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Description This character has no relation to Sidon, was never modeled after Sidon, and I would appreciate if I didn't get any comments stating such. Your comment will get hidden if you go against this simple request. It's rude to call OCs similar to established characters in media (when it's obvious that wasn't the intention) and it disheartens me as an artist, keeping me from making more content of this character. pls ppl, he literally doesn't look like sidon im so tired

[Name]
Xaltocan
[Gender] Male
[Age] Unknown, it's safe to assume he's well over a century old. 
[Race] Zora; Tiger shark features

[Occupation] Marauder, Archaeologist, Weapon smith
[Base of operations] Travels between Zora's Domain and South Akkala

[Personality]

Xaltocan presents himself as a big and intimidating Zora who should be avoided at all costs. He's one to pride himself in his strength and it's not uncommon for him to enter scuffles. This recklessness has gotten him in life threatening situations before, but it doesn't seem like he's learned his lesson. Under all that, he's a big goof who's gentle and considerate. He'd risk life and limb to those he loves and isn't a stranger to spoiling loved ones.

[Info]
Born to a single mother, him and his younger brother were raised outside of the domain. During his youth, his antics would start rumors of a strange child Zora entity that appears under the cover of darkness. As he matured, he'd venture out farther and farther away from the small sanctuary his mother made to interact with other Zora. His curiosity peaked when he saw Hylians coming through the domain and managed to convince his brother to join him on some scenic outings. It was around this time where he gained infamy for being a rough housing Zora.

Growing up, his mother would teach him the importance of keeping the environment healthy. This involved protecting other animals, no matter how small. So it didn't take long for Xaltocan to fight with Hylians on the regular. He was chastised at the domain for picking fights with those who relied on hunting for sustenance and began being educated by Hylian researchers on who to deal with. He gained the moniker of a marauding Zora among poachers, but his efforts weren't without consequences. On many occasions he'd come back a bloody mess, making both his family and others worried about his approach to this whole marauder deal.

Xaltocan shrugged off most concerns and kept going on about his business. He only began being a little more careful when he met a Hylian girl who helped nurse him back to health after another nasty encounter with poachers. He doted on her, hard, but would often not speak about her in fear of the elders getting after him.
At some point, his mother fell ill and scoured Hyrule to find ingredients for medicine. During this absence, he was unaware of an attempted attack on his brother. So when he came back to the domain, he was met with a surprise when a Hylian and Rito forced him to be part of a research team. He had little say in the matter as the Hylian, Faria, held saving his brother's life over his head.

He's asked to stay at the Domain to look after his aging mother, but does venture to South Akkala to collect guardian parts.   
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Comments: 20

devillord7 [2020-12-04 06:53:54 +0000 UTC]

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Kr-o In reply to devillord7 [2020-12-04 07:25:32 +0000 UTC]

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FrillsandFangs [2019-06-18 19:30:39 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE HIM?? He's such a well thought out character and his design is so good 
He looks literally nothing like Sidon,are people blind? 

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Kr-o In reply to FrillsandFangs [2019-06-19 19:22:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 
I guess it happens, not to say it isn't rude to begin with. But at least I know it wasn't the intent and that's all that really matters.

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Fing3rM3Daddy [2018-05-14 00:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Don’t know if you know this but when you search Sidon on this site, this character shows up. (Not saying he’s Sidon, cause he’s clearly not, but this people where all the “Oh lol a drawing of Sidon” people are coming from.)

