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A couple weeks back, I did a poll to see which hybrid character y'all would be more interested in; one that was half Velociraptor, and one that was half Yoshi. It was a close race, but the former won, so they'll be getting an official, finalized design soon. As for this gal here, I did make a quick set of doodles just in case she did win the poll. Since I've actually got quite a few stuff to draw, consider this filler, and have a few facts about this chick.

- Her name, "Kasumi Sakamoto" is the combination of two voice actors that play Yoshi. Her first name is derived from Kazumi Totaka, the current voice actor for Yoshi. Her last name, Sakamoto, is from Chika Sakamoto, who played as Yoshi before Yoshi's Story (they can be heard in the Super Mario World anime short and the SNES era Japanese commercials).

- Kasumi's age was set to be 21; she would've been longtime friends with Airashi Furuya and Rei Mizushima (so a younger version of her would also be present for Chapter 0). Kasumi would've been roughly Mario's height.

- Kasumi looks mostly human, save for a few tells; the spines present on the back of a Yoshi's head run down her neck instead, hidden by her hoodie. She also has a stubby tail and a long tongue. She lacks the shell that doubles as a saddle for purebred Yoshies (not that it would bother her; Kasumi would've been uncomfortable about people riding on her back).

- Kasumi would've been able to Flutter Jump, albeit not as effectively as regular Yoshies. She still would be able to swallow enemies, but her human physiology would prevent her from laying eggs (she'd have to get them from an Egg Block if she wanted to use the Egg Throw technique). Nevertheless, Kasumi's appetite would've been much bigger than that of regular humans.

That's the gist of it; anyways, expect some more actual art soon!

Description
A couple weeks back, I did a poll to see which hybrid character y'all would be more interested in; one that was half Velociraptor, and one that was half Yoshi. It was a close race, but the former won, so they'll be getting an official, finalized design soon. As for this gal here, I did make a quick set of doodles just in case she did win the poll. Since I've actually got quite a few stuff to draw, consider this filler, and have a few facts about this chick.

- Her name, "Kasumi Sakamoto" is the combination of two voice actors that play Yoshi. Her first name is derived from Kazumi Totaka, the current voice actor for Yoshi. Her last name, Sakamoto, is from Chika Sakamoto, who played as Yoshi before Yoshi's Story (they can be heard in the Super Mario World anime short and the SNES era Japanese commercials).

- Kasumi's age was set to be 21; she would've been longtime friends with Airashi Furuya and Rei Mizushima (so a younger version of her would also be present for Chapter 0). Kasumi would've been roughly Mario's height.

- Kasumi looks mostly human, save for a few tells; the spines present on the back of a Yoshi's head run down her neck instead, hidden by her hoodie. She also has a stubby tail and a long tongue. She lacks the shell that doubles as a saddle for purebred Yoshies (not that it would bother her; Kasumi would've been uncomfortable about people riding on her back).

- Kasumi would've been able to Flutter Jump, albeit not as effectively as regular Yoshies. She still would be able to swallow enemies, but her human physiology would prevent her from laying eggs (she'd have to get them from an Egg Block if she wanted to use the Egg Throw technique). Nevertheless, Kasumi's appetite would've been much bigger than that of regular humans.

That's the gist of it; anyways, expect some more actual art soon!