Creating our Companion

No Hero is complete without his sidekick. Helpful, cunning and always there to save your hide when you've hero'd just a bit too hard.

Those traits aren't what we're going for though.

We want someone just as bone idle as our hero.
Upon drawing these out I was interested both in the Sloth and Tapir, both being generally "stupid" looking animals. The Sloth I feel just suits our character more, he's slow, ungroomed and uninterested, more so than Hammett could ever be. To back up these points, here's some fun facts about both.

Fun facts about Sloths.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrUM8m2rnP0

Fun facts about Tapirs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJm6nDnR2SE

Rafei went for that quick witted, snappy Daxter. So lets go with someone who doesn't even really speak.

Draw me like one of your French Sloths.