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Description Okay!  Enough with fanart!  Time for something original!


Rover is the eccentric but marginally successful captain of the starship 'Old Bessy', a trading vessel.  He's upbeat, boundlessly enthusiastic and dangerously reckless.  If he thinks there's a good haul on the other side of a black hole you can 'bet'cher britches' he'll fly through it.  Despite his slight insanity he knows his customers and knows what's valuable to who and, as he once put it, he can 'sell water to a Alvurian shark'.  His ship's cargo hold is like a space-age garage sale, but you can bet he can move any item there.  Although he does have a tendency to exaggerate his merchendise he is a generally honest trader.  


He has a bit of an odd obsession with Earth's 'old west', although he doesn't always have his facts about it straight.  

"This is just like the time Hank Williams fought in the O.K. Corral!"  His hat is his most precious possession and would run into a herd of stampeding geriribeasts to rescue it...which he has actually done.


Captain Picard says 'Engage', Janeway says 'do it'.  Rover Finnigan?  "Head 'em up!  Move 'em out!"


Wondering about his arm?  Don't bother, he'll tell you...several times and each story will be different.  "Fell into the river in the jungles of Azuris 4.  Did you know they have piranha's the size of whales?"..."Did you ever play a card game with the Ruthenians?  Let me tell you, when they say high stakes, they mean high stakes!"..."You see, the natives of Marrack have this ritual before making trade agreements...."


At the age of 9 he was discovered in a derelict ship by a Jssfloon chill13.deviantart.com/art/Jss… salvage ship...the only survivor of an attack he could not remember.  Raised by the aliens that found him he has had absolutely zero contact with humanity.  His only connection with his own race are the few entertainment data files salvaged from his ship, many of which are mixed together or corrupted. 


I'll eventually put up more information on him and his crew, and hopefully a few stories if ya'll think it'd be a good idea.


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Comments: 36

aileiltaliesin [2018-03-10 00:20:55 +0000 UTC]

There is something appealing about the good old lone cowboy in space idea. What's more impressive is that you've managed to jolly along suspension of disbelief until it agrees with you one that point (despite cowboys being less common than they once were and space not really being a place we hang out a lot). I get a kick out of his inconsistent stories for his arm . I can just imagine what it would be like to hear him relate a fishing trip.

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John-AM [2016-01-02 02:35:04 +0000 UTC]

These look like they must be among of the earlier depictions of him. He looks kinda like Woody from Toy Story in that full body pic. In fact he looks alot like of the style of the company that did Pirates! and Wallace and Gromit. And he has a wristwatch!

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chill13 In reply to John-AM [2016-01-02 05:52:00 +0000 UTC]

These are actually the first ever pictures of him. He was a lot lankier. And at the time I kind of did have Pirates in my head.
I figured with that arm and all the stuff it can do he wouldn't need a watch.

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John-AM In reply to chill13 [2016-01-02 06:31:59 +0000 UTC]

It's cool to see these early pics. The four on the right really don't look different from today's Rover.
I just got to thinking how funny it'd b to see a little clay Pirates-style stop-motion Rover. XD

Don't you get the feeling sometimes that his right arm might be jealous of his left?

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chill13 In reply to John-AM [2016-01-02 16:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. His face is quite a bit longer in that top one, though. But yeah. Not too different.

Oh, definitely!

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John-AM In reply to chill13 [2016-01-03 02:00:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I kinda noticed that. Rover is such a cool character.

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daisybtoes [2013-11-30 19:44:05 +0000 UTC]

I think he's very cool.  Please do something more with him.  Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.

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chill13 In reply to daisybtoes [2013-11-30 21:10:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I'm really hoping to. He's actually a completely re-worked character I came up with years ago. I always had this idea of the adventures of a trading ship. The captain always had a long coat and a mechanical arm. But only recently did I add the cowboy element and the red hair.

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LabelPerginu [2013-11-27 22:42:24 +0000 UTC]

Man, your creativity is just amazing! You have a gift!! X'3 His wardrobe is fantastic, and that robotic arm you gave him is incredible!  

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chill13 In reply to LabelPerginu [2013-11-27 23:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Aww. Thank you. I'm kind of happy with the way he's turning out. I'm not quite sure about his color scheme, though. I know I want that coat to be green and his hair red but I might do a little altering. Not sure.

I usually HATE drawing mechanical things but I managed to find a design for his arm that's not overly complicated. Wish I could do something fancier and more involved but I don't think I could. Im' dreading designing his ship. I want to have it spacy but with something that gives it a kind of western element to it. Don't know how I'll manage that.

So very very glad you like him!!! I'm hoping to do a couple of short comics to kind of solidify his character.

