(this is a supplementary post to an art post I just made)

Now then! I had to rewrite the ending of Defect 01, and it lead to me cut a character that I had ALREADY DESIGNED! This is why the character design process comes AFTER the writing.

This is Villus, He was going to be a remorseful Authority guard who had an obsession with religious concepts.

(Fun fact: he was actually named after the demon Titivillus)

The plan was to show that the Authorities are still people at the end of the day, and are victims of circumstance, just like the kids, but the rewrite didn't leave any space for him.

It's quite a loss, but the original ending's pretty weak in many ways, so it's a worth sacrifice.