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Published: 2016-11-18 15:06:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 7633; Favourites: 242; Downloads: 12
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The Smug Shitlord smirk clearly runs in the Oak family, as Gary Oak and a younger Champion Professor Samuel ‘Sam’ Oak can profess. 


I like to imagine that the Professor was a bit of a cad as a younger fellow with a little Tony Stark in him; intelligent and confident and full of himself not at all unlike his grandson until his altercation with Giovanni (discussed here)  sobered him up at which point he likely gave up his champion position and focused on his research work and mentoring the youth of the nation, much to the chagrin of Agatha who thinks he wimped out THAT OLD DUFF. 

The Pokemon here are based off the glitch team he had in the original Red/Blue games; Rustam the Charizard, Ferdinand the Tauros, Brunhilde the Arcanine, Quintesson ‘Quinn’ the Exeggutor and Mikado the Gyarados. 

Probably part of a photoshoot for a cover of Kanto’s version of Empire during the peak of his career. Gary has a copy stowed away between his reading material; as much as he quarrels with his Gramps, there’s still childhood love and adulation there, and he’s proud of his old man, even if said old man is sort of bonkers sometimes. 


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Comments: 30

strongbad-joe132 [2017-04-09 00:43:41 +0000 UTC]

I have 3 questions about this awesome piece:
1) Why is Brunhilde's mane braided?
2) Why are the Quin's head skulls and not eggs?
3) What happened to Mikado's left eye?

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Oniwanbashu In reply to strongbad-joe132 [2017-04-09 05:25:36 +0000 UTC]

1. Because. Oak pampers her and wanted her to look a little more like her namesake so he braids her mane 👍🏻

2. One of the things Exeggutors may have been based on is the Jinmenju/Ninmenju, a tree bearing human-head fruits so Quin's based off those!

3. He lost it in a fight prior to being befriended by Oak. 

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strongbad-joe132 In reply to Oniwanbashu [2017-04-09 07:49:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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JohnnyNuzlocke [2016-12-11 23:08:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm really loving how you portray young Oak. I feel like he would be intelligent and confident and full of himself, but he would be more agressive towards others around him and pretty cocky. Maybe even a bit dismissive of people that haven't proven them their strenght. I'm not sure why Exeguttor's faces look like skulls, but I'm really into the one-eyed Gyarados.

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Tanaigre [2016-12-02 19:47:16 +0000 UTC]

Well, that's just every sort of tank you'd never wanna face in a line-up. Lovely.

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Oniwanbashu In reply to Tanaigre [2016-12-03 18:18:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, the Prof. was a terror to any villains back in his heyday no doubt. 
Till today his lab stuffed to the gills with Pokemon is still in Pallet Town which is like, a stone's throw away from Giovanni's gym. 
Team Rocket tried to jump him one night and loot a senile old fart of his life's work; They never tried again after. 

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Gecko-Comics [2016-11-21 05:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Why is your art style so amazing?

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glancesherlock [2016-11-20 21:42:12 +0000 UTC]

SMUG SHITLORD SMIRK. I freaking can't.

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Oniwanbashu In reply to glancesherlock [2016-11-21 07:01:01 +0000 UTC]

HEY YOU KNOW GARY GOT IT FROM SOMEWHERE

Gramps god damnit this isn't allowed >8U

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glancesherlock In reply to Oniwanbashu [2016-11-21 19:44:16 +0000 UTC]

XD

It'd be great if Gary never noticed at first. Someone had to point it out to him.

"Hey, he does that thing you do."
"What thing? ...NO."

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KirasDarkLight [2016-11-20 07:50:18 +0000 UTC]

YUS MORE ART FROM YOU!!!

This makes me want to commission you so badly. xD

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Whiteb1ood [2016-11-20 07:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Hell this is amazing. I love the arcanine braids

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Quarteon01 [2016-11-19 13:14:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh man. This is absolutely wonderful

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whitesparrow123 [2016-11-19 03:28:03 +0000 UTC]

OAK WAS A FINE HUNK A MAN

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Oniwanbashu In reply to whitesparrow123 [2016-11-19 04:07:17 +0000 UTC]

GARY GOT THEM GOOD GENES FROM SOMEWHERE

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whitesparrow123 In reply to Oniwanbashu [2016-11-19 04:18:39 +0000 UTC]

Kanto's finest fo sho

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M0N5T3R5 [2016-11-19 02:58:08 +0000 UTC]

how did the charizard die in the battle with giovanni?

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yesbesh [2016-11-19 01:24:12 +0000 UTC]

who's the sixth

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Oniwanbashu In reply to yesbesh [2016-11-19 02:28:55 +0000 UTC]

It's an open slot for whatever Pokemon he's researching at any point of time since he brings it on the road with him. 

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yesbesh In reply to Oniwanbashu [2016-11-21 20:19:39 +0000 UTC]

gotcha

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Unkownbrony52 [2016-11-19 00:10:42 +0000 UTC]

I love this interpretation. Fantastic job.

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Wheelzzz [2016-11-18 16:38:06 +0000 UTC]

GAAAAAAAAAH!

A fine choice in 'mons, my good man.

ALSO THAT EXEGGUTOR
WANT

Also puppymon

Tiger: ouo Friend.

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Oniwanbashu In reply to Wheelzzz [2016-11-18 19:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Kanto's celebrity professor knows how to choose 'em  
I've never been a big fan of Exeggutors but they are BEASTS in Pokemon Go and I love the idea of a sentient tree with fruit/seed vectors shaped like skulls so HERE WE GO. 

Puppymon girl is based off an Andrewsarchus instead of a regular dog! A...friendly Andrewsarchus anyway because those things always look decidedly unfriendly. 

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Wheelzzz In reply to Oniwanbashu [2016-11-18 20:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Japanese lore is amazing, and Exeggutor is one of those mons I love using because of it.

Even if it has all the weaknesses ever. ._.

I KNOW ANOTHER PUPPYMON WHO WAS BASED OFF OF A PREHISTORIC PUPPER
OR AT LEAST A DIRE WOLF

Tiger: Meeeeeee! 8D

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Carameja [2016-11-18 15:51:45 +0000 UTC]

I really love your take on the young Samual Oak

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Oniwanbashu In reply to Carameja [2016-11-18 19:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Carameja In reply to Oniwanbashu [2016-11-18 19:12:16 +0000 UTC]

No problem at all

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Silver-Warrior-Wolf [2016-11-18 15:39:24 +0000 UTC]

I haven't seen any of young Oak before. I like your interpretation.

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Oniwanbashu In reply to Silver-Warrior-Wolf [2016-11-18 19:04:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm surprised no one's ever given it a shot, I bet he's got a lot of history to lay out. 

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Vasilky-3D [2016-11-18 15:11:59 +0000 UTC]

~Amazing work Absolutely love the colours and shading 

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