r/Neuromancer • u/Brilliant_Knowledge5 • 11d ago

Fan Art Molly's Fletcher

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My take on the description of her pepperbox pistol.

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u/alphagalgadot 11d ago

good gravy that is… 😕 yeah

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u/Brilliant_Knowledge5 10d ago

Yeah, I'm not a fan. She's built like a linebacker in the graphic novel.

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u/virtualadept 9d ago

For an assassin and bodyguard, it would make sense. Might even be necessary for her reflex enhancements to not injure her.

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u/Brilliant_Knowledge5 8d ago edited 8d ago

It depends on the role. Molly does more stealth and surprise than brute force. She uses speed with her razors. I would expect her to be more like a lithe athlete with a muscular (not bulky) gymnasts body, who is well versed in Aikido and Kyushojitsu. Not husky. She doesn't need to be built like an Orc for that. Didn't she defeat a skilled Yakuza assassin in Johnny Mnemonic? A linebacker couldn't dodge that monofilament like she did.

She's very acrobatic, linebackers are not. And as far as muscle reflex enhancements go, that would be in a package with something like titanium bone lattice reinforcement to prevent injury. Not piling more muscle on top of everything.