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(Seriously, they're my favorite dinos too. <3)

Redith wrote:To be fair, the Kodos are actually kind of a part of the Montor Lizard family too, A giant, horned, relatively gentle monitor lizard.

Not really. If anything, Kodos resemble early Anapsids from the Permian/Triassic Periods. Stocky, arched back, big flat Feet, and flat grinding teeth to eat plants.
If you have no clue what an Anapsid was, it was the earliest relative of the turtle.

Edit: Pachyrhinosaurus FTW!

Ok, I'm going back to the ones they drew that I still want...

Dare I say more?

Crotalus Horridus wrote:

Redith wrote:To be fair, the Kodos are actually kind of a part of the Montor Lizard family too, A giant, horned, relatively gentle monitor lizard.

Not really. If anything, Kodos resemble early Anapsids from the Permian/Triassic Periods. Stocky, arched back, big flat Feet, and flat grinding teeth to eat plants.
If you have no clue what an Anapsid was, it was the earliest relative of the turtle.
Edit: Pachyrhinosaurus FTW!

Not to derail the topic, but I had always thought they were meant to be like brontotheres or something similar, and hence mammals The one variety with mammal-like hair always made me think that.

Wain wrote:

Crotalus Horridus wrote:

Redith wrote:To be fair, the Kodos are actually kind of a part of the Montor Lizard family too, A giant, horned, relatively gentle monitor lizard.

Not really. If anything, Kodos resemble early Anapsids from the Permian/Triassic Periods. Stocky, arched back, big flat Feet, and flat grinding teeth to eat plants.
If you have no clue what an Anapsid was, it was the earliest relative of the turtle.
Edit: Pachyrhinosaurus FTW!

Not to derail the topic, but I had always thought they were meant to be like brontotheres or something similar, and hence mammals The one variety with mammal-like hair always made me think that.

Yeah, before I found out that they laid eggs, I honestly thought of kodos more as...some sort of pachyderm rather than a reptile.

Vephriel wrote: Yeah, before I found out that they laid eggs, I honestly thought of kodos more as...some sort of pachyderm rather than a reptile.

Maybe they're enormous monotremes then

Out of interest, is there anything in the game that says they lay eggs or is that just from other material?

Have a bunch more pets I would like to see:

Crotalus Horridus wrote:Have a bunch more pets I would like to see:

I would KILL for a Triceratops pet, as well as a Spino...And while I would love a "Terror Bird" pet...We kinda have them with Tallstriders

It is impossible for a kodo to be a mammal anatomically. One of the glaring skeletal feature of a reptile, is that its limbs grows out from the side of the body. where as mammal's would grow from under the body. If you examine closey, a kodo's limbs grow from the side of the body, which forces it to crawl with almost its belly touching the ground; a trait of a reptile.

Besides it is obvious that the word Kodo derives from the word Komodo, an island made famous by its notorious dweller, the Komodo Dragon,

I think Kodos were stated to be related to Thunder Lizards (and those stated to be related to Stegodons), so you have that for making them reptiles. Probably not a part of any known Earth reptile classifications, either of them.

I'd totally support some kind of triceratops. It and some kind of Ankylosaurian could share a skeleton, possibly related to the Kodo one. Spinosauri could also make it as an alternate devilsaur model.

It seems Zandalari have quite a Jurassic Park in what remains of Zandalar (pterrodactes, raptors), so if we ever get to see Zandalar, I do hope for some of those, as well as Couatls (which along with snap dragons would make a nice WC3 reference).

With the Spinosaurus, I could see a quest were Nesingwary sends you to Zandalar or the Rainforest near it to find him some ''Living trophys'' to bring back to his colleagues. Or Krasarang Wilds, whichever Blizz prefers. The way you have to find is doing a bunch of stuff to his brothers and sisters/mates IE: Killing them, hurting them, or capturing them. When you anger him enough, he waits in the trees and bushes until you pass by him, then that dreaded radio phone ringtone plays and he attacks. (Of course he'll be tamable, as will his siblings or mates)

I forgot to mention Rhinocerous Beetles!!! I'd love to see them make it into the game as well!

