#ahuizotl

[fragranticareviewers]

[winterpower98]

*breaks down the door*

DID SOMEONE ASK FOR MORE VILLAINS

Did not realize that I would have the most fun redesigning the villains of this show and yet Flim, Flam, and Dr Caballeron were the easiest. I already wanted to change Flim and Flam's cutie marks because I thought the og ones didn't make much sense, but it was one of my friends who suggested adding the cards to make it look like they are cheating at poker. While Caballeron (why does he even have a doctor title??) gave me the vibes of a villain from Lara Croft and Tomb Raiders, so I leaned into that as much as possible, so that's why he has a prosthetic leg and hoof (the green one). The Sphinx, on the other hand, pissed me off the most. Much like the hippogriffin and hippocampus, the show just took two monsters with the same name and put them together. THAT'S RIGHT, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SPHINX. The Roman Sphinx has wings, while the Egyptian one does not. But the show gave this Sphinx Roman wings and Egyptian-esque clothes! So, since I know she's appeared alongside Subnambula (by the way, already designed her, because I am insane), I made her egyptian. So the only wings she has now are ornamental. In comparison, tho! The show's version of Ahuizotl is surprisingly close to the mythological one. So most of my research went into the types of "clothes" and jewels he would wear. Now, Grogar has a pretty fine design, but I wanted to give him more of a monster feel (especially since the wiki says he is the father of all monsters), so I gave him more fanged teeth and two sets of horns, Satan style. Lastly, there's Cosmos, and I find her so cool. I didn't change anything from her design because I think it's pretty good! She was just fun to draw.

Rest of the redesigns

[archivist-crow]

AHUIZOTL

The Ahuzotl appears in the folklore and legends of Mexico. So terrifying was this creature that even to see it was to invite death. It is usually seen as a flesh-eating creature that takes the form of a dog, but with the feet of a monkey and a human hand growing at the end of its prehensile tail. Its name means ‘water opossum', and it lies in wait for fishermen in the waters and along the banks of rivers. It has a number of tricks by which it catches people, including making small fish and frogs leap about in the water to attract the attention of would-be fishermen. The Ahuizotl then reaches out with the hand at the end of its tail, and drags its victim beneath the water. Within three days, bodies are found floating, and are recognized as victims of the Ahuizotl by the fact that their eyes, teeth and nails are missing—these being delicacies to the monster.

Text from The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures by John and Caitlin Matthews (HarperElement, 2005)

[posadorkey]

A little monster I had in my drawings that I hadn't uploaded, I didn't like it much because of the dress design but oh well

Una ahuizotl arreeeeee 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[deerstepsdraws]

ahuizotl gjinka, class project

[pink-pone]

✨ MY LITTLE PONY CREATURE APPRECIATION POST ✨

They really gave us so many unique and fascinating designs that I honestly think are slept on

[cobrastrikes421]

Happy Pride Month Day 1 Pride month: Transgender

Vivianna the Ahuizotl who goes to the Skylands academy to become a real Skylander when she is finally ready and She’s a brave trans creature who will always protect others who need saving.

[spaceplush]

Some old My Little Pony plush I made. Dates ranging from 2012-2015.