Sabre
"I am Sabre, Royal Knight of the planet Animus." - Sabre
Overview
"A twenty-year-old warrior and son of the great wizard Randorn. When Sabre's older brother was killed on the battlefield, his father was grief-stricken and disappeared without a word into the wilderness. Now, after many years of torment, Sabre is determined to track him down." - official Rare profile
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 EarthWalker 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.
Character Bio
Characteristics
Name : Sabre
Age :Â 20Â years old
Height :Â 6ftâ
Likes :Â Being in charge and getting his own way
Dislikes :Â 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 :Â Any meat and pretzels he can get his hands on!
Special abilities :Â 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 beginning of the game conception, Timber (From Diddy Kong Racing) was visioned 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 appearance on subsequent concept art were more wolf like, but Sabre kept some stripes in his fur, perhaps a souvenir from the initial concept of the tiger. Note on the concept art on the right, Sabre had a cape and much more visible equipment in a backpack.
A storyboard which seems to depict Sabre in much more reddish hue (and fox like? although this could be only an artist style and slightly different colours due to the scanning)Â as well with white pants. (Much like Link from the Legend of Zelda)
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 appearence in-game with minimal changes, such as the necklace jewel not present in this render.
More close render to the one made for Krystal, used too for Sabre's biography.
Sabre model in-game, note the white tip on the ear are not present like in the character biography. The in-game model added the necklace jewel, a more simple belt on his chest and slightly lighter colours overall.
(âšď¸) Turn around reference by Discord member LazyJenny.
Promotional material
Note the absence of the neck jewel, the chest belt being mirrored and the arm armor being less metal and shiny in the final in-game model. We also have a good look on Sabre sword before being changed and more detailed with Fox's model replacement in-game.
Story in-game
Voice lines
Screenshots in-game
Early screenshots
Screenshots from the prototype
His model is very similar, except for his sword. His sword model was updated at some point and the old texture has not been added to the model swap cheat codes yet. His expressions are also not all working in the cutscenes, compared to Krystal's.
Endgame story (Spoiler)
References
Profile
| Name | Sabre |
|---|---|
| Age | 20 |
| Height | 6ftâ |
| Species | Wolf |
| Home planet | Animus |
| Gender | Male |
| Clan | Wolf Tribe |
| Relatives | Randorn (Adoptive father), Krystal (Sibling) |
| Image | Credits |