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Fing3rM3Daddy In reply to Fing3rM3Daddy [2018-05-14 00:46:45 +0000 UTC]

Ps I love this pretty boi and all that he is

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Kr-o In reply to Fing3rM3Daddy [2018-05-14 19:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Tho it still hurts when folks compare him to Sidon, like it's not that hard to not leave those type of comments.;; Especially, during the BOTW Zora OC craze, there were characters with the exact same design as Sidon with colors being the only thing separating the characters. So it's not hard to see why I get defensive about it. ;o;

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Fing3rM3Daddy In reply to Kr-o [2018-05-15 17:46:09 +0000 UTC]

I can see where it would be frustrating— simply looking at the drawing alone gives me the impression you’ve put in a lot of work and love into making this character. Hopefully people get the message and understand that Xalto and Sidon are two very different characters

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V-I-R-G-I-N [2018-03-12 17:32:09 +0000 UTC]

I was flippin through cute Zora characters, and came across yours! I love the design, but it may be because it's already been done
He looks an awful lot like prince Sidon, I actually clicked on this because I thought it was indeed him! Just recommending you tweak him a bit, not for my own opinion, but because you could possibly get in trouble with someone who had influence in creating him, although Nintendo is a huge company and they don't really have time to flip through everyone's creations, just some food for thought, copyright has been a severe issue with creators now-a-days, also! You may want to credit Nintendo

Here's a simple example:  Credit for creating the Zora's and their respective attributes belongs to -> www.nintendo.com/
I created a Zora OC too, and I made sure to credit them as well ^-^

Here's a reference of Sidon to show the uncanny resemblance. Hope this helps. I'd hate to see you striked for a character, your art is amazing.
  

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Kr-o In reply to V-I-R-G-I-N [2018-03-12 17:52:11 +0000 UTC]

i know you mean well but this is actually very rude. the character was made with no relation to sidon, not even the color. i've even gone as far putting labels on my character to not be tagged or be called sidon and even then people still refer the character as sidon despite the two of them only sharing skin coloration. which is funny because i've seen many characters directly modeled after sidon, head crest and anatomy, yet they never got the same comments as my character cause they're not red. 

i'm also not required to by law to credit the source material because everybody knows where it's from. i'm not making a profit off it. nintendo will only care if it's a project i'm making money off of. if i get a strike, the opposing party's already in the wrong. 

again, i know you mean well but i just can't help but feel disheartened with the amount of comments i get of my character just because he's red and buff.

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BritishMindslave In reply to V-I-R-G-I-N [2018-03-12 17:47:23 +0000 UTC]

He's not gonna get in trouble because the design is similar.
He knows it's similar, it's called inspiration lmao
In fact, he's a fan character for the same game.

ALL I'm sayin is that you went through making this comment, finding reference, etc. for Sidon when it's clearly for the same game Sidon's in for kinda nothing.  He knows the character looks like Sidon.

He's not going to get a strike for a character that looks similar to Sidon. He's not making money off the character. You should also read the comments of him images, because you're not the only person that's said this either.

TL;DR: He knows the character looks like Sidon, but it really doesn't matter because Red Zoras are a thing outside of Sidon's family :0
Pls don't go to people's characters and make this long, drawn-out comparison. Not only is it rude and discouraging to artists, you're very likely not the first person to make a comment about the similarities. xD

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ClownTown64 [2018-02-08 07:55:24 +0000 UTC]

I dunno why, but red zoras always remind me of knuckles the echidna for some reason.

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Dragontooth150 [2018-01-04 16:04:47 +0000 UTC]

This is really good! Just one thing...

It’s like Sidon
Had a head extension

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Kr-o In reply to Dragontooth150 [2018-01-07 01:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Not to come off as rude, but my oc being compared to an established character is kinda disheartening;;

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Dragontooth150 In reply to Kr-o [2018-01-08 05:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Sorry

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Kelaiah [2017-09-09 05:22:08 +0000 UTC]

Cool design, and I love his background info!

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Kr-o In reply to Kelaiah [2017-09-09 17:18:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Kelaiah In reply to Kr-o [2017-09-09 19:35:03 +0000 UTC]

I read up on your other OCs. Their story sounds like a lot of fun!

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chani14 [2017-09-08 23:57:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow he's cool~!^U^

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Kr-o In reply to chani14 [2017-09-09 17:18:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so! ;o;/

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