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Final Fantasy Vii

Genesis Rhapsodos - Final Fantasy Vii Crisis Core Reunion

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Everything You Ever Wondered About Pawniard, Bisharp, and Kingambit Head Blades

The first thing you may be asking is how the head blade even originated. Pawniard’s evolutionary line is most closely related to crustacean Pokémon (a topic for another post), so their head blades are likely homologous with a structure that projects from the heads of others like Crawdaunt, known as a rostrum. While the crustacean rostrum is thought to help protect the eyes, it has been modified into an offensive weapon among Pawniard and its evolutions.

A Bisharp’s head blade is also seen as an important indicator of fitness, defined as the ability to both survive and reproduce. Pawniard are too young to breed, and lack the gold pigmentation of their evolutions’ head blades that may be a sign of sexual maturity.

As with all organisms, any traits that are meant to be adaptive are not without costs. A Bisharp having a dent in its head blade is seen as dishonorable, which means that it will be forced into retirement on its own without groups of Pawniard or opportunities to breed with other Bisharp. This commonly happens to older Bisharp that are heavily scarred and whose blades do not stay in good condition. Additionally, Bisharp keep the head blades of some defeated opponents as a sort of trophy, the Leader’s Crest that is.

Bisharp’s rarely achieved second evolution Kingambit has a significantly enlarged head blade, granting it the epithet of Big Blade Pokémon, which appears to have been selected both for show and raw attack power. Kingambit have a reproductive advantage because Bisharp of the opposite gender show a preference to breed with them, and a female Kingambit produces approximately twice as many Pawniard eggs as a female Bisharp.

However, Kingambit are still far from “perfection”. They have lost Bisharp’s mobility at running and jumping, and can only get around by floating on their hair throne. Kingambit have also lost all other functional blades, most notably the retractable pair on the arms of both Pawniard and Bisharp. In addition, Kingambit also have particularly arrogant personality to match their seemingly oversized head blade, so much that they rush into battle alongside armies of their pre-evolutions without planning complex strategies.

In short, head blades in Pawniard’s evolutionary line represent a trade-off between signaling in beneficial and detrimental ways within the same species; as well as attack power versus skill.

Credit for the Pawniard, Bisharp, and Kingambit 3D models goes to @4lex-4nder.

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Aerith Gainsborough - Final Fantasy Vii

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Happy Valentine’s Day.❤️

Mileena and Tanya - Mortal Kombat 1

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Valentine's Day with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Prepare for Valentine's Day with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth themed cards to share with your loved ones. ❤️

Official Final Fantasy Vii "Square Enix" Artwork.

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Crisis Core Reunion vs. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

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Aerith Gainsborough in the final trailer of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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Biggs - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis

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Jessie Rasberry - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis

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Wedge - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis

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Any chance that you could post the Ever Crisis art for Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie?

I will post them.

I will make a separate post for each character (Biggs, Wedge and Jessie).

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Gliscor: Happy Halloween

“It glides soundlessly on pitch-black wings and sinks sharp fangs into the throat of its prey. It takes on a look of satisfaction once it has entirely drained its prey of blood.”

This drawing was a suggestion by @mariopokemonuniverse

"Drawing and 3D modeling practice". ;v

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Happy Pokéween Everyone! 🕯️🎃

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Final Fantasy Vii

Glenn Lodbrok - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis The First Soldier

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Lucia Lin - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis The First Soldier

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Matt Winsord - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis - Final Fantasy Vii The First Soldier.

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Zack Fair - Final Fantasy Vii - Final Fantasy Vii Ever Crisis