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[osby]

DAILY DEMON SHOWCASE

“I’m Avian Hamsa. I`m the ride of a really famous god, so you better treat me nice!”

Alignment: Light-Law

Origin: Hindu mythology. A sacred bird shaped like an aquatic migratory bird, possibly based on geese, swans, or even flamingos. It’s associated with the Supreme Spirit, Ultimate Reality and its flight symbolize emancipation from samsara. Hamsas eat pearls and have the ability to separate milk and water, and good and evil. In Ramayana, it carries messages between divided lovers. Along with certain other gods, Brahma’s divine ride is said to be a specific hamsa.

Skills: Zanma, Dia, Sukunda, Hama

Next time you will meet a demon of the Fury race.

Spoiler: Design Notes

Hamsa’s design is admittedly a joke for what is essentially a pretty significant symbolic animal but I’d be lying if I say I’m not absolutely in love with how it looks. It looks so positively derpy that I can’t help but adore this silly duck in the military get-up. It’s not even technically inaccurate, considering we don’t know the exact type of bird Hamsa is supposed to be. A pretty vanilla demon but I think it works pretty well. Let’s be grateful it’s not a flamingo.

 

[GilTheGreat19]

DAILY DEMON SHOWCASE

“I’m Avian Hamsa. I`m the ride of a really famous god, so you better treat me nice!”

Alignment: Light-Law

Origin: Hindu mythology. A sacred bird shaped like an aquatic migratory bird, possibly based on geese, swans, or even flamingos. It’s associated with the Supreme Spirit, Ultimate Reality and its flight symbolize emancipation from samsara. Hamsas eat pearls and have the ability to separate milk and water, and good and evil. In Ramayana, it carries messages between divided lovers. Along with certain other gods, Brahma’s divine ride is said to be a specific hamsa.

Skills: Zanma, Dia, Sukunda, Hama

Next time you will meet a demon of the Fury race.

Spoiler: Design Notes

Hamsa’s design is admittedly a joke for what is essentially a pretty significant symbolic animal but I’d be lying if I say I’m not absolutely in love with how it looks. It looks so positively derpy that I can’t help but adore this silly duck in the military get-up. It’s not even technically inaccurate, considering we don’t know the exact type of bird Hamsa is supposed to be. A pretty vanilla demon but I think it works pretty well. Let’s be grateful it’s not a flamingo.

Ayo now I'm curious, did SMT get you to be interested in various mythologies or were you already a mythology geek beforehand?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Don't worry, we don't have that kind of Pokemon fans in this thread.

I hope...

Pokémon fans…..

What have I missed?

 

[Pokelego999]

Pokémon fans…..

What have I missed?

Ah well simply put, it's stuff I cannot discuss due to the fact it'll start another Smashboards.com moment.

 

[osby]

Ayo now I'm curious, did SMT get you to be interested in various mythologies or were you already a mythology geek beforehand?

The latter, but Megami Tensei introduced me to a lot of figures and myths I wouldn't be familiar with otherwise.

Half of the fun of this project is sharing the stuff I learned by playing the games and the other is geeking over my obscure faves.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Vegeta's character arc is getting training, having his one second of badassery and flexing his brand new powers, and then jobbing immediately.

Happened in Resurrection F.
Happened in Goku Black.
Happened in ToP.
Happened in Moro arc.
Literally just happened in the manga two months ago.

Toyotaro's never gonna let Vegeta get a W lmao

I’d like to count the Goku Blaxk arc as half a win since Trunks both has half of Vegeta’s genes and was the victor of the arc

Power levels are bull****.

 

[TheMightyP]

Pokémon fans…..

What have I missed?

Pokemon fans like minors. That is the joke.


Except that there's actually truth in it.

 

[Pokelego999]

Pokemon fans like minors. That is the joke.


Except that there's actually truth in it.

Well I guess we're doing a smashboards moment


And yes there is some truth to it. Don't look further into this for your sanity.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

Okay, let's move on, please

 

[Pokelego999]

Okay, let's move on, please

Indeed. So how has everyone's day been so far?

 

[Wario Bros.]

I want to see the official placement of all Pokémon regions on a world map.

I don't care if it doesn't include the regions outside of the core games, just let me see one.

 

[TheMightyP]

Well I guess we're doing a smashboards moment


And yes there is some truth to it. Don't look further into this for your sanity.

Okay, let's move on, please

Nah, I wasn't gonna go further beyond that lol.


So how are y'all doing?

 

[MooMew64]

So how are y'all doing?

I'm playing through randomizers again and struggling with how devs haven't made these kind of things official modes in their games.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Got some more concept art for a character from Asteria! Once again, this concept art was drawn by HaikuHello.

This character is named David, and I won't say too much about em' yet... but oh boy, he's one of my favorites.
Metal Shop X Noipoi Wademan94 @Jotadé M MooMew64

 

[GilTheGreat19]

The latter, but Megami Tensei introduced me to a lot of figures and myths I wouldn't be familiar with otherwise.

Half of the fun of this project is sharing the stuff I learned by playing the games and the other is geeking over my obscure faves.

