Monna Chroma: The Ticking of the Tower (An Animated Pilot)
LaKira Porter for MONNA
(Pronounced MAHNAH) Monna is a child adventurer, not too dissimilar to Finn from adventure time or Link from Legend of Zelda. However, that bears a lot of weight on her being so young. Born not knowing her mother, Monna loves and cherishes the time she spends with her father, as well as her Uncle who swings in from time to time. Monna’s father is her entire universe, and vis versa. Monna, named after the Moon Goddess (the Goddess of Unity), has her entire world turned upside down when her father disappears and doesn't return when he said he would. With her Companion, Larry, Monna sets out to find hints to her father's whereabouts, biting off more than she can chew for a 13 year old along the way.
Monna is adventurous, curious, and while feisty in combat, is also still a child interested in play and story telling.
VOICE: Young girl. Educated, playful, but can also be serious. I primarily envision her being similar to Connie from Steven Universe in tone and inflection, but the voice is WIDE open to interpretation, and I welcome Nordic voice actors. For example, Monna's Uncle speaks in an almost Nordic accent, though more on the "sailor-y-pirate" side. Monna also is great with flat, deadpan humor, which aims to be a direct foil to Larry's wishes for her safety.
Inspirations for Monna include Link from Legend of Zelda, Finn from Adventure Time, Steven and Connie from Steven Universe, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, and other adventuring young heroes.
BONUS LINES (Optional):
(Flat/deadpan) I'mma break in.
(Flat/deadpan, hint of excitement) I'mma stab him!
- english
- pacific northwest
- any
- scottish
- warm
- female child
- nordic
- Gentle
- icelandic
- welsh
(Excited) So this one dungeon I explored had a huge hand that had a ginormous eyeball like a spider butt! Oh! And it walked like a spider too! Then, Larry blasted it with a blinding light and *makes explosion noise* I went in for the final strike! Right in the big eye ball butt!
(Annoyed) Hey! Your weird robot crab thing took my necklace. Give it back!
(Calm/Pondering) Most nights - nights like this - I’ll lay in the grass and look up at the moons. Sometimes we talk, though the conversations are pretty one sided. Other times, I just feel safe. Like they’re watching over me and no words are needed. Do you think Father looks up at the moons when I do, Larry?