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Perhaps.
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Some of you may recognise the Dragonzard. A character design I made for 's dragon pokemon contest bout half a year back.
my entry.... a Fighting/Dragon type.... thingie


Kinda forgot bout this character, till more recently decided to revisit it again.


Some designs are just to be forgotten then resurface again.
So yes.

Dragonzards,
Male and female versions.




Jor'rah and Isha'ra
Brother and sister.
Currently Rank 4 characters.
May change eventually.


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Nonsense info

Note: skip if you have no idea bout pokemon


It appears that this alternate evolution to the Dragonair seems to have rather pronounced gender differences, much unlike other pokemon.

Apart from the obvious physical differences, it soon becomes apparent to anyone who observes them or has the fortune of having one as a protector that males have a tendency of specialising in close-quarter fighting, while females have a tendency of specialising in long-ranged fighting.

This is apparent as males tend to have a higher HP, attack and defence stats while females tend to have a higher special, special defence and speed stat.


This is far from absol-ute though. About 10-15% of individuals in either sex specialise in the reverse of what is more commonly seen.... and will also learn the unique attacks of the opposite sex instead.



Unique attacks learnt:

Males: Mach punch, Dragon claw
Tms: Males may learn false swipe.

Females: Aura sphere, Dragon pulse, calm mind, mirror coat ( instead of counter, ice punch, slash and extreme speed. )
TMs: Females may learn ice beam, thunderbolt, Shadow ball and Flamethrower. May not learn any "Punch" Tms.




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Art comments


Using an experimental style of shading again. This one used low transparency black paintbrush on one layer instead of usual hybrid tech. Has a more random feel I guess.

Also using experimental tech to shade and texture the wings.

Also decided to make their arm-armour plates have a crystalline / metal look.



Ok, admittedly not really my best effort. This was done in.... bout..... 4 hours or so? decided to get this one done quick and get over with it.




And in case anyone is wondering,
they can't fly.
Their wings have feathers as strong as steel, but as soft as a normal feather.
And are used for blocking attacks and shielding rather than flight.



Classed as an anthro cause looks kinda like one.
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Comments: 120

Snowfyre In reply to ??? [2018-10-27 18:31:19 +0000 UTC]

who knows heh

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hueyx In reply to Snowfyre [2018-10-27 22:00:01 +0000 UTC]

worth a shot i guess.

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GamePonySly [2016-08-09 13:12:31 +0000 UTC]

Their delicious PAWS!!                       

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Snowfyre In reply to GamePonySly [2016-08-09 14:06:10 +0000 UTC]

PAWZ! XD

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GamePonySly In reply to Snowfyre [2016-08-09 14:09:40 +0000 UTC]

YES!!  

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40Oliver [2013-03-14 09:51:32 +0000 UTC]

Damn...

That's some great Dragonair's

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Snowfyre In reply to 40Oliver [2013-03-14 12:41:56 +0000 UTC]

not dragonair
a muation go read the description.

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Dragon-fan57 [2012-09-07 01:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Well done

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Snowfyre In reply to Dragon-fan57 [2012-09-07 09:05:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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cameronjc [2011-08-03 13:51:03 +0000 UTC]

These are pretty cool.

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Snowfyre In reply to cameronjc [2011-08-03 22:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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cameronjc In reply to Snowfyre [2011-08-03 22:13:18 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. And can I say I want one

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Snowfyre In reply to cameronjc [2011-08-03 22:15:43 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks again I guess
way cooler than the standard evolution.

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cameronjc In reply to Snowfyre [2011-08-03 22:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Looks like it actually does fit in the evolution line.

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PokaX [2011-06-07 15:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Now why couldn't this have been Dragonair's evolution?

I mean.. you had dratini, who was cool. then you evolved it into the just-plain-awesome Dragonair (note that both are serpentine and some shade of BLUE) then evolve dragonair and you get Dragonite. Strong? yes. but you had two awesome pokemon and then got that orange lard who sprouted antennas and moved the horn so that it was useless and in general made dragonite a complete fail pokemon.

In comparison - dragonzard is everything dragonite is not. Awesome (and it keeps with the blue theme), lean (I'm sorry, dragonite looks like it put on so much weight it could roll down a hill faster than it could fly - and how is it supposed to fly with those tiny wings anyway?) powerful, as all dragon types are (though some more than others) and... well you get the point.

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Snowfyre In reply to PokaX [2011-06-08 08:49:18 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... this would have made such a better evolution...
emagine blue and cute, blue and sleek... then suddenly orange lard? Heck I never evolved my dragonair because of that!!!.

So yes, the Fighting-dragon pokemon.. with weird perks too. and hell lot harder to evolve... though I'd guess you'd much rather get it than dragonite.