Andine wrote:I think Kodos were stated to be related to Thunder Lizards (and those stated to be related to Stegodons), so you have that for making them reptiles. Probably not a part of any known Earth reptile classifications, either of them.

I'd totally support some kind of triceratops. It and some kind of Ankylosaurian could share a skeleton, possibly related to the Kodo one. Spinosauri could also make it as an alternate devilsaur model.

It seems Zandalari have quite a Jurassic Park in what remains of Zandalar (pterrodactes, raptors), so if we ever get to see Zandalar, I do hope for some of those, as well as Couatls (which along with snap dragons would make a nice WC3 reference).

Yup, I read that Kodo is related to Thunder Lizard as well, but that was during WC3, which is few years before they released wow, so I forgot the link T T.

I would love to see an ungoro crater like zone for the Zandalari. Would love to see a tropical version of Zuldrak filled with pre historic creatures roaming the land. Imagine instead of giraffes, we would have brotosaurus and brachiosaurus eating th eshoots from the tallest tree. XD

I think most of you know mine from in game already...
Pterrordax, Stegodons, Diemetradons, Mushan.

As for not in game, I Definately agree on triceratops, as well as any other prehistoric creatures.
And more breeds of dogs.... Perhaps some on the coyote skeleton.
I also agree on wolverines and corvids!
Also what I think would be neat would be some more rhinos, but plated instead of whooly (I love whooly rhinos but I also love modern day rhinos as well <3)

OMG speaking of breeds of dog, TAMABLE PUGS LIKE THE ONE YOU GET IF YOU HAVE LIKE A 100 PUG COMPLETED FROM LFD!

pop wrote:It is impossible for a kodo to be a mammal anatomically. One of the glaring skeletal feature of a reptile, is that its limbs grows out from the side of the body. where as mammal's would grow from under the body. If you examine closey, a kodo's limbs grow from the side of the body, which forces it to crawl with almost its belly touching the ground; a trait of a reptile.

Hmm, while it could very well be a reptile, I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the anatomy of a WoW model frame for clues. For example if you compare the kodo to a rhino:



Both actually have a very similar underlying framework, with limbs descending from wide girdles and the torso suspended underneath, fat tapering tails and an arched spine above the shoulders. The rhino's shoulders are somewhat tempered by the "hair" part of the model, which gives a smoother gradient. That's not to say kodos and rhinos are related, but just to demonstrate that models are somewhat fanciful in style and not to be scrutinized too closely.


I'm very much interested in in-game references that indicate what it is. I've read comments any number of times that people "remember reading" somewhere that they're related to thunder lizards, etc. (which could be the result of completely unreferenced comments in Wowpedia), but I've never seen any canonical references. This isn't a challenge to anyone's idea of what the beast is. I genuinely am interested

Wain wrote:)

I know what you've' said but here's an excerpt from the Stormcrow entry in wowwiki.


Like most crows, storm crows are omnivorous and they feed on carrion, fruit, and the occasional insect; they rarely attack large, live prey. If they do, several storm crows fly around a target, pecking and clawing before wheeling away. Storm crows hunt by sending one or two members to inspect the situation, who attempt to grab the food while the others wait. If all is safe, the entire group descends. In Mulgore, kodo beasts' nests are particular targets. Much of the murder will caw and raise a commotion above the kodo beasts' heads while one or two storm crows try to grab the eggs and fly away. As with most birds, storm crows have a very limitied sense of smell. Those dwelling in Ashenvale often hunt other birds to tide them over until they can spot a large kill. Then they will cry loudly and sometimes many dozens of storm crow will gather to eat.

Yeah, the references for that storm crow passage is the RPG books, which isn't canon. The writers just created a story to fill in gaps in the rpg A lot of old Wowpedia/Wowwiki articles are tainted with that kind of thing. Since Blizzard confirmed the RPG is non-canon there have been less.

Anyway, sorry to everyone for side-tracking this thread! Back on track...

I would LOVE to see a giant rhinoceros beetle, like Niabi proposed. I always loved them!

I also wish they'd create more ornate moth models, with long tails on the wings, like a lunar moth:



These would look amazing in Pandaria.