SmashCAP 1: [FINALIZING ART SUBMISSIONS]

[Terywj [태리]]

Here we can discuss and later submit artwork designs / ideas for SmashCAP 1.

SmashCAP 1
Concept: Bulky-Offense Counter
Type: Water/ Ground
Ability: Levitate / Unaware
Base stats: 85 / 80 / 140 / 80 / 65 / 90 (BST: 540)

- Please make ideas / artwork reasonable. It sounds silly, but we don't want posts like "1t sho0d b3 a c4rrot lawlz" and stuff like that.
- Artists may want to factor in Levitate, SmashCAP 1's ability in there artwork upon submission. However, there could be a possibility where SmashCAP 1 may not get Levitate. This is very unlikely, but still, keep that in mind.

Brainstorm away!

Spire IV -Submitted-
ChiboSempai
Mewter
Crash!c
UltiMario -Submitted-
Writer

These 6 people have shown / stated interest in submitting a piece of art for the art poll. If you want to as well please post your drawing with Final Submission in the post. Those collected by 4:30, 1/5/10 will be the options for the art poll.

-Terywj

 

[CRASHiC]

Question: I want to do this, but I suck at drawing, so is this just looking for a concept, or a fully realized piece of art?

 

[Terywj [태리]]

It can be both, really.

The actual piece of art isn't going to show up in like a week. This thread will be open while the rest of the SmashCAP stages (ability discussion, stat spread, etc.) are going on.

-Terywj

 

[Wave⁂]

Vote: Spire

 

[Circa]

Too bad Mantine exists, because a Stingray would be a great animal to base this off of. It spends a lot of its time on the ocean floor, and has the form to look like it would levitate if it weren't underwater.

We could still use it obviously, but it'd be more original if Mantine didn't exist.

 

[UltiMario]

Mantine is a Manta Ray, so its not terrible.

Although, I DO feel as if theres some cool, oddball animal we need to find, that would perfectly suit this.

 

[Circa]

Uhhh...I've been looking and haven't really found much else, but maybe we could use this thing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatrossia

It lives on the ocean floor and its face reminds me of Gyarados for some reason, so I think we could make it fly if we wanted to. Plus its genus is Albatrossia. Think about that one, and you should know where I'm going with it.

 

[Wave⁂]

Huntail .

 

[Circa]

Well ****.

Bulbapedia's stupid, tellin' me Huntail's some weird-*** eel or some **** like that. I probably should have clicked on the pictures, because none of those options looked anything like Huntail. -_-

So yes, I obviously thought of him as well. There really doesn't seem like there's much that fits the persona that hasn't already been used though. :\

 

[CRASHiC]

A remigining of the Great White perhaps? I think we'd be best to simply come up withsomething completely original, like Lapras.

 

[xLeafybug =D]

I think we should decide on the abilities before we come up with artwork. Brainstorming is always a good idea, but I think it would be a dumb idea to come to a conclusion for a while.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

As it is being in the going-through of the other stages...it's kinda obvious this will be at a brainstorming state for the time being. I just wanted to post it now rather than later.

-Terywj

 

[xLeafybug =D]

I know, just thought I'd put it out there. :D

 

[Terywj [태리]]

^__^

Also, what about some sort of mudskipper?

-Terywj

 

[Wave⁂]

mudskipper

mudskip

mudkip

I sure liek dem.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Eh. That's what I thought.

-Terywj

 

[Spire]

Why didn't I see this thread? I'll design something. Water/Ground, hmm... of course the first thing that comes to mind is a turtle, so that's out of the question. We have too many of them anyways.

I'm thinking something like the D&D Catoblepas:

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Yeah this thread kinda (and will) dawdle as the other SmashCAP threads come up.

But that pic is an interesting idea. It would of course have to look bulkier.

-Terywj

 

[UltiMario]

Maybe something thats a blast from the past?
Here is a Dinosaur toy of sorts, a plesiosaur of some kind:

Now an artistic renditions of it:

Maybe we can work around with something like this?

Yeah, I know, this pretty much IS a Baby Lapras.... but....

