They wanted her to look slightly older
Some early concept design work for Oxford Media Solutions

My new character finally has a name ACE SPARROW.
A black and white line art promo for my new idea, now called “Ace Sparrow and the Isle of Quakamakapooa”
For the DAC Spongebob Redesign challenge
For Pokemon Gen 2 and 3 Collaborations on Deviantart