If you followed this blog for a long time you’ll know that I despised the reboot. It took away a lot of what made Monster High special while adding very little. The movie animation was superior and the stronger doll bodies with molded on details was 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽.
However, I have found a few diamonds in the rough and one of those Diamonds is Raythe.
He was a fiction only character in the reboot, he’s obviously a Wraith (a type of ghost) & he never got a doll (Which is sad) but he did get a personality! Unique to the Mansters we’ve seen so far… Raythe is sweet! He is openly affectionate to Clawdeen (the feeling is mutual) a good friend to Deuce & sensitive to the needs of the band he tries to start!
His design, however is a big ole mess. His movie design is vastly different from his Webisode design & his Comic design desperately tried to combine the first 2 designs. His movie design he has blue skin, fangs, light grey eyes & hair.
But his design in the Adventures of the Ghoul Squad Webisodes his skin is more grey, his lips, roots & eyes are dark grey, his outfit is more detailed, I thought he was wearing a hoodie with the sleeves ripped off but the closer I look the more it seems like a funeral shroud? That he’s wearing over a grey long sleeve shirt & belted at the waist with 2 belts??? That would explain his one random arm warmer.
Raythe kind of got a raw deal in the Reboot. We don’t know where he is from, he doesn’t have a last name, he never got a bio or a diary. He is essentially a blank slate. The word for Wraith originated in Scotland so I would love it if he had more of a Celtic rock feel to him. But all we know about him is he can sing, he seems to like Alternative Rock both in sound and fashion & he has the hots for Clawdeen. That’s about it.
But what can I say? I have a soft spot for him and I think he deserved better. If I was to tweak him I would lean heavily into his grey, black & purple color scheme- nix all of the blue: we have enough blue Mansters. keep the fangs, dive head first into Celtic rocker! I would make his shroud longer & more ragged or just straight up give him a Kilt and a thick Scottish accent! The less we can understand him THE BETTER!
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