The Archer - Marek Madej - Mentorship work

Character Design done in Marek Madej mentorship (Dec 2023- Mar 2024).
The STORY;
The Bat ;-A village is attacked by a giant (25–30 ft) old, injured bat, with many of its children hanging on its body. The mother bat and her children, waking from a long hibernation, attack the nearest village to their cave. The bat had gone into hibernation when it was a jungle, but now there’s civilization. Villagers, unaware of its presence, had built their village close to the cave.

After waking up, it searches for food and attacks the village. Because it’s old and has broken wings, it can’t fly. Those giant wings drag behind the bat like a huge meaty cape.

The Archers;- A young boy always wanted to join the archers unit, as they were the front line of defense for the village. He practiced extremely hard but was rejected because of his small and light physique. But the love for archery didn’t stop him from practicing and shooting his arrows on his own, alone in the jungle.

Soon he discovered that arrows could be shot in a way that they swing, and even come back—could be shot in a way that they follow a moving target if its moves are predicted. He started observing and predicting the moves of animals and birds, and began shooting. He started hunting for the village, in greater and greater quantities, but still hid his new skills from everyone—he wanted to use them to impress the Archer unit to take him in.

Giant Bat Attacks;- The giant bat attacks. Villagers, in order to defend, shoot arrows at her—but she starts swinging her wings, generating a huge force of wind, blowing the villagers away and making it extremely hard to even stand. As the bat does the swing, many small bats come flying at the villagers and attack them. They’re smaller than the giant bat, but the size of a human being.

The boy also shows up to defend his village. He manages to shoot multiple bats. Villagers notice his new skills, but that unexpected attack kills many soldiers and leaves many severely injured—including the boy, who loses his dominant arm. The brave fight the soldiers give to the bat makes it run away—for the moment. But everyone knows it will come back, and they need to prepare.

The Return;- The boy gets a new wooden arm that has multiple bows in it, and now allows him to shoot multiple arrows at the same time—shooting at different targets, making the arrows swing even more. The villagers take the bodies of the fallen bats and make a glider out of them, which is strong enough to lift a young boy.

The Final Face-off;- In the next face-off with the giant bat, the bat does the wing swing again. But before it does, the boy shoots an arrow with a rope and uses the air to lift himself—gliding around the giant bat. If the bat detaches the ropes, he shoots again to keep himself close to the giant bat. Meanwhile, he shoots at the group of bats following him with multiple arrows, taking multiple targets down at once. Occasionally, he dives and slices a bat with a small sword.

He keeps the focus of the giant and small bats on himself, while the other villagers plant explosives near the giant bat—and kill it.