Darkonite Revamp LIVE
Ding, dong, they've been revamped, the darkonites, have been revamped; ding, dong, they've finally been revamped!
Ahem. Yes, the dark and devilish little beasts have updated their color schemes a little as well as their postures, and they're hoping you may learn to love them a little more in the process! They can't help it that the zapper is so fond of them.
To keep up with the new looks, the darkonite plushies and beanbags have also been updated!
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Empress
Seems not a single one of the big complaints was even looked at or considered. It's like a slap to the face. The darkonite lost so much personality with this revamp it hurts.
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Empress
Seems not a single one of the big complaints was even looked at or considered. It's like a slap to the face. The darkonite lost so much personality with this revamp it hurts.
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Jasper
OMG! The attitude of some users. This isn't about the artists abilities, it's about some of their more questionable decisions considering this revamp. For instance; ignoring all but one the criticisms from last time. (They made it frown, that's it. The fur still looks like a rubber suit, the tails are still down and it still looks way too passive.) Also, to fuck with anyone who says, "just use an overlay." None of you even OWN a darkonite, so sit the hell down! Unless you own one, you don't tell me what to do. Not to mention, I already thought of that and got it done but it's still not a viable solution, not really. Why not? Because it's not going to affect the rest of the site unless I spend a lot of time to rearrange my profile and pay to have it appear in pet thumbnails and every where else so no, an overlay isn't going to be the magical, be all end all, solution to this problem.
bulleta: Considering they insulted me first? Yes. In fact, why are you getting on my case? They were openly antagonistic with their response and when people are, it's not my job to behave or act better to balance out their bad behavior. Go yell at the real problem next time.
bulleta: Considering they insulted me first? Yes. In fact, why are you getting on my case? They were openly antagonistic with their response and when people are, it's not my job to behave or act better to balance out their bad behavior. Go yell at the real problem next time.
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Yarrow
ughhh why don't I have a Darkonite or five, they're one of my favorites--
but seriously the revamp is NICE. yeah, they're different from the original but was there REALLY a way to tidy up that old, old, old art without making a few tweaks to blend it in? if they'd have just remade the same image, y'all still wouldn't be happy. I think they've done a wonderful job, personally, and I hope they continue to do so despite all of you Negative Nancies trying to ruin everyone's fun. if you don't like the new art, just use an overlay, that's what they're there for. I'm sure there'll be people doing it on the cheap or even for free, since it's just a minor tweak to change colors (especially on the Arid that I see people complaining about).
but seriously the revamp is NICE. yeah, they're different from the original but was there REALLY a way to tidy up that old, old, old art without making a few tweaks to blend it in? if they'd have just remade the same image, y'all still wouldn't be happy. I think they've done a wonderful job, personally, and I hope they continue to do so despite all of you Negative Nancies trying to ruin everyone's fun. if you don't like the new art, just use an overlay, that's what they're there for. I'm sure there'll be people doing it on the cheap or even for free, since it's just a minor tweak to change colors (especially on the Arid that I see people complaining about).
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KiRAWRa
with the darkonite being one of my favorite pets, just gotta say I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out
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Guts
I think that the artist did an excellent job uniting the level of detail and anatomical precision illuminated in the revamps while maintaining the impish nature of the Darkonite species. I love KyotoAngel's remark about the Jersey Devil.
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bulleta
"At least I'm smart enough to realize pings don't work here."
But you're not smart enough to have any kind of social grace apparently. And maybe they were just signaling that they were answering to you directly, so was that even a necessary thing to say?
But you're not smart enough to have any kind of social grace apparently. And maybe they were just signaling that they were answering to you directly, so was that even a necessary thing to say?
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Wolf_Spirit
To the few super-complainers: use overlays and get off your soap boxes. I could understand being pissed if overlays weren't an option, but they are so not only do I not have sympathy for you, stop making the poor artist feel like shit. The artist already received enough during all the different revamp attempts. Be grateful they didn't change the darkonite to look like a crocodile or something or even take the specie away due to all "do this, don't do that" feedback. Get over yourselves. Don't give someone shit after all their hard work to try their best to please the majoity.
