worlds littlest guy. anything that dinosaur-esque immediately gets a high score for me. AND they seem useful. great creature. love them. 8/10, wonderful little guy.
I always imagined guars more dinosaur like than anything, so I wanted to make some headcanons! I mean, they're cute the way they're depicted in canon, but I never understood the appeal of the sloped back and the frog head, my dino nerd brain just HAS to theropod-ify them. Don't fight me on this bc idc
Pack guars, inspired by Allosaurus, are bred to have less defensive features (like the head crest and hock spurs). They're common and cheap, and look very plain as they're used for work and nothing else really.
Wild guars, inspired by Carnotaurus, are fit for running and defending themselves, they have countershading and striping (depicted is perhaps a male which uses it's red stripes for courting) they have long hock spurs which grow to curl upwards as the creature ages. Their long legs are incredibly strong and one kick can definitely knock you out! Although they're mainly herbivorous, their snout is short and enables them to open their maw wider than usual, allowing for more teeth to puncture you!
Lastly, the Ornate Guar, inspired by Dilophosaurus, is bred by nobility to be used in shows and parades and overall just for an ego boost. Their head crests are large but very ineffective in combat, and their hock spurs are filed down regularly. There are many other ornate type guars bred by different houses, but the Skyfire guar is definitely one of the more stunning ones!
If you want me to draw more dino-guars, feel free to comment with ideas! I kinda wanna draw some of the diff variants in ESO but give them my own twists :D