The art style of a title likeMonster Huntergoes a long way to make the monsters and the world they inhabit feel unique, even up against the crowd of similar games. However, when it comes to fan art, sometimes artists will try to adapt well-known designs from these games into their own style or pull characters and creatures likePokemon DiamondandPearl’s Garchompinto a whole other franchise.
This is exactly what artist Marcus Hii, also known as Xezeno online, did when transporting Garchomp from the anime-inspiredPokémonseries into the more realistic style ofMonster Hunter. In this case realistic specifically is pertaining to the level of detail onMonster Hunter’s creatures and the influence in design from real-life creatures, not the fantastically sized weapons or living, breathing dinosaurs.
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The artist’s latest piece imagines Garchomp as aDiablos-like wyvern fromMonster Hunter, replacing the Pokémon’s normally smooth textures with jagged scales and pointed horns. A few key aspects and proportions did have to be changed to fit theMonster Hunterstyle, such as a longer tail and horns made of bone instead of just more purple skin. From the look of the design, this armored, purple monster would be as tough of a fight for hunters as it is for trainers when facing off against Garchomp in Cynthia’s gym inDiamondandPearl.
This also isn’t the first time that Hii has taken creatures fromthePokémonseries and transferred them specifically into the more brutal world ofMonster Hunter. Another recent piece depictingPokemon’s Vaporeonin the same style has some fans rallying again to see underwater combat return to theMonster Hunterseries at some point in the future. Then in the case of Garchomp specifically, Hii has previously transformed the Pokémon into a mecha version that could easily pass for a Gundam or creature from theHorizonseries.
Fan art has a unique way of allowing things likeMonster HunterandPokémonto interact in ways that might not otherwise be possible in any official capacity. No matter how much players ask to see Hii’s Garchomp appear in Capcom’s game, it would take a considerable amount of work between the developer and Nintendo to actually see a project like that through. Maybe more fans will add Garchomp as a skin throughmoddingMonster Hunter Rise, but even then it’s up to the passion of fans like Hii to realize some of these wishes, even just as art.
Monster Hunter Riseis available now for PC and Switch.
Pokémon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare available now for Switch.
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