I want a breed on FR with extreme sexual dimorphism that is evident in the art.
And I want it to reflect most sexual dimorphism that exists on earth in some fish and insects (even though everyone says FR isn't based on things on earth etc etc, just hear me out).
Imagine a dragon breed whose females were 30 to 40 percent larger than the males.
Imagine a dragon breed where the males are mostly grounded with true vestigial wings and the females have massive flight wings.
Just think about that for a bit.
Because we have dragons with sexual dimorphism that favors the males, I want to see some that favors the females. Massively. Think like angler fish dimorphism.
edit (expansion and clarification)
Doesn't have to be restricted to just female favored sexual dimorphism, I just wanted an example of something not shown on site. Tundras can be considered a male favored sexual dimorphism with their manes and such, but I'm thinking in a larger scope, something more extreme.
to clarify, it does not mean the art itself will be smaller, it would be things like length and weight of the dragon in addition to clear anatomical differences in the illustrations, moreso than just the pose differences.
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The dimorphism should only be exhibited in the adult art. Hatchling art, as it has always been on the site, will be identical for male and female hatchlings of the breed.
Examples
And I want it to reflect most sexual dimorphism that exists on earth in some fish and insects (even though everyone says FR isn't based on things on earth etc etc, just hear me out).
Imagine a dragon breed whose females were 30 to 40 percent larger than the males.
Imagine a dragon breed where the males are mostly grounded with true vestigial wings and the females have massive flight wings.
Just think about that for a bit.
Because we have dragons with sexual dimorphism that favors the males, I want to see some that favors the females. Massively. Think like angler fish dimorphism.
edit (expansion and clarification)
Doesn't have to be restricted to just female favored sexual dimorphism, I just wanted an example of something not shown on site. Tundras can be considered a male favored sexual dimorphism with their manes and such, but I'm thinking in a larger scope, something more extreme.
to clarify, it does not mean the art itself will be smaller, it would be things like length and weight of the dragon in addition to clear anatomical differences in the illustrations, moreso than just the pose differences.
edit 2
The dimorphism should only be exhibited in the adult art. Hatchling art, as it has always been on the site, will be identical for male and female hatchlings of the breed.
Examples
DunkTheBiscuit wrote on 2014-07-11 10:01:41:
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I can totally see a big, strong female with a fussy little colourful male. I know it won't fit the site lore really, but what I really see in that scenario is a big strong matriarch with several little drone males, all of whom might have fertilized her eggs but none of them are completely sure so they all play the father role. Great for nest protection and nestling feeding! Just like hedge sparrows do in the UK.
I can totally see a big, strong female with a fussy little colourful male. I know it won't fit the site lore really, but what I really see in that scenario is a big strong matriarch with several little drone males, all of whom might have fertilized her eggs but none of them are completely sure so they all play the father role. Great for nest protection and nestling feeding! Just like hedge sparrows do in the UK.