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RyunoOhi β Arcosian Reference Sheet - Male
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Well what do we have here..? Yes, this is the culmination of all of my science fiction nerdiness & Frieza fandom bubbling to the surface. I have been working on this for months now, & I think I'm finally happy with it.As I go through DeviantArt, & other sites, looking for good art or fanfiction regarding Frieza & his species, I'm always left disappointed. There are so many opportunities to do some world-building with these guys! So, I'm trying to slowly compile my own fanmade "worldview" of everyone's favorite maniacal alien overlord. I'm trying to incorporate all the various quirks & design details that we see in canon into a coherent picture of a species, a planet, a history, & a culture. Pretty daunting task, but hey, I have a habit of biting off more than I can chew!
Sooo, on to the actual picture!First, please note that the models used here are just that: generic models. They're not O.C.s, they're not re-colors (technically), they're just meant to demonstrate the main types of species coloration found among Arcosians (I even tried to scientifically explain the drastic differences between some individuals' coloration!). Second, these are just the males - I'll probably be doing a female version soon enough as a companion piece.
Now, for the next installment of this series, I would like my Watchers & DeviantArt friends to suggest to me what to draw next. Will it be:
Female Reference Sheet? DONE! [link] 
Ages & Development From Birth to Death?
Overview of the Planet Arcos?
History & Mythology?
Language & Etiquette?
Skeletal Structure & Basic Physiology?As you can see, I have a LOT of ideas floating 'round in my head. It's up to you to choose what I will expand on next!
EDIT: Guys, I forgot a category, which I have added above. I may even think of more choices for you to pick from, but these encompass the majority of my ideas. Now to go do...RESEARCH!
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Maybe you mentioned this somewhere, but what's your theory on the Acrosian transformations? From SoD it seems to follow the idea that they're used to conserve power, but Freiza also states he has/had to achieve his forms through stressful and dangerous situations. Besides the basic stuff, Haabu also confused me, because he can reach his third form but not the fourth
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*Arcosian.Β As the exposition in SoD informed you, transformations are triggered by stress, & then must be sustained in order to regulate the new level of power.Β Haabu is an artificial case, & never received enough of a trigger to achieve the Fourth Form.Β Frieza & Kooler are exceptions, rather than rules, because in Frieza's case, he endured repeated natural traumas that spurred his transformations.Β Kooler did much the same by choice using artificial means to try to match his brother's level of power.Β Most Arcosians wouldn't be willing to go that far.
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You know, I always saw Frieza's skin stripes as shingled scales or something along those lines, perhaps a recessive epidermal trait inherited from one parent, considering Kold and Cooler don't have them.
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Well, you also have to keep in mind that Kooler is only seen in canon in his Fourth Form & Fifth Form.Β We don't know what his lower forms look like, but I think, going by Frieza's example, he's probably a lot more patterned.Β As for the scales, I dunno, I always thought of Arcosians having very small, fine scales that are pretty soft, like a lot of lizard species.Β The stripes to me are just areas where it's pigmented in an organized way.Β Interestingly, your theory of shingled scales is how I explain the insides of Frieza's ears.Β The overlapping layers of scales help keep out foreign objects, but still allow them to hear omnidirectionally.
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Well, I spell it differently so that A) itβs easier to use as a tag or keyword, & B) because it looks more like a name. Whenever I do something different from canon, thereβs always a good reason.
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So, you made an account just to complain about something trivial that literally nobody cares about.
Weird flex man, but you do you. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
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Can you do Ages and Development from birth to death? I would like to see that
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Eventually, when I have time to work on this project again, I shall.Β Meanwhile, I'll log your vote.Β I think that's the most popular category so far.
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very very AWESOME!!!
extremely well done!
have you perhaps covered the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (Cooler's Super Evolution) forms?
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No, I have not.Β They're considered unnatural transformations, & they tend to be hard to classify, being unique to the individual in many cases.
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what would the Asians,Mexicans,and Africans be in the Arcosian society
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Probably different features based on geography & isolated breeding populations, just like with humans.Β One skin tone that's normally rare in one population might be the norm in another more isolated one.Β Different environmental factors like altitude, diet, & the presence of large bodies of water would also shape Arcosians through natural selection in favor of traits that would help them survive.