Oh awesome dude
I liked and knew a bit of mythology beforehand, but a game kinda introduced me to way more figures than I'd ever imagine.
Only difference is that that game isn't SMT but rather Rodeo Stampede on the iOS and Android stores LOLLLL

Though that game showed me some cool af figures, given that one level you can play on is Olympus

Quetzalcoatl, A Feathered Serpent Mesopotamian Deity often associated with the Planet Venus
Y Ddraig Goch, the Welsh Dragon that King Arthur is said to have fought
Jörmungandr, A Norse serpent said to have started Ragnorak given its sheer size
and Corvus, a bird associated with stories about the Greek God Apollo

To name a few : )

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith need to ****ing chill

 

[SnakeFighter64]

General piece of advice for my Pokémon X play through. Which is better, Lanturn with Volt Absorb or Water Absorb?

 

[Metallinatus]

Don't worry, we don't have that kind of Pokemon fans in this thread.

I hope...

Listen, it's not my fault if I had a crush on May when I was roughly her age, and dear lord it's been almost 20 years.

TheMightyP Metallinatus I think I might be a Chun-Li main after all

Nice, one more believer converted to the church of "jumps giggles raises hand doing the victory sign YATTA!"

 

[Lamperouge]

Twitter is ranking the Spider-Man movies so I thought I'd do one here.

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Spider-Man
3. Into the Spider-Verse
4. Far from Home
5. Spider-Man 3
6. Homecoming
7. TASM
8. TASM 2

Although it's admittedly been a while since I've seen TASM so maybe I'm due for a rewatch sometime.

 

[TheMightyP]

TheMightyP Metallinatus I think I might be a Chun-Li main after all

Welcome to the club, what made you switch?

Did you like her playstyle? Did Ryu not work out?

Or were you like me and picked her because of her thig--theme, yeah. Damn typos.

 

[Jondolio]

Welcome to the club, what made you switch?

Did you like her playstyle? Did Ryu not work out?

I just really liked her playstyle. She just clicked with me so well. Ryu and Ken are still fun but if I'm ever gonna start grinding to become the best Street Fighter player in the world for some reason I'll probably try to get better with Chun.

Or were you like me and picked her because of her thig--theme, yeah. Damn typos.

also i do like muscular women even if chun-li isn't quite exactly my type

 

[TheMightyP]

chun-li isn't quite exactly my type

This close to being based and then you said this.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to kill you for this. Start running.

 

[Z25]

General piece of advice for my Pokémon X play through. Which is better, Lanturn with Volt Absorb or Water Absorb?

Competitively, volt absorb. Because electric is neutral on Lanturn where water is resisted and less likely to be used on Lanturn

 

[CureParfait]

So how are y'all doing?

Being hyped that DnF Duel had more stuff come out recently.

 

[Pokelego999]

General piece of advice for my Pokémon X play through. Which is better, Lanturn with Volt Absorb or Water Absorb?

I'd say go for Volt Absorb. Water Absorb ain't bad it's easier to tank than Electric with Lanturn.

 

[Noipoi]

So how are y'all doing?

Doing alright. My job is fine but it’s also not something I see myself doing for much longer. Once the holiday season is up, I’m outta here.

Pondering ways to make my art career more lucrative, instead of getting one commission every three months.

 

[Pokelego999]

Doing alright. My job is fine but it’s also not something I see myself doing for much longer. Once the holiday season is up, I’m outta here.

Pondering ways to make my art career more lucrative, instead of getting one commission every three months.

Try sharing your art everywhere. People will see it and might want to see more.

 

[Jondolio]

This close to being based and then you said this.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to kill you for this. Start running.

Sorry bro I like tomboys and Chun-Li ain't quite it, even if she is attractive

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

Sorry bro I like tomboys

BASED

 

[MooMew64]

If Sega weren't cowards, they'd bring back Honey.

 

[TheMightyP]

Sorry bro I like tomboys

You have been spared from my wrath

 

[dezeray112]

Twitter is ranking the Spider-Man movies so I thought I'd do one here.

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Spider-Man
3. Into the Spider-Verse
4. Far from Home
5. Spider-Man 3
6. Homecoming
7. TASM
8. TASM 2

Although it's admittedly been a while since I've seen TASM so maybe I'm due for a rewatch sometime.

Spider-Man 2 will always be the best Spidey film there is. I wasn't particularly a fan of the Amazing Spider Man films even though Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone did pretty well in their acting performance.

 

[Guynamednelson]

I just really liked her playstyle. She just clicked with me so well. Ryu and Ken are still fun but if I'm ever gonna start grinding to become the best Street Fighter player in the world for some reason I'll probably try to get better with Chun.

Just note that her special inputs aren't as consistent between SF games as Ryu and Guile's.

 

[Metallinatus]

Just note that her special inputs aren't as consistent between SF games as Ryu and Guile's.

I don't like her in 3rd Strike because they went away with all her charge specials there. I find her less fun in the VS games too for the same reason. Just let my Chun have her charges, damnit.

 

[Jondolio]

You have been spared from my wrath

Thank you sir

 

[GilTheGreat19]

But is it pizza time?

 

[TheMightyP]

I don't like her in 3rd Strike because they went away with all her charge specials there. I find her less fun in the VS games too for the same reason. Just let my Chun have her charges, damnit.

I mean, Spinning Bird Kick is still a charge, at least in MvC3.

Yeah

 

[Jondolio]

You know for the longest time I couldn't get into fighting games due to the bad taste Street Fighter 2 initially left in my mouth

Now I can't stop playing Street Fighter 2

 

[Z25]

Interesting theory and one that does make sense:

 

[Pokelego999]

Me Shiny checking Sableye in the tail end of spotlight hour: Haha, imagine if this one was shin-