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bethanythebogwitch · 2 days

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Australian Pokemon - single stages

Another set of Fakemon for my Goorda region, based on a combination of Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Previous posts: non-natives, regional standards, creepy lines, regional variants, birds, early-game standards, misc 2, misc 1, variant starters, starters

Wakaremai, the Transport Pokemon, water/dragon type. They have been used since ancient times as transportation, carrying humans between islands with the canoes growing from their backs. Some scientists believe ancient Goordan people created the species, but are not sure how. SOme legends say that people were first brought to Goorda on the back of a gigantic Wakaremai. While massive, Wakaremai are gentle giants who feed exclusively on plankton and are easily tamed by humans. Since the invention of motorboats, Wakaremai have become more common in the wild.

Wakaremai is a combination basking shark and waka, Maori canoes. I based the design on this reconstruction waka. It fills the same niche as Lapras in being a transport focused water type and Lapras are either not native to Goorda or where never used for transport. Real life basking sharks are plankton-eating gentle giants just like Wakaremai. The story of Wakaremai bringing people to Goorda is based on Maori stories of how they first came to Aotearoa on canoes. I did make two boat sharks in the same region, but Wakaremai is a gentle giant and defensively oriented while Davalossam (in a previous post) is very hostile and offensively oriented. Wakaremai's name comes from "waka" and "reremai", the Maori word for basking shark.

Mimicrag, the Thin Pokemon, fairy/rock type. Their bodies are paper-thin, making them incredibly flexible, but they are so light that the wind will blow them away. They live inside cracks in rocks and only emerge on windless days. Mimicrag are intelligent and mischievous Pokemon that have been known to prank hikers, but they seem to mean no harm. Legends say that the Mimicrag taught the first humans in Goorda how to survive in their new homes.

Mimicrag is based on the mimi, mythical creatures from north Australia who had to live in cracks in rocks because their bodies were so thin wind could kill them. They were believed to have inhabited Australia before humanity and taught humans how to hunt and make rock art. Depictions of the mimi are found in a lot of petroglyphs, which inspired the rock typing. Mimicrag would be a very fast and lightweight, but defensively poor Pokemon, the opposite of most rock types. The name comes from "mimi" and "crag".

Windipet, the Carpet Shark Pokemon, flying type. These airborne Pokemon normally dwell high in the sky and eat clouds, but they occasionally come low enough to encounter humans. They are strong enough to carry a human, but need training as their normal flying style would quickly send the rider falling. Windipet are know to be playful and will spend hours playing with each other when they meet.

Windipet is a flying carpet that is a carpet shark. Specifically, it's a tasseled wobbegong and a tasseled carpet. Them living in the atmosphere and rarely coming down is a reference to atmospheric beasts, cryptids that allegedly live their entire lives in the sky. Windipet comes from "windy" and "carpet" and I tried to mimic the word wobbegong.

Didgeridoodlebug, the Noisy Pokemon, bug/normal type. It has eight horn-like organs on its back that it can move air through to create a very loud noise. Smaller, stick-like organs coating its back are banged together to make more noises. During mating season, Didgeridoodlebug create cacophonous symphonies to attract mates, much to the dismay of any nearby humans trying to sleep.

Didgeridoodlebug is based on two Australian musical instruments and Thopha saccata, a species of Australian cicada that is a contender for the loudest insect in the world. Much like real cicadas, their songs can be very frustrating for humans. The musical instruments are the didgeridoo and clapsticks, both of which are used by Aboriginal peoples. I made it part normal type both because we don't have a bug/normal yet and to give it STAB on moves like hyper voice and uproar. Its name comes from "didgeridoo" and "doodlebug". Cicadas aren't doodlebugs, but I just couldn't pass up on that pun.

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atomic-chronoscaph · 1 year

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The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

#the thief of bagdad gif #conrad veidt #sabu #40s fantasy movies #alexander korda #june duprez #john justin #rex ingram #michael powell #william cameron menzies #genie #flying carpet #arabian nights #40s movies #1940s #1940 #gif #chronoscaph gif

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danskjavlarna · 1 year

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Here’s my uplifting collection of vintage flying carpets.

#flying carpet #fairy tale #genie #vintage illustration #illustration

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dstears · 1 year

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Flying Carpet x Cloak of Levitation : OTP

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

#alladin #flying carpet #dr strange #cloak of levitation #crackship

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dreaminginthedeepsouth · 2 months

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Riding a Flying Carpet, an 1880 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov

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“I confess I do not believe in time. I like to fold my magic carpet, after use, in such a way as to superimpose one part of the pattern upon another. Let visitors trip. And the highest enjoyment of timelessness―in a landscape selected at random―is when I stand among rare butterflies and their food plants. This is ecstasy, and behind the ecstasy is something else, which is hard to explain. It is like a momentary vacuum into which rushes all that I love. A sense of oneness with sun and stone. A thrill of gratitude to whom it may concern―to the contrapuntal genius of human fate or to tender ghosts humoring a lucky mortal.” ― Vladimir Nabokov

#quotes #Vladimir Nabokov #Flying carpet #Viktor Vasnetsov

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illustratus · 1 year

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The Flying Carpet by Viktor Vasnetsov

A depiction of the hero of Russian folklore, Ivan Tsarevich

#flying carpet #magic carpet #art #viktor vasnetsov #flying #carpet #magic #magical #ivan tsarevich #tsarevich #russian #folklore #russia #romanticism

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photozoi · 1 year

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When you are sleeping and suddenly wake up wondering where you left your best toy.

Jeep, Borzoi

#Jeep #Borzoi #sighthound #interrupted nap #flying carpet #photozoi #1-2023 #original photo #the squeak woke him #the Wizzard was playing with Jeep's chicken #oh no!

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bryan360 · 6 months

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Here’s my note before I’ll get started….

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“Day 22: Magic 🐰🪄🎩”

Now we’re finally getting somewhere for Maxwell’s spotlight. After previously of having his sister battle out some broccoli invaders, it’s time to changing some tunes for this performer in stage….errr, on a flying carpet.

That’s right, our favorite red glasses buddy now becomes a full-on rabbit magician himself. This is something where he had in mind; especially being fascinated of how in common for rabbits and magicians. Or just saying from his mind in curiosity.

That being said, he too be showing his own tricks by waving his magic paintbrush. Creating out of Halloween festivities that sure bring for the party. 🎉🎃👻