I picked Raynor for the detective role since it would fit him character-wise and it wouldn’t change much for his animation, replacing his laser gun with a tommy gun mounted with a bayonet. (It could be shown taped on). But yeah, a police chopper is a better idea for the reskin of the banshee escort. Tints for his outfit could include black, blue, grey, brown, but definitely must include a full bright yellow one to reference Dick Tracy.
Sgt. Greymane’s worgen form doesn’t have to be a doberman. I just picked it because they’re one of the breeds associated with police dogs. Alternates could include German Shepherd, blood hound, or a pointer. But maybe the best idea would be a British bulldog, since they’re often depicted as cop mascots, especially with British policeman (and Gilneas is loosely based on Britain). I think a good idea would be that he keeps his hat in dog form regardless of which breed they’d actually use.
Al Kha-pone just came up since his name fitted for a joke, but when you think about it, all Kharazim needs is a fancy Italian suit, hat, and brass knuckles and we have a monk-gangster.
Here’s some other ideas I thought of:
Cub Reporter Li Li: (No pun intended) A junior reporter who follows Detective Raynor around, and writes about his adventures. Li Li would be wearing a boys’ outfit typical of that area with a hat, newspaper bag, and a camera around her neck. Her staff is now either a large pencil (to write with), a rolled up newspaper (because she works for a newspaper), or just a baseball bat (if nothing else fits)
Mysterious Woman Alex Straza: A mysterious woman who enters Detective Raynor’s office to give him an assignment. This would be Alexstraza in a 40’s style high society dress with long hair down her back and exposed legs (for 40’s style leg shots). Her dragon form would be elegant and her wings looking like they were made from a beautiful material (kind of a transition from her dress).
“Big Gun” Tychus: Al Kha-pone’s muscle and top enforcer. This would be Tychus in a gangster’s suit, but he would either not have the jacket or its draped around his shoulders. He would have his sleeves rolled up to show off his muscles and be carrying a cigar in his mouth. Tychus’s gun would look like an old war mini-gun that he tore off and has been carrying around. As for his heroics, his mech would like it was built out of pipes and car parts, and his laser drill the same.
“Machine Guns” Valla: Al Kha-pone’s right hand woman and feared throughout the underworld. This would be Valla wielding two hand sized tommy guns, and wearing an Italian suit and hat, though showing off her figure as well. Her shadow creatures heroic would be reskinned as sending attack dogs.
S-Woman Valeera: A secret agent sent by Stormcity Intelligence to bring in Al Kha-pone. Valeera would be dressed in a woman’s suit and hat, and her daggers would look more like trick switch ones that she had been hiding until now.
I figured the event mount could be a riding car that either the rider sits on top of or has the top cut off. Its tint variants could be dark blue (detective/G-Man), police patterned, and dark black (gangster).
In addition, I think some of the characters should get new lines fitting their costumes. For example, Raynor should talk like Humphrey Bogart’s Sam Spade (Like saying sh-weet hart). In fact, if they could go the extra mile, Detective Raynor could be an announcer choice for the game, having him talk like he’s narrating the event like an old detective movie. For example, landing a kill could have him say, “That palooka got blown six ways to Sunday. But one should keep their hands on their trigger finger. No one stays dead in the Nexus,”
