Suction Blaster — v0.4

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A long-range marksman whose quick water bolts soften targets but rarely finish them alone.

Why: Centers the range-card marksman and clearly labels every combat value as a target.

Archetype

A long-range marksman whose quick water bolts soften targets but rarely finish them alone.

Personality

The Suction Blaster is a serious ten-year-old who likes measurements, quiet preparation, and shots he can explain. He walks distances in his own paces and writes them on a manila index card in pencil. The numbers are exact for him and slightly wrong for anyone else.

He narrates shots under his breath and does not join in when other kids mock the card. He is proud of being steady, but he is not smug. When somebody needs the distance, he hands the card over without making them apologize.

Motivation

Winning means proving that preparation matters. He wants the street to trust the one kid who measured the hedge gap before the fight began. A clean hit from far away matters to him even when another kid has to finish the target.

How they fight

He uses a long foam pump blaster to fire quick, accurate bolts of water from beyond the reach of most kids. He is best in open sightlines, behind a defender, and against targets already under pressure. His short reload lets him change targets more often than the heavy artillery kids.

Each bolt adds only a little soak. He struggles to call anyone in by himself, and a fast attacker who closes the distance can stop him before another careful shot. Hedges, walls, and bubble cover remove the clear line he needs.

Field data

Age: 10.
Height / build: approximately 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in); medium build.
Weight: approximately 35 kg (77 lb).
Speed: steady (target); exact value unset.
Stamina / soak: called in at full soak (target); exact capacity and slowdown unset.
Strengths: long reach, accuracy, quick follow-up shots.
Weaknesses: low soak per bolt, blocked sightlines, close attackers.

From the studio

This revision uses casting sheet row 6 for age, identity, personality, range, and weaknesses. No Suction Blaster exists in the sim, so all combat values are marked as targets and no number is presented as current behavior. Earlier published revisions remain unchanged in the timeline.

Featured question

Will his team protect a marksman whose careful shots need somebody else to finish the job?

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Artifact shelf

Paired study of the Suction Blaster standing square on an empty cul-de-sac with his mint foam pump blaster level in both hands, one compact bolt of water crossing the street toward a distant kid, and older dark wet marks on the pavement along the same line. — Early exploration — not representative of final direction.
He sends one compact water bolt along a line of older wet marks.
Source
docs/art/prompts/suction-blaster-studies-v1.md#study-1--the-shot-he-already-walked
Rights state
generated-with-terms-reviewed
Tool
GPT-5.6 built-in image generation (tool reported by Anthony)
Model
not exposed by built-in tool

Paired study of the Suction Blaster caught at the back of a pump stroke on a wet driveway, the bright mint foam blaster showing its mold seams and fat rounded bore while its shadow falls in the same shape across the pavement. — Early exploration — not representative of final direction.
The mint foam blaster shows its mold seams and wide rounded bore.
Source
docs/art/prompts/suction-blaster-studies-v1.md#study-2--still-a-pool-toy-at-any-zoom
Rights state
generated-with-terms-reviewed
Tool
GPT-5.6 built-in image generation (tool reported by Anthony)
Model
not exposed by built-in tool

Paired study of the Suction Blaster alone on a driveway apron mid-pump, one hand raised in a flat signal toward an empty stretch of curb while three kids each carrying a single small wet mark keep walking toward him across the open street. — Early exploration — not representative of final direction.
Three kids with one small wet mark each keep walking toward him.
Source
docs/art/prompts/suction-blaster-studies-v1.md#study-3--marked-but-not-called
Rights state
generated-with-terms-reviewed
Tool
GPT-5.6 built-in image generation (tool reported by Anthony)
Model
not exposed by built-in tool

Paired study of the Suction Blaster at the tail of a stopped rust-red wagon, reading one entry off his manila range card with his chin toward a far driveway, while the Wagon Bomb holds the wagon's tow handle with one sneaker braced against its cocked front wheel and looks where he points. — Early exploration — not representative of final direction.
The Suction Blaster reads from his range card while Wagon Bomb looks where he points.
Source
docs/art/prompts/suction-blaster-studies-v1.md#study-4--until-they-need-it
Rights state
generated-with-terms-reviewed
Tool
GPT-5.6 built-in image generation (tool reported by Anthony)
Model
not exposed by built-in tool

Paired study of the Suction Blaster crouched alone at the edge of an empty street at last light, writing one entry on a damp manila index card with a pencil stub while his own heel-to-toe footprints trail back up the wet pavement behind him. — Early exploration — not representative of final direction.
He writes one entry on a damp range card with a pencil stub.
Source
docs/art/prompts/suction-blaster-studies-v1.md#study-5--pencil-survives-getting-wet
Rights state
generated-with-terms-reviewed
Tool
GPT-5.6 built-in image generation (tool reported by Anthony)
Model
not exposed by built-in tool