Sabre
"I am Sabre. Royal Knight of the planet Animus." - Sabre
Overview
Sabre is a 20 year-old warrior of the Wolf Tribe from the planet Animus. His father Randorn abandoned him at the age of 10 to avenge his fallen eldest son who was killed by the Vixon. He is one of the two main protagonists of Dinosaur Planet, the other one being his sister Krystal. In the game his sidekick is Tricky, a triceratops prince of the EarthWalkers tribe. Sabre is much more direct than his sibling and has a short temper, but he is courageous and kind when better acquainted, as seen with his sidekick.
Early story (From Character Bio)
When he was 10 years old, after his brother's death to the Fox Tribe, his kin made a midnight ceremony for his brother's spirit - a tradition for all Wolven Warriors. Randorn, their father, filled with grief and guilt, left the tribe to pursue a personal quest and Sabre never saw him again.
Many years passed, but Sabre finally decided to leave to search for his father. He felt unable to keep his questions for himself and yearned for his father answers.
Walking in a deep wooded valley, he came face to face with a female warrior of the Vixon Tribe. Sabre drew his sword, but became surprised when the warrior called him by his name, and so he listened to her tale.
She recalls that Randorn disappeared into a vortex bound to a planet of dinosaurs. An alliance was thus born and the newly reunited siblings headed on the trail of their father on Dinosaur Planet.
Story Resume (From Rare's Website)
Character Bio
Characteristics
Name : Sabre
Age : 20 years old
Height : 6ft”
Likes : Being in charge and getting his own way
Dislikes : Losing challenges and looking after spoilt little princes!
Weapon : Sword
Combat style : Ancient sword skills used by Wolven Warriors.
Favorite spell : The Projectile Spell (it tests his marksman skills!)
Favorite food : Any meat and pretzels he can get his hands on!
Special abilities : Like Krystal, Sabre has been taught to use Magic, although his main ability lies in his combat skills.
Questions / Answers
- What does Sabre want to do when Dinosaur Planet has been saved?
Despite acting like he doesn't care, Sabre has a soft spot for Krystal. When this is all over, he's hoping that maybe she will go on a date with him.
- Personality
A proud knight of the Wolven Order, Sabre can be very headstrong and does not relish the prospect of looking after a spoiled prince throughout his journey.
- Role in game
As half of the main duo, Sabre's skills and courage are of utmost importance when it comes to finishing the game.
He will develop a love / hate relationship with his sidekick, the EarthWalker prince Tricky. Sabre is firstly entrusted to look after Tricky although later into the adventure he will realize the importance of the young prince's skills.
Concept arts and early idealizations
In the very begunning of the game conception, Timber (From Diddy Kong Racing) was visionned as the main character, before being changed to Sabre. It is worth nothing the presence of a staff in the center piece, a sword in the bottom left and most importantly the center jewel necklace that would stay on Sabre (And Krystal!) in the final models.
His apperance on subsequent concept art were more wolf like, but Sabre kept some stripes in his fur, perhaps a souvenir from the innitial concept of the tiger. Note on the concept art on the right, Sabre had a cape and much more visible equipment in a backpack.
To the left, a storyboard which seems to depict Sabre in much more redish hue (and fox like? although this could be only an artist style and slightly different colours due to the scanning) as well with white pants. (Much like Link from the Legend of Zelda)
On the right a much more close to final Sabre (At least from his in-game model), drawn too in a style pretty close to the game.
Renders and models
This render is the most associated with Sabre. It was used (Without Tricky) on E3 display, just like the
. Although, it was probably made around the same time as the early Krystal, it stayed pretty close to Sabre's apperence in-game with minimal changes, such as the necklage jewl not present in this render.More close render to the one made for Krystal, used too for Sabre's biography.
Story in-game
Voice lines
Screenshots in-game
Early screenshots
Screenshots from the prototype
Endgame story (Spoiler)
References
Sabre
Name | Sabre |
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Age | 20 |
Height | 6ft” |
Species | Fox |
Home planet | Animus |
Gender | Male |
Clan | Wolf Tribe |
Relatives | Randorn (Adoptive father), Krystal (Sibling) |
Image | Credits |