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[[Image:Torn Suit Konoko.png|thumb|right|Higher resolution, uncropped, with transparency.]] | [[Image:Torn Suit Konoko.png|thumb|right|Higher resolution, uncropped, with transparency.]] | ||
"Torn Suit Konoko" is a fan | "Torn Suit Konoko" is a fan term for this image of beaten/torn gunslinger Konoko, as drawn by [[Lorraine Reyes]]. This image may have originally appeared on the cover of PC Advisor magazine. Although she cannot do so in the game itself, Konoko carries three weapons: | ||
:*The shotgun is the all-too-famous [[wp:Franchi_SPAS-12|Franchi SPAS-12]]. | :*The shotgun is the all-too-famous [[wp:Franchi_SPAS-12|Franchi SPAS-12]]. | ||
:*The machine gun | :*The machine gun seems to be an amalgam of the Russian [[wp:AKM#Variants|AKMS]] (shoulder stock, grip) and the American [[wp:M60_machine_gun|M60]] (folding bipod, belt-fed design). | ||
:*The revolver is apparently inspired by the iconic Italian [[wp:Mateba_Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]], as mentioned [http://oni.bungie.org/special/part1/alex.html HERE]. | :*The revolver is apparently inspired by the iconic Italian [[wp:Mateba_Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]], as mentioned [http://oni.bungie.org/special/part1/alex.html HERE]. | ||
:All 3 guns have been modeled by 17secs and are available | :All 3 guns have been modeled by 17secs and are available in low-poly OBJ [http://iritscen.oni2.net/wiki/Seventeen%20Seconds'%20Weapons.zip HERE]. | ||
Lorraine [http://oni.bungie.org/archives/lorraine_interview.html said of this work]: "I'm proud of it technically, but I wish I'd never drawn that cheesecake picture of her all torn up with three guns on her, wrapped in bullets — it's not the way I wanted to see Konoko portrayed." Various comments by Lorraine and other Bungie staffers confirm that an overall goal for Konoko's character was to avoid making her a sexualized heroine. See the article [[Fully Armed Konoko]] to learn how the image | Lorraine [http://oni.bungie.org/archives/lorraine_interview.html said of this work]: "I'm proud of it technically, but I wish I'd never drawn that cheesecake picture of her all torn up with three guns on her, wrapped in bullets — it's not the way I wanted to see Konoko portrayed." Various comments by Lorraine and other Bungie staffers confirm that an overall goal for Konoko's character was to avoid making her a sexualized heroine. See the article [[Fully Armed Konoko]] to learn how the image on the box cover came to be, which restores her bodysuit and armor. | ||
The "Torn Suit Konoko" image is a fan favorite and been used in multiple [[:Category:Wallpapers|wallpapers]], including: | The "Torn Suit Konoko" image is a fan favorite and been used in multiple [[:Category:Wallpapers|wallpapers]], including: | ||