Originally he was going to be a kangaroo, but Dash kinda evolved while I was making him. So now, he is a species which I will call Mtonchi. He's an semi-aquatic african animal (and is rather upset that they left him out of the lion king..). Mto (river) and nchi (land) is swahili. So called because he lives both on land and in the river! In animal form he works transporting things, or maybe creatures, I might develop that later. But think shoopuf from final fantasy x :) He is fairly small though, about the size of a small shetland pony ^^
His feet are kinda like an elephant to help on his long journeys over land, he has a tail like a beaver which helps him to swim quickly through rivers and build things. His head is kinda like a kangaroo or wallaby. He also has deer-like white spots on his back. And he has a partial lion-ish mane (so it doesn't go round the front of his neck but is still quite large). That's for attracting the ladies maybe ;)
Oh and lastly, Xander made him a braid, cos she likes to make them, it's kinda like a club ^^ Either that or she'll make you wear her scarf..
Anyway, that's about it!
His feet are kinda like an elephant to help on his long journeys over land, he has a tail like a beaver which helps him to swim quickly through rivers and build things. His head is kinda like a kangaroo or wallaby. He also has deer-like white spots on his back. And he has a partial lion-ish mane (so it doesn't go round the front of his neck but is still quite large). That's for attracting the ladies maybe ;)
Oh and lastly, Xander made him a braid, cos she likes to make them, it's kinda like a club ^^ Either that or she'll make you wear her scarf..
Anyway, that's about it!
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 606 x 458px
File Size 48.7 kB
This is definitely an adorable character/species design.
I LOVE the thought behind them - the name especially, and the reasons behind the tail, etc. SO MANY TIMES people invent their own speicies and just give them random tails/claws/markings for no reason, just for aesthetics. It kind of bugs me. That's why the only species I ever invented sort've sunk like a dead weight at Lilymud, I suppose, hahaha.
Dash is just adorable.
I would love to draw him for you at some point - the spoooots. I agree with BlueHart. The design is just beautiful.
I LOVE the thought behind them - the name especially, and the reasons behind the tail, etc. SO MANY TIMES people invent their own speicies and just give them random tails/claws/markings for no reason, just for aesthetics. It kind of bugs me. That's why the only species I ever invented sort've sunk like a dead weight at Lilymud, I suppose, hahaha.
Dash is just adorable.
I would love to draw him for you at some point - the spoooots. I agree with BlueHart. The design is just beautiful.
Thanks! I'm glad you like him :) Yeah, I agree about the markings etc, I don't really write stories but I wanted to try and think of a background and reasons for the features of him, and the kinda world and place he fits into. It's also cos I'm really interested in why animals do have these different features and the evolution of them, etc, it's quite fascinating and I'm trying to learn more all the time about them ^^ You should totally make something of this species too and they can be friends :D
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