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Nami
Nice art, nice work from the artists and everything.
Still, they took the personality out of my favorite species, and it just isn't the same.
Change is good, I don't deny that, but the Darkonite is ruined for me.
We can still use overlays, which is good.
Still, they took the personality out of my favorite species, and it just isn't the same.
Change is good, I don't deny that, but the Darkonite is ruined for me.
We can still use overlays, which is good.
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Alana
I'm sorry so many people are complaining. I think it's incredibly nice of you to take the time to revamp them.
Maybe there could be an option whether or not your pet receives the revamp?
Maybe there could be an option whether or not your pet receives the revamp?
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Jasper
At least I'm smart enough to realize pings don't work here.
And what I meant by statement is that the pink did NOT need to be so pronounced for it's not on a lot of other pets:
The Darkonite is supposed to be one of the darker pets of Subeta and I find it atrocious that the damn PRIGGLE gets a darker color pallet than the Darkonite.
And what I meant by statement is that the pink did NOT need to be so pronounced for it's not on a lot of other pets:
The Darkonite is supposed to be one of the darker pets of Subeta and I find it atrocious that the damn PRIGGLE gets a darker color pallet than the Darkonite.
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Hylian
Lol really? All Arid pets have pink on them.
And seriously, this is a beautiful revamp, you remind me of those people who scream about new pokemon looking bad!
@predator
And seriously, this is a beautiful revamp, you remind me of those people who scream about new pokemon looking bad!
@predator
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Jasper
What the fuck did you do to the ARID?! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT PINK AND GREY! NOT ALL ARIDS ARE PINK AND GREY!
And I see you didn't listen to anyone in the last revamp thread. The face doesn't look any different, STILL TOO HAPPY, and the tails are still down. DX
Now I'm going to have to pay someone with photoshop skills to fix all this. Thanks so much for killing one of my favorite species.
AND DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH GRAVEYARD!
And I see you didn't listen to anyone in the last revamp thread. The face doesn't look any different, STILL TOO HAPPY, and the tails are still down. DX
Now I'm going to have to pay someone with photoshop skills to fix all this. Thanks so much for killing one of my favorite species.
AND DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH GRAVEYARD!
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Wolf_Spirit
All I can say is that, after looking the full page of Darkonite colours and poses over, please, please, please don't change the specialty colours except for maybe Graveyard, Chibi and maybe spruce the Nightmare up a little (not much, just a little tidy). They're phenomenal as-is. I especially love the Glade and Reborn! The more I look at the Glade and Reborn poses, the more I want a pair of Darkonites in those colours. Possibly Darkmatter, too, as it's also adorable.
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Marth
These look fantastic! I already have one Darkonite, but I might have to go out and get another. So pretty!
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Wolf_Spirit
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Have you ever heard of a fantasy hybrid animal? Griffon? Centaur? I'm sure you have. There are multiple fantasy hybrids out there. This is one of them, Subeta-style. I'd even go as far as to say that the Aeanoid doesn't have matching "feet". It has a bunch of tentacle-like roots and two hands (I just think of them as short legs moreso than arms with hands). I know these are fantasy pets, but I have the same problem with these that I do with hikeis - their feet don't make sense.
Here is a list of a bunch of hybrid creatures from myths and lore.
Saying that their feet not matching is kind of a blow to the artist. In a lot of cases there's nothing wrong with mis-matched feet. This is one of those cases. Let your imagination go! What if you wanted to put a Dragon and a Wolf together, or a Leopard and a Kangaroo? What about a Koala with a Rabbit or an Owl with a Cat? The sky's the limit with possibilities!
This revamp is fabulous. Not my all-time fave specie but it's been beautifully done! Well done to the artist that put up with all the comments, votes, suggestions, changes and everything else under the sun to get this done right!
