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UndyingNephalim — Study - Zora Octorider

Published: 2009-05-13 06:31:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 3375; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 46
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Description "The Octorocks were frustrating to domesticate, the Bigoctos were a nightmare." - Duke Neighleth

Full name and other titles: Zora Octoriders

Appearances: None (canon) The Gerudo Wars (non-canon)

Design Notes: Heck yeah, finally the Zora show some teeth. I thought it would be interesting to see a symbiotic relation start to grow between the Zora and the Octoroks. The mollusk creatures seem like a perfect match for Zora cavalry and so I took upon that idea and stuck with it. As I just mentioned I always pictured the Octoroks as a snail/squid/octopus hybrid of sorts (Octopi and Snails are both mollusks and closely related, ironically). I stuck with that ideal and made the creature function much like a terrestrial snail. It's able to go into it's shell, and not to mention they can climb cliffs. Yup, that's right, they are walking up a cliff. And judging by the bombs flying passed them you can probably guess what's taking place in this picture.

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Comments: 19

AesirChronicler [2009-05-19 04:47:21 +0000 UTC]

Octoriders, a wonderful idea!^^

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SilvaristheSheikah [2009-05-14 08:36:56 +0000 UTC]

The Octorocks look so sad...

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mjnousak [2009-05-13 20:17:52 +0000 UTC]

O.o woah.

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Atomic-Chinchilla [2009-05-13 18:43:12 +0000 UTC]

If those are the Octoroks, I don't wanna see the Bigoctos. O_O

That's a really neat idea. I love it. Octoroks would make effective improvised artillery.

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UndyingNephalim In reply to Atomic-Chinchilla [2009-05-13 21:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, these are Bigoctos.

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Regreme [2009-05-13 18:17:42 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I disagree about having shells to hide in, though that can easily be explained away by the Zora's adding armor to them. But, I do like the other ideas. And, don't forget, the Octoroks were quite skilled at jumping as well.^_^

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The-First-Ace [2009-05-13 17:49:21 +0000 UTC]

O.o I'm impressed...

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Midnight-Cobra [2009-05-13 16:41:01 +0000 UTC]

Who's Duke Neighleth?

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UndyingNephalim In reply to Midnight-Cobra [2009-05-13 20:19:50 +0000 UTC]

You'll find out after 2 more submissions. ^_^

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Midnight-Cobra In reply to UndyingNephalim [2009-05-14 02:54:54 +0000 UTC]

Ah. Okay.

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Hiro-Hex [2009-05-13 14:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Ooh. Aah.

They shall get ka-pwnd by the Gorons.

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Nergali [2009-05-13 13:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Great image, can't wait to see the Zoras attack the Gorons.

I wonder what else the Zora's would use... I guess possibly Bari/Biri as living electrical weapons/armor, Bomb fish as bombs, Gyorgs as aquatic mounts... I guess when you think about it the Zoras could have many biological mounts/weaponry/defenses.

Most of all I wonder what Lord Jabu-Jabu thinks of this war, if he has indeed been told of it by the Zoras.

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UndyingNephalim In reply to Nergali [2009-05-13 20:25:33 +0000 UTC]

The poor giant fish...

Based on how he was portrayed in OoT I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't even sentient to be honest.

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Nergali In reply to UndyingNephalim [2009-05-14 18:48:00 +0000 UTC]

I guess Lord Jabu-Jabu could always be used by the Zora king who could claim he is performing his will by attacking the gorons.

"It is not the gods I fear, but those who claim to work on their behalf."

(Not sure if I correctly quoted this from the 2005 Hercules miniseries, and I thought it fitted this idea.)

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Akhrrana [2009-05-13 07:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Hmm i like the style just wondering if we both have the same idea or did you read my fanfiction? or saw my old pictures heh
if we both had the same idea its cool. I'm just curious.

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UndyingNephalim In reply to Akhrrana [2009-05-13 20:24:16 +0000 UTC]

I havn't read your fanfiction to be honest, though I would not be surprised if you came up with the Zoras riding Octoroks before I did. The idea's only been in my mind for a few months now.

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Akhrrana In reply to UndyingNephalim [2009-05-15 06:37:15 +0000 UTC]

heh its ok I was just thinking it was cool that i inspired someone XD though it seems this is a case of "great minds think alike "

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YggdrasillYggdrasill [2009-05-13 06:45:36 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. Unique idea, this.

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Akhrrana In reply to YggdrasillYggdrasill [2009-05-13 07:49:14 +0000 UTC]

<_< not that unique I have octoriders too

wonder if that is where the idea came from or if we both thought it was a cool idea
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