Art by the awesome @ bleydhdu over on X/Twitter and Bluesky. He did such an awesome job bringing him to life! Far better than my rough sketchbook doodles can accomplish.

To get to know Ryker better as a character here's a revised and truncated piece from the original written ref from a few years ago.

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Ryker the Wolf

Species: Wolf and Crocodile Hybrid (Crocowolf)
Height: 7’8”
Weight: ~450 lbs.
Outfits: 5

Standard:
Acid washed jean jacket with various pins and a bisexual pride patch sewn into the right side of the chest. A green henley with dark tan pants tucked into a pair of black combat boots.

Winter:
Grey double breasted peacoat with a blue flannel shirt underneath. It is halfway buttoned, showing a black henley shirt underneath. He’s wearing black pants with the same combat boots. Worn with black gloves.

Formal:
Navy corduroy vest with a white shirt underneath with a matching bow tie. White shirt has subtle diamond pattering to it. The shirt is tucked into matching navy pants which are held up with black, Y-shaped suspenders. For shoes, he’s wearing a pair of light brown formal boots. Sometimes layered with a navy blazer in cooler climates.

Swimwear:
Navy blue swim shorts with a bone pattern all across it.

Exercise:
Green tank top (like the henley from standard outfit) with light blue lining (like the acid washed jacket). Paired with dark blue shorts. Barepaw in this outfit. Paired with a light blue hoodie in cooler climate.

Brief Backstory:
Shortly after dropping out of college and at an all time low, Ryker comes across Intramorph’s Project Mutatia at a booth at a local career fair sponsored by the corporation. It pays well, and provides free rooming for the duration of the project. Finding himself at a low point and desperate to get on his feet and avoid being a burden to his family, he signs up to participate in the experiment.

He later finds himself at one of Intramorph’s testing facilities where he’ll be staying for the foreseeable future. There he learns more about Project Mutatia and is genetically altered into a crocowolf over the course of roughly two weeks alongside three other test subjects.

The transformation took place in phases every few days and ending with a final physical examination before being released into the greater facility. However, before he is released into the wider facility, he is branded with the Intramorph logo and a subject designation: CxW-001.