Antagonist Inspiration

Here are some antagonists from Cartoon Network cartoons that are similar to my idea for my antagonist. Something I only just noticed when I put them all in a moodboard is that they all use strong red colours and have yellow eyes. I think I'll incorporate that into my own designs. I love the design of Father (bottom left, Codename Kid's Next Door) and I'll be using his face shape and eye shape, I may even keep the eyes pupil-less and glowing or have very small pupils like the other two. Him (top right, Powerpuff Girls) and Katz (top left, Courage the Cowardly Dog) has the kind of eccentric, yet sadistic personality I would like my antagonist to have. Like Him and Father, I'd like him to be somewhat laid back but explodes with rage if something doesn't go right.

I want to have my villain lanky and tall with quite shrunken, gaunt features, very similar to the designs of these characters from World of Warcraft. The reason for his condition could be due to his sugar diet. He may have become sugar dependant and will wither away if he doesn't get a fix. It's the same concept with these Warcraft characters except its arcane magic they crave. This could be the case for all the regular folk in the setting; Everyone could be after sugar as it sustains them.

These are some cartoon images I'm using for inspiration for my antagonist's headquarters/base of operations. I really like the stacked, clustered look of the top right (Dexter's Laboratory) and the bottom left (Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack). I think it makes the areas appear very complex and interesting. I also love the simplicity of the top right (Powerpuff Girls), the observatory lair is iconic for villains. I will try to create something out of the two different styles, such as having a large luxurious observatory tower (where the rich villain resides) spouting out of an agglomeration of sprawling factory parts. I wanted to have big tubes plunged into the ground, sucking all the nutrients from the earth. I'll be using similar colours also, there seems to be a trend of using neutral and dark greys and browns with small, bold areas of colour. I could use this for my factory: the main chunk of the building would be grey and black with bright reds and pinks. Like in the Powerpuff Girls image, the factory could have bright red lines running up the building where the sugar is being harvested.

These two concept art images I found that could be what the factory headquarters looks like, although the bottom image is a little too clean and orderly, there would be a similar setup inside. The top drawing is perfect for a smaller base for villainous sugar operations that could be found away from the main HQ. The main base will be massive.