer and more involved story not just for him but for Boundless as a whole. I can safely say Boundless far exceeds the story and world I could have ever created for PRA while working under the original series' limitations. Codee is dearly beloved by me, and I hope everyone will come to love him as well once you get to know him!

Thank you for reading this far, and as always, if you have comments or questions, the inbox is always open!

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Who's Codee? || Profile Chart

< Name: Codee Hamato Age: 17 Sex: Female

< Height: 6'02" Weight: 130.7 lb. Trans Masc / AroAce

< Animal Species: Armadillo Girdled Lizard >

< Mystic Power: Healing / Prophecy / Dream Walking >

< Interest: Making Bombs, Glass Blowing, and Dancing

< Other Information: His spine has sharp spikes sticking out, which can sometimes cut fabric ;; His weapon of choice is twin naginatas that double down as a violin. (( You'll see )) ;; Fighting style is a mix between all material arts, boxing, and gymnastics. This man flips a LOT >

< Childhood Background >

-- Between the ages of 0 and 9 Codee grew up inside The Foot Clan, being yoinked off the streets and practically forced to live inside the environment. While inside the foot clan Codee had a sealing spell (( that placed a hold on 90% of his ninpo and mystic powers )) placed on him, that is marked on his back, mid fore arms, and knees in purple lines. He ran off around the age of 9 and

-- Found himself at the door step of the Battle Nexus Hotel. He was taken in by Big Mama and became her assistant / errand runner. He was given food and shelter, basic needs at the best but ran away after around two days before the turtles finally met Big Mama.

-- Since the age of sixteen he opened his own small shop where he would sell different items he found from the upper city and things around the Mystic City. Soon selling art work and scrolls for the shop. -- He is still close with Big Mama and does offers with her // sometimes trading for new objects. Then the Kraang Invasion started (( and no spoilers cause this is where the book picks up ))

Random Facts

< Codee is the second oldest of the group; He is autistic and has social anxiety so if you see him having a panic attack don't worry. He's fine.>

< Codee has split personality disorder (( a type of OSDD / UIDD)); The only alters he has are named Venus, Code, and Codee. They can be a handful and they cause a lot of chaotic good >

< He used to have an obsession with playing mind sweeper and snake + he's really good at Uno >

< Codee thinks of Big Mama as a grandma or some god parent; he continually calls her Mimaw or Grandi, usually forgetting that he needs to introduce her by name when speaking to someone ;; Codee's clothes are made specifically for him from Big Mama's designer. >

< Codee tends to sleep in a ball for protection; And Codee will find anything that's warm and just sleep on it. >

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Republicans deliberately use coded language to trick people to vote for them and radicalize their group. Many don't even realize they're radicalized or what they're saying is even racist. This is why they think the Left is "over reacting" because the either know they're using coded language and don't care, or they don't know anything at all.

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Weekend Monday Update! 🎊

Today's the day! Here's your first look at your adventuring partner for Boundless: The Lost Scripts!

Meet Codee! A little boy with a strange connection to the mysterious scripts that appeared across the land. You'll journey together to recover these lost scripts and uncover the evil plot threatening to destroy reality as you know it! Do your best, heroes!

Here's a closer look at your partner! He's just as mysterious as the scripts themselves. When feeling strong emotions, the gem on his front changes colors depending on his mood.

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