So, what do you guys think Reavers look like? (w/sketch)

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UPDATED: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 21:33
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THESKINWALKER

Monday, October 28, 2002 12:05 AM

One of conventions I like about story telling is leaving the enemy, the evil thing, a mystery. It allows me to fill in blanks with twisted bits of my own overactive imagination. The Reavers intrigue me because of thier implied ultra-violence. I like ultra violence.... from an entertainment standpoint not in reality of course.

I see the Reavers as the "Indians" in this cowboy adventure. Though I hesitate to use that analogy since in reality the native americans were much more misunderstood and misrepresented than the actual savages they have been portrayed in the past.

I am hoping we will get to see them. If the happenings in Bushwhacked are any inddication they should be a....colorful bunch. I was thinkin if this guy who was "turned" almost vampire-ish-ly into one of these Reavers and he mutilated himself, stuck stuff in his face, what he did should be half-assed compared to what an actual Reaver would do.

So I drew this little sketch of just a Rever-face:

Its not as gorey as I could have made it, but you might not want to check it out if you just ate, or are faint of heart.

Nevermind...looks like it just shows the pic anyways...sorry If I grossed anyone out.

I was thinking though severly wounded, the exposed tissue would be somewhat healed over and they would have older scars from previous ritualistic injuries. Maybe self mutilation would be a way of determining social status/ranking in thier society? I think it would most likely be done with peices of equipment that they scavenge and other things that are readily availible similar to the Bushwhaked fellow. There is a lot to conjecture which I think adds to the show. I do think we will learn much more as the series progresses. they can only run from faceless spaceships for so long before it becomes redundant.

So what do you guys think the Reavers will be like when they make thier big on-screen debute?

KOBAYASHI

Monday, October 28, 2002 12:30 AM

okay, ME has to read this thread and steal your design - that 'is' a Reaver. Period. Well done.

CHAMPAGNESUPERNOVA

Monday, October 28, 2002 12:34 AM

Nice sketch!

I've had 2 different ideas on how the Reavers would look like.

1. 'Cause their ship kinda reminded me of the sand people in Star Wars I've kinda envisioned them to look somewhat like that.

2. They can't look too alien-like 'cause Joss Whedon says there won't be any aliens just scary humans in latex. I'm guessing Joss will be going with the puffy no-eyebrow hair look. Rotting, daggerish teeth. Chest-long tangled hair. And demonish eyes.

Sure wished I could draw. My description doesn't do the justice.

Cheers!

MOUNTAINGAL

Monday, October 28, 2002 1:47 AM

They're creepy enough without imagining what they look like...

Guess who's a whimp and might not sleep AT ALL tonight...

~S.

You can't take the sky from me...So quit trying! (-:

KIBARIKA

Monday, October 28, 2002 2:48 AM

That picture is going to give me nightmares for sure!

I myself imagined Reavers to look like the bad guys in Blade 2 - with the big split jaw.

JAYNESGIRLFRIEND

Monday, October 28, 2002 3:14 AM

Eww... And cool! But ewww!

"I was gonna get me an ear, too." - Jayne

DEE

Monday, October 28, 2002 4:33 AM

Since Reavers mutilate/torture thier victims, I'm going to hazzard a guess that they might also wear "trophy reminders" of a particularly memorable kill. Ears, fingers, ect. Although, considering this is T.V. and must therefore be somewhat edited - this will probably not be the case. But - they seemed like individuals that might.

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Monday, October 28, 2002 4:52 AM

I think that pic is damn near right on the money. Very well done. Actually, I think it's likely that they might sharpen their teeth to points, so that they can literally rip people to shreads just by biting into them.

If Reevers really look like that, I'm glad we haven't seen them yet.

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LOONYTOON

Monday, October 28, 2002 7:12 AM

I didn`t see bushwacked, so I don`t know what the guy looked like, but they can`t be all that crazy, they can still fly a spaceship, which can`t be a simple task. Plus, there still human. In the script for "Serenity" when the reavers were coming, jayne was scared off his rocker and loading huge cartridges into a huge gun. I would think they would be just as easy to kill as any other human, I don`t see why they are so feared.

NEOOLONG

Monday, October 28, 2002 8:20 AM

Actually humans can be quite difficult to kill. Especially if they are crazy or hopped up on drugs.

The picture reminded me of some of the Tortured Souls line from Mcfarlane Toys, as designed by Clive Barker. Neat.

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