Week 42! (Patreon)

Moving away from the school to a later point in the Old Canon, we have here the first of the excised inhabitants of Kale's home, Neal the red kangaroo. Neal, or Nilly as I apparently nicknamed him for a "joke" that will be revealed in the next post, was half of a pair of bodyguards for Kale. Bodyguards were something I felt someone who was not only incredibly rare, but also the son of incredibly wealthy people, should probably have. I'm not sure why I didn't have Kale's bodyguards accompany him to school; perhaps Kale told them not to come so it would be less... weird I guess, having two big guys in black suits following you around.

Neal was also, I think, the very first actual gay character I put into Furthia High. Back during the Old Canon times I really didn't put much, if any, thought into the sexualities of the characters. Of course the New Canon is kind of mired in it, especially early on, but before Bruce's dad and to a lesser extent Campy and Connor and Eve, Neal was the guy I decided would be into people of the same gender. Neal only got a small appearance in the Old Canon comics, but I know I had more planned for him and his partner in comparison to the teachers, at least in terms of how they work together and personalities and such. Neal would've acted probably somewhat like Max, only far less overt and, eh, flaming. He also wouldn't have been involved in any secret conspiracies or whatever, either.

I think, if there were characters that I do regret most about not putting them in the New Canon, it's probably Neal and his partner. Maybe I'll find a place to fit them into the new universe when I get started back up eventually.