This was my first foray into seriously trying to create Cavalier. The others were just concepts. In all reality, these are all concepts too but led to my current version. I wanted to make Cavalier in all the different comic book eras: Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Modern. 

Golden often focused on the publisher in the title rather than the hero. I chose Hope Comics, as hope is my main goal. I made him with a Bear-like helmet, as I love bears and wanted to incorporate it in some way. I decided this was too cartoony later. The armor was based on ROM Spaceknight. The composition was original. 

Silver focused on zany stories. I chose to do a doppelganger as that was a common trope. I then decided it would be hilarious to have him slapping himself. I liked the helmet design yet it was far too unrealistic. 

Bronze was more gritty oftentimes. I used the Hellboy Seeds of Destruction cover as a reference. I really liked how it turned out but it wasn't Cavalier to me still. A rounded helmet didn't fit. What I did like was the text. The text I used for the title is what I decided to use moving forward. I've purchased it from a creator on Etsy. Also the first idea of Skulltaker from Skeletor. 

Modern Age had more dynamic covers. I was lacking in time so I didn't make a background which would've probably made this the best one but it did help me to experiment. I learned from this that blue confused the structure of his simple palette. I changed this later. I wanted to incorporate blue because it is a hopeful color compared to a harsh red. The pose is based on Jim Lee's iconic Superman cover.