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Post by Tilly on Dec 9, 2006 19:17:27 GMT -5
Pillbugs aren't insects, they're isopods. Silly Tomy.
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Post by Xehn on Dec 9, 2006 22:01:14 GMT -5
These are the same people that call Gildy/vy a Wyvern.
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Post by ScissorBreaker on Dec 9, 2006 22:11:51 GMT -5
Wyverns are scientifically correct dragons. Gilvader is not. Decalto is.
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Post by Snowflake on Dec 10, 2006 14:56:00 GMT -5
Um, that made sense until you mentioned decalto. 'wyvern' usually means a dragon with two legs and two wings (which is fairly 'scientifically correct' since no vertebrate should have more than 4 limbs) as opposed to the more fantastical 4-legs-and-then-also-two-wings style, which covers both gildragon/gilvader and decalto as well (unless you built yours differently)
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Post by omlet on Dec 10, 2006 15:06:21 GMT -5
(unless you built yours differently) ha ha funny! i wont bother using science to classify mythical creatures tho
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Post by Xehn on Dec 10, 2006 15:33:37 GMT -5
Actually, It's fairly plausible that the four-legs/two-wings thing was an exaggeration.
Some species of bat actually walk on their wings. Who's to say that, if dragons actua;ly had existed at one point, they did not walk that way?
Personally, I would think it had wings and four legs, if I had seen one walking, and then hop into the air. Fright makes you thing not clearly.
Also- Wyverns are unable to breathe fire. They're considered 'imperfect' dragons.
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Post by ScissorBreaker on Dec 10, 2006 16:14:48 GMT -5
I thought decalto only had 4 limbs...
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Post by Xehn on Dec 10, 2006 16:25:54 GMT -5
It has wings. That makes six limbs.
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Post by Snowflake on Dec 15, 2006 20:04:52 GMT -5
You can build decalto without its arms though, i wasn't joking around.. I remember.. I think it was 'Dragonslayer'.. the dragon walked around extremely realistically on its wings
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Post by Xehn on Dec 15, 2006 20:50:28 GMT -5
The dragons in Reign of Fire were four-limbed... and in Harry Potter, too... I think.
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Post by killerfury86 on Dec 16, 2006 9:48:28 GMT -5
Yes, indeed. i've noticed most dragon depictions are 4-limbed.
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Post by Snowflake on Dec 16, 2006 14:04:00 GMT -5
Not in my experience. People love 'little wings on the back' for some reason. Uh, hello guys.. wings can't work without breast muscles..
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Post by Xehn on Dec 16, 2006 16:18:41 GMT -5
Yes, the classic dragons are 6-limbed... but the ones used in hollywood and such tend to be of the 4-limbed variety.
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Post by adamassc on Dec 16, 2006 16:33:45 GMT -5
That's what I like about the Colossal Red Dragon. His forelimbs are muscular, but short and forward. His wing muscles are massive, and extend under his arms into his chest. It fully gives you the feeling that they're functional and linked to his ribs and breastbone.
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Post by quattro on Dec 29, 2006 20:54:26 GMT -5
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