u/Yellow_rat_residue

As I’m sure many of you know, USUM is notoriously hard to nuzlocke, both because of the difficulty and because of the unstoppable cut scenes and road blocks that limit your freedom

The purpose of the system is to hopefully get through the game a lot quicker and easier

The latest sketches by no means perfect, and was absolutely cobbled together in 20 minutes, but I’m absolutely happy with where it’s at as a foundation

For a few days now, I’ve been work shopping ideas on redesigning a specific character, said character has the ability to transform into a dragon when enraged

I’ve entertained the idea of an eastern dragon, specifically inspired from Haku from spirited away, I had an idea of a marine reptile with different design elements from other marine creatures

Why marine? Because the character is partially inspired by Polynesian mythology, a culture heavily influenced by the ocean, I thought it would be a really fun twist to make this hypothetical dragon incorporate design elements from these marine creatures

I was especially enamored with the idea of an angry tylosaurus deity that had both the grace and beauty of creatures, such as the beta fish, blue whales, and sea turtles

Since this is still in the development/rough draft phase, I’d love to hear any feedback/notes/ideas you all might have. Thanks!

Hi! So a few days ago I uploaded this picture of a character redesign. Only problem, I don’t think the final outcome is particularly strong (first image)

I think it’s a little bit hard to tell what this character’s whole deal is based off of that one render alone so I wanna hear what you will have to say to make the idea that I have for him a little bit more clear

The basic gist is that he is a monk with anger issues in training, and if he doesn’t control his temper, he transforms into a dragon causing chaos

He was inspired by both Buddhist and Polynesian mythology

And that’s pretty much it, any and all forms of criticism welcome

Also, please tell me I’m not going insane. Totem Marrowak it’s supposed to have cursed body not lightning rod, right?

The second drawing dates all the way back to 2021! When going into this redesign, I wanted to do something differently instead of just simply modernizing it to fit with my current style

So I went with the train of thought younger me had wear. This is an individual who’s struggling to contain his dragon power. Weirdly, avatar the last Airbender came to mind, so I thought what if I turned this person into a monk who’s learning to control his powers through patience?

But that wasn’t enough I thought

Eastern dragons have a strong connection with water and I wanted to introduce design elements from a different culture with a strong connection to the sea. So I began looking to Polynesian myths and legends and found that I could combine some design elements

Ultimately though? I think I tried doing way too much. I do think if I drew him again, but this time with his dragon powers in action I will be able to drive the point home but as of now he’s just a character sheet.

I give this redesign personally, a 6 out of 10, but I’d love to hear what you all have to say about this!

The second drawing dates all the way back to 2021! When going into this redesign, I wanted to do something differently instead of just simply modernizing it to fit with my current style

So I went with the train of thought younger me had wear. This is an individual who’s struggling to contain his dragon power. Weirdly, avatar the last Airbender came to mind, so I thought what if I turned this person into a monk who’s learning to control his powers through patience?

But that wasn’t enough I thought

Eastern dragons have a strong connection with water and I wanted to introduce design elements from a different culture with a strong connection to the sea. So I began looking to Polynesian myths and legends and found that I could combine some design elements

Ultimately though? I think I tried doing way too much. I do think if I drew him again, but this time with his dragon powers in action I will be able to drive the point home but as of now he’s just a character sheet.

I give this redesign personally, a 6 out of 10, but I’d love to hear what you all have to say about this!

The second drawing dates all the way back to 2021! When going into this redesign, I wanted to do something differently instead of just simply modernizing it to fit with my current style

So I went with the train of thought younger me had wear. This is an individual who’s struggling to contain his dragon power. Weirdly, avatar the last Airbender came to mind, so I thought what if I turned this person into a monk who’s learning to control his powers through patience?

But that wasn’t enough I thought

Eastern dragons have a strong connection with water and I wanted to introduce design elements from a different culture with a strong connection to the sea. So I began looking to Polynesian myths and legends and found that I could combine some design elements

Ultimately though? I think I tried doing way too much. I do think if I drew him again, but this time with his dragon powers in action I will be able to drive the point home but as of now he’s just a character sheet.

I give this redesign personally, a 6 out of 10, but I’d love to hear what you all have to say about this!

The second drawing dates all the way back to 2021! When going into this redesign, I wanted to do something differently instead of just simply modernizing it to fit with my current style

So I went with the train of thought younger me had wear. This is an individual who’s struggling to contain his dragon power. Weirdly, avatar the last Airbender came to mind, so I thought what if I turned this person into a monk who’s learning to control his powers through patience?

But that wasn’t enough I thought

Eastern dragons have a strong connection with water and I wanted to introduce design elements from a different culture with a strong connection to the sea. So I began looking to Polynesian myths and legends and found that I could combine some design elements

Ultimately though? I think I tried doing way too much. I do think if I drew him again, but this time with his dragon powers in action I will be able to drive the point home but as of now he’s just a character sheet.

I give this redesign personally, a 6 out of 10, but I’d love to hear what you all have to say about this!

No, you’re not freaky for finding Judy hops or nick wilde hot (not even Anthro cars)

No, you’re not funny for putting a generally phallic shaped object as a “hear me out”

And youre even less funny if you picked stuff like quadratic equations

No, I don’t hate fun. But if you’re gonna tell me to hear you out, then you better have something of substance to say other than “yeah I’d tap this creature/object/idea just because”

It’s gotta be Something you know is weird even by Internet standards

I think we’re gonna be fine as long as I don’t panic. But who over at game freak thought giving this particular gumshoos adaptability of all things?? madmen I tell you

I added the pie chart for vibes. Also, I really wanted to know what were the chances of getting certain types of Pokémon in this run. So far the encounters are very appropriate if that makes sense.

I got the early bird Pokémon is my starter, most Pokémon I have so far can be caught pretty early game in titles, and the latest encounter, growlithe, replaces the other dog pokemon furfrou whom I run into

So far it’s been pretty fun, even down to almost losing my freaking starter to Illima because I forgot I was playing USUM 😀