⚡ ELECTRICIAN NPC - Master Reference Added!

✅ REFERENCE IMAGE SAVED:
- electrician_master_reference.jpg
- Location: /reference_images/npcs/electrician/
- Style: Perfect Style 32 Dark-Chibi Noir! ✅

🎨 CHARACTER DESIGN:
- Green dreadlocks (signature!)
- Blue/grey work clothes + backpack
- Ear gauges + piercings
- Punk aesthetic meets electrician
- Red eyes (noir style)
- Holding electrical manual

📋 DOCUMENTATION:
- Complete README with generation guidelines
- 11 sprites needed (idle, walk, action, portrait)
- Character personality + dialogue notes
- Integration with other NPCs
- Priority: Medium (Week 1)

🔧 NPC ROLE:
- Town Electrician (functional NPC)
- Generator maintenance + repairs
- Employment: 2 Cekini/day
- Can repair: Generator, power lines, UV lights
- Quest giver (3 electrical quests)

Ready for sprite generation! 🚀

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+# ⚡ ELECTRICIAN NPC - Reference Images
+**Created:** January 9, 2026, 20:31 CET  
+**Type:** Functional NPC (Town Electrician)  
+**Style:** Style 32 - Dark-Chibi Noir  
+
+---
+
+## 📁 CONTENTS
+
+### **Master Reference:**
+- `electrician_master_reference.jpg` - Complete character design
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 CHARACTER DESIGN NOTES
+
+### **Key Visual Elements:**
+
+**Clothing:**
+- Blue/grey work hoodie/jacket
+- Patched and worn (shows he's hard worker)
+- Backpack with tools
+- Torn black pants
+- Casual sneakers
+
+**Features:**
+- Green dreadlocks (punk aesthetic)
+- Large ear gauges/piercings
+- Red eyes (noir style)
+- Piercings on face
+- Confident/cocky expression
+- Holding electrical manual/book
+
+**Style:**
+- Chibi proportions (big head, small body)
+- Thick black outlines
+- Punk/worker hybrid aesthetic
+- Fits DolinaSmrti noir world perfectly!
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 CHARACTER PROFILE
+
+**Name:** To be determined (suggest "Marko" or "Elektrik Janez")  
+**Role:** Town Electrician  
+**Age:** Late 20s - Early 30s  
+**Personality:** Professional but punk, skilled but gruff
+
+**Job:**
+- Maintains city generator
+- Repairs electrical systems
+- Prevents power outages
+- Offers upgrades and quests
+
+**Payment:**
+- Employment: 2 Cekini/day
+- Per-service: 50-100 Cekini per repair
+- Emergency: 2x price
+
+---
+
+## 📋 SPRITE REQUIREMENTS
+
+### **Needed Sprites (11 total):**
+
+**Idle (4 directions):**
+- [ ] idle_north - Back view with backpack
+- [ ] idle_south - Front view (like reference)
+- [ ] idle_east - Side view, profile right
+- [ ] idle_west - Side view, profile left
+
+**Walk (4 directions):**
+- [ ] walk_north - Walking away
+- [ ] walk_south - Walking toward camera
+- [ ] walk_east - Walking right
+- [ ] walk_west - Walking left
+
+**Action (2 poses):**
+- [ ] action_repair - Working on generator (with tools)
+- [ ] action_inspect - Reading manual/checking equipment
+
+**Portrait:**
+- [ ] portrait - Dialogue face (confident smirk)
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 GENERATION GUIDELINES
+
+### **When Generating Sprites:**
+
+**KEEP:**
+- ✅ Green dreadlocks (signature feature!)
+- ✅ Ear gauges and piercings
+- ✅ Blue/grey work clothes
+- ✅ Backpack with tools
+- ✅ Red eyes (noir aesthetic)
+- ✅ Punk attitude/expression
+- ✅ Patched, worn clothing
+- ✅ Chibi proportions
+
+**MODIFY IF NEEDED:**
+- Replace book with tools for action poses
+- Adjust backpack visibility per angle
+- Show different tools (wrench, multimeter, wire)
+- Vary facial expressions (focused when working)
+
+**MAINTAIN:**
+- Style 32 thick black outlines
+- Dark-Chibi Noir aesthetic
+- Fits with Kai, Gronk, zombies style
+- Green chroma key background (#00ff00)
+
+---
+
+## 🔄 VARIATION NOTES
+
+### **Tools to Show:**
+
+**In Backpack:**
+- Wrench
+- Screwdriver
+- Wire cutters
+- Multimeter
+- Electrical tape
+
+**In Hands (action poses):**
+- Wrench (repair pose)
+- Manual/book (inspect pose)
+- Wire coil (walking to job)
+- Toolbox (when needed)
+
+---
+
+## ✅ QUALITY CHECKLIST
+
+When generating sprites, ensure:
+- [ ] Green dreadlocks visible in all angles
+- [ ] Piercings clear and visible
+- [ ] Blue/grey work clothes consistent
+- [ ] Backpack shown (except portrait)
+- [ ] Tools appropriate for pose
+- [ ] Expression matches action
+- [ ] Fits Style 32 aesthetic
+- [ ] Proper chroma key background
+- [ ] Clean alpha channel
+- [ ] 10px margin around sprite
+
+---
+
+## 📊 PRIORITY
+
+**Generation Priority:** 🟡 MEDIUM  
+**Reason:** Part of Week 1 implementation, but not critical path  
+**Time Estimate:** 30 minutes to generate all 11 sprites  
+**Dependencies:** Need generator building sprite first  
+
+---
+
+## 💬 DIALOGUE PERSONALITY
+
+**Character Voice:**
+- Professional but punk
+- "Yeah, I'll fix it. For a price."
+- Electrical/tool puns
+- Respects skill, not authority
+- Secretly cares about town
+- Complains about equipment quality
+
+**Sample Lines:**
+- "Generator's acting up again? Told you it needed better fuel."
+- "That'll be 100 Cekini. Take it or live in the dark."
+- "Fixed. Until next time. And there WILL be a next time."
+- "I COULD upgrade this... if you've got the parts."
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 INTEGRATION NOTES
+
+**Synergy with Other NPCs:**
+- Works with Zombie Statistician (both functional NPCs)
+- Interacts with Kai (employer/employee relationship)
+- Could have friendship with Gronk (both punk aesthetic)
+- Might clash with Elder NPCs (young punk vs. old guard)
+
+**Location:**
+- Primary: Generator building
+- Secondary: Inn (off-duty)
+- Home: Small apartment/workshop in town
+
+---
+
+**Status:** ✅ **REFERENCE READY!**  
+**Next:** Generate 11 sprite variations from this master reference!  
+**Style:** Perfect match for DolinaSmrti Style 32 aesthetic! 🔧⚡