Head, bodies and shapes explanations |
https://www.deviantart.com/marvelmania/art/Head-bodies-and-shapes-explanations-877927549
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Tech n color Dream 104 |
https://www.deviantart.com/caddman/art/Tech-n-color-Dream-104-877926552
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It just keeps burning. |
https://www.deviantart.com/zary-cz/art/It-just-keeps-burning-877923932
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In Bali with Yile - by Liancary - Famous Places |
https://www.deviantart.com/liancary-art/art/In-Bali-with-Yile-by-Liancary-Famous-Places-877923234
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Mario and Sonic |
https://www.deviantart.com/jettmanas/art/Mario-and-Sonic-877921773
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Creature Design: regit| Open |
https://www.deviantart.com/krowul/art/Creature-Design-regit-Open-874946967
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Finale |
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Worlds Within: Armadillo |
https://www.deviantart.com/yuumei/art/Worlds-Within-Armadillo-877921169
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American Manticore |
DATE: 02/09/86 TIME: 1 PM LOCATION: Nevada, USA
ID: 587 STATEMENT: 499
The remains of a hiker were found out in the Nevada desert and
transported to Boulder City General Hospital for an autopsy. It was thought to be some kind of animal attack due to the state of the body, however, when the toxicology report came back with an extremely concentrated unknown venom in the man's bloodstream, we were notified.
The official story released was that he had been bitten by a rattlesnake and then consumed by coyotes, but after we acquired the victim's body we surmised that he had been attacked by an American Manticore. They are rare and usually stay clear from any human settlements, however, hikers and backpackers occasionally cross their paths.
Working from where the victim was discovered we tracked the Manticore to a canyon along the Colorado River. It was discovered living in a cave with three cubs. Because of the mother's venom and ability to fling her barbs at great velocity, we decided to use long-range snipers to tranquillise her and move in to contain the young by hand.
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ASSET ANALYSIS: American Manticore
THREAT LEVEL: 4 (DANGEROUS)
In the late 1800s a number of them were brought over from Iraq (once Persia) at the height of the Circus craze. Due to an accident, they escaped and began to breed in the wild. They are incredibly venomous; the spines on their tail along with the stinger contain a neurotoxin that kills in a matter of hours. Each specimen has a unique venom, meaning anti-venom can only be made from the creature that stung the victim. They have the ability to fling the barbs on their tail, taking down prey from a distance.
They have also been called Cactus Cats in the American Southwest due to the spines coving their entire bodies and their young having a green colouration. Manticore Kittens have been seen slashing open cacti exposing the sap and consuming it, having a slightly intoxicating effect.
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Moved away from the creepy human face on this one and went for a more natural look
https://www.deviantart.com/joshuadunlop/art/American-Manticore-877920786
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CM - Honey Meadow |
https://www.deviantart.com/mayhwolf/art/CM-Honey-Meadow-877920511
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Aquila |
https://www.deviantart.com/katepfeilschiefter/art/Aquila-877768003
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Dinocrocuta! |
https://www.deviantart.com/hodarinundu/art/Dinocrocuta-877762480
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DOAXVV Kasumi - First Rouge [DL] |
https://www.deviantart.com/shuubaru/art/DOAXVV-Kasumi-First-Rouge-DL-877758118
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Newcomer Falcon |
https://www.deviantart.com/evilwaluigi/art/Newcomer-Falcon-877757911
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X-Girls Animation |
https://www.deviantart.com/kajinman/art/X-Girls-Animation-877756157
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Monster Mash |
The Sphinx peaced out pretty much as soon as baby Montezuma was weaned (leaving Ahuizotl a single dad), but that didn't mean she wasn't affectionate with him as an infant. Both Monty's parents were quite doting on their lil monster bab.
Ahuizotl's Nahuatl expression, (very) loosely translated, means something like "My heart is flush with happiness". This is his first time meeting his son, as the Sphinx was pretty insistent on privacy during the birth and first few days after. While Ahuizotl has had the company of his tribe of pony loyalists, he's been the last of his kind for......centuries, at this point, so the love he feels for his tiny makeshift family is almost too much to handle
2-4.)
Ahuizotl is verrrry protective of his son. It's only natural, as he feels intense, suffocating guilt for being naive enough to have given him away to ponies (a choice that brought his poor child many years of suffering). More than anything, Ahuizotl wants to make things right....he sort of wants to tuck Monty away in a temple, just like a treasure, so he can never be hurt again. While Ahui holds little fondness for ponies, he doesn't approve of Montezuma's vengeance against ponykind, because he worries it will only bring further troubles. After so much time, however, Ahui's begrudgingly learned to have a little faith in Monty's ability to get himself out of danger.....
Enter Smokescreen.
Smokescreen is someone entirely dedicated to capturing his son and turning him over to the ponies. Ergo, Ahuizotl kind of wants to kill Smokescreen.....the only reason he doesn't is because Monty 1.) insists that murder is wrong, and 2.) is growing increasingly fond of the bothersome agent. So now Ahui gets to worry about whether Smokescreen will take this nebulous rivalry-romance relationship and weaponize it against Monty, who for all his cunning, is quite a bit more naive and vulnerable than he realizes. Ahuizotl fears that Smoky will lure his son in with the promise of love, then betray him and sell him out to the ponies, to be thrown in a cage or hunted for sport or a million other terrifying scenarios Ahui can't help picturing.
