What would Craddock look like if his design were more realistic/animalistic, and less colorful/magical? Well, according to the amazing dragon artist   Schl4fmuetze he would look like this!

Craddock has done away with his golden underplating and exchanged it for a more grey color to better camouflage in snowy environments. Additionally the icy blue bits have been exchanged for more snowy white features.

Does this mean that this version of Craddock does not have the ability to turn his back and tail spiky? Actually, he still can! But in a much simpler fashion! In this form, Craddock can drive out the spikes on his back and tail tip, and freeze them in place, turning icy blue once again, and making his tail tip just as dangerous!

Additionally Craddock has exchanged what few anthropomorphic qualities he had for more feral ones. He no longer has opposable thumbs on his forelegs, and does not wear ski goggles. Additionally he no longer has smooth paws with the option to form icicle claws, but instead has more regular claws that are always present.

I would like to stress that this redesign is NOT CANON. Craddock's official design has not changed. This was just a fun 'what if' commission, so thanks again to   Schl4fmuetze for the great redesign!