This was my first modding project for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Creating a custom character was a fitting first project where I learnt many new skills relating to 3D game development, such as modelling, texturing, rigging and weight painting. I also built upon my audio editing and release management skills. An interesting difference about this mod project to my others was that I didn't do any programming. This project took 9 days to complete, from concept to release, and much of the work was focussed on learning how to use the tools available to me, such as Blender and Switch Toolbox. My development process was documented in a Discord forum post in the DiscOrder of No Quarter. The mod received great praise and feedback from both the Mario Kart and Shovel Knight communities, received over 40,000 impressions (see Twitter post), and was featured on the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe page on GameBanana.