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man this one was the biggest yet, I had to cut some options due to some like the slitherwing, who wouldn't work with inexperienced trainers. (by that, I mean they'd die shortly after these guys hatched) they could still be introduced later, just not in the main lineup.
looks like the deadly nadder has won! up next we have (my personal favorite) mystery class!
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so update
I fractured my dominant arm yesterday, and I am currently unable to write stories or do art, (barely able to type this with my left hand) so anything related to the nine realms modern times rewrite will probably only be put on here after a month or so. I can still make the polls tho until then
sorry I was a bit late to the party, the monstrous nightmare wins! can't wait to start working on its character, up next we have Tracker class.
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designed two of the poll hybrids
(apologies if none of you can read my handwriting, I can make another post with all the stats/info on it if that's the case) this is their adult form of the whispering death/gronckle hybrid and the scauldron/thunderdrum hybrid's designs. Hers is based off of a gulper eel, and she lost her eye due to accidentally bashing it hard on a rock when practicing swimming. Since the technology is more advanced in this era, to reference hiccup making a tail prosthetic, the male hybrid would have one of those wheelchairs for dogs who's back legs are paralysed.
my apologies to those who missed this, I thought I'd put it at the usual time but it wasn't. The results will be a scauldron thunderdrum hybrid, (It would look a bit like a gulper eel I think) and stoker class is next.
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And the results are in! the Stormcutter has won by a landslide! my condolences to the speed stingers. Up next is Tidal class! (managed to catch this in the morning, so it'll be out quicker than this one was)
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And in a shocking development here folks, it looks like we have a tie between the gronckle, and the whispering death! Who will the victor be?
Well as it's a tie, it seems it will need to be a hybrid, that I shall be working on the concept art on next morning! I'll be sure to post the next pole in the morning as well, so stay tuned 👋
httyd in modern times NR rewrite. I'm using one dragon from each class in it for the main characters, and decided to put vote on it.
Basically whichever dragon wins will be one of the seven dragons character for the main characters to raise.
httyd in modern times NR rewrite. I'm using one dragon from each class in it for the main characters, and decided to put vote on it.
Basically whichever dragon wins will be one of the seven dragons character for the main characters to raise.
A redesign of the dragon for my nine realms self-insert and uhh yeah
Open species btw
On another note, I just got to season three and. Wow. Looks like we're finally getting somewhere!
Tbh, I really hated season 1, and season 2 wasn't really memorable except for a few episodes(like the fight between Tom and D'Angelo), but this one? It's actually really cool!
There's more non forced interactions between the characters (+ interactions between the kids and the parents! They have actual personalities and goals now!) and the whole "realm" thing is highlighting the more biological side of the franchise, as well as the references to RoB, DoB and Rtte AND the mistery of the residents that came before.
Not only that, but this season made me like Jun! Which is incredible considering the first impression she gave me, although I think the bad reviews of the show shaped my idea of her from the very start. Still, she feels more organic and complex in a non-cringey way, and is far more relatable! And, to my personal opinion, her issues and characteristics felt-well handled. Really loved the Medusa Episode.
Also, gotta love her older brother, their rilvary is nicely done, and makes me root for both of them. Eugene is such a fun character to see, even if he's a moron, and I found both his and Buzzaw's (I dont know how to spell it) screentime enjoyable, even more their interactions!
I also loved Webmaster, he has the most personality out of the dragons and matches his riders' freak, but I think it would've been better if he was bigger, his legs were a bit more separated or his feet(?) smaller and his face not as roundy. Still love him tho. My favourite duo besides Alex and Feathers.
Still, even if I loved the fact that they showed some of the dragons from the original franchise, it really rubs on how badly done the new designs are. I even got used to them, but when the M. Nightmare appeared you could see how different they were in style. It felt more like a crossover than a continuation of the saga, which, yes, I did say it would be better to be it's own thing, but in the sense of following a unique plot and archetypes, not in defering it's designing. Even if its in another timeline, there has to be a sense of continuity and similarity to remember us that it's Httyd, the saga of dragon riders with very unique dragon designs, not another generic series that just so happens to be about dragons.
Pyro Out!
Welp, I tried.
I may have bever mentioned it, but I'm a Httyd fan to the core, and the hiperfixation is back and it hit me like a bullet train.
So, after going berserker and watching a RoB marathon, I remembered Nine Realms exists, and yes, it gave me the ick, but I decided to try it out.
You see, I dont like hating things, I need a VALID REASON to actually hate something or at least feel that my hate is acceptable.
Add that with my desire to expand the httyd lore and marvel myself with ANY content, ohhh boyy-
So yeah, so far I've seen season 1 and I'm on chapter 3 of season 2, and to be honest? I expected worse, although that show has already done a LOT of damage to my heart.
Like, wtf is THIS????
It's just there. Staring at me. Evil thing.
I literally searched "httyd ugly unicorn thing" and this EMBODIMENT OF THE WORST THINGS ALIVE showed up. There's no way you can tell me that thing is "cute", it's EVERYTHING but CUTE! I also really hated Jun on that episode, but even more the writers. How can you compare something like KILLING in SELF DEFENCE with bringing ducking SATAN to the human world because "I love unicorns??" Girl not even my eleven year old sister would do something like that and she LOVES unicorns. Also, did I forget to say she never apologised? Like, just joked about the incident and acted like Tom was the one in the wrong? What kind of message is that writers!?
On another note, I really like Tom's mom, is the only caracter that seems to be her own person in the entire series besides Alex, hope she doesn't turn out bad or anything.
Which brings me to my biggest problem with this series: It's not its own thing. The literal second episode is just a compilation of parallels between Tom &Thunder and Hiccup & Toothless, and I hate it. "Oh look! It's just like your favorite dragon riders, they are so similar! They are descendant of Hiccup and Toothless, so it's just like seeing them reflected in them! It's the same! Come and let us take your money!!!"
This show is doing everything at its power to be "just like httyd", when it's not: It's a whole new scenario with a interesting concept with the whole ICARUS thing (even though I'm sure they just copied that from Camp Cretaceus, given with how much tnr relies on its own creativity) as well as the one-season mysteries, the semi-likeable teenagers which is asking a lot in media, and a huge chance of LORE EXPANDING (my fav thing everrr) and this show could be SO MUCH BETTER but they just stick with creating parallels and showing how this spin-off is just identical to the other shows and it's exactly the same and ARGGHHGGGHHH-
Let them have their OWN UNIQUE BOND so that we can like them BECAUSE they are TOM AND THUNDER and NOT BECAUSE THEY RESEMBLE HICCUP AND TOOTHLESS. Let me like the rest of the cast BECAUSE WE GOT NEW RIDERS, not because they are all the NEW RIDERS WE'VE GOT.
I want to like this show, I really do, but it's getting harder every time I click the next episode, because there are so many lost ideas, plotholes and terrible designs (which I dont usually complain about, I never minded the character design of any media until this show), that I just pray to myself that the next chapter will be better, because I'm not sure what to expect will ruin my day or make it harder for me to watch.
But I want to be an informed hater, or even perhaps a unlucky enjoyer, so I'll keep watching, and I'll try to undertand why so many people hate it, and justify the few who love it.
Pyro Out.
It's kinda sad that Tom Kullersen wasn't even given a birthday... ☠️