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Evergreen
I quite like this. I'm glad it's not too different from the coloured poses.
Nicely done. c:
Nicely done. c:
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Speiro
I'm so glad this is finally done with. :P
I'm interested to see what species gets revamped next, now that the Darkonite is out of the way.
I'm interested to see what species gets revamped next, now that the Darkonite is out of the way.
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metal
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Sorry, have you not heard of griffons? Hypogriffs? Anything else from the massive array of mythical creatures that are based around multiple animals? What a commentI know these are fantasy pets, but I have the same problem with these that I do with hikeis - their feet don't make sense.
Anyway, I think I'm alright with this revamp. A little disappointed about the tails but it's not a massive issue since that's just the pose for the common colours. I still have my glorious Nightmare Darkonite
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Thunderbird
I agree with SongSparra, the horns on the side of the face look a bit like large pimples! Other than that, however, I really think this revamp was very well-done! It's a definite improvement from the last revamp design proposal! :D
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SongSparra
Cool, the only negative is about the horns on the side of the face, they look like giant pimples ready to burst (or be squished)! :D
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Nuke
Holy wow, another beautiful revamp that makes me really wanna own this pet in a common color!! :D
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QueenOfImladris
Looking at these again...I actually really love how the back ones are hooves and the front are paws.
Gives it a teeny bit of a "Jersey Devil" kind of vibe for me, like when their owners/"parents" are asleep, these little critters walk on their hind legs around town and cause all sorts of mischief. =3
Gives it a teeny bit of a "Jersey Devil" kind of vibe for me, like when their owners/"parents" are asleep, these little critters walk on their hind legs around town and cause all sorts of mischief. =3
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Ying
Anyone have a comparison of all the proposed revamps? Would like to see what got changed between the versions.
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Mudy
OMG They look so nice! I loved Darkonites before and I still do! Even with the revamp I'm not sure if they'll revamp the Angel Darkonite! Hopefully yes and here's to that it turns epic! :D Aritheos will love it!
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Poppins
Mother of shading, these guys look beautiful! I've been holding off on creating a reborn darkonite because of the revamp, but I think I'm going to love it considering how nice they look.
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Xena
They really needed an update but there was a whole lot of people asking for the tails to be moved away from the legs... I guess I'm one of them who agreed that the tails should have been moved.
Oh well w/e they're much nicer than before either way.
Oh well w/e they're much nicer than before either way.
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ashleigh
Eww. I liked the old one better. This one is much "too" cute over being dark looking. /not impressed.
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Brian
Meh... Looks like people like them, but I can scratch them off the list of pets I want. They looked sassy & cranky before, which I liked. Now they just seem to be pondering their own prettiness, which I think was a trait covered by other pets. Oh well... I can't like everything you do, Subeta gods.
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Lea
Aaaa, what a nice revamp! The art is really such a massive improvement.. I really love the shading on these. The color choices seem a lot better too, I like how much brighter and more eye-catching they are. *o*
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grauline
i'm a little disappointed that the arid darkonite no longer has the black-white-red color scheme, that was a very important part of my pet itoshiki's design :'(
but these are very pretty revamps nonetheless ! i want another darkonite now :~0
but these are very pretty revamps nonetheless ! i want another darkonite now :~0
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Grey_503
beautiful. easily one of my favourite common pets now. can't wait to see revamps of colours (LIKE ANGELIC!) or new releases. i see a dark future for myself. a darkonite future heh heh hheh..
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METROID
I'm disappointed the artist did not take the position of tails into consideration for the final revamp. But, I'm happy to see the tiny scowl has returned and there is a little more brain showing. I like the lighter-coloured socks too, so overall, it's a great revamp that just needed to be done with. xD
@Jazzy
Ass-kissing doesn't make you look any less than a drama llama trying to insinuate something.
@Jazzy
Ass-kissing doesn't make you look any less than a drama llama trying to insinuate something.
