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Vispala

April 28, 2015 in Ask Jason

A few disabled badasses

A reader asked for examples of historical disabled badasses. I give them an earful.
A Peek into the Design Process!
This week, since I'm still a bit banged up, I'm bringing you all a peek behind the curtain, in the form of some design sketches and a timelapse video of me drawing Vispala from scratch (the above gif is from this).
Viśpálā (12th? century BCE)
Warrior Queen of the Rig Veda
The first prosthetic limb in human civilization went to this ancient warrior queen. Or did it? The story is more complex than you might think.

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