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Special NoteMaybe some of you have seen the previous Entei FR we released. But after sketching Suicune & Raikou , Entei piece looks UGLY. Entei , whom should be the biggest from the three now look short & little. (plus it's not really differ from original Entei). We really forget to follow our signature "Escape the Ordinary". So, we decide to totally remake it like we have done with previous legendary trio (adding extra wings to the birds & making the Regis into Legend of Legaia's Ra-Seru). For the trio beasts, we will make them into Anthro Beast Fighter (because there's already so many redraw of these beasts in their animal form on internet, you can just google to see it
), and definitely inspired by our most favourite fighting game, Bloody Roar Series (1&2).Here's the reference :
1. Raikou - The Thunder Tiger inspired by Long the Tiger >>> [link]
2. Entei - The Flame Lion inspired by Gado the Lion >>> [link]
3. Suicune - The Ice Wolf inspired by Yugo the Wolf >>> [link]
Btw, if you are also Bloody Roars fans , our most favourite fighter in all Bloody Roar series is Long & Shen Long the Tigers. Not only our fursonas are Tiger, but also because we are invincible when using it
(unless we fight each other )SHAOLIN KUNGFU FTW !!!
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L' Pokedex no 243
RAIKOU
Info taken directly from Pokemon.com official pokedex,and Serebii.net pokedex
Raikou © Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori , and Nintendo
Image © FR Brothers
© Dec2010
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Comments: 125
Kinds reminds me of a Primal Rage character. I think his name was SlashFang but he wasn't actually in the game, and I often forget it.
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Okay, somebody probably already made this reference, but hey. THUNDERCATS, HOOO!
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I like your work even though many of those Pokémons are very Digimon-like.
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My 4 favorite moves from Raikou are
1 Thunder Fang
2 Rain Dance
3 Hidden Power
4 Sandstorm
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Japanese characters can often be mistaken for others because of similarities. In the translating process for Pokémon, the proper title for this trio is the Beast trio. However, the same character can also be used for the word "dog", and the name has often been mistranslated as the Dog trio.
However, if people actually OBSERVE and check references, the Beast trio is largely based on wild cats. Raikou has tiger characteristics, Entei has those of a lion, and then Suicune is based on a leopard. Despite the long muzzle, Suicune is referenced to Fujin the wind god (hence the name "North Wind") who happened to wear leopard skins, and the Kirin (horn with ability to purify water).
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I read somewhere, maybe Wikipedia or serebii, that the mangaka said they are based on both dogs and the felines you have stated above. So technically they aren't just felines, they have attributes of both. If there's information somewhere that proves me wrong then I apologize, but this is the information I have found out from research since the beast trio are my favorite.
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Even though Entei is based on guardian lions, sometimes people mistake the reference for that of the Shisa, mythical lion-dog beasts. Raikou and Manectric are both based on the same thunder deity, which could take the form of both a tiger and a wolf; however, Raikou clearly has no wolf aspects to it. Suicune has no canine (or lupine or vulpine for that matter) attributes at all. It gets its long muzzle from the Kirin, the creature it references. Also, their names translate to mean "flame emperor", "thunder duke" and "water monarch". (Suicune's name can also be translated to "crystal monarch".)
That's what I've learned, at least.
I'm hoping that X and Y will yield my (new) favorite trio: the Yggdrasil Trio. Why? Yveltal seems largely based on the eagle guardian that protects the top of the Yggdrasil tree, and Xerneas as the deer at ground level, aka the life-bringer. If there's a Z Pokémon, it will be based off Nidhogg, the serpent that eats the roots from the Underworld.
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That's very interesting, I never thought of it like that before. Concerning Suicune though, where did you get that it references the Kirin? It's long muzzle makes it seem canine like to me than any Kirin I've seen. Though I looked it up on Bulbapedia, which might not be very accurate, but it does say the same similar things you do. That the beasts are based off of most likely several legendary creatures including the Qilin also spelled Kirin. Thank you for replying with this information, I appreciate it.
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I cross-reference a lot, so I get my information from plenty of different sites and retain the more recurring facts. The Qilin is able to walk on and purify water with powers that reside in the horn(s) on its head. I've pulled various different lists of Qilin examples in literature and media, and practically every list mentions Suicune.
Why does everyone think Suicune is purely dog or cat when it has mixed features? And noting the muzzle, Suicune has no canine- or feline-like nose or mouth. If anything, it's like the Qilin's more dragonic muzzle. Plus, having the horn(s) arching back as opposed to straight forward is a Qilin aspect. Why does Suicune have paws instead of hooves like many common depictions of Qilin? Because plenty of other depictions also show Qilin with the bodies of large cats, but covered in scales. Qilin are usually depicted as cat-like dragons, unicorn-like dragons or deer-like dragons; the dragon aspects are always retained.
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mt friend keeps on bugging me that this trio is all dogs, yet you've made two of them cat's. I'm on your side with this one. most of them look like cats instead of dogs.
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no, raikou is like a tiger, entei is like a lion, and suicune is like a wolf.
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Correction: Suicune is leopard-based.
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aren't they the "legendary DOGS"??
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NOPE!!! they are the "legendary BEASTS!!"
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FINALLY someone in their right mind to see that they are cats! ANYWAYSSS... i love this artwork! Raikou is my favoruite of the legendary cats, too!
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ummmm..... suicune is a wolf.
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No, it's a cat. All of them are. Look on bulbapedia (I think that's how you spell it :I)
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you spelled it right but lets face it, suicune looks more like a wolf than a member of the cat family right?
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Meh, not really to me.
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Looks awesome! But what i dont get is that the're dogs not cats, cuz entei looks like a lion, raikou looks like a tiger, while suicune is the only one that looks like a dog. Still luv the pic though!
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i wanted to ask, can you do this one again, but without the info stuff, and with like a thunder mountain background?
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hey i was wondering but can u draw a scyther or a haxorus???
any way it looks great and so do the others. they r amazing
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i have the dome for bloody roar and played the wolf or fox
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now for a healthy knock off brand breakfast featuring terry the tiger.
Their food
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Still standing on two legs????? what is wrong with this pictures??????
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and what is wrong with you ??????
can't you read the artist comment / pic description ?
It's Anthro
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Riku is my favorite out of the three! This is amazing!!
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I think this is amazing but I laugh at it a bit because they are the legendary dogs not the legendary tiger, wolf, and lion
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thanks a lot
well, you may laugh
but , the original designs of the 3 legendary "dogs" is indeed based on tiger , wolf & lion 
that's our opinion
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baby-siber tooth tigger!
pokefan-no,its the ledendary thuner pokemon Raiku, not tigger.
baby-...
pokefan-got it?
baby- ... tigger!
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