Trouser wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:17 am
anubisj wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:33 am
I mean, it's not a horrible design per se, it's just a bit lacklustre. Like, too plain. When I think of an evil goku, I think of darkness, of black armors, of spikes, of cool bracelets and metal and whatnot. Maybe something a bit more intimidating, a bit more memorable.
No offence, but "darkness, black armor, spikes, bracelets and metal" feels out of place here and just screams "edgy". Goku Black design is fine and isn't overdesigned like 90% of designs created by Dragon Ball fans.
But to each their own, I guess.
The only thing I'd change in the original Goku Black design are muscles. He looks way too skinny compared to Son Goku.
Yeah, to each their own, exactly. I mean, if we all thought the same, this forum wouldn't serve any purpose. For me, I don't care about the design being edgy, I feel a black armor would suit Dragon Ball, would suit Goku Black, and more importantly, could be a nice design, depending on who designs it. In the end, all I care about is that the design is not forgettable, and that I like it. Of course, I mentioned armors and spikes, but it can also be body features or an interesting costume with stuff on it.
Jeez, I'm not a character artist, but Buu was so unique, just the pinkness of his body, the "limb" on his head, the black and red eyes, the sharp teeth, hell, even the little holes he had on his head (from where the smoke came out when he got angry) gave him personality and uniqueness (sure, his costume was just some white pants, which suit him really well, but Buu's design strength was his body). Goku Black is just a Goku with a black palette swap costume, not divine-like, not original, no symbols on his costume, no changes on his body...his clothes would be more suited for a random henchman, a tertiary villain. (The fact that the design of those clothes have been seen previosuly is also important, it would be different if Goku Black was the first character introduced in the franchise; as I said previously, I don't hate his design, but I think there's room to improve it, and those clothes are anything but original).
Just to be clear, I do appreciate simple designs from time to time, there's ways to make an otherwise plain looking costume, not too fancy, into something cool and representative of the character (Broly comes to mind, with his exotic dress and bracelets and circlet on his head, notice how he doesn't even have anything on his torso, which gives him an air of savagery), but in this case, I'm just not feeling it.
Also, I really can't agree with your opinion on fan designs, I mean, some can be awful, but 90%? To me, 90% of fan designs are wayyyyy better than the uninspired stuff coming out of Toei and Toriyama these days (I still have nightmares about Winnie the Pooh-tamo from time to time, I dream that he is a canon character and one of the most powerful in the universe, only to wake up sweating and realizing the harsh truth that it's all real)