Sharks Fin

What sold me on weresharks was the Rokea from the White Wolf books. The creatures inspired an almost primal fear/attraction (not in a sexual way) but in a way like people who go diving in shark cages.

Wolfe and Shark anthropomorphic creatures were really the only ones that excited me. There was a TMNT table top game by Palladium games I believe. That allowed for the playing of any creature anthropomorphic, but it was never one of the games I played.

Just to clarify, I take no credit for that shark anthro drawing. It was just a pic I came across that I liked and added it to my collection of pics that I may one day use as inspiration/reference.

But as for anthros in general, I think it all comes down to style really and what the artist is attempting to convey. Is the anthro suppose to be cute? Cool? Sexy? Scary? Realistic? Comedic? It's hard to catch everything with one depiction, although that shark man image feels like it pulls off cool (thanks to the scars), scary (because its a ****ing shark and the eyes and facial expression) and sexy (sleek frame and muscles) but that's more opinion.

With the old beast heads, I'd imagine the artist was aiming for monsterous (that's what category they're in), scary (some are) and grotesque (again, some are). I applaud those heads and they certainly work if that is what you're going for. The new heads tend to be more realistic and cute (if you're a fan of animals).

Problem though is, me personally, I don't do cute werewolves so can't use the new wolf head. The kind of wolf I'd like?



Sort of similar to the old wolf monsterous face. It looks scary (eyes, teeth, expression), cool (because its a wolf...a wolf that will eat your face by just looking at it) and sorta sexy because...well, I just like scary things that don't look maggot puke ugly and that danger adds a special sort of element to them (kinda sorta how some people would think a sleek car is sexy)...The new wolf face doesn't hit any of those points (especially not scary). The old face though? It gives me the heebee jeebees when I see my Claws/EA brute, Cerberus Wolfe's, doppleganger rush at me in tip missions...I mean, it half way makes me jump out of my chair when he just pops up behind me all big, scary and red with big white fangs ready to rip my throat out.

Sooo, back to the shark and any other animal piece, I think the artist should have a certain goal in mind when thinking up new animal pieces. Personally, it should look scary (I don't make animal characters with teeth just for them *not* to show how big, pointy and numerous their teeth are) and cool (having no nose isn't cool, that's just ugly...having a scrunched up face also isn't cool). And the main reason I think that should be the artist's point is because the faces are static...they don't move and their mouths don't open so a face of 'action' should be the aim (since you don't do much else in the game). If the artist can hit just those two points but also hit realism at the same time, that'd be a bonus.

And as for avians (birds), it's all about the plumage. Exaggerate the hell out of that plumage, almost like it's hair, and you help capture that coolness element, at least to me. I like the current bird heads but they look rather bald where ruffled up feathers would look like they're engaged in some sort of action and look cool. Also, don't skimp on the neck! OMG, give the birds necks rather than attaching their skulls to the shoulder with a layer of skin to keep it attached. Just like the cat pieces, it's not hard to get fierce down with realism...the 'wing' hands are another matter though...can't really find a pic with the right elements I'm thinking of.

...I apologize for that tangent

Oh look... a shark man! And it looks awesome!! Why can't we have that in-game? Heh, we do.

Don't mess with what ain't broken and give players parts similar to what we already have.

If we get more shark items, I'd really appreciate a a Candygram emote.