Finally finished altering the bone tail! This was absolute HELL of an alteration as the belt kept getting in the way of machining the zipper, whilst the extra fabric from the zip tape made it extremely difficult to pass the needle through when closing. And lets not forget I had to resew the interior straps together, blind!
Here’s a random render I made of Hooktail (and family) from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. I tried to match the official artwork as closely as possible, which wasn’t easy.
Do you think that the Shadow Queen might have something to do with the Ruined Kingdom? She is said to have brought the end of multiple civilizations 1000 years ago and has the power to create dragons.
Oooh this is very interesting! Gonna be honest I completely forgot about the Ruined Kingdom lmao my playthrough of Mario Odyssey kinda went by like a blur
I guess it’s theoretically possible that the dragon we see in the Ruined Kingdom could be made from the Shadow Queen if we ignore just how different that dragon looks compared to rest of her dragons (I legit did not remember SQ making dragons I must have missed that lol)
Though...the Ruined Dragon isn’t really shown to be inherently violent, or has the purpose of protecting anything like a Crystal Star. He just kinda seemed to be controlled by Bowser? Idk he was wearing a helmet so I just assumed.
Kinda wished he was used more...but we had a lot of bosses in that game djkhskjgh. Anyways, his origin...the Shadow Queen? Hm...I think the only way I could believe that he’s created from the queen herself is if he was created like, as a prototype, before she appeared in Rougeport (thus explaining why the Ruined Dragon is literally not anywhere near the other 3 dragons)
My next step is trying to figure out why RD (just gonna abbreviate now) was created in the first place besides the obvious “derrrr dragon of destruction” haha. Like we don’t really see him protecting anything as mentioned earlier, and oddly enough he just resides in the Ruined Kingdom...just makes me wonder why...the dragon isn’t inherently evil. Evil to the point where the dragon himself tried to take over the entire world.
I would say RD has no purpose now that SQ is gone, kinda just...hanging around bein a dragon and eating tourists just because lol
Maybe RD’s creation was a test for the Shadow Queen, and chose a random kingdom to obliterate.
Honestly I don’t have enough evidence to really say all of this is true I’m just grasping at whatever straws I can find, but I really do like the idea of a secret project of the Shadow Queen being around here somewhere...I wonder why she made dragons and sirens.
Actually, side tangent here, this makes me wonder about Fracktail and Wracktail, dragons created by the Tribe of the Ancients...like, they’re ROBOT Dragons, and look hella similar to 2 of the 3 dragons the Shadow Queen created... (wonder why only 2?) Maybe the Shadow Queen and the Tribe of the Ancients have some sort of connection? Specifically Wracktail was said to be a prototype locked away...presumably in the Flipside Pit of 100 trials. And then Fracktail was made, who was a good boi who protected the pure heart, but could also deal judgement if necessary. Wracktail was probably a created guardian gone wrong, maybe used with the Shadow Queen’s influence to be more violent...
That’s just me spitballin tho
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YEAHHH!!! My first time facing Bonetail! I had to restart one time because of a game over before reaching him, but my friend helped me get back to where I was and the fight was pretty easy with the right badges equipped.
Paper-Mario-Wiki. I've always wanted to ask you, Hooktail from Thousand Year Door is confirmed to be a relative of Bonetail and Gloomtail, but is Fracktail a relative too or do all Paper Mario dragons have the same naming scheme?
Thank you for your time.
not at all!
Fracktail is the robotic protector of the pure heart, and as a result doesn't have any siblings.
to the contrary of this assumption, his appearance is much more similar to the Blargg dragons of Mario World, and his korean name only makes this connection stronger; in korean, Blarggs are called "짜자잔" or "Jjajajan", which is an onomatopoeia for something surprising.
Fracktail's korean name is a play on that, being "진자잔" or "Jinjajan".