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LabelPerginu In reply to chill13 [2013-11-28 00:05:15 +0000 UTC]

No problem! ^.^ In all honesty, I think he looks fine the way he is :'3 But hey, he's your character, do whatever you want with him Cx


I can imagine why o.O All those different shapes in one joint can be torture >.< Ooh, I bet his ship would look wonderful  


Yesh, I really do! That would be great, I can't wait to see more of him! ^^

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chill13 In reply to LabelPerginu [2013-12-01 19:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Rover--*touches the brim of his hat* Why thank you ma'am. I couldn't agree more. And don't worry, I don't plan on leavin' any time soon.

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LabelPerginu In reply to chill13 [2013-12-01 20:06:10 +0000 UTC]

No problem, fine sir Great, I can't wait!

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chill13 In reply to LabelPerginu [2013-12-01 21:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Rover--*looks startled for a second then grins* 'Fine sir'? Now why can't the Aruvian import patrol be as polite as you, little missy?

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LabelPerginu In reply to chill13 [2013-12-01 22:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Aww. Well, I suppose they can't find the time to be so :') 

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blackcatww [2013-11-27 15:17:31 +0000 UTC]

wow very cool

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chill13 In reply to blackcatww [2013-11-27 15:45:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much!

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blackcatww In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 17:04:25 +0000 UTC]

No way

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angelacapel [2013-11-27 15:05:39 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting story!!

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chill13 In reply to angelacapel [2013-11-27 15:45:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I was hoping to have it a sort of series. I've got the idea and several characters worked out but I haven't got a solid plot yet.

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LilaBlack [2013-11-27 14:59:29 +0000 UTC]

OC? Well that's interesting~

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chill13 In reply to LilaBlack [2013-11-27 15:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Never thought you'd see the day, dija?

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LilaBlack In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 18:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Hahah no! You usually do fanart, so it's very interesting to see an OC. And he seems awesome!

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chill13 In reply to LilaBlack [2013-11-27 20:50:50 +0000 UTC]

My friends, and especially my mom, are always bugging me to do something original. Fan art, while really fun, isn't marketable because it's copywrited characters. So here I am attempting to establish my own little fantasy world. It's still in the development stage, though. Got to come up with designs for the rest of the crew and the ship itself. I'm so bad at doing rooms I don't know how in the world I'm going to manage the interior.

,Anywhoo lots of work ahead. I can always use input.

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LilaBlack In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 21:23:28 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty interesting. Seeing how creative your stories are, I don't think creating a world would be too hard for you. I'm getting pretty interested in this and I can't wait to see more!

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chill13 In reply to LilaBlack [2013-11-27 22:17:35 +0000 UTC]

A couple other characters I have in mind:

A sassy electromagnetic microorganism, ELMO for short, who can go into and control most electronics and often speaks through the ship's sound system. He also has an android like machine he can use as a body.

Granny, who's real name is impossible to pronounce in less than a minute, is the ship's cook and general housekeeper. She also dotes over everyone as if she really were their grandmother. Imagine a cross between Yoda, a sheep and a little Russian granny.

Flyspur, the first mate, is probably the most level headed of the bunch. He's blue, with four arms and can multitask like nobody's business. He keeps track of sales and destinations, although the captain is likely to change them on the smallest whim.

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LilaBlack In reply to chill13 [2013-11-28 18:50:40 +0000 UTC]

This sounds so interesting! They seem very creative. I totally can't wait for more of htese characters.

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Butch-likes-pie [2013-11-27 03:42:59 +0000 UTC]

He's cool, and he reminds me of the new Bilbo Baggins.

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chill13 In reply to Butch-likes-pie [2013-11-27 05:04:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like him. It's been quite awhile since I did any work on OCs.

Who?

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Butch-likes-pie In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 15:58:42 +0000 UTC]

From the Hobbit.

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chill13 In reply to Butch-likes-pie [2013-11-27 16:05:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh. Never seen it.

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Butch-likes-pie In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 18:39:18 +0000 UTC]

D: ....its so beautiful.....

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Undreamtstories In reply to chill13 [2013-11-27 05:42:21 +0000 UTC]

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Bilbo Baggins is a character from a novel called The Hobbit and I second that notion.

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chill13 In reply to Undreamtstories [2013-11-27 06:43:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh, my goodness! You're right. The eyebrows and nose especially! Not intentional, though.

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Undreamtstories [2013-11-27 03:25:00 +0000 UTC]

You might want to change 'diralect' to derelict and 'buy' to by a Jssfloon in the description, but I knew what you were talking about
I like how you designed his arm, his curly hair and the idea that he's obsessed with western culture, he's an interesting character.

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chill13 In reply to Undreamtstories [2013-11-27 05:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I fixed it. I was kind of in a hurry.

His hand is interchangeable. Some of his accessories include a blow torch, power screw driver, machete, vice and plunger.
As for his western infatuation..it originally was an interest in sea ships and pirates. But then I thought that the parallels between star ships and sailing ships have been used quite a bit, either directly as with Treasure Planet, or just characters interests as in Star Trek. So I thought what is the LAST thing someone might think a captain would be interested in. And the silly old Roy Rogers and Lone Ranger type things came to mind.

So glad you like him!!

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