During this lesson, we were first given a guide on what character design is by a lecturer. Then we were separated into groups to design a whole new character out of something. My group mate decided that we could create a character out of Melaka's state emblem. Speaking about Melaka, it reminds me of the story of how Malacca got its name. Therefore we decided to use the story as an inspiration to create a new character.
This is the story about how Malacca got its name :
The two mouse-deer supporting the shield serve to recall the incident involving the mouse-deer: legend has it that a mouse-deer had attacked one of the hunting dogs brought by the entourage of Parameswara, the first ruler of the state, and kicked the dog into the river. Parameswara, who had fleeing the kingdom of Singapura at this point, considered the incident to be a good omen and decided to found a kingdom under it. He decides to name the settlement as Malacca, after the Malacca tree which he leaned against while witnessing the event, hence the tree is depicted in the shield.
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