Introducing THARN — a photorealistic character crafted for gritty, grounded worldbuilding. THARN is a worn and weary sci-fi street dweller — someone who’s seen too much, kept his head down, and survived the long way around. Whether he’s a scavenger in a fringe outpost, a mechanic in a neon-drenched alley, or a silent bystander to a rebellion brewing underground, THARN brings narrative weight and realism to your world.

THARN’s lived-in aesthetic helps ground high-concept sci-fi in believable texture and emotion. His tattered coat, reinforced boots, and stitched gloves hint at a hard, practical life — one defined by labor, barter, and survival in a crumbling system. He’s perfect for expanding crowd logic with meaning, building out a resistance movement, or populating the periphery of a sci-fi megacity with characters who feel like they’ve always been there.

Use him as a worker, a wanderer, or someone caught in the middle of forces larger than himself.

Optimized for Unreal Engine 5.4+, this asset is fully rigged and animation-ready — making it a plug-and-play solution for real-time and cinematic pipelines alike.

Asset Overview: https://youtu.be/zRkxOjZYumc

*Important: 

• Metahuman Plugins must be enabled in project settings

• LiveLink must be enabled

• LiveLinkControlRig must be enabled

• AppleARKitSupport must be enabled

• HairStrands must be enabled

• “Virtual Texture” must be enabled in project settings

Asset Features:

• Built for UE 5.4+

• High Quality and Optimized for real-time rendering 

• Photorealistic Character Design – Ideal as a vendor, background NPC, scavenger, or resistance fighter. Rugged layered clothing with detailed wear, grit, and sci-fi tailoring

• Original Concept – Versatile enough to serve multiple roles: merchant, citizen, rebel, mechanic, worker, or NPC

• Control Rig

• Fully Rigged & Animated 

• Walk, Run, and Idle Animations Included

• Variation with Custom Material

• Cloth Physics

• 9 Material Variations, 4k Textures with UDIM

• Additional Formats Included – ztl, Substance

• Intended Use – Games, cinematics, trailers, AR/VR experiences, concept previs, and so much more!

*Additional Files Included:

• Substance 

• Ztl