Originally posted August 4, 2022

Had this idea in the back of my mind to make Cheekers into a rat (instead of being a mouse), but I've been waffling on the whole idea because of a few reasons, mainly he has a Squirrel form that seems to be more popular, and the fact that cartoon Rats and Mice aren't all that different and I just saw the change as so minute, so why bother? Even if it is tempting just so I can call him a "fatty ratty" more often in a cute, but teasing manner.

But a friend of mine looked at the situation a different way, saying "Why not?" and I later drew this... Not too bad, but I have no idea if it still is going to be a one-time thing, or not. I mean, I'm not looking forward to making a whole new ref sheet, that's for sure.

This did get a lot of likes when I posted it on Twitter...

Modern-Day Addendum: This started Cheekers' stint as a rat, it lasted a while, but I didn't really do anything, and the new form didn't really set the world on fire like I originally thought he would after seeing his positive reception on Twitter. It was fun while it lasted, but Cheekers just works better as a mouse, I guess.