I had the opportunity, after wrapping on Rock Band Rivals to work with Harmonix Art Deparment Principal , Eric Camara on honing my illustration/concept skills.
The boys came first as a quick thumbnail. His silhouette and the VR laden gaze took shape pretty early in the process. The bot took shape initially via some photographic kit bashing. For instance his head shape is based on the fuselage of a German ME 262 jet fighter.