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Dragga — Contest Entry: Kirinirik

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Description Kirinirik
Prosper Pokemon
Psychic/Normal Type
Ability: Serene Grace
Height: 7’11
Weight: 211.6 lbs.
Evolves from: Girafarig

Dex Entry:
KIRINIRIK’s is said to cherish all living things, so much that its footsteps cannot even trample the grass beneath it. Those with wicked hearts are said to be paralyzed by its stare.

My entry for 's "Become a Legend" contest. In order from left to right, black and white, normal coloration, and shiny coloration.

TL;DR territory. You have been warned.

Legend:
Years ago, in the days before the Brass Tower fell in flame, there was a great thief within Ecruteak City. There was no lock he could not pick, no hidden treasure he could not find, and no man who could spot him under the cover of night. Nothing was safe from his greed. Money, jewels, even Pokemon…if he wanted it, then it would certainly vanish while the city slept.
One day, his gaze fell upon a sage’s Girafarig. He couldn’t place what it was about this Pokemon, but he simply had to have it. Night fell, and the thief made his move. He crept into Tin Tower, and found the Girafarig asleep on a mat, with its Pokeball nearby. He quietly withdrew the Pokemon, and made a silent escape with his prize in hand.
Upon his return, he called the Long Neck Pokemon out from its ball. It did not recognize the man before it, and immediately let out a loud call. The thief had to scramble to return it to its Pokeball, fearing it would draw attention. With a shrug, he set the ball aside and settled down to rest. However, he was suddenly hit with a strong migraine. Almost paralyzed by the pain, he looked toward the Pokeball to see it glowing brightly. The Girafarig was lashing out from within, striking at the one who had taken it.
The thief crawled towards the Pokeball, clutching his skull in pain. Taking it in hand, he readied a blade, and released the angered Girafarig. Before it could react, he thrust the blade into its chest. The Pokemon went limp, and finally fell, its psychic barrage fading. In a panic, the thief gathered the body and ball, and rushed into the woods surrounding Ecruteak. Hastily, he dug a hole for the body and tossed it in, smashing the Pokeball before beginning to bury the Girafarig. Suddenly, his body locked up, and the migraine returned. The body was glowing faintly, and the thief ran back to the city, wanting desperately to get away from his crime.
Dawn came to find the city alive with rumors and gossip. The sage had made the town aware of his missing Pokemon, and they all new that it had to be the work of this mystery burglar. The thief himself simply breathed a sigh of relief. The pain was gone, and he was still in the clear. Days went by, and soon, the city seemed to move on, and the thief was finally able to start his work again.
Shortly after he went back to his nightly work, he began to feel as if something was watching him on those nights. The air would seem denser, and his body felt heavier, but he simply shrugged it off as exhaustion. Each night it got worse, and he could swear something had been following him on his sprees. Finally it grew so that each night, he would find himself barely able to move, and simply stayed in bed.
One morning, he awoke to find an angry crowd outside his door. Startled, he looked down to see a shattered Pokeball and a bloodied knife lay on his doorstep. Fear swept over him, and once more, he was paralyzed by a migraine. As the angry crowd descended on him, pushing in to find the various things that had been stolen, the thief looked towards the woods to find a Pokemon standing in view. One head glared at him, one head seemed to cackle, and it gave off a familiar glow.

Judgment had been passed…
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Comments: 32

LiLiatX [2012-07-19 02:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Whoa that is one design I have never seen from artists... o.o I am happy and pleased with this design. I really like it ^^

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Dragga In reply to LiLiatX [2013-02-19 04:09:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya kindly, mate!

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LiLiatX In reply to Dragga [2013-02-19 23:40:04 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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DavidDarck [2009-10-20 02:31:51 +0000 UTC]

did you know that the japanese name of girafarig is kirinirik?

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Dragga In reply to DavidDarck [2009-10-20 02:51:06 +0000 UTC]

Kirinriki, actually, but yes, I did know.

