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LightningDraco — 'You Remind Me of Me, When I Was Your Age...'

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Published: 2018-08-25 21:36:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1019; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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Description "You remind me of me when I was your age" ~ Red

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW CUTE YOUNG RED LOOKS OMG HE LOOKS SO CUUUUUTE!

The original version is actually darker than this due to my usage of low brightness to help my eyes from burning and eye strain.  I figured that Red's scales darken and mute slightly with age and hence the bright color.  I know I have missed the blue frills on his elbows, but either I will excuse it with a what if of "grows with age" or add this later since I tend to always forget that Red even had them to begin with.  And I think I have forgotten that he had them for years until recently because of how hidden they were (well to me anyway lol).

After making comparisons between him and the other dragons in the games up to A Hero's Tail in my head, I have grown curious to why he looked different from everyone, especially from the horns, crest/spikes, and claws.  Like, why are they purple??  Seeing that he was controlled and corrupted by The Sorcerer, as revealed in Shadow Legacy, I guessed or theorized that maybe the corruption was responsible for the purple color on the horns and spikes, since some who do have dark colored horns and spikes blend well with their body color and Red's do not, presenting a big contrast of colors.  I wanted Red to look similar to the Dragons with light-colored horns in the original Trilogy and A Hero's Tail, so I made his horns, spikes, and claws light-colored like most dragons in the series, so he actually looks like he could be a relative of Flame.  People imagined Red to be Flame's father, but I imagine him to be a relative to him, or maybe a Grandfather, since Red is an Elder.  I wanted to leave the shape of the horns the way it is since it's one of Red's most notable features and replacing them with a different type would make him look a lot more like Flame directly or just... Not him.  If he was a dragon in the original trilogy, I would assume he was a Magic Crafter, since he is capable of magic in AHT, as well as using a magical scepter.

When I thought about what Red said about Spyro reminding him of himself, I imagined Red being a well-known and skilled fighter during his time, therefore being part of high status at a young age.  He seemed to me to be the type who is excellent in literature, but still prefers combat and exploring as his thing.
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Comments: 5

AnaLee94 [2021-01-11 17:47:19 +0000 UTC]

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NastyaLapka [2018-08-26 10:16:35 +0000 UTC]

Yes! He is soo adorable!  Great job!  

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LightningDraco In reply to NastyaLapka [2018-09-09 14:46:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Legend-series [2018-08-25 22:03:30 +0000 UTC]

aww, he looks so innocent

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LightningDraco In reply to Legend-series [2018-09-09 14:45:49 +0000 UTC]

Those good ol' days ^^

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