The original Dunny—both the character and shape—was designed by Tristan Eaton, but it was Cain’s job to come up with a new incarnation for submission. “My first idea was Cheeze,” he says. “We’re in Wisconsin. I had to represent.” It must have been close to lunchtime, because after cheese Cain thought of meat, and Ribeye was born. “Kidrobot liked the pairing of meat and cheese, so they decided to produce both of them,” he says. “To give them a little twist I gave each Dunny a suicidal accessory—Cheeze has a cheese grater and Ribeye has a meat cleaver.” What Cain describes as the wide-openness of the project made the job fun. “I knew that I could do nearly anything I wanted, as long as it would work on the shape of the Dunny,” he says. “It was cool and daunting at the same time.” by Dana Rouse