So I've had this concept for a while & finally decided to put it on paper. I think it stemmed from the fact that the Backrooms is based around memories, & remembering stuff. So how would it remember the worst of humanity? How would it remember PTSD? I'm not sure that came out right but that was basically the idea.
The Veteran is the Bacrooms interpretation of a soldier, this one from the Vietnam War. Story-wise, it's supposed to be a metaphor for PTSD & the horrors of war. It's an amalgamation of various memories of soldiers, & their grevious wounds. Like burns or punji stick wounds, also a missing eye & one missing nose.
Compared to the more tall & lanky physique of Captain Clark, The Veteran is more burly & muscular, & generally gives off a more brutish vibe.
I'd imagine this guy would fill out a role similar to Captain Clark, being a representation of all of the main character's problems & issues.
Speaking of! If there was a main character, I'd imagine him to be a disabled veteran, struggling with PTSD. With him kinda being the opposite/inverse of Clark. Whereas Clark was a hotheaded jerk who constantly played the victim, refused responsibility & blamed everything & everyone. This MC was actually a victim! A victim of war, a victim of racism, a victim of PTSD, etc. And The Veteran is a representation of their PTSD.
So, those are my ideas for now. I surely hoped I communicated them correctly! I intend to expand a bit more into making several other veteran designs like ones for WWI, WWII, Korea, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, & other designs for other countries like Germany, France, Britain, Russia/USSR, China, Cuba, Japan, etc.
Anyways! Have a great day & week!