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You've officially made learning a fun experience. I've always been interested in the concept of Arcosians. I'm interested in what the true form of the albino type looks like, as it's obvious Frieza is of the dominant type and Kooler is of the recessive type, and what of abnormalities such as; Kuriza's lack of horns but horn like protrusion from the top of his head or Cooler's display of bony white armor over his skin. What is the great Cold classified under? I'd say dominant, but he seemed a little bit more colored to that of the recessive type. P.S. I'm a fan of SoD, I'm really looking forward to it's future. [Don't spoil anything for me please I'm only on Chapter 10 :>]
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Glad that I've made learning super-fun for you, as it is for me!Β The Fourth Form of an albino would resemble Frieza's, but with red keratin of course, & a slightly different skin tone, perhaps a light yellow or orange.Β Kuriza looks the way he does because he is a child; horns come in at a later stage of life, so right now, all he has is an egg tooth-like structure at the back of his head.Β Kooler's armor is a bit more odd - I usually explain it as being the same as Frieza's, except that his is more defined due to his skin tone (on Frieza, you can't really tell that he still has armored plates over his chest).Β Kold is, like Frieza, a variant of the dominant phenotype.Β
Thanks for reading SoD by the way!
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Hmm. Your description of the Albino fourth form is now carved and colored into a wall in my brain. How old is Kuriza anyway? I've heard Frieza and Kooler are around 2,000 years old or something. Now that you're revealing to me that he does, I can look at pictures of Frieza and see it now. I always thought a reason for why Kooler beat Frieza to the fifth form is because of the armor.. Now that Frieza is revealed to have that as well I'm not sure anymore. I thought Kold was dominant, but I wasn't sure he kind of seemed in between dominant and recessive. Oh and you're welcome, SoD has earned a place in my top five favorite list of Dragon Ball Z Fanfictions.
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Well, I based my concept of the albino form off of real reptile morphs with that kind of pigmentation.Β That's why they're not white (as people expect albino = white for all species, when it isn't necessarily so).Β Kuriza is...hmm...hard to say, as Arcosians measure time differently, plus they mature at a different rate than humans.Β Psychologically, he's still just a kid.Β He'd have to be at least 20 Earth years old, though, to fit the time scale of Neko Majin Z.Β Frieza is, in my estimation, around 59 Earth years old when he comes to Earth.Β Kooler's quite a bit older, maybe around mid-sixties.Β Kold would have been at least 630 years old when he was killed on Earth, & he wasn't particularly old for his species.
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I now wish I was an Arcosian. Although with my luck I'd end up as a very pale albino with little battle power and terrible hunting abilities. Although with my personality I could probably make friends that might not abandon me to die off-world. I showed this reference sheet and the female one to some of my friends and they were mind blown. You can put my vote down for history and mythology. P.S. I finally made it to the end of chapter 12 of SoD and I loved the suspense. Always enough to keep people waiting happily.
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Hehe, well, unless you're an albino human, you wouldn't be an albino Arcosian, at least in my head-canon (I have a weird theory that if you turn a person into another race/species, the rules of genetics & such still apply, as much as is applicable).Β Like, if I were to draw myself as an Arcosian, since I've got blonde hair, blue eyes, & fair skin (All of which are highly recessive traits), I'd probably turn out to be a recessive morph, but with prominent stripes because I inherited some dominant traits from my brunette mother.Β Since my distant ancestors were German knights & Vikings, I'd probably have a good chance of being fairly strong, or at least having the potential for it.Β Anyway, I'm glad that you & your friends all liked my theories & ideas!Β If you all like SoD, remember to leave some reviews - those motivate me to write each new chapter, heh.
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Wow my ancestors were German as well isn't that just neat? I have brunette hair, brown eyes, and somewhat pale skin; I have no idea at all what that would make me. I'll be sure to leave a good review next time I get onto my fanfiction account.
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Hehe, cool indeed!Β Another Frieza fan I know is full German...I wonder if there's some weird connection between people who are German/part German & liking Frieza?Β Sounds like you've got all dominant phenotypes in your appearance, so you would probably look closer to how Frieza himself appears, you lucky xenophile, you.
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You have my respect for attempting to do this and while I would like to see the Female Counterpart for this, my overriding passion for history I would like to see the installment on the History and Mythology of the species.
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Alright! I'll put you down as voting for that option, though with the way it's looking, I shall be doing the Distaff Counterpart sheet first. The history part's going to be easy, but the mythology, I need to work on a bit more to consolidate. I do have some interesting things in store, though.
Thank you for the compliment as well, that means a LOT to me!
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Interesting concepts! How would you classify Cooler's coloration?
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Recessive traits, mostly. Skin tones ranging from a darker purple to bluish are a recessive trait. Lighter/more reddish skin tones are dominant traits, generally speaking. In Kooler's case, he takes after his mother, as far as coloration.
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LOL! Love it!
My story has the opposite! Frieza's coloration is recessive in my story! Lol, funny how fan thinks alike and differently! I'm might take a peek at that story. It looks so long that I might not be able to finish it though!!! Lots to do: church, college, near full-time job, leatherwork.
I had a funny thought while replying to one of your messages: since I sew and do leather work, wouldn't it be kind of funny/cool to make "Arcosian" headbands that have the horns and a coloration of choice? I'm such a geek.......lol
Anyhoo, ciao!