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Rorschach
These look amazing! They keep the personality of the old darkonites but the art is so much better :3
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Damon
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I just realized it would be perfect species for Wounded. ;-; Love this revamp! Thank you!
I just realized it would be perfect species for Wounded. ;-; Love this revamp! Thank you!
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Danudaine
Though I do agree they could look a little skinnier, and have their tails up, this is still a great revamp! :D
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Prosaic
Oooh, I really like this revamp. I feel like the overall personality of the Darkonite is still intact, and the coloring is super sharp. Awesome work! c:
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Sasuke
That's impossible. I can't love them any more than I already did. :D
I am so glad the Darkonite is getting some love, though I will miss the little smirk, the changes have been made for the better and the items rock! Great job artist! You did the species proud!
I am so glad the Darkonite is getting some love, though I will miss the little smirk, the changes have been made for the better and the items rock! Great job artist! You did the species proud!
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SparkieSharkie
I like it but i feel like it takes away from the Darkonites attitude and more... alley cat-ish appearance? I wish the tails were up and they weren't so chubby.. I feel like they were meant to be these starved experiements... I'm hoping the nightmare doesn't need to reflect this new pose as the whole point of my nightmare one is to LOOK creepy. He does. This revamp just reminds me of grumpy cat :/
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Iridescent
It's an improvement but I don't like that the gold one looks shiny. Hopefully that's the only one though.
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CakeMoose
Aaaawwwwww, they are sooooo cute and grumpy! There are so many little elements to the Darkonite that I've always loved, but with this update I can admire them even more :)
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alias
But they look so demure now... =/
... Wait a minute, they look so demure now! Who says all Darkonite have to be impish devils? Demure!Darkonite is so cute in a tough little gremlin dog way! I want one! 8D
... Wait a minute, they look so demure now! Who says all Darkonite have to be impish devils? Demure!Darkonite is so cute in a tough little gremlin dog way! I want one! 8D
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CelticRaiN
Oooh. This is actually a revamp I can stand behind. It is gorgeous. :) Come to think of it, I remember voting for it, so. yay! ^_^
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red5luke
I was hoping that the tails would have been put up, as they seem a little invisible now. Other than that, nice improvement.
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Allegria
@Jazzy I know the feet were the same on the old version. Thus no darkonites amongst my pets. Apparently making a statement on why I wouldn't get one is "complaining" now. Not only that, saying I'm "picking on" the artist is waaaaaaaaay overreacting to my statement.
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Plewps
I love the Darkonite a lot I've been looking at this post for awhile now at first I didn't like it (even though I thought it was the best revamp) mainly it's was the tails for me I liked that they were up in the old pose. However I'm starting to love it the more I look at it yes I'd like for the tails to be up but there will probably be a color where that is the case, so I'm actually very happy with the revamp, I really think the artist did an awesome job keeping the original attitude of the Darkonite. <3 thank you :3
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Jazmine
Are people being so anal-retentive that they have to have "matching paws" on these to be happy? Seriously? The artist did a fantastic job on them in every detail and
the paws/feet on the old one were just the way these ones are on the new ones...just like the hikeis. If you want matching paws on an animal, I kindly suggest you try a different species and stop
complaining. I'm not sure who the artist is that did the revamp but I'm pretty sure they don't appreciate being picked on because these don't meet your "picky" standards. :)
Great job guys! These guys look great! <3
the paws/feet on the old one were just the way these ones are on the new ones...just like the hikeis. If you want matching paws on an animal, I kindly suggest you try a different species and stop
complaining. I'm not sure who the artist is that did the revamp but I'm pretty sure they don't appreciate being picked on because these don't meet your "picky" standards. :)
Great job guys! These guys look great! <3
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Allegria
I know these are fantasy pets, but I have the same problem with these that I do with hikeis - their feet don't make sense. I know there's so much on so many of the pets that couldn't possibly have evolved that way, but for some reason the mismatched feet bother me. Perhaps if they were more obviously chimeras of some kind...
