Re: Random Pet Challenge [v4.0]
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:13 pm
I haven't hopped back onto Soxie yet, but I did spend some time running around on Onogi, so without further ado, here is my 'report' on the
Blue Silithid Colossus.
Note: this one will be less of a cohesive story, I think.
I dusted off Onogi, who had been neglected for some time, and headed to Tanaris. When levelling her previously I fell in love with the look of Shale Spiders by her side, and really any bug-like creature, so I knew that the Silithid wouldn't be a problem. What I didn't predict was that taming this Silithid would really solidify the fact that I love Onogi with bugs. So, this report isn't just on the Silithid tank, but also a few other bugs too.
I quickly found her target.
The tame was not problematic, given that Onogi greatly out-levels the zone.
Note: pictured above are typical combat animations.
I decided that this big doof needed a silly name, and I'm not sure if it was because I was hungry or not, but I decided on 'Jellybean'.
With Jellybean in tow, I now had to think of something to do. I spent a while running and hopping around like an idiot. Here's a good running shot of Onogi and Jellybean:
After a bit of time-wasting, I ran into this dude, who looked... injured. I mean, I know its just their usual animation, but dang did he ever look pathetic. I sent Jellybean away, just for a few minutes, so I could get closer.
Just when I thought, 'Okay, fine, Jellybean can have a friend!', I realized I had been bamboozled.
He's fine, everyone.
I called out Jellybean and we set off do more of, well, nothing.
I decided that Onogi needs a transmog to match Jellybean, so we headed to Orgrimmar. Note: I actually changed this 'mog several times throughout my adventures with Onogi.
From there, we set off for Pandaria to grab some screenshots in varying lighting. The Slithid colossi, and actually most of the older bug models, have beautiful colours.
It was around this time that something clicked in my head and I decided that Onogi needs an army of bugs. So Jellybean and Onogi set off again, this time with some purpose. I also managed to grab some screenshots in different lighting, which was a bonus.
After getting a screenshot of Jellybean looking cool, I grabbed Onogi's first bug (sans Jellybean) of the current adventure:
And then, after heading back to Kalimdor, a second:
I then took Onogi and her fledgling bug army back to Tanaris - I really like the lighting there, so I wanted some screenshots.
First, here's Jellybean again:
His colours really are beautiful. The thing that really sells this model is the colours, I think. The combat animations (pictured close to the beginning of this post) are also pretty great. That said, I've never really gotten attached to it.
Here are some more bugs:
The beetles are gorgeous and have a lot of character.
Apparently, though, that wasn't enough, so I set off with Onogi and Jellybean to tame another beetle:
It's okay, he's just hugging me.
Of course, Onogi's bug army needs more than just beetles, so scoped out some scorpids. Are scorpions even bugs? I'm a math person not a biology person so I really don't know. In my mind, they're bugs, so they're part of the bug army.
Anyways, I flew to Uldum, and saw a pal:
I darted around a grabbed a few more beetle and scorpion pals, and then headed to Tanaris to check them all out.
(I wont post the screenshots here since I'm reporting on a member of the old scorpid model with Vyndiste.)
I was about to head out to wrangle some wasps, but I realized that I had been seriously neglecting poor Jellybean, so I decided to power through the introductory quests in Draenor with him.
He looked pretty badass near the Dark Portal.
I'm not sure what happened here but he just wouldn't follow me. He ended up teleporting to me a few seconds later, though.
The dark portal looked really cool.
I got Onogi stuck in a tree and Jellybean decided to pretend that he, too, was stuck.
After getting unstuck and finishing the introductory quests, I decided that Onogi's time with Jellybean was done... sorta.
I happily introduce Jellybean 2.0:
(The colours remind me of a Jelly Belly jellybean, specifically.)
Overall, the Silithid Colossus really is a nice model, despite being kinda dated. All versions (not just the blue) have gorgeous colours and pretty awesome attack animations. They're also great if you like a big pet. It's really just a model I have never been able to get attached to. It's worth noting, though, that taming the original Jellybean set me off on a very fun, bug-filled journey, so that was pretty cool. I also think Jellybean must have been good luck, because I found Madexx and Lightning Paw with him in my first pet slot .