~D
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...I'd buy that. Of course, I say that figuratively, since I'm not rich enough to buy anything frivolous at this point in my life. However, IF money was no object, I would definitely buy that. ~_~o
But yeah, awesome idea! You could do male/female versions (males have horns that are out to the sides; females' point backwards), with optional accessories, like Isa's horn caps & bands. I was trying to figure out a cultural explanation for what amounted to a novel idea I had in the original design sketches (in my Scraps, if you're curious), & I think I've decided that the horn caps are equivalent to wedding rings/bindi mark on Indian women, etc. They're a visual signal to others ("hey, this chick is married, don't bother trying to impress her"), but also signify that a female Arcosian has a partner, so they're not competing for anyone (hence the sharp pointy bits being covered, making them less dangerous). I imagine that Arcosian culture evolved this over a period of time, from when they used to physically fight for mates, to becoming cultured & evolving towards a more ritualistic system of wooing mates.
Yeah, I think waaay too much about these guys. I want to be an alien anthropologist...
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Alien anthropology!!!!!!! LOL!!!!! Seems like you got the Arcosians and I have the saiyan anthropology - VERY tribalistic society before the downfall of the Tuffles, perhaps with a Masaai or Mayan flare. The warrior class is definitely the highest class and tribes/clans are led by chiefs/chieftains. Primitive, the saiyains were and clearly had their own technology before arriving on planet Plant after the destruction of the original saiyan planet by the last super saiyan. Anyhoo, after arriving on Plant, an unfamiliar setting, the saiyans resorted back to a primitive society without the technologies of their home planet. Because of the immense population and advanced civilization of the Tuffles (and their distaste for the Saiyans), saiyan society remained tribalistic and quite primitive much like many South American and African tribes remain today despite the advances of civilization.
Okay, enough of an anthropology lesson! Good job basing Arcosian culture a little on Indian cultures! Kind of what I had in mind too!
~D
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...I think I've found my nerd soulmate/best friend in you.
I conceive of Arcosians as being similar, but not entirely analogous to, a few different, mostly ancient cultures. Romans spring to mind when I'm designing their sociopolitical structure (plus a lot of their buildings & innovations), but they also resemble other more primitive peoples...they're an ancient race, & while they like to pride themselves on being civilized, they're a hair's breadth away from being superstitious, tribal, & otherwise backward. You can see the obvious schism between the older individuals & the new generation, & there's a definite disconnect between them.
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I finished drawing one of my 3 female Arcosians last night. Working on #2. The finished one is indeed Tunjra. She's somewhat tall, very elegant, and regal looking. I'm thinking of sticking her as Cooler's unnamed mate/wife in my story. She's not a huge character, but she does carry some of the aesthetics of my version of the Arcosian nation....
I'll discuss more later. Going to get a short nap in before going to Jujitsu for 2 hours...peace out
~D
ps. Lol, nerd soulmate/friend. We'll call it "souldnerd"
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I'd love to see the age and development of them, heck, I'd love to see any except for the skeletal structure
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Okay, I will put down your vote! I won't get to the next image immediately, because of Honor Trip & other obligations, but I do plan to finish this project!
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Um, which to suggest you do...ALL OF THEM. You're awesome!
(Also, I'm incredibly forgetful, what category do Cooler, Chilled and King Cold fall into--Frieza himself seems to be category 1, and Kuriza also, but I can't remember the others' appearance very well...)
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Kooler is the Type 2 Recessive. King Kold is Type 1 Dominant.
I don't consider Chilled to be canon, appearance-wise. If I do have to fit him in, his appearance is a combination of mutation & partial albinism. I really hate his design, though. >_
Thanks for clearing that up.
Yeah, Chilled was kind of...fat, I guess. Not as intimidating as the other members of his family. Frieza was terrifying, King Cold had plenty of potential but was killed pretty quickly, and Cooler...I hate to use this joke, but he was more cool than scary.
But some really interesting ideas. I've had some overthought-fan-theories myself, of how ki works (and there may be something (buried in my memory somewhere) about how Arcosians (if that's what Frieza's race are called) can survive in space, how the armour works, various unecessary things I could post but probably won't...)
Did anything in particular make you think of type 3, since it didn't feature in-canon? It's a pretty good idea, just wondering if it was inspired by anything or was a spontaneous 'ooh, how about this'.
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Actually, I got the visual concept for Type 3 from reading some interesting articles. Particularly this one: [link] Look at the python in the second picture.
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Ooh, interesting. I hadn't really thought about it much.
Oh yeah, and since my mind is constantly babbling, I just thought of a couple of things!