 

[Spire]

Actually, I think I'm going to base my design on the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakicetus]Pakicetus[/url].

It's known as the first whale. Being one of the first mammals to end up living in both ground and aquatic habitats, I think we'd be doing this pre-historic creature great justice. Of course, I'll spruce it up and such so that it doesn't look like a ferret (that fin on its back is awesome and will be highly capitalized on for design).

 

[CRASHiC]

Spire, don't forget it has to know levitate as well hahahaha. That's what makes this so tricky.

 

[Spire]

Spire, don't forget it has to know levitate as well hahahaha. That's what makes this so tricky.

Oh jeez, I forgot. Well... I have an idea or two. I will draft some ideas while working on some others for the current project over in LoZ.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Remember, everyone is free to submit their own artwork when it comes time for the poll.

I'm also liking the Plesiosaur idea. :D

-Terywj

 

[CRASHiC]

See, I'm not a very visual person at all, so ideas like a stone covered Jellyfish has entered my mind xD I was really hoping on the Water/Ghost because there is an african legend that fits that perfectly about a brain eating horse faced fish. I've mostly been reading on mythological creatures trying to find a sutable creature.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Jellyfish has already been done. But it is a different typing, so like a more groundly oriented jellyfish. xD

-Terywj

 

[CRASHiC]

Nooooo, that's a Portuguese man of war, not a jellyfish.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Ehh good point.

Also, looking at Lapras reminds me of a plesiosaur. =\
Of course Lapras is like a loch ness and all..

-Terywj

 

[Spire]

Well, here's my first submission. I'm planning on doing others, but as I was doodling, this idea erupted so I had to draw it. I have no name for it:

Yeah, it can levitate, but it's currently on the ground.

EDIT: Here's an alternate version using the completed head of my first draft.

Yes, it's suppose to have no eyes, nostrils, tongue, or way of hearing. Aside from touching, it's completely senseless.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I like that! Gives it a smooth aspect of all of it's abilities. Of course it'll have to be off the ground on the final draft.

-Terywj

 

[Spire]

Great, but which one though? I'm leaning towards the latter because it has that classic snake/dragon Pokemon look while the first feels kind of like the oblong 3rd/4th Gen Pokemon that were designed simply to look different an unorthodox.

 

[Wave⁂]

Perhaps give drawing two the eyes from drawing one?

EDIT: Number one looks like a Water Steelix.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

We'll be able to find out when the second ability poll for SmashCAP 1 closes. XD

-Terywj

 

[Spire]

I drew some very 1st-Gen type eyes on it:

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I dunno about anyone else, but the random winding of the mid-body looks weird to me.

It's still great work though.

-Terywj

 

[UltiMario]

I wish I could draw to show off what I mean......
But like, I'd think it'd be cool if we slapped two, giant, wing-like Dorsal fins on Spire's design. If we make a Pokedex entry of some sort, we could say that the wings are a special adaptation, to give it propulsion in the sea, a cover for protection when fanned out while it rests on the seabed, and to allow it to jump out of the water and glide short distances.

I say this covers their use for Water, Ground, and Levitation, within some bound of logic, and would make Spires design perfect IMO.

 

[Spire]

Here's an updated design, fixing the mid-body and showing its levitate ability.

 

[Wave⁂]

He looks very aware.

 

[Deleted member]

spire, looks amazing. try too deviate it from milotic a little more, but aside from that it's sweet.

edit:

 

[Spire]

Oh man, it does look an awful lot like Milotic (and I guess Arbok too). Sseeing as how Gyarados and Milotic are counterparts, what I drew is an easy mix between the two. Eesh, glad you pointed that out. I'll see what I can do.

I urge others to submit work too. Unless we get a horde of drawings, I say we call off the voting and simply work together on the design. For instance, say someone draws something, I see a lot I like in it so I redraw/interpret it, then they/someone else does the same. Collaborative procession is absolute key in design.

EDIT: If Unaware wins, I'm removing the nostrils and making the eyes blind so he can live up to his ability.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Yeah, we can assume Unaware will emerge victorious from the poll.

I was just about to post your second paragraph, Spire.

-Terywj