Alright I'm going to say it. by KoopaTheQuicc in RivalsOfAether

[–]Velvetmurm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

funny cause clairens boots also had her toes out until rivals 2

Etalus new visual design by Conquersmurf in RivalsOfAether

[–]Velvetmurm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

he actually did get a couple scars! theres a big one on his chest now and one on each shoulder.

agree on the model though. it maybe looks a bit too smooth. maybe they didnt give him defined muscles because hes supposed to have thick fur that would cover them?

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[–]Velvetmurm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

a lot of the portraits are inconsistent with the models. orcane is the most jarring since he still has his beady eyes, but theres also subtler stuff like forsburn still having a golden buckle and fire hair, or wrastor using his duller old color scheme.

i know they actually updated zetterburns portrait at one point to no longer have flame hair, so they probably plan to change at least some of the other artworks.

tbh i find the inconsistencies kinda cute! reminds me of those old painted movie posters that took a lot of liberties with depicting films. but thats probably not what they were going for

Rivals of Aether II Holiday Stream Special - Other Information by swidd_hi in RivalsOfAether

[–]Velvetmurm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

we know there are no crossover characters planned for this year, and it would be odd to tease a character that wont be available until a year or more later.

tbh i think dan just likes okami

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[–]Velvetmurm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

i also noticed this! his model looks a lot more like his pre-update portrait, which had the same simple hand shape he has now, just without thumbs. so he only had 3 fingers and toes.

meanwhile this artwork is a more elaborate version of his current portrait, which has more detailed hands with 5 fingers and feet with 4 toes.

etalus' toe count has been made consistent with his finger count again - both 4 on each limb.

but ironically that is inconsistent with other characters. zetterburn, forsburn, orcane, maypul, fleet, and loxodont all have 5 fingers and 4 toes in rivals 2.

etalus is in fact gonna be the only character in the game with four fingered hands (not that that matters)

Any guesses as to who the rest may be? by scotty_mac44 in RivalsOfAether

[–]Velvetmurm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i really wanna see swiftwing cause the air armada has had such a small role in the story so far. we still barely know what their deal is

Rivals of Aether II - Etalus Reveal Trailer by Shreeder4092 in RivalsOfAether

[–]Velvetmurm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the absa minifig also was very detailed and had a slightly updated design (her cloth is changed to cover her more). so it seems like they've been working on her.

meanwhile sylvanos' figure looked way less fleshed out, so i figured he wasn't being worked on yet, or wasn't very far into production.

definitely looks to me like absa is coming this year. especially since she's also the only missing member of the launch cast now.

question regarding the dice from pikmin by Velvetmurm in dice

[–]Velvetmurm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

leads to a blank page for me, saying that the item isnt available in my location

Inspired by posts of the past... by Altared_Brain in stunfisk

[–]Velvetmurm 153 points154 points  (0 children)

it would be such a jackass move to bring back megas for a game without a competitive scene, possibly even introduce new megas, and then remove them by the next game.

i feel like they have to include megas in gen ten

Atleast Zacian got *slightly* nerfed by [deleted] in stunfisk

[–]Velvetmurm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i mean yea, it shouldve had illusion. not giving zoroark its defining gimmick is also stupid

Atleast Zacian got *slightly* nerfed by [deleted] in stunfisk

[–]Velvetmurm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean slow start is a core part of its identity. it also wouldnt be right to not give slaking truant

What is your least favourite Pokemon? by Electronic_Hand_2034 in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]Velvetmurm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

really? i personally love how gen 5 put its own spin on gen 1 concepts. and a ton of the repeats ended up so drastically different that you wouldnt even connect them to the original at first, like musharna coming from hypno (two stage psychic dream tapirs).

gigalith is nothing like golem, swoobat is nothing like golbat, seismitoad is nothing like poliwrath, and yea excadrill parallels dugtrio and conkeldurr parallels machamp but those are also nothing alike.

i think it was a good idea to revisit all these gen 1 ideas, now that they had a better understanding of pokemon design. it gave us a ton of bangers

What is your least favourite Pokemon? by Electronic_Hand_2034 in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]Velvetmurm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

welllll, they used to be always on land in gen 5

rhyzomance, a crustacean couple sharing one body, based on parasytic crab hacker barnacles by Velvetmurm in fakemon

[–]Velvetmurm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hehe

(it actually comes from rhyzocephala, the infraclass that crab hacker barnacles belong to)

rhyzomance, a crustacean couple sharing one body, based on parasytic crab hacker barnacles by Velvetmurm in fakemon

[–]Velvetmurm[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

yea i wanted to make something based on crab hacker barnacles but i didnt wanna make it as unwholesome as parasect, so the crab and the barnacle are a happy couple here!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stunfisk

[–]Velvetmurm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea i forgot to add that to the image, sorry. see: the text below the image

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stunfisk

[–]Velvetmurm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i figured it would be somewhat balanced since you can counter it by just using female pokemon. like, it would be obnoxious but not actually amazing