First, because it is hard to animate a human form. By having him sky dive I could limit the movement needed.
Second, because he doesn’t really have any villians. I didn’t like the idea of him fighting real looking people. It just wasn’t right to have a man with an H for a body, fighting normal men. And I didn’t want the enemies to have H’s for bodies, because that would also make them a hydrogen bond. I tossed around the idea of nasty molecules like ammonia, but I wasn’t happy with the way it looked. Also, as an added bonus, jets have no moving parts, making them easiser to animate.
Third, I like sky diving. I’ve never been, but it’s on the list.
Lastly, because of James Bond. I was inspired by the HALO jump from Tomorrow Never Dies.
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