If first form is natural (which does make sense, although the interpretation of 4th form being natural is also a valid one), well, Frieza always seemed a bit angry and uncontrolled in 2nd and 3rd form, yet in his 4th he was composed and calm. I'd suggest that the 4th form is the 'true' transformation (their race's equivalent of Super Saiyan or something--sorry if I made your eye twitch by mentioning 'those monkeys', be warned, I'll be doing it again), and 2 and 3 are intermediate stages--although, judging by the bulged muscles at 100% power, once they increase their power in 4th form by enough, it becomes a bit strained and unnatural, like 2nd and 3rd form (making 4th form at 100% power the rough equivalent of what, Ascended Saiyan?), and if I continue my overstretched analogy a bit further, the 5th form Cooler had would be more Super Saiyan 2-ish, giving personality change, increased power, yaddah yaddah, but also being possible to maintain for extended periods of time. Anyway, the whole 4th form being more natural than 2nd and 3rd (albeit not as much as 1st) would also explain how Cooler was okay with spending almost the whole time in it (yes, I keep making these comparisons, but Full-Power Super Saiyan?) As for King Cold, hell, I don't know. Likes the look of 2nd form? Too lazy to bother unlocking anything higher, but still wants to have all the power he can muster ready (so doesn't stay in 1st)?
Well, that was a wall of text. Before I go, though, you mentioned in another comment about Arcos having dnagerous predators on their planet...dangerous to Arcosians?! Now that's scary! (Unless it turns out Frieza was extremely powerful for his race (I was using him as a reference point for 'an Arcosian'), and most are not nearly as strong, which would kind of make sense, in which case how strong is a typical one? I might be making an assumption, assuming you know, but you do seem to know just about everything about them...)
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Without giving too many spoilers, your assessment that Arcosian transformations are akin to SSJ forms is very astute.
Kold stays in his second form because 1) It's intimidating, but more easy to exist in than, say, 3rd form. You gotta be able to fit through doorways & such. 2) As a full-grown adult, his power in his second form is much greater than Frieza's 2nd form. Thus, they're more or less on equal terms, without Kold needing to transform further. There's a reason that Frieza stayed in his first form, but that will be revealed later on.
As for Arcos' predators, not all Arcosians are as strong as our beloved Royals, remember. Most of them are just average people, so while Chuck Norris could roundhouse kick a puma into submission, us regular Joes could not. So, danger is relative. Most normal Arcosians, if they're not fighters, are about on par with Nameks & strong humans, power-level wise.
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Well, I guess Cold/Kold's power is pretty much up to interpretation, as all we know is that he wasn't as strong as Trunks as a Super Saiyan, although the fact that he was still fairly confident after Frieza was killed implies he may have been stronger, I'd guess. Still, he was a cool character, for the 2 or 3 episodes he appeared in. I would say they shouldn't have killed him off, but it was pretty badass. Anyway, it also does kind of help fans put him in their stories, as his power and abilities are almost completely up to their interpretation (as I mentioned).
Yeah, Frieza (the only Arcosian I've seen fight, aside Kold/Cold for about 5 seconds, I haven't seen the Cooler/Coola movies) did always seem to rely on power more than skill, and I never imagined him to be the type to train as much as the humans and saiyabns, so I guessed Arcosians in general might follow that pattern (though there's nothing to say they can't train at all).
Also, ooh, I'm astute, hooray.
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Interesting work, indeed
I love Discovery Channel-like hypotesis, about this kind of things
I'm doing something similar with my girlfriend, for a fanfiction we're writing
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Thank you, that's a great compliment to me! I love the Discovery Channel (or anything else educational), & I always try, at least in my head, to think about fictional races/species in terms of, "What's their habitat? Their culture? How did they evolve? Why do they have the adaptations we see them with in the series?"
I'm sure Toriyama didn't intend for anyone to go absolutely nuts over his most hated character race, but really, they're begging for a backstory! I do love them so, & obsessing over them constitutes a lot of my nerdiness.
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I want to know what Arcos is like as a planet. Judging from your explanation of the dark lips, it would seem that it's covered in plains or dense forest.
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Very astute observation! Not so much a forest as a very, very dense tropical jungle, with lots of nasty predators to hide from. Hence the stripes & other camouflage. I'll put down your vote.
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Although, with the bright coloration, I hope the flowers/ other flora are quite big, considering the Arcosian's similar coloration to our Orchid Mantises.
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Orchid Mantises & Arcosians?! YOU sir, you have just made an awesome association that I had not thought of!
I had already thought that their stripes are basic break-up-your-outline camouflage for hiding from predators, but this aspect gives me some more ideas for their place in the food chain as ambush predators of their own.
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...wow, I feel pretty great now! ^^ Also, for future reference, I'm a "ma'am," just saying. Considering Arcosian intelligence, I wouldn't think they'd have much need to hunt prey with primitive weaponry, although with any intelligent race, there are still primitive tribes, which I would imagine would consist of mostly grey morphs. Then again, if they have a human-like culture, the nobility would probably go hunting for sport (case in point, Frieza's family, but Frieza in particular).
...man, I never have thought so deeply about a fictional race before.
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