Posting a lot today but heres my red vs blue warrior cats au
Rainclan (Blueteam)
Leader:
Stormstar: Scarred dark grey tom with blue eyes (Wash) Apprentice: Lemonpaw
Deputy:
Sandnose: Siamese she-cat with blue eyes (Kimball)
Medcat:
Bonetail: White and grey she-cat with amber eyes (Dr Grey)
Warriors:
Cloudpelt: Pale grey and white fluffy tom with green eyes (Church)
Darkclaw: Black she-cat with yellow eyes (Tex)
Silvermoon: Dark brown tom with blue-green eyes (Tucker) Apprentice: Minnowpaw
Sunheart: Dark grey tabby tom with amber eyes (Caboose) Apprentice: Riverpaw
Brightwhisker: Cream she-cat with yellow eyes (Kai) Apprentice: Spiderpaw
Firefang: Ginger she-cat with green eyes (Carolina) Apprentice: Rainpaw
Apprentices:
Riverpaw: Brown tom with blue eyes (Andersmith)
Minnowpaw: Grey tabby tom with blue eyes (Palomo)
Lemonpaw: Cream tom with green eyes (Matthews)
Rainpaw: Grey spotted tom with blue eyes (Epsilon)
Spiderpaw: Black tom with blue eyes (Junior)
Fireclan (Redteam)
Leader:
Bloodstar: Shaggy scarred grey tom with yellow eyes (Sarge)
Deputy:
Rustwhisker: Dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes (Simmons) Apprentice: Sweetpaw
Medcat:
Berrystem: Dark grey tom with amber eyes (Doc) Apprentice: Sharppaw
Warriors:
Persimmonstripe: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Grif) Apprentice: Sourpaw
Rosepelt: Scarred pale ginger tom with amber eyes (Donut)
Mudburr: Brown tom with brown eyes (Lopez)
Oliveclaw: Scarred shaggy brown tom with green eyes (Locus)
Apprentices:
Sourpaw: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Bitters)
Sweetpaw: Dark ginger she-cat with green eyes (Jensen)
Sharppaw: Dark grey tom with yellow eyes (Omega)
Moonclan (Pfl)
Leader:
Rainstar: Dark grey tom with green eyes (The Director)
Medcat:
Coldwhisper: Dark brown tom with amber eyes (Counsellor)
Warriors:
Quickwater: Blue-grey tom with blue eyes (Florida)
Snowwhisker: White tom with black spots and blue eyes (Wyoming) Apprentice: Beetlepaw
Stoneclaw: Big white tom with amber eyes (Maine) Apprentice: Thornpaw
Dusttail: Pale brown tom with amber eyes (York) Apprentice: Fernpaw
Pinenose: Cream and white tom with blue eyes (North) Apprentice: Bouncepaw
Sparktooth: Cream and white she-cat with blue eyes (South) Apprentice: Skypaw
Haretail: Brown and white she-cat with amber eyes (Ct) Apprentice: Cloudpaw
Eaglewing: White and black she-cat with yellow eyes (479er)
Apprentices:
Fernpaw: Gray tabby tom with green eyes (Delta)
Thornpaw: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Sigma)
Beetlepaw: Brown tabby tom with green eyes (Gamma)
Cloudpaw: Grey cat with yellow eyes (Eta)
Skypaw: White cat with blue eyes (Iota)
Bouncepaw: Dusty calico tom with blue and yellow eyes (Theta)
Rogues:
Shark: Brown and orange tom with amber eyes (Sharkface)
Felix: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Felix)
Lightning: Black tom with white streaks and blue eyes (Temple)
I apologize in advance for the extreme levels of autism I will be displaying when the ttyd remake comes out. it's one of my favorite games of all time and I will NOT be able to shut up about it
anyway did you know that I once did a 5 hp run of the game? I did this to take advantage of all of the badges that activate when mario is in danger, which he always is when you reduce your max hp to 5. to date this was the only time I've ever been able to beat the pit of 100 trials. the bonetail fight was the most exhilarating gaming experience of my life because I knew that if at any point I missed a super guard and my close call or lucky day badges didn't activate I would be oneshot by any of his attacks