I loved Duskull, and then Dusclops came along and was kind of a disappointment, and now Dusknoir is like a character assassination on the whole thing.
The most glaring flaw is the lack of any actual skull anywhere on the thing. Sure, it's got some sort of face on its stomach, but that looks like a charlie brown stripe and glowing nipples. The cool thing about the Dusk___ line was how the skull stays the same, but the ghost fills out behind it. Now Dusknoir is wearing some sort of stupid little hat that belongs in Rice Boy or something (nothing against the webcomic, you should all go read it).
Then there's the color scheme. Dark gray, grey, and yellow. Oh, and a brown knob on top because why-the-hell-not. And don't forget the bands on the arms, because holy-shit-how-do-I-into-character-design-hurp-hurp-derp. My amnesia might be acting up again, but weren't Duskull and Dusclops just brown, white, and a red eye? Did they have yellow bands all over the goddamn place? Did they have a ridiculous collar? I don't frigging think so.
How hard is it, Gamefreak, to stick to a theme? Why do you hate all your previous designs enough that you want to radically change them? If you want to make a sassy fat genie Pokemon, then make one. Don't force it into an established line. And it's really sad, because I think a final form for Duskull would be badass, something imposing and sepulchral. Instead we got Robin Williams in a fat suit playing the fat guy in A Merchant of Venice. And don't nobody tell me there isn't such a character, I'll kick your teeth in.
Overall: 1/10
It's the 4Genie!
ReplyDeleteThe Dusk__ line always reminded me of stands from Jojo's bizzarre adventure. This guy seems to be the most stand like of all the members in this line. I secretly think this line was made by Hirohiko Araki because of the aesthetic of the line. Just look at the Echoes line in Part 4.
ReplyDeletestrangely, if this was a stand, I would really like it. But I think it fails as a Pokemon.
DeleteHe has eyes on his back. The skull can be seen by turning dusknoir around and then flipping him upside-down.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you close one eye, turn your head sideways, and squint, a pig with lipstick is still a pig.
DeleteThe strange thing is that if you were to add a pig nose to its chest, it would look like a pig with lipstick.
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