#kirby dragon au

[l1ght-n1ghts]

HAPPY DEDEDE DURSDAY. Have THE King of Dream Land in all of his glory in the dragon au!

+Design notes/headcanons under cut

Based off of King Penguins! It let me give him a splash of color, and so his chick plumage was brown to make him look like the Waddle Dees! And also “King” Penguin. Haha.

Also based (generally) off of Theropod Dinosaurs. Namely, the Therizinosaurus for its body plan. I didn’t give him the killer claws because I still wanted him to be able to use his hammer. Maybe in another life, Dedede.

While he is primarily bipedal, he can swap to a quadruped stance if desired. He only usually does this if a ceiling is too low for him, or if he goes beast mode (like in Forgotten Land)

His horns form a crown-like formation on his head that was inspired by his mask during Masked Dedede fights. He polishes them to make them shiny like gold!

He has a throat pouch that lets him store food and, when he wants to float, air. He taught himself this through pure spite. I'm actually pretty sure the spite part is canon.

Dedede actually has a good amount of scars, but most of them are smaller and hidden by his feathers. Some, however, stick out quite a bit.

Has a stubborn hoarding instinct. Dedede’s initial greed as a ruler combined with this trait is what sparked the whole “stealing all the food in Dream Land” thing. After he grows as a person (gets his ass kicked) and becomes a good King, he moves on to hoard other things. It’s usually shiny things and small bits of food. He shares it with people he trusts (the Dees and eventually his friends)

The Dees look remarkably similar to a weirdly proportioned chick in his eyes (Same general body plan. Warm shades that are close to being brown. Cute, high-pitched calls). This sets off so many protective instincts in his head it drives him NUTS. Like he knows logically that they’re fully grown, but that won’t stop his brain from going “THAT IS A CHILD.” at first. This only gets worse with time :)

[mastercrownmonday]

some traitor mags gijinka concept stuff (from the same creative effort as this post)

[paintedkinzy-88]

April's mum and the rotmnt drafon bois?

I wasn’t sure if her parents would even know about them, but let’s be honest. All six of them would NEVER be able to keep that a secret forever. Not only would April have literal dragons in and out of her room every other day, but these are April’s Parents. They ain’t stupid. XD

It takes a couple years, but eventually the excuse of imaginary friends just doesn’t work anymore (and Raph gets to a size that’s way too hard to hide). Her parents are aware of her… Unusual found family situation. And to be honest? They take it pretty well, all things considering.

Kirby is around, I just don’t feel like trying to draw him right now lmao. But! Carol do be a dragon whisperer.

[dragonitepaw]

Best way to be forgiven for not telling your dragon daughter that you are also capable of being a dragon sooner is with hugs 💜💙

Not canon to my actual AU (yet) I'm still just playing around with ideas 🤭

(The Kirby doodle is my way of checking the scale lol)

[pyrobuyo]

my two favorite pink characters

[jumpyl123]

🎆 Cold Snow, Warm Hearts 🎆

Nothing much, just a big udon noodle and a dumpling gazing earnestly in each other’s eyes on a frosty, starlit eve. (Not particularly proud of the lighting/snow glitter though)

You’ll meet these guys in my stories when I begin uploading! The red one, Xenolith, will appear in the story I will post on Jan 1st, actually! But if you want to see more and read about my OCs, here is my Toyhouse link!

Happy first day of winter!

Please do not trace, recolor, edit, or repost my art without permission, even if you are planning to give me proper credit!

Xenolith and Elsie belongs to me

Draco/mare species belongs to @starlightfyre

Kirby belongs to HAL Laboratory/Nintendo

Made with Procreate

[sketchiefoxie]

I’m trying out a new art style!!!

Guyz, I need things to sketch cause my brain needs non committal art. But I’m having decision paralysis!!! So, below the cut is a list of all shows/games I’m into! Pick a fandom, and pick a character, then send them my way!! I’ll draw them!! ^^

(also pls try to pick well known characters lol)

The Legend of Zelda

Paper Mario

Gravity Falls

Sonic

Kirby

Animal Crossing

Hello Kitty

Pucca

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Hollow Knight

EverOasis

Owl House

Steven Universe

Amphibia

Hilda

Adventure Time

Fionna & Cake

Rise of the TMNT

TMNT 2012

Over The Garden Wall

Link Click

Helluva Boss

Hazbin Hotel

Dragons race to the edge

Avatar the last Airbender

The Cuphead Show

Night in the Woods

Undertale and related AUs

Deltarune

Splatoon

The Amazing Digital Circus

Bee & Puppycat

Bluey

Murder Drones

Mouthwashing

ENA

Nimona

Rick and Morty

Invader Zim

Omori

Arcane

Squid Games

[chickenpeep77]

My Top 3 Blorbos of all time

The gang's all here in Spore. I like little creature dudes.

[blue-jester-art-blog]

Shattered Dreams of Paradise, the dragonborn heart of god, for the year of the dragon!

[purble-gaymer]

couple more of galacta and the buggy

[starkaabii]

Rise, O mighty Prince of Light...

Fear me not, for you and I are just the same...

[l1ght-n1ghts]

HAPPY WADDLE DEE WEDNESDAY. HAVE AN AU DESIGN. BANDANA DEE I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER

+Design notes/headcanons under cut

Lots of inspiration from animals I'd call "orbs with legs". For example: Jerboas, European Robins, etc etc. Keeps the round silhouette while also giving me reference to use!

Also inspiration from owls. Barn Owls in particular. Wanted to keep the face relatively bare with a very small mouth since in canon Dees don't have visible mouths at ALL. So I used the owl beak structure.

Ears are a remnant of when I originally wanted to make the Dees canine-esque to make a reference to their Forgotten Land counterparts (Awoofies). Now they're there to give the head the silhouette of a Waddle Dee with their arms up :)

Also kept King Dedede's design while making this (I wanted a young Dedede to look like a Waddle Dee), so overall Dees look like little theropod dinosaurs!

Dees are communal creatures that also raise their young in a group. So while it is possible for a Dee to have actual parents, the connection typically isn't one of a nuclear family structure. Dees place a lot of emphasis on chosen family, strong platonic bonds, and friendships! Bandee's friends are a mixture of all three to him :)

While Kirby has star-like markings, I wanted to give Bandee hearts! Because he is soooooo full of love

The bandana was a gift from the King. This is what sparked Bandee's fierce loyalty to the King. He makes sure to treat it very gently so it lasts as long as possible

Bandee uses his tail to give him the lift needed to fly and keep up with his friends! He trained very hard to be able to use it properly and not fall out of the sky. He is very proud of this feat and is willing to teach it to other Waddle Dees who ask!

[sammywolfgirl]

More artfight attacks!

[galakianexplosion]

☆The Mad Hatter☆

☆Little Icon thingy for dear Chaos in @george228732 's Fylass in Wonderland Au!! Because in the Oc tournament discord server theres some slight lore of the Tea tabled going on☆

I needed an icon for the ♠️, Chaos!

Also he might be bickering with the other Hatter 🤞 who knows ☆

[fujoshimoley]

[slamming my hands against aa table] I HAVE GOT TO DRAW SON KIRBY AGAIN

[driplodocus]

Desperately must draw more dragons. At least one (1) dragon is gonna appear in that Kirby AU I keep alluding to but not posting much about yet 😔