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Description Yes, yes, it's a digimon, shuttup. x) In fact, there's four of these, so stay that way. I will admit to liking the digimon character designs - they were always just that much cooler than say, pokémon. I just thought they were a little too cartoony, so I thought I'd draw them in my own style.

Metalgreymon was the second one I drew - for those not sad enough to know offhand what he looks like, here's Wikipedia's image . He was done almost entirely from memory (not as much as Greymon , so his markings aren't accurate and neither are his cyborg parts. The wings have deliberately changed as part of the slight realism thing I was going for - they've gone from three pairs of oval fairy wings of dubious lifting capacity to a major and minor pair of hopefully slightly more believable dragon/bat style wings.

Later I looked him up and drew in Tai for a size reference. He's a little short, I realise now, because I drew the older version of him at the height of the younger version. O.o But still, pretty big, huh.

Lines and shading in biro, followed by a quick and kinda sloppy toning job in Photoshop.

Digimon is © Toei Animation and Bandai
Image is © to me (=apocalypsebunny )
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Comments: 77

KatsBrain In reply to ??? [2015-04-22 12:13:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Sorry for the way late reply!

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cwhcubed [2014-01-19 03:07:00 +0000 UTC]

Aah, wonderful! This is one Digimon you don't wanna mess with!

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KatsBrain In reply to cwhcubed [2014-03-24 14:56:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! C: He's always been one of my favourites :3

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cwhcubed In reply to KatsBrain [2014-03-24 14:57:59 +0000 UTC]

I will say that MetalGreymon was my favorite Digimon in the Ultimate level of the first series X'D
So I can agree owo

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kitofthewind [2014-01-18 04:57:31 +0000 UTC]

Daaaaaaaaaaamn

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KatsBrain In reply to kitofthewind [2014-03-24 14:55:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks xD

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Phalpalus-the-dragon [2012-12-08 16:00:14 +0000 UTC]

cool!

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KatsBrain In reply to Phalpalus-the-dragon [2013-08-27 21:45:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Neutral-Demon [2012-10-06 14:07:12 +0000 UTC]

Always found MetalGreymon and all Agumon-line awesome...
Nice job.

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KatsBrain In reply to Neutral-Demon [2013-08-27 21:51:11 +0000 UTC]

They're my favourites c: Awesome dragon-dinosars, what's not to like? Sorry this reply is so late!

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hunterXIII [2012-08-21 01:19:03 +0000 UTC]

METALGREYMON FOREVERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

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KatsBrain In reply to hunterXIII [2013-08-27 21:50:43 +0000 UTC]

Agreeed xD

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Atom001 [2011-09-26 18:39:32 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing!! He looks so real

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KatsBrain In reply to Atom001 [2011-12-17 17:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Sorry for the late reply D:

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Xbox360player [2011-09-15 19:35:10 +0000 UTC]

oh my god thats so coooooooollllllll

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KatsBrain In reply to Xbox360player [2011-09-18 16:30:09 +0000 UTC]

Lmfao, thanks very much xD

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Xbox360player In reply to KatsBrain [2011-09-18 16:30:46 +0000 UTC]

your very welcome

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Protheeus [2011-06-22 12:22:20 +0000 UTC]

So great, so giant, so big, so proud, so imposing, so... so... cyborg?
Please excuse me for lacking vocabulary to describe MetalGreymon, immortalized by your talents. A real masterpiece!

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KatsBrain In reply to Protheeus [2011-09-12 21:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Lmao, thank you ever so much! I'm so sorry this response is late

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artfan22222 [2010-11-20 19:02:47 +0000 UTC]

really nice
not many of these pics

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KatsBrain In reply to artfan22222 [2010-11-22 12:56:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much :3 It's far too much fun drawing realistic digimon.

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Wolverine51 [2010-10-03 19:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow, he actually looks cooler and more badass than in the show. Excellent job!!

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KatsBrain In reply to Wolverine51 [2010-10-28 14:05:52 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thank you very much! I appreciate it :3

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Dragonflyrevolution [2010-09-16 16:17:46 +0000 UTC]

dooooood! you gotta do more of this series!!!

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KatsBrain In reply to Dragonflyrevolution [2010-09-23 23:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, it's entirely likely I'll do more digimon some day, but even though I like the technique I probably won't be doing more exactly like it. x3

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OMGalltaken [2010-05-01 06:31:14 +0000 UTC]

The drawing itself is brilliant I'm sure you don't need to hear from me, but I just think the reimagining looks a little dog-like and horse-like to me, well mammal-like actually. The arms are especially distracting since it makes it look like a quadruped and theropods or whatever they're called usually have rather more delicate arms compared to legs since they're bipedal. Also why'd you give him a tummy tuck!? All powerful animals have a gut(heh look at Andy Bolton) Hmm I think that's where the greyhound imagery came in. Anyway hope you're not offended, the first critical feedback ya have, nice to have a change tho init? Thanks for reading.

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KatsBrain In reply to OMGalltaken [2010-05-02 23:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks :3 Nah, I didn't have any references handy, so it did come out a little mammalian. But the arm was deliberate - anything with such a disproportionately large cybernetic arm (presuming it could exist in the first place xDD) would have serious spinal issues, so I tried to make the two closer in size. I think I must have incorporated a touch of hadrosaur/western dragon in there (despite the fact that they're primarily quadropedal >3>).

