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The choice of a young girl protagonist in Drill Dozer was decided by Ken Sugimori as he felt the juxtaposition of a "frail" character would be more interesting than the sort of masculine character that would typically be depicted in mech-suit and vehicle-themed media. Concept art shows a tokusatsu-style, presumably-male character in the same vein as Game Freak's previous title Pulseman with a drill for an arm, before it was chosen to have a character piloting a mech instead.
Character designer Hironobu Yoshida was opposed to this decision because he found women to be hard to draw, and added thick, boyish eyebrows to Jill's design as a subtle form of protest.
Jill's noticeably exaggerated hairstyle was derived from the appearance of a roll cake, when Yoshida was eating one at home. He asked his wife to prepare two more roll cakes and placed them atop a sketch of Jill's concept art.
Character designer Hironobu Yoshida was opposed to this decision because he found women to be hard to draw, and added thick, boyish eyebrows to Jill's design as a subtle form of protest.
Jill's noticeably exaggerated hairstyle was derived from the appearance of a roll cake, when Yoshida was eating one at home. He asked his wife to prepare two more roll cakes and placed them atop a sketch of Jill's concept art.
Game Freak video on Jill design:
https://www.siliconera.com/game-freak-illustration-video-series-tackles-the-making-of-harmoknight-and-drill-dozer/
Yoshida Interview:
https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
https://www.siliconera.com/game-freak-illustration-video-series-tackles-the-making-of-harmoknight-and-drill-dozer/
Yoshida Interview:
https://shmuplations.com/drilldozer/
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