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Rhine, completely redesigned! Here he was: [link] and here he is now.Hadegas are a species I made. Please do NOT make your own Hadega without asking me first! I'll more than likely allow you to make one, but you must tell me your intentions first!
About Hadegas...
Pronounced Aah-day-guh (gu as in "gum").
Females are somewhat larger than males and are more heavily armored. Hadegas are a savage species, even within their own race, and it's not uncommon for males and females to kill their prospective mates during courtship. Hadegas are usually solitary and extremely territorial. Hadegas are compulsive hoarders and keep their collections on their backs.
Their hide has a unique healing aspect which can incorporate foreign tissue into the body. Rocks, bones, metal, garbage, and other materials are frequently found embedded into their bodies. Horns from other animals are used advantageously. If limbs are lost, they can be replaced with found objects.
There are 7 subspecies: Tropical, Derelict, Cave, Magnificent, Mountain, Deep, and Desert.
Tropical Hadegas are of medium size and are brightly colored. They usually have an earthen base color, with flashy patterns. Unlike other subspecies, the Tropical Hadega is rather peaceful and exists in large herds. Tropicals prefer to use branches, ferns, vines, mushrooms, etc to decorate their hide. These live objects will continue to survive on the Hadega; a sort of symbiotic relationship.
Derelict Hadegas reside in urban environments. They are the second smallest subspecies. Rather timid, they are rarely encountered. Derelicts use metal, garbage, traffic cones, etc. to decorate their hides. They are usually plainly colored with dingy patterns and dark hues.
Cave Hadegas are the smallest subspecies. They are pale in coloration and have translucent flesh. Numerous bioluminescent spots are present. They tend to keep the hide decorations sparse.
Magnificent and Mountain Hadegas are the largest subspecies, with Mountain being slightly larger. They look very similar, both using rocks and bones in their hides with dark pelts, but the Magnificent has elaborate bioluminescent patterns while the Mountain has a more camouflaged appearance. Mountain and Magnificent Hadegas are extremely aggressive and live completely alone. They are very rare because they are more likely to kill their mate than breed.
Deep Hadegas are completely aquatic, venturing on land maybe once or twice in their life. They range in color depending on the depth/location or their habitat. Shells, corals, and sea plants are common decorations. They are of Medium size.
Desert Hadegas are lean and longer than other species. They are of medium large size. Earthen colors are common, along with boulders and feathers to decorate the pelt. Desert Hadegas exist in small family groups.
Rhine and Hadegas are (c) to me!
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Comments: 24
tWistedscissors [2010-06-08 14:44:13 +0000 UTC]
Moody I find I keep coming back to this deviation in my favourites when I see it LOL. It's so eye catching. Would I be able to make my own character with your permission? I just love making character designs (: I really like both the Tropical and Derelict ones, but I think I'd like to make a Derelict one- what sort of size is 'small', though?
Also, do you roleplay them yourself or no?
<33 ee thanks
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DrMoody In reply to tWistedscissors [2010-06-09 21:00:53 +0000 UTC]
Hi! And thanks! Go right ahead!!! I imagine Derelicts to be around the size of a large dog, and Tropicals would be a bit larger. Let me see it when you're done! <3
I haven't roleplayed in ages. So nooo. They're just one of the creatures in my mind that I finally sat down and drew. Maybe some day I'll actually design a whole world for them and every other critter.
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PaleHok [2010-01-30 01:03:24 +0000 UTC]
I love his head from the front, it looks kind of alligator-ish. c: And walking on knuckles = <3 I'm not sure why, but I think it's really neat. You changed him so much *_*
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DrMoody In reply to PaleHok [2010-01-30 06:34:27 +0000 UTC]
xD spax icon is made of win.
Thank ya Koi! I know! I liked his old design, but I wanted something totally different.
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kintsy [2010-01-27 03:38:57 +0000 UTC]
I was just wondering - I want to make a Magnificent Hadega as well, what features would I keep / change? Do they all have tails like his, etc. What variables is there?
Thanks!
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DrMoody In reply to kintsy [2010-01-27 06:26:21 +0000 UTC]
Magnificents like to make themselves as nasty as possible. They use strong and jagged materials to increase their armor and strength. Rhine uses the crystals on his neck to ram and crush his enemies. Basically, the Maginificent's accessories are "function not fashion." The patterns should be daunting, distracting, or disorienting. In Rhine's case, he intensifies the light from the crystals to blind his foes... then it's lights out and he attacks in total darkness. The tail shape should be somewhat like a rudder and somewhat lobster-like... but have some fun and tweak it if you want. Hadegas are descendants from amphibious creatures; the tail was once used for swimming.
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tWistedscissors [2010-01-25 16:21:42 +0000 UTC]
This design is awesome D: Love your colour choices and scale detail in here. Mmm~ <3
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ShadowToxin [2010-01-25 08:29:29 +0000 UTC]
Big hand...Little hand. Nuff said!
But in all seriousness, I -REALLY- love this guys design, he's unique and really cool. Big flat scale tail makes me happy, as do tiny little flaily arms <3 and red speckles!
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Firequill [2010-01-25 06:50:28 +0000 UTC]
I like it! Especially the colours used. Those bright blue crystals and glowy red dots and other red bits look really nice on the darker, bluey-grey body. I also like the tail design; it makes me think of lobsters or other crustaceans. o_O
The yellow of the skull cap thing looks good too and uh... I like the idea of that skull cap instead of it just having eyes.
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DrMoody In reply to Firequill [2010-01-26 04:48:17 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
Yes, crustacean indeed! Hadegas are somewhat amphibious and use the tail as a rudder. Lobsters were on my mind at the time apparently. lol
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