While some Pokemon were designed from a basic form and then "what would this look like but bigger" from there, Deino I think started with the idea of a hydra Pokemon, and reverse-engineered to get to this first stage.
Which is why Deino doesn't really look like a damn thing, because it only makes sense in the context of its evolutionary line. So that's important to keep in mind, because otherwise Deino looks pretty random. It has a muppet mouth, shaggy hair, single-toed feet, and some spike in the back of its head. None of these design choices particularly compliment each other, but the dark color-scheme helps.
Still, even knowing that this is the one-head version, and each subsequent evolution will add more heads, Deino by itself is underwhelming. It does manage to be unique without being obnoxious, though, so I'll give it some credit.
Overall: 5/10
The only thing I like about Deino is its name. Not only does it sound like "Dino" it has a play on words with Ein, which means one in German. And then down the evolutionary line, it keeps with the German counting in accordance with the heads, or in Hydreigon's case, one hand and two puppet hands.
ReplyDeleteIt actually has interesting pokedex entry; it is blinded (therefore the eye-covering hair), its whole body was covered in bruise and scar from collision, it must eat anything it could found. Basically pathetic, tortured species that will one day grown into psychopathic beast of destruction.
ReplyDeletetortured, really?
DeleteHe seems pretty mellow with that dopey smile.
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