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Okay, for this week I'm looking to see who can find the simplest character design that Stan has done in a published work. This character must have a speaking role and doesn't have to be in the Usagi universe (though they can be). For example, you might find a very simple drawing of Usagi (such as when he's just a squiggle off in the distance), but that's just a simple rendition of a complex character design (he generally has two swords, TONS of dots on his clothing, scar over his eye, etc.), so wouldn't be a good choice. I'm looking for a character that is designed to always be simple.

Obviously, "simple" is subjective, so I'll pick the one I think best fits. While I have a particular character in mind as a potential answer, you might find someone even better. So if you think of a character, please post a picture of them below.

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Any Neko Ninja with a speaking part. Simple design, they all look the same until the mask is removed and you immediately know who they are based on their design in any Usagi book. I can't post a picture for some reason but hopefully this link will be acceptable
The Treaty, page 3. On that page, at least three common Neko ninjas have speaking parts.

Trevis Woods wrote:
Any Neko Ninja with a speaking part. Simple design, they all look the same until the mask is removed and you immediately know who they are based on their design in any Usagi book. I can't post a picture for some reason but hopefully this link will be acceptable
The Treaty, page 3. On that page, at least three common Neko ninjas have speaking parts.

This is the first thing to pop in my head when I read Kyle's question.....

Well drat, that's what I was going to submit, considering I own the page heh...

Dolf is pretty simple, though he does have a face, shaded hair, and some fancy shoes (I'll admit, I came up with the question based on him). I wonder if Stan has ever drawn a talking rock or something strangely simple like that? Sounds like something that could happen in a Sasuke story (that's not a hint, at least not that I'm aware of ).

How about Riblet? No shaded hair or fancy shoes (or any clothes). But he does have a face. Peace, maka

jabba359 wrote:Dolf is pretty simple, though he does have a face, shaded hair, and some fancy shoes (I'll admit, I came up with the question based on him). I wonder if Stan has ever drawn a talking rock or something strangely simple like that?

jabba359 wrote:I wonder if Stan has ever drawn a talking rock or something strangely simple like that?

Didn't he draw a blob-like creature? Although I'm not sure if he ever spoke.

Maka wrote:How about Riblet? No shaded hair or fancy shoes (or any clothes). But he does have a face. Peace, maka

Hey, that is a pretty good one I wouldn't have thought of. Is that from a Bone universe story? It looks like a stupid rat creature in one of the other panels.

Gaffey wrote:

jabba359 wrote:I wonder if Stan has ever drawn a talking rock or something strangely simple like that?

Didn't he draw a blob-like creature? Although I'm not sure if he ever spoke.

One of the various Yokai he's done, perhaps?

Yes, it's from the Bone Universe. Collected in "Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails". Peace, maka

jabba359 wrote:I wonder if Stan has ever drawn a talking rock or something strangely simple like that?

There is a famous non-speaking rock in the Usagi Yojimbo universe. If I remember correctly, it sits atop a torii (gate) with the letters FF inscribed on it. I haven't seen it in years, but I remember there being a contest about it.

EDIT: The famous rock I was referring to can be found in issue 143.

I was way off. Rib is the blob-like creature I had in mind, but he is much more detailed than I remembered.

Well, Steve submitted the character I had in mind when I made the contest but Maka came in with a submission that I think is just as simple, so I decided to let the randomizer pick between the two and it chooses...Maka!

I guess the question of the week is back to you.