Summary
- The body of Stellar Blade's protagonist, Eve, was modeled after real-life South Korean model Shin Jae-eun.
- Eve's face is an original creation.
The developers behind the upcoming Stellar Blade revealed the real-life South Korean model they worked with in order to create the game's action heroine, Eve. Stellar Blade has been a hot topic of discussion ever since its re-reveal in 2023, with many anticipating its April 26 release. The design of Stellar Blade's protagonist has dominated conversations, especially after the game's latest State of Play trailer.
A lot of the trailers and screenshots prominently focus on Eve, the game's main protagonist. The developers admitted that "special attention" was given to Eve's backside, as that would be what players would be looking at the most during gameplay. This focus on physical appeal is consistent with Shift Up's previous titles, such as Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
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Stellar Blade's director, Hyung-Tae Kim, confirmed in an interview with Push Square that they approached a South Korean model, Shin Jae-eun, about basing the game's protagonist on her. Fans were clued into this detail, as a video of Jae-eun being scanned for Stellar Blade's protagonist was posted online around the end of 2023. This is the first time the developers officially confirmed that she was involved with the game, wanting to use her body as a reference to create the "most attractive looking body" for players to look at.
Stellar Blade's Real-Life Model - Shin Jae-eun
Characters being digitally modeled after real-life people have been a rather popular trend in the AAA gaming space, as seen with games like Devil May Cry 5, Spider-Man, and the Like a Dragon series. These scans help give the characters a realistic feel. While Jae-eun's body was used as a reference for the Stellar Blade protagonist, Kim says that Eve's face was created in-house. "Yes, we did base the character of Eve on the model Shin Jae-eun," said Kim. "We thought that her body shape would be a good reference for the character that we were pursuing. But the face was created originally in-house - it’s just the body of the model that we scanned for the game."
Comparison Between Stellar Blade's Eve and Shin Jae-eun
Yes, we did base the character of Eve on the model Shin Jae-eun. We thought that her body shape would be a good reference for the character that we were pursuing. But the face was created originally in-house - it’s just the body of the model that we scanned for the game.
Kim also confirmed that players will be able to dress up Eve in 30 different costumes in Stellar Blade, obtainable from completing certain objectives or side quests. Many of them were shown in the January PlayStation State of Play trailer, where players can find costumes that range from wholesome to risqué. Eve can also be customized with different hairstyles and accessories such as glasses and earrings.
Stellar Blade
- Released
- April 26, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
RECLAIM EARTH FOR HUMANKIND The future of humanity hangs in the balance in Stellar Blade, an all-new story-driven action adventure. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space. After travelling from the Colony, 7th Airborne Squad member EVE arrives on the desolate remains of our planet with a clear-cut mission: to save humankind by reclaiming Earth from the Naytiba – the malevolent force that has devastated it. But as EVE tackles the Naytiba one-by-one, piecing together the mysteries of the past in the ruins of human civilization, she realizes that her mission is far from straightforward. In fact, almost nothing is as it seems…
- Developer(s)
- Shift Up
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