(Smokescreen would never do this, so he just figures Ahuizotl is absolutely horrifying to him for no reason, and cuts the guy a wide berth.)
The scene above is actually the second time Ahuizotl and Smokescreen have met. Their first encounter occurred when Smoky tracked Montezuma to a hidden temple in South Equestria. This was in the earlier days of Montys villainy, before hed managed to recruit any minions, so Smoky fully expected an easy capture. He stalks and pounces, knocking Montezuma to the ground, and they have a very vicious knock-down drag-out brawl- but Smoky comes out on top, managing to pin Monty and subdue him with a bite-hold. This is when Ahuizotl rushes in, wondering what the noise is about- and sees a big scary dragon-thing with its jaws locked around his sons neck.
Ahuizotl smashes into Smoky with the force of a freight train. The ferocity and power is unlike anything Smoky has ever known before- Smoke tries to hold his own, hissing and biting and kicking- but the fight is akin to a housecat versus a tiger. Smoky falls- and Montezuma, previously feeling pretty >D about watching his nemesis get his shit wrecked, switches to D8 upon seeing his father moving to deliver the killing bite. Montezuma leaps in between Smoky and Ahuizotl, because no matter how he feels about his nemesis, hes NOT going to stand by and let someone be murdered in cold blood.
He proceeds to scold his indignant father (Im not a baby and I dont need you to rescue me), and Ahui argues right back (Clearly you DO) and they have a little father-son tiff. Monty exasperatedly asks Smoky to give him and his father a few minutes privacy to sort things out&..Smoky naturally takes this opportunity to slink away (with the relic he was sent to reclaim). Monty is pretty embarrassed to discover he let his enemy escape, and this ignites even more bickering with his father.
Monty and Ahui end up having a long, long talk about boundaries. Ahuizotl eventually, begrudgingly is made to understand that his sons business with the agent is a PRIVATE affair, and he is not to intervene (or worse, give embarrassing advice from the sidelines). Monty is able to soothe his fathers anxiety by memorizing a spell to summon Ahui if he ever truly needs help. After that, Ahui relaxes a little, and tries to view the game between his son and Smoky like little kids playing at a slumber party. However, as time passes, and Ahui sees the giddiness Monty develops toward his nemesis, overhears how the two fight-flirt&.his dadly instincts feel that now would be a good time to have a friendly chat with Smoky.
(y'know, I know I've complained about drawing Ahuizotl's big dumb head in the past, but it's really grown on me? it's like a doberman had a baby with a gorgonopsid. he's maybe become one of my favorite characters to draw. i imagine he can open his mouth really, really, really wide- almost 150 degrees- and he absolutely could bite Smokescreen's head clean off his shoulders with very little effort. This was not an idle threat, it was a promise. Now play nice, boys~)
5.) patron request, and also the closest i'll ever come to drawing vore
"Monty, my boy, would you care for a wager? Ten gold pieces says I can't eat a roast pig whole!"
"Nice try, Papa, but I am never making that mistake again."
6.) dammit smokescreen what'd ahuizotl just say about toying with his son's fragile heart
Smokescreen may be rather stoic and serious about his job, but outside of spywork he's a pretty playful, flirty guy. As he and Montezuma start spending more time together where they're not trying to destroy each other, Monty sees more and more glimpses of Smoke's humanity.....and he doesn't know how to feel about it.
"Alright, agent, have it your way. No more fun and games."
Monty is PISSED
after a few people politely pushed to see that "buff manly-manly" Montezuma I'd previously considered drawing, I decided to cave, because y'all know i love drawing muscles
(best believe i referenced from DBZ)
Monty likes to think of himself as being rather sophisticated and prefers to talk his way out of most situations, leaving violence as a last resort. This gentlemanly pacifism isn't particularly helpful, however, when one is being constantly, persistently, annoyingly tailed by a extremely tireless agent of the government. Sometimes you just gotta square up.
A dear patron: I imagine that Smokey got his ass soundly handed to him in this encounter, purely because he'd never seen this side of Monty before.
Me: Oh yes. I imagine Smoky made his typical dramatic entrance, roughing up Montys minions, including a new young one Monty had just assured would have a pleasant, uneventful first day....and then here comes Smoky, throwing people around like toys, breaking jaws and limbs on his stupid noble crusader shtick. Monty figures since violence is the only language the agent seems to speak, nows a great time for him and Smoky to have a private chat. And by chat, I mean Smoky got his shit kicked in
Roboheather: Well now I gotta know about this poor new minion and his very NOT pleasant VERY VERY eventful first day. Though, despite his broken leg and a couple weeks of nightmares, he didn't lose his chipper workplace moral and happily continued on Monty's employment. And anyways he wasn't giving up these kind of benefits! He gets dental! On another note I get the feeling that Monty sees his "minions" as family members, people he actually cares about and is very protective over
Me: Yup! Montys one of those this isnt just a workplace, this is a family kinda bosses, except he actually, genuinely means it. He always remembers his minions birthdays and keeps up with the big events in their lives. Sometimes Smoky plans a big bust on Montys lair only to find the contraband hed thought Monty was smuggling was really just party supplies for Teoxihuitl and Meztlis 20th wedding anniversary
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more stuff on Montezuma and Smokescreen:
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https://www.deviantart.com/lopoddity/art/Monster-Mash-877754583
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The collection grows |
https://www.deviantart.com/death-driver-5000/art/The-collection-grows-877753622
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