Revisiting Lamnim-... Wait...
Redesigning Reflectmon was actually super fun, so I figured I'd give a go at Lamnimon too! The problem is my main issue with their old design was... I made them a shark? Because Discovery Channel was doing Shark Week when I was a teenager conceptualizing this character, and that's it. No other reason.
Now. On it's own, there is nothing wrong with the shark design. I like it a lot! It's cute, and sharks are awesome! The problem is this was supposed to be a pre-evolution to Ranamon. "Rana"... Means "Frog"...
Oops.
So obviously this digimon should have been a tadpole the whole time. I'm actually shocked they didn't use Otamamon for the Vitalbracelet line... However, the problem is the name "Lamnimon" comes directly from the scientific name for mackerel sharks. So unlike Reflectmon, who can keep their name because it still technically fits (Though I think nowadays I would have chosen the new name), Lamnimon doesn't really fit anymore.
Right now I'm calling this "Pollimon" based on an alternate spelling of "Pollywog" which is another name for a tadpole, and also because it's cute for the pirate theme I went with in the old DMFR fan-web-comic. However if I can find something closer to Lamnimon that fits, I'd maybe be swayed...
Anyway other than being a tadpole now, not much changed! Most of the original design was working. The other major changes are
Replaced swim cap with a hair tie (it looked weird with out the shark fin and was always a bit awkward to draw)
Softer, floppier, fin ears to better frame the face.
More... Fishy? Hands and feet.
More wavy hair style.
Some extra markings to streamline the design and add visual interest.
Again, very happy with this! It's fun seeing how my character design abilities have changed over the years.
