Raven - Creation Influences

Raven is based largely on Madmartigan from "Willow". This is probably not that unexpected. Madmartigan claims to be "the Greatest Swordsman that Ever Lived."


But, you may be surprised to learn that he is also based on Ernie Keebler.

Green Coat? ✔️          White Shirt? ✔️ 
Yellow Pants? ✔️        Red Shoes? ✔️ 


The only thing I can't get my image generator to make correctly is his hat which should look like the one worn by Zorro, but red instead of black. It keeps making him look like an escapee from the set of a "Three Muskateers" movie, or worse, like Will Turner at the end of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean".

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