Blue Silithid Colossus.
Note: this one will be less of a cohesive story, I think.
I dusted off Onogi, who had been neglected for some time, and headed to Tanaris. When levelling her previously I fell in love with the look of Shale Spiders by her side, and really any bug-like creature, so I knew that the Silithid wouldn't be a problem. What I didn't predict was that taming this Silithid would really solidify the fact that I love Onogi with bugs. So, this report isn't just on the Silithid tank, but also a few other bugs too.
I quickly found her target.
The tame was not problematic, given that Onogi greatly out-levels the zone.
Note: pictured above are typical combat animations.
I decided that this big doof needed a silly name, and I'm not sure if it was because I was hungry or not, but I decided on 'Jellybean'.
With Jellybean in tow, I now had to think of something to do. I spent a while running and hopping around like an idiot. Here's a good running shot of Onogi and Jellybean:
After a bit of time-wasting, I ran into this dude, who looked... injured. I mean, I know its just their usual animation, but dang did he ever look pathetic. I sent Jellybean away, just for a few minutes, so I could get closer.
Just when I thought, 'Okay, fine, Jellybean can have a friend!', I realized I had been bamboozled.
He's fine, everyone.
I called out Jellybean and we set off do more of, well, nothing.
I decided that Onogi needs a transmog to match Jellybean, so we headed to Orgrimmar. Note: I actually changed this 'mog several times throughout my adventures with Onogi.
From there, we set off for Pandaria to grab some screenshots in varying lighting. The Slithid colossi, and actually most of the older bug models, have beautiful colours.
It was around this time that something clicked in my head and I decided that Onogi needs an army of bugs. So Jellybean and Onogi set off again, this time with some purpose. I also managed to grab some screenshots in different lighting, which was a bonus.
After getting a screenshot of Jellybean looking cool, I grabbed Onogi's first bug (sans Jellybean) of the current adventure:
And then, after heading back to Kalimdor, a second:
I then took Onogi and her fledgling bug army back to Tanaris - I really like the lighting there, so I wanted some screenshots.
First, here's Jellybean again:
His colours really are beautiful. The thing that really sells this model is the colours, I think. The combat animations (pictured close to the beginning of this post) are also pretty great. That said, I've never really gotten attached to it.
Here are some more bugs:
The beetles are gorgeous and have a lot of character.
Apparently, though, that wasn't enough, so I set off with Onogi and Jellybean to tame another beetle:
It's okay, he's just hugging me.
Of course, Onogi's bug army needs more than just beetles, so scoped out some scorpids. Are scorpions even bugs? I'm a math person not a biology person so I really don't know. In my mind, they're bugs, so they're part of the bug army.
Anyways, I flew to Uldum, and saw a pal:
I darted around a grabbed a few more beetle and scorpion pals, and then headed to Tanaris to check them all out.
(I wont post the screenshots here since I'm reporting on a member of the old scorpid model with Vyndiste.)
I was about to head out to wrangle some wasps, but I realized that I had been seriously neglecting poor Jellybean, so I decided to power through the introductory quests in Draenor with him.
He looked pretty badass near the Dark Portal.
I'm not sure what happened here but he just wouldn't follow me. He ended up teleporting to me a few seconds later, though.
The dark portal looked really cool.
I got Onogi stuck in a tree and Jellybean decided to pretend that he, too, was stuck.
After getting unstuck and finishing the introductory quests, I decided that Onogi's time with Jellybean was done... sorta.
I happily introduce Jellybean 2.0:
(The colours remind me of a Jelly Belly jellybean, specifically.)
Overall, the Silithid Colossus really is a nice model, despite being kinda dated. All versions (not just the blue) have gorgeous colours and pretty awesome attack animations. They're also great if you like a big pet. It's really just a model I have never been able to get attached to. It's worth noting, though, that taming the original Jellybean set me off on a very fun, bug-filled journey, so that was pretty cool. I also think Jellybean must have been good luck, because I found Madexx and Lightning Paw with him in my first pet slot .