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ShayBaby
I wasn't sure at first, but the more I look at them, the more I like them. The extra glowy bits on the gold is a nice touch. I personally have always liked Darkonites. C=
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Jane
I've never seen such a struggle with revamping a pet - the Darkonite proved to be one heck of a challenge with how opinionated our community was throughout the process! I sincerely applaud the effort the staff put into giving the Darkonite a new look and pleasing its members in the process. I think the new design looks great! Thank you! (: ♥️
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RunningWild
The darkonite looks amazing now, it's definitely not one of my least favourites!
The nuclear, arid, twilight so far are my favourites!
The nuclear, arid, twilight so far are my favourites!
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Scythe
Darkonites have always been my favourite pets. But please, please, PLEASE do NOT change the glacier, nightmare darkonite. Especially not the nightmare one... ;-;
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Sianach
Very nice! Would have loved the tail position to be changed, but everything else looks wonderful. Over all it's a really lovely revamp with beautiful art (:. I'm very tempted to get a darkonite at some point since they look amazing now!
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KiaArra
The definitely look more frazzled and annoyed than the proposed revamps, I'm on board with that. My only complaint is that their spikes look a little... soft? they don't look pointy enough, and I kinda wish that the ones on their backs still came out of their backs, and not the top of their tails, but I at least won't have to rage change my darkonite like I did my warador. I can get used to this revamp.
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AmyWolfism
And nothing could be done about the tails, huh? :( They blend in too much where they are rather than being held up like they were before. Well, its still a nice revamp; not much of a darkonite fan, but hopefully those who are will like it!
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Tali
Ha, I was just wondering about this revamp the other day.
I do love the new look. Though I'm a little skeptical of how some of the special colors will turn out if they are revamped since a lot of them look fantastic as is.
I do love the new look. Though I'm a little skeptical of how some of the special colors will turn out if they are revamped since a lot of them look fantastic as is.
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CATNIP
LOVE THE REVAMP! More detailed and realistic looking than the first version. And I was wondering when this pet would be revamped also!
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Kisrah
Nice! Glad we can see the brain poking through there again. Shame about the tails though. Would have been better up.
Still a huge improvement anyway. :)
Still a huge improvement anyway. :)
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Kellijuana
Hmmm the revamp news comments are usually much more... entertaining... you must have appeased the masses with that fancy token shop release. Well played subeta... Either that or the arguing types just haven't seen this yet. lol Nice work artists! ^_^
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Blaziken
Hmm, I was under the impression from the last poll that the general consensus was that no one liked the tails being down. I feel it makes it look way too timid, same with the expression. Other than that though, I do like the new style of them!
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Nostalgia_507
Oh niiiice. Is there any chance the Celinox will have some love? You can keep the look of them, their tough "Devil My Care" look like the Glacier one and the playful blacklight and glade ones, just update the style.
Also, i was wondering about the storm colors. Are those going to be released only during that time of the year or will it be all Spring/Summer that colors will be available?
Also, i was wondering about the storm colors. Are those going to be released only during that time of the year or will it be all Spring/Summer that colors will be available?
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ChatLunatique
So glad you listened to user comments and kept ti's li'l scowl. Like these a lot now. If I had more slots I'd definitely consider another Darko'. (Glade is perfect as-is though, no change needed there.)
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Clefairy
that is super adorable, i may actually get one of these now in one of their special colors
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Mortician
Great revamp! I love that the artists revamped plushies AND beanbags. I appreciate how long this must have taken!
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operationivy
I've always loved the darkonite even though I don't have one yet. I think this revamp is quite well done personally.
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Zay
Ooooh Niiiice <3
Been waiting for this revamp since forever and I love them!
Glad to see that the plushies and beanbags got revamped too!
Been waiting for this revamp since forever and I love them!
Glad to see that the plushies and beanbags got revamped too!
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