I've wanted to ask this for a while now, but what characteristic did Father lose during caramelization to become the Guardian?
(Excellent question, I might give a very not straightforward answer to because I'm dumb as hell rn)
I feel like the difference between Guardian and Father is that, Guardian is just the same as him except he doesn't have the drive, you know?
Like he lost the one goal that he continues to reach and that is to take down the KND and lead adults to rightful leadership.
Guardian, I think, is Father without the control.
He loses his control over everything; His life, His kids, His drive to reach his goals. He even looks like he just went through multiple divorces rn. That's what Guardian is, Father without control.
He isn't even abusive like Father, not that he could even try, Guardian at least tries his best to be a good example for the Rebels but as you can tell, it doesn't work as much as it should.
The Rebels don't have TOO much respect for him but they at least try to get along and even listen to his orders sometimes but they'll half-ass it. They do always escape the boarding schools Guardian sends them to so that's a bonus with their relationship.
The only thing Guardian and Father both agree on is that they dislike kids to different levels, Guardian doesn't like kids but he isn't going to be mean to them. It's like a 'not really caring if you do dumb shit' kind of deal.
Hard to photograph but VERY easy to paint lmao it‘s Father from the show "Codename: kids next door" and also a little rainbow monkey for a dash of color. This show wasn‘t super popular in my country when i was a kid so i never watched it much but i loved trying to get that style right, the shapes of the burnt trees in the background are pretty much directly based on screenshots. And as always, making figures of characters who don't really get merch is my favourite thing!
Finished this yesterday, didn't like it, non shadow version grew on me so may as well post it. Not totally sold on the shadow version might experiment later
Re watched KND a few months ago and it's been living rent free the villains are so fun