Hisuian Hydreigon - Pokémon Legends Arceus

With the release of the Pokémon Legends Arceus game and the design of regional forms of pokémon we already knew, I decided to work the same idea with different pokémon, starting with my favorite prokémon, Hydreigon and its pre-evolutions.

I have kept the aesthetics of the game based on the Asian Middle Ages. I also wanted to play with the idea that this form of Hydreigon will be a predecessor of the current form that we already know (dark/dragon), so I have also sought to play with a transformation according to the history of these.

The design is based on a Japanese legend called "The Cursed Swords of Muramasa", which tells the story of a katana manufacturing family, whose weapons were so powerful, that rumors began to spread that they were cursed. To prove that this was not true, a member of the family decided to fight with their weapons as a samurai, however, the young man ended up being consumed....

This is why this pokémon maintains a samurai aesthetic, while as it evolves, it becomes corrupted, turning into a demon. Finally, the curse would end up consuming this species and the ones we already know, the dark Hydreigon type, would develop.