I didn't make him that svelte! D: xDD The bulk you see on most large animals is more often than not a gigantic ribcage - and in the case of dinosaurs, there's also the bulge of the Gigantic Pubis Bone of Doom - rather than the potbelly digimon gives its creatures; so that's what I was working with. I did actually include a pubis bone bulge, but since his thighs were angled forward it was quite difficult to see.

I'm not offended at all xD I quite like a good critique, and luckily I'm not entirely bereft of people who do that for me. The thing about these digimon pictures is that they were never going to be perfect. I did them all back in secondary school in biro with no references handy, so there were a lot of screw-ups. But they got attention because they're fanart, and some people seem to have more expectation of them than I ever did. xDD

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Salem-the-Psychic [2010-02-21 21:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Yay for realizum ^-^ I love this so much, makes me wander what other Digimon would look like in real life

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KatsBrain In reply to Salem-the-Psychic [2010-02-22 09:12:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah, I might do more in future. x3

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Salem-the-Psychic In reply to KatsBrain [2010-02-22 16:17:07 +0000 UTC]

Friendly suggestions if you do. Machinedra/Mugenmon, Puppet/pinnochimon, Brachiomon, Bug Digimon of any kind, Machine Digimon would look cool to.

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KatsBrain In reply to Salem-the-Psychic [2010-02-22 17:22:20 +0000 UTC]

I always really liked Machinedramon, but I was never able to do him justice. xD Might try again. Frankly I do best with organic digimon, though I'd like to try Wargreymon at some point. Tyrannomon (dark or not) might be good, Raidramon, Imperialdramon, Pegasusmon, Dorugremon, that sort of thing. x3

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Salem-the-Psychic In reply to KatsBrain [2010-02-22 17:49:59 +0000 UTC]

I can understand that Machinedramon even in the simple cartoon is heavly detailed, so a realistic version would be a nightmare Im sure. Of all digimon I would love to see a realistic Puppetmon the most.

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Grovyle48 [2010-02-02 15:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I feel like the metal claw should be a bit bigger and wider though. Very well done though.

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KatsBrain In reply to Grovyle48 [2010-02-09 09:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you x) I agree that the claw isn't right - I forgot to reference it until it was too late, which was a bit silly really. x3

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Grovyle48 In reply to KatsBrain [2010-02-09 17:53:37 +0000 UTC]

Heh, it happens. Flying theropods with heat-seeking missile launchers on their chest is inarguably the greatest hunting machine in history.

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KaiwaiiKilala77 [2010-01-10 03:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Metalgreymon looks stunning here.

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KatsBrain In reply to KaiwaiiKilala77 [2010-02-09 10:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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KaiwaiiKilala77 In reply to KatsBrain [2010-02-15 02:30:41 +0000 UTC]

No prob. =^w^=

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Kai-Arcana [2009-11-22 14:44:14 +0000 UTC]

This is so kick ass!!! I love the wings...on the other hand, I simply love this pic!!! Hands down, one of the best pics ever. =3 I envy Tai because he has MetalGreymon and you because you can draw him.

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KatsBrain In reply to Kai-Arcana [2010-01-28 17:37:18 +0000 UTC]

Sorry this is so late!

Thank you very much I do love metalgreymon; he's got just enough badass without going over the top and while still being a huge dragon-dinosaur. x3

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darthlink777 [2009-11-10 04:59:24 +0000 UTC]

amazing....

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KatsBrain In reply to darthlink777 [2009-11-10 14:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks x3

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sckarshantallas [2009-10-25 22:49:05 +0000 UTC]

wow...
it's an amazing draw...
i think the cyber claws are a little small...
but it's size is commmom...^^
so good work!!!!!=3

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KatsBrain In reply to sckarshantallas [2009-11-03 23:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I should have referenced the claw better xD But looking back on it, I guess it means he can balance.

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sckarshantallas In reply to KatsBrain [2009-11-04 11:47:54 +0000 UTC]

yeah... it's true...
but the look on it's face is better than most of the pictures that i have ever saw...
i loved that draw... he is... wonderfull... *--*
can i ask one draw for yah?
i love the wargreymon X form... but no one can draw him like if he was born in the real world...
but i think you can... your draw is so... perfect... so realistic...
i would love to see wargreymon X in the real world...
sorry..'^^
i used the reply to ask for a draw...XD but... thanks for the atention...^^

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KatsBrain In reply to sckarshantallas [2009-11-10 00:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Wargreymon X was a pretty badass version of him. |D~~ I might one day draw him, but I'd need epic references handy, and it wouldn't be any time soon, sorry. xD But thanks x3

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sckarshantallas In reply to KatsBrain [2009-11-10 19:32:43 +0000 UTC]

no probl...XD
time doesn't matter to me...XD
i'm kind off lost in time...XD

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Madhijz [2009-09-19 11:07:32 +0000 UTC]

Robot-arm is too small

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KatsBrain In reply to Madhijz [2009-09-20 16:02:33 +0000 UTC]

...Is that really all you have to say? I don't mind if you don't like it, but you could write a better comment.
In any case, I know. I said so in the description. Looking back on it, I don't know if I would make it bigger - I consciously used my own style and made it more realistic, and the gigantic metal arm he has in the series is quite improbable. I changed the wings so they would be more likely to lift him - why not change the arm so that he can actually stand up?

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antidonnie [2009-04-22 07:16:17 +0000 UTC]

I like the look but he's actually too big.

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