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my Aka'ari redesigns

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So the canon Aka'ari's designs and personalities are trash lmao so I decided to re-imagine them my own way.

They’re still Tibetan Mastiffs but aren’t fucking elephant-sized, and they all have Chinese names considering their breed. And my versions of them would have some actually interesting personalities instead of just gloating about how EVIL!!!11 they are and nothing more.

I also remember an old tweet speculating how they might have followed some Chimera motif before all the members were revealed, but unfortunately no such thing went through. So I reused that concept for my re-imagining of them.



Shou is renamed Shen, and doesn’t look too different from his canon version aside from having a mane that makes him look like an actual lion (and not a stupid-ass dandelion or Brussel sprout like his recent design, ugh)

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Beniou is renamed Bai Lou and has the goat motifs. Along with the goat horns I gave him a docked tail and the creepy rectangle pupils of an actual goat (don't ask why a dog has them, it just works well with his aesthetic)

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Lastly, WanWan is renamed Wan-Fang and is based off the dragon part of the Chimera. I took a lot of reference from a typical Eastern dragon for his design, including the mane, shaggy eyebrows, (very subtle) mustache, and even though it’s hard to see he has slit pupils. Again, don’t ask how a dog would have those aside from symbolism purposes.

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These were a lot of fun to redesign lol
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Lookin' real juicy :eyes: Shou, Beniou and Wanwan? Who dem? :smirk:
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Holy shit! Those redesigns are looking good and cool, Sketch-San! Nice work! :tfw_rigel3:

Now that I’m looking at those, it makes me wish that this was canon instead. The Aka-ari brothers original designs were not bad when first introduced but then got messy as the story went on. Specifically, who would have ever thought that Shuou, aka Dead Chonk, would have his hair changed into a giant furball after it looked like a lion’s mane? :jeromeder:
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So much better XD
I love your Wan-Fang!
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Awesome redesigns! :D
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Spirit Tree wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:30 am Holy shit! Those redesigns are looking good and cool, Sketch-San! Nice work! :tfw_rigel3:

Now that I’m looking at those, it makes me wish that this was canon instead. The Aka-ari brothers original designs were not bad when first introduced but then got messy as the story went on. Specifically, who would have ever thought that Shuou, aka Dead Chonk, would have his hair changed into a giant furball after it looked like a lion’s mane? :jeromeder:
Ahhh thank you so much! I really miss when Shou looked like an actual Tibetan Mastiff lol. You can literally SEE his mane getting smaller and smaller until it became a pom-pom lmao
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Kasi wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:03 am So much better XD
I long your Wan-Fang!
Thank you! :tfw_bella2:
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They look so good!!! Wanwan is so cool 😍
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They are so beautiful and cute :bon2:
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Nice!! I especially love Wan-Fang O: !
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Can't reply to everyone but thanks for the compliments ya'll! :tfw_bella2: :bon2:
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These are really cool, nice job!!
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Very cool! Especially Wan-Fang!
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