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Published: 2015-01-09 14:37:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 4412; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 9
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No, they are not all meant to be sharing the same scene at once, but I tried to make everyone approximately to scale.Notes and observations:
-Discord is not among the other key givers because he is in part I .
-Cheese Sandwich? Where would Mesozoic maniraptors get cheese? There may not be any Mesozoic mammals large enough to make milk farming profitable. Their "cheese" probably derives from plant-based sources instead.
-Many more clothing-clad maniraptors here than before. How do they get the wings through? That is a problem the pegasi on the original show also have, so I don't feel guilty about not coming up with an explanation. (My guess, however, would be that the wing holes are very elastic and can accommodate a folded wing. A maniraptor can then spread the wing once the entire limb has made it through.)
-Tyrannosaurid-based Tirek has been independently depicted by . He is not a true tyrannosaurid here, also combining traits from Nasutoceratops and dromaeosaurids. (So far as we know, he's a fairly one-of-a-kind organism in-universe, having strong anatomical discrepancies with even his sibling, so I didn't think it would make sense to base him entirely off a single real species.) I imagine that he recapitulates tyrannosauroid evolution as he grows stronger, his weaker forms more closely resembling smaller and more basal tyrannosauroids.
-Changelings are not maniraptors in this universe. Early in their evolutionary history, they infiltrated maniraptor societies and gained part of their sustenance off love energy, driving anatomical convergence with their hosts. Early changeling queens are thought to have masqueraded as maniraptor princesses to incite the reverence of isolated maniraptor populations and thus draw out even more love energy, a fairly successful enterprise prior to the rise of maniraptor civilizations and familiarity of the populace with individual princesses. Over time, they became more specialized in feeding off love and evolved the ability to further camouflage themselves with magic. Their fangs are used primarily in intraspecific contests rather than to process food, reserving their magic for use against predators and belligerent hosts.
-Breezies are the closest relatives to changelings that we know of in this universe. They do not closely resemble any contemporaneous maniraptors, but owing to their pollinating lifestyle they do bear a passing resemblance to some that we are familiar with: hummingbirds.
-The sirens are hesperornithine-like sea monsters that retain a typical archosaur tail as the primary source of propulsion in water. Their feet are used for steering and hauling themselves onto land.
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Comments: 21
Albertonykus In reply to Atlantis536 [2017-01-27 11:55:20 +0000 UTC]
They're more monster hesperornithines with strange display structures. I see the resemblance though!
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DarKenn-Productions [2015-10-20 07:17:42 +0000 UTC]
Sorry I haven't commented up until this point!
Thank you for featuring my artwork in the description. If I had known you were going to make this, I probably would have waited until it was done, before I uploaded the "Tirex" picture. To be honest, I kind of like that idea. As he grows more powerful, he becomes more and more like a true T. rex. Maybe I'll make a prequel image at some point, showing "Tirex" as a tiny, frail Guanlong.
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Albertonykus In reply to DarKenn-Productions [2015-10-20 18:35:12 +0000 UTC]
No problem, and no worries. I would love to see that prequel image!
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JD-man [2015-01-18 02:03:24 +0000 UTC]
"Their "cheese" probably derives from plant-based sources instead."
Is it made of the same stuff as our vegan cheese?
BTW, what species is King Sombra?
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Albertonykus In reply to JD-man [2015-01-18 04:16:42 +0000 UTC]
I imagine it being similar to our vegan cheese, but they would need to use different types of plants.
Sombra is an oviraptorid, possibly closely related to Twilight's species.
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ulterno617 [2015-01-10 14:22:30 +0000 UTC]
oh hey a cadence one! i forgot you said you'll do one like this.
but this really is awesome. i love it!
think you'll do another scene like this at some point?
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Albertonykus In reply to ulterno617 [2015-01-10 15:10:27 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I've done essentially all the characters I want to draw now, but with season 5 impending, it's likely only a matter of time before I come back to My Little Maniraptor.
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ulterno617 In reply to Albertonykus [2015-01-10 15:11:47 +0000 UTC]
yeah. but who knows if theres going to be some new characters? hopefully a new villain.
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Albertonykus In reply to ulterno617 [2015-01-10 17:00:47 +0000 UTC]
I expect there to be some for sure. I wonder if they'll have Scorpan make a personal appearance at some point, for starters.
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ulterno617 In reply to Albertonykus [2015-01-10 17:11:31 +0000 UTC]
im not familiar with that character but okay!
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Albertonykus In reply to ulterno617 [2015-01-11 02:53:16 +0000 UTC]
He was mentioned in the season 4 finale.
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ZoPteryx [2015-01-09 21:31:48 +0000 UTC]
The sirens as hesperornithines, that's brilliant! Great work on this!
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Jdailey1991 In reply to ZoPteryx [2015-03-06 04:02:02 +0000 UTC]
Why not? After all, the original sirens sent ships to their deaths.
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Albertonykus In reply to AndrewDent [2015-01-09 15:59:22 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you do! She was a fun one to draw.
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