To write Raymond I went through several stages. At the beginning Raymond was going to be a very rough and cantankerous character, taking the main character from MAD MAX FURY ROAD. When I started to add more characters to the story, I thought of Colonel Commissar Ibram Gauntt from the Warhammer 40K universe as an example. Finally I wanted to have a character that would help Surge and Kit to trust each other as well as the others and therefore I imagined him without a leg, who couldn't fight as long, but who would be very witty and respected, someone that Surge would keep questioning and challenging him.