I just couldn't think of anything else that would fit the reference and the naming scheme besides Kirinirik, so I just said "Why not?" |3

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DavidDarck In reply to Dragga [2009-10-20 03:01:31 +0000 UTC]

yeah you're right it is kirinriki XD and is pretty co0ol, i was thinking in go in the contest but i have no idea of what to do XD

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Dragga In reply to DavidDarck [2009-10-20 04:08:12 +0000 UTC]

It may be too late, but if it's not, I'd say aim for a Pokemon no one's done. ^^

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DavidDarck In reply to Dragga [2009-10-20 13:12:30 +0000 UTC]

i love scizor but what could make him perfect? he's allready perfect XD

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Dragga In reply to DavidDarck [2009-10-20 20:01:03 +0000 UTC]

No clue. XD That's part of the challenge, I guess.

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DavidDarck In reply to Dragga [2009-10-20 21:24:59 +0000 UTC]

nice one ^^

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ELMO-kibafangirl11 [2009-10-14 15:08:49 +0000 UTC]

i didnt think about poor girafarig, but i must say that this is a great design and a great story

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Dragga In reply to ELMO-kibafangirl11 [2009-10-14 21:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Didn't seem like many people did. XD
Thank you~ =3

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ELMO-kibafangirl11 In reply to Dragga [2009-10-15 06:53:52 +0000 UTC]

hehe~ well, there are so many pokemon, at least ONE'S going to be forgotten... at least this time it isnt girafarig

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Dragga In reply to ELMO-kibafangirl11 [2009-10-16 23:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Usually Dunsparce gets stuck with being the forgotten one. XD

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ELMO-kibafangirl11 In reply to Dragga [2009-10-17 08:14:06 +0000 UTC]

yeah, but he's already had 3+ entries XD

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Dragga In reply to ELMO-kibafangirl11 [2009-10-19 03:59:02 +0000 UTC]

True. I'm still kinda surprised Girafarig didn't get any before me, given it's Japanese name. XD

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ELMO-kibafangirl11 In reply to Dragga [2009-10-19 06:56:33 +0000 UTC]

yeah

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kaialone [2009-10-14 11:26:34 +0000 UTC]

based on a quillin?Youre a friggin genius

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Dragga In reply to kaialone [2009-10-14 22:04:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks~ Giraffes and Qilin are basically synonymous, so this seemed like a logical idea.

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kaialone In reply to Dragga [2009-10-14 22:24:10 +0000 UTC]

I know ^^ still,i think its creative

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Dragga In reply to kaialone [2009-10-16 23:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again, mate~ ^^

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kaialone In reply to Dragga [2009-10-16 23:14:12 +0000 UTC]

np^^

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Arcel-Windwing [2009-10-14 07:56:26 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I love it... The only think is I am not much of a fan of its second head, but even with that, I think it was still excellently done.

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Dragga In reply to Arcel-Windwing [2009-10-14 09:52:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ The second head is a bit of a leftover from the original idea, which would have had it be completely dragon from the waist down with the back legs as another pair of front legs facing the other way, like the pushmi-pullyu from Dr. Dolittle and Girafarig's concept art. It wasn't working, so I decided to keep the dragon head a tail.

Glad ya like it all the same, though~

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The-Rebexorcist [2009-10-14 02:06:35 +0000 UTC]

Great story and wicked sweet design. I wish Girafarig actually did evolve into something like that.

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Dragga In reply to The-Rebexorcist [2009-10-14 09:47:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks~ I do have to admit this was fun to design. XD

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Jazz-Rhythm [2009-10-14 01:23:17 +0000 UTC]

very interesting and orginal design! I've never seen soemone else do girafarig evo before, but I think you did a really great job!

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Dragga In reply to Jazz-Rhythm [2009-10-14 09:46:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ My original choice was set to be Shuckle, but it was proving way too difficult to pull off, so I went with Girafarig since it had a mythical basis and is commonly overlooked.

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Kairu-Hakubi [2009-10-05 22:40:57 +0000 UTC]

interesting, since girafarig is properly kirinriki.. you've evolved it with a different kind of anagram ^_^ neat.

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Dragga In reply to Kairu-Hakubi [2009-10-06 05:23:37 +0000 UTC]

Aye~ I was actually wanting a different name, since the Japanese name is awfully close to this already. But, it worked enough.

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MaximusRevolver [2009-10-05 20:00:09 +0000 UTC]

I always wanted to see an evo of girafarig

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Dragga In reply to MaximusRevolver [2009-10-06 05:23:55 +0000 UTC]

It could use one~

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