Subeta: Hydrus Kora and Chai

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Subeta: Hydrus Kora and Chai

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I hate them both, though the chai much moreso than the kora.The kora is more of a wasted concept than anything -- the art doesn't suck entirely I guess, but it is so much worse than other hydrus pets, and certainly more boring than what could have come from the existing kora design.

The chai is just unspeakably bad. Chai are among those redundant and/or ugly species I like to pretend don't exist until the lab throws them at me. I seriously had to check to see what the original even looks like. It's awful, but this is just hideous. It's blobby and the art seems really juvenile and the anatomy is fucking awful.

I can't say anymore. Wrists hurt. Would have just written "SUCKS!" but I felt obligated to say something.
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Post by Circe »

I quite like the Kora, except the tails, they look awkward. I don't like the chai either, it looks flat. But there is an A for effort :)
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Post by Jamie »

I thought the Chai was an Anyu :/

I don't like either, but I like the Chai better then the Kora, but that could be because I usually love Kora and am really annoyed at this one.
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Post by Slugawoo »

I like the kora. I'm even debating getting one. I almost want to bring my Spectrum one to Merana. :o But that's not going to happen, I paid way too much for that spectrum potion for it mto go to waste, now.

-hugs her pretty, pretty red x-
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Post by Chandi »

I'm in the same boat... I enjoy the Kora too. It's usually the eyes that do it for me - if they're pretty, I'm probably hooked. I sort of almost like the simplicity.

As for the Chai... I like the Chai, I own one. But this... I wouldn't touch with a ten foot steel pole. I'm incredibly disappointed.
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Post by Fish »

Now I have to decide whether to waste my money on the Kora, or the Aerie. When I first joined Subeta (and was deleted) the Kora was my only pet.

The Chai... makes me hurt. I can draw a better one, and I cannot draw open-mouths well, and front-facing faces even worse.
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Post by gomababe »

hmm, the chai is better looking imo than the kora, the tentacle tails annoy the heck out of me. If the tails we're more subtle on the Kora it would be quite a nice colour.
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Post by Jessi »

The kora is okay, I kind of like it, but I hate the tails and it's turning me off to the whole thing.

The chai, however, is AWFUL. My god. It's completely flat. I hate the pose they used, and the lack of detail on the chai is just... horrid. Ugh. I just really, really hate it overall x_x

I wish they'd work more on pets that don't have any colors x_x
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Post by zebru »

Chai has some nice touches (seaweed around eyes and very life like shell growth on legs) but the pose is really bad - it looks flat.

As for kora, tail is putting me off (not so much the tentacles, but the colour - darkbrown + white seems completely wrong here). Also white between the ear branches bothers me - I just can't escape the fealing it's paper. Body and face are beautifully drawn though. I'd be tempted to get it if it weren't for the tail and ears.
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Post by Saturn »

I actually like the Kora's tails, though this color makes it look even MORE like a Vaporeon than the normal colors do XD; well a brown one, anyway.

the Chai is very... meh. trying to make an adorable little panda-thing look threatening doesn't really work :P
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Post by oh em gee »

hm. not liking either, more disliking the chai than the kora though. i never did like chais- too much sugary-sweetness for me.

i really don't like the lack of... gracefulness in this hydrus version that koras usually have. whenever i think of koras, i think about them jumping around like they're in clouds- landing very lightly on their feet and everything in a fluid motion. this one just seems really... bulky, especially around the tail. and i am complaining about the ears, because i would have liked to see them more... fin-like and opaque. imagine trying to swim with those huge things! :p

chai: one word- bad. and... its butt is shaped weird. :B
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Post by Twofold Black »

The best thing about the Chai is that I know there's no way I can get this color from a zapper.

The Kora ... uh, when I first looked at the Kora, I detested it, but having looked at it a few more times I actually kind of like it. It's not in the same league as the best Hydrus pets, but there's something about it that works for me.
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Post by AngharadTy »

The Chai is unspeakably bad. Moving on.

I love the Kora! With that tail, of course they had to turn it into tentacles. They look appropriately slimy. I love the stripes on the headfins, and the pretty swirly decorations (they're always my favorite part of Hydrus pets). I also think the tiny touch of green at the elbows is perfect. And look at the eyes! Both adorable and angry at the same time! That's hard to do. But done just right.
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Post by Monkeyguy »

It's hard to believe they are both by the same artist. The Chai is ridiculously awful looking and while the Kora is a little on the plain side, it's really not that bad in my opinion.
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Post by AngharadTy »

Do we know they're both by the same artist?
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