What are the best character designs you’ve ever seen?

[starborn427614]

I can agree with the Blue forms, but SSG made them skinnier for a reason. It was SUPPOSED to invoke the "ultimate power doesnt equal muscles" which Z Broly and some parts of Z overall had unfortunately drilled into the head of a lot of the fans... and then Toei had Toriyama design Blue.

By this point, Toriyama was just absolutely sick of it, and with good reason. He's stayed hands off of the anime and the manga, only providing outlines but Toei always wants more and like it or not, Dragon Ball brings in the big bucks. So, right back to big muscles, yelling, lots of punches and sideways action cuts. You can say this shit all day to any one, but anyone that disagrees will inevitably go "WELL, THE FANDOM AGREES THAT--" god shut the fuck up. Just shut the fuck up.

Anyway
Ryu Hayabusa in his "Legendary Black Falcon" outfit. Amongst a sea of "modern ninja" outfits that go too far into the cyberized department, Hayabusa stays classy in his sleek jumpsuit.

I think he's allergic to sleeves. He hasn't had them since DoA 3.
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The Broly movie definitely makes God seem like something mysterious and unknowable. Especially that binding move that Goku does on the guy which is so un-DBZ you know right away it's got it be powerful.

 

[Friendly Primarina]

I'm not a huge Mortal Kombat fan so my opinion is shit but I thought Reptile's Deadly Alliance design was bitchin'. He even has tail physics!

Of the more recent Pokemon designs, I've come to appreciate Primarina. I just think it's cute:

And Zorua because how could you hate that smile?

 

[Becomemysoulreaver]

My boy Raziel has a great design, relatively simple, easy to remember, very fun to draw.

 

[TheClorax]

I really could just dump most designs from No More Heroes here.

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You can tell a lot of thought went into every design in these games, and No More Heroes 3 looks like it’s gonna have some great designs as well.

 

[TheClorax]

Gen:Lock isn’t a show to really write home about, but I will admit the design for the Nemesis mech is pretty cool.

 

[Spooky Bones]

Even though bottom left is a tranny.

 

[FEETLOAF]

This is the ideal character design. You may not like it, but this is what peak game development looks like.

 

[CptnSnshn]

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Ziesty cat mommy

The servers seem to be eating the image fugg u nool

 

[Shokaract]

I like Lady, I like my bazooka girl.

 

[starborn427614]

I like Lady, I like my bazooka girl.
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I've seen a few complaints about her new design, but I think she translated well into a more realistic art style.

 

[Overcast]

Abe from Oddworld riding Elum. Hell, most of Oddworld's character designs are top notch.

 

[Belvedere]

Spiderman is without a doubt one of the greatest character designs ever made.

It is iconic, simple, immediately recognizable and timeless. Save from some minor cosmetic tweaks, its classic design has remained unchanged for nearly 60 years.

 

[Kill a Troon for Pikamee]

doesn't get any better than this

 

[fartsnstuf]

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doesn't get any better than this

what game? looks real interesting to play actually

 

[Calandrino]

Flatwoods Monster

 

[Aldeland]

Pretty much anything from The Big O(at least the original stuff, haven't seen the new one.) They went full art deco mecha anime and it's fucking awesome.

 

[CrippleThreat]

Yami Yugi's design has always been a memorable, and especially with the makeshift cape, it helps to differentiate him from the usual Yugi. And for the time and series in general, his design stands out more than Judai or Yusei, but it also has less going on than the other protagonists. Ultimately, it's perfect for a character who could be defined as one the series' faces; even a parent could recognize him.

Spoiler: There's also this sweetheart!

 

[Cisna H. Scumale]

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Yami Yugi's design has always been a memorable character, and especially with the makeshift cape, it helps to differentiate him from the usual Yugi. And for the time and series in general, his design stands out more than Judai or Yusei, but it also has less going on than the other protagonists. Ultimately, it's perfect for a character who could be defined as one the series' faces; even a parent could recognize him.

First post I've seen about Yugi's memorability that isn't because of his 3 colored, spiky hair.

 

[Gar For Archer]

I was never too into Transformers and their character designs, but I’ve always really liked Soundwave. He has a muted yet pleasing color scheme - hard to go wrong with navy blue and silver, and the red and gold highlights add some flair to the design. He also has an amazing alt-mode that gets thematically incorporated into the robot mode.

Most of the other characters have transformations that are either kinda boring (e.g. most of the vehicles) or kinda silly (like Megatron and Shockwave turning into pistols) but I just love the idea of a giant robot that turns into a cassette deck who has minions that turn into cassettes that can actually be stored inside his chest. It’s a god-tier gimmick that ties together the robot and alternate modes, so much so that while the other characters can have their alt-modes reimagined without much issue (like Megatron turning into a tank in most modern iterations to avoid giving kids a fairly realistic pistol toy), it’s hard to imagine Soundwave as anything BUT a cassette player. He’s a character that’s inseparable from the time he was made, and I kinda like that about him.

 

[Valstrax]

This motherfucker is the reason I haven't killed myself yet.