Summary
One talentedPokemonfan recently gave Scizor a supernatural makeover inspired by the hit animeDemon Slayer. Scizor was first introduced inPokemon Gold and Silveras a dual-type Bug/Steel evolution for Gen 1 creature Scyther, obtained when the Mantis Pokemon is traded while carrying a Metal Coat item. InPokemon X and Y, Scizor gained an even more powerful Mega Evolution that is triggered by the Scizorite Mega Stone.
Like many of the creatures in thePokemonuniverse, Scizor has been the subject of numerous fan drawings and other artwork, such as Japanese-style ink paintings that offer a more antique look at the Pincer Pokemon. Many of these drawings have Scizor fused withanother Pokemon like Porygonor Mimikyu, with some even bringing the aforementioned Mega Scizor into the mix by combining it with the likes of Mega Garchomp.
Reddit user abz-art looked to a different franchise for their own Scizor-related fusion, reimagining the already ferocious Gen 2 Pokemon as an Upper Moon Demon from the anime seriesDemon Slayer. As shown in a post on r/pokemon, the result is a stunning design that replaces Scizor’s metallic red skin with a bony white shell, its insect wings with batlike, demonic ones, and its pincer claws with a pair of dragon-shaped demon skulls. Abz-art had previously given thisDemon Slayercrossover treatment to other Pokemonlike Cubone, Blaziken, and Dragonite, combining them with either a demon or one of the titular Demon Slayers.
Demon Slayer/Pokemon Scizor Fan Design Has a Dash of Digimon
While this Scizor fan design is a mix ofPokemonandDemon Slayer, other users can’t help but notice that this version of the Mantis Pokemon wouldn’t look too out of place inDigimon, another beloved Japanese franchise that has often been compared toPokemondue to themboth containing elementally-empowered creaturesthat befriend humans and battle on their behalf. One fan in particular compared it to Omnimon, the Mega-level fusion ofDigimon Adventureprotagonists WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon.
Others think that abz-art’s impressive rendition of Scizor would work greatas aFinal Fantasyvillainor an alternate Dragon or Ghost-type evolution in the mainlinePokemonseries. Fans ofDemon Slayerhave commented about how difficult this demon would be to defeat, while those who haven’t watched that particular anime are simply appreciative of abz-art’s alternate Scizor design, which serves as yet another shining example of howPokemoncan inspire much creativity among its fans through artwork of their favorite characters.
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