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PokaX In reply to Snowfyre [2011-06-08 10:27:57 +0000 UTC]

Plus, Dragonzard has better typing too.

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Snowfyre In reply to PokaX [2011-06-08 12:36:14 +0000 UTC]

lol sure thing

you read the full description?

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PokaX In reply to Snowfyre [2011-06-08 15:50:55 +0000 UTC]

yep.

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Aristodes [2010-03-15 11:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Looks very good. I've got something like that. XD Great fantasy race!

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Snowfyre In reply to Aristodes [2010-03-15 12:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Heh thanks.

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Aristodes In reply to Snowfyre [2010-03-16 05:08:34 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome. I thought that the title was "Dragonzord revisited." Power Rangers, anyone? XD

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Snowfyre In reply to Aristodes [2010-03-16 08:51:58 +0000 UTC]

Lol.
Was a strange but somewhat random name for that species.

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Aristodes In reply to Snowfyre [2010-03-16 09:16:59 +0000 UTC]

It was a good name.

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namcofan123 [2009-07-27 19:07:01 +0000 UTC]

good job btw how long did it take u to make this

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Snowfyre In reply to namcofan123 [2009-07-28 01:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm I donnoe. can't remember anymore.
Thanks anyway.

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DragonDUDE123456 [2009-01-07 23:39:35 +0000 UTC]

Dude your anthros rock !!

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Snowfyre In reply to DragonDUDE123456 [2009-01-08 13:49:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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The-Duct-Tape [2008-07-02 02:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Me: Flap your DAMN wings... FLAP FLAP...

(oh noes)

He he... I like the art. I don't know if you intended for the skin to be skin or scales, but its fine either way. Great science description of them.

DT

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Snowfyre In reply to The-Duct-Tape [2008-07-02 04:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Lol
It's actually microfine scales, looks like skin till you touch them.

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The-Duct-Tape In reply to Snowfyre [2008-07-02 04:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh... and I just noticed where you got the idea of those ??? wings on your avatar description deviation... Interesting...


Or... you just adapted it onto this deviation... either way its cool


DT

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Snowfyre In reply to The-Duct-Tape [2008-07-02 04:53:35 +0000 UTC]

wings of avatar description?

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The-Duct-Tape In reply to Snowfyre [2008-07-02 05:01:38 +0000 UTC]

[link]

You put in 3 wing designs. The last one, labeled '???' looks just like the dragonzard (OMG I sure has to misspell this) wing things as ears (presumably)

I wish i had an OC...

DT

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Snowfyre In reply to The-Duct-Tape [2008-07-02 05:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Ah.
well, it's partially related.

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hunterbahamut [2008-06-14 04:09:41 +0000 UTC]

I do remember seeing them before. Always fun to revisit stuff like that, looks really good. Nice work with the colors and the details.

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Snowfyre In reply to hunterbahamut [2008-07-02 04:43:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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victortky [2008-03-16 04:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Nice. I like the posture and the feathered wings.

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Snowfyre In reply to victortky [2008-03-16 04:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
Also thanks for the fav.

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victortky In reply to Snowfyre [2008-03-16 05:17:19 +0000 UTC]

welcome. They look pretty nice to me.

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tbolt [2008-03-12 10:31:15 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, the shading does seem a lot more well defined, as far as emphasizing musculature and other low lights in the body.

Almost reminds me of a black wash on a miniature...

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Snowfyre In reply to tbolt [2008-03-12 11:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Heh.
Similar effects.
Some techniques are useful everywhere.

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theEyeoftheMind71 [2008-03-11 00:41:06 +0000 UTC]

*pulls out master ball* I'll give 'em a head start.

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Snowfyre In reply to theEyeoftheMind71 [2008-03-11 00:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Well, Oh, you can't catch them. they are never found in the wild. Gotta evolve them.

And thanks for the fav.

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theEyeoftheMind71 In reply to Snowfyre [2008-03-12 23:41:08 +0000 UTC]

still... *points at 2 wandering in front of him*

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Snowfyre In reply to theEyeoftheMind71 [2008-03-13 01:27:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh, those. They're always attached to a trainer of sorts.
Jor'rah and Isha'ra are currently attached to the council. ( Ellie plays as a trainer of sorts. )

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theEyeoftheMind71 In reply to Snowfyre [2008-03-16 19:27:58 +0000 UTC]

rats.

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TheBelovedAngel [2008-03-09 12:46:29 +0000 UTC]

Ooooo! I really love this! Excellent work on the colouring and all, it looks fab!

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Snowfyre In reply to TheBelovedAngel [2008-03-09 13:41:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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tazsaints [2008-03-09 12:26:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's been a while since I saw one of these guys!! Great work on them!

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Snowfyre In reply to tazsaints [2008-03-09 13:41:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
Yes, last I drew was on your contest a while back.... bout.... half a year back

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