"I trace the stars to map my path to you"
i think a lot about polaris when i draw these euden pieces lol
this is only v1 of this pic btw, i just
don't have the time or energy to do the rest of the work atm orz
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Dragalia's Knights of Glory art
Now, it's been gone over how Dragalia Lost actually used quite a bit of inspiration from one of Cygames' previous works, Knights of Glory, for anything from character designs to dragons.
Of course, this showed up quite literally with characters like Lea when they quite literally just had the "Knights of Glory" showcase, but it also showed up in characters ranging from Jakob to Mikoto to Jurota (also showcasing the alighting butterfly blade, also in Dragalia):
However funny it is to see who we came to know as different characters in a different media, though, the dragons are 10x funnier to look at.
You see, it seemed that Knights of Glory had a certain 'evolution system' to dragons, where they'd develop and grow more fancy, if they weren't inexplicably transforming into an attractive humanoid woman because of course-
And oh boy, we can kinda see alternative evolutionary paths for the Greatwyrms.
There's Midgardsormr, who seems to most closely resemble the fully evolved form from the start...(he also gained an element, as this dragon line apparently has no element!)
Mercury, who is in her middle phase:
Imagine a hydra Mercury!
...Brunhilda? Not very sure on this one. She might just be a new design, but here's my best guess for what dragon they might have been inspired from:
Of course, in her 'final form' if this was a dragon they used as inspiration.
Jupiter, whom I'd almost put in his middle stage for closeness of design:
Last but not least, poor Zodiark, who really got hammered with the skeletal dragon design and is also in his middle stage and is also drooling 24/7:
Where is his stomach? Where are his organs? Why is he bipedal?? He lost some bulk in his transition to Dragalia, too. Honestly, I like Dragalia Zodiark more than his inspiration here.
That's enough of full evolutionary trees for now, though.
Some other funny ones to me include:
-Silke turning into a skeletal horse on her final evolution:
-Baby Leviathan going :-D all the time:
-Baby Poseidon (honestly a lot of the babies are funny since we only knew their final forms, typically);
-Possibly Cat Sìth inspiration???
-Baby Zephyr:
-Baby Nidhogg, sitting all prim and proper and ready to watch Euden die still:
-Teenage...Satan? Having a evil little :) face going on there...
Speaking of, quite a few of the dragons were actually repurposed into bosses, as with Satan above, like everyone's favorite:
(We must not let Phraeganoth be revived! ...Until Bondforged Zethia's story, at least).
Might be a stretch here, but maaaaaybe a bit of Kai Yan in here?
The Hypnos/Thanatos/Mega Monarch Emile line's general design:
This is getting long enough as it is, but if you want to see a mix of some old with a lot of new art that they might have used as inspiration for more dragons/adventurers, here's the link I used to the collections of KoG artwork that people were able to preserve:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DragaliaLost/comments/9rtlnz/knights_of_glory_albums/
Hopefully you find it just as interesting and funny as I did perusing the old art!
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Another finished commission, featuring Grace from the mobile game Dragalia Lost. The completion of this piece is conveniently timed with the game's anniversary, which was yesterday (Sep 28).
The game was discontinued last year, so this is mostly an in memoriam tribute, for the commissioners favorite overpowered character.
Commissions are Open!
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ROUND 1: PART 2
Propaganda under cut
Lord Arum
● Okay so from what I've listened to he's not called a dragon but he is a four-armed, two-legged reptilian man who is born/created to be the guardian and caretaker of an ancient massive magical plant house called The Keep. So, magic lizard guarding magic castle sounds like a dragon to me.
He falls in love with a male human knight and a female human scientist. Bi and poly rights! We have enemies to lovers, homoerotically charged duels, and desperate acts of kidnapping to save the only thing he loves that leads to him finding more people to love (and also saves the only thing he loved).
Midgardsormr
● Midgardsormr is the Windwyrm, a dragon who governs over the winds. Dragons in Dragalia Lost are considered an important part of nature itself, standing apart from humanity.
However, the protagonist's ancestor, Alberius, formed an incredibly close bond with Midgardsormr, to the point of completely changing his opinions on humans and the world at large. This culminated in them both rebelling against Elysium (who is essentially a dragon god) to protect humanity from his divine judgement.
Even three hundred years later, Midgardsormr clearly still thinks highly of Alberius and their time together.
Quote: "Then I ask you once more, Midgardsormr: Can dragon and man forge a true bond?"
"They can. The days I lived with Alberius in centuries past are proof of this— and those bonds continue through time. I shall protect this world he created, where dragon and man can journey as one."
Comic: https://i.imgur.com/BZqic79.png
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPcw1NykG6k
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Humanoid Chthonius joins the party!
It's a shame Chthonius never got a humanoid form. What would he have looked like? My best guess is a knight-like design, taking his dragon form scales that look like armor as his actual armor. Maybe the inside of his cape can take on the aurora borealis-like coloration of his wings, which will add a lot of color to the design if I ever get around to doing a full color version.
I can imagine him wielding a sword like Alberius. Someone needs to have his back in up close combat! Mids already took the bow, and all the other human greatwyrms have what seems like everything but a sword (also no staff or wands, but ya know knights and swords fit better). Anyway, this was my take at a Human Chthonius!
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