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Sep 27 2009, 12:15 AM
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What are you looking at? >.> Group: +Donors Posts: 205 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 63 990 My Favorites |
I'm gonna say it's a bird-like dragon.
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Oct 3 2009, 06:07 AM
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Despite it being one of my favourite Pokemon I've never really questioned its appearance. In my mind Lugia's always been a bird. Although the dragon arguments are extremely persuasive (and I agree!) I can't think of it as anything else.
When Silver came out everyone I knew referred to Lugia as a "legendary bird", so let's call it childhood mental conditioning and leave it at that. -------------------- |
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Oct 3 2009, 06:18 AM
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^da notched eared lucario^ Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 28-June 08 From: on a fence 1500000000 miles THAT WAY Member No.: 2 208 me freinds =) |
this is argued a lot but most off the time its put as a phionex but may be argued still a bird/dragon at the end as a phionex is a bird off fire but most off the time ho-oh and lugia are put as the legendary phionex's as th birds and beasts have already been taken by the the two first trios but may be put as the bigger trio off johto including celebii into it but i just call lugia a phionex
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Oct 4 2009, 11:05 AM
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Artist Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 224 Joined: 15-February 09 From: Neither here nor there Member No.: 3 774 Lizzie's Lovlies |
It could be both, but seeing how it does not have a beak, or bird-legs like the legendary birds trio, I think it is closer to a dragon.
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Oct 6 2009, 03:19 PM
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If a Lugia was real it would be really weird if it looked something like a seagull or a parrot, however I voted for both bird and dragon; it looks like a combination of both anyways.
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Oct 6 2009, 03:38 PM
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Well, I wish I'd wished you well Group: +Donors Posts: 1 351 Joined: 19-February 09 From: Backstage Member No.: 4 143 Let Us In |
I voted both, since it holds both bird and dragon characteristics. I figured that it was somewhat like Altaria, which is clearly a bird, even though it is classified as a Dragon type. Just like methuselahalchemist said, it is most likely a variation of a Wyvern.
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Nov 17 2009, 08:22 PM
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Trouble Buster Group: +Donors Posts: 1 345 Joined: 11-September 09 From: Western Australia Member No.: 62 574 Bird is the word |
I think lugia looks more like a dragon if you ask me.
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Nov 17 2009, 08:25 PM
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Mystery Counter is presently at -300,000. Warning: Hacked system Group: Members Posts: 181 Joined: 8-August 09 From: Somewhere, U.S.A. Member No.: 55 203 Dragon Elite |
Hmm. I've never heard about Lugia being called a 'bird' (not that I don't doubt what you know...) But anyways, if you asked me, I would say totally a dragon. >_>
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Nov 19 2009, 11:05 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: +Donors Posts: 24 Joined: 18-June 09 Member No.: 35 812 Active Squad |
Surprised to see so many Dragon votes... I went for bird, personally. Like Ho-oh, I think they're both just giant birds, like Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Rayquazza is a dragon.
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Nov 20 2009, 03:00 PM
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Team Gracidea - We live to love! Group: +Donors Posts: 77 Joined: 28-March 09 From: Gracidea Garden Member No.: 6 198 Team Gracidea |
Its more bird-like to me.
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Dec 3 2009, 12:54 PM
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.tranquil.dreamer. Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 20-November 09 From: .:a.forever.autumn.forest:. Member No.: 73 295 My Favorite Pokemon! |
I see Lugia as more of a dragon than a bird. Though it definitely has qualities of both. It reminds me of Haku in his dragon form in Spirited Away. He had a somewhat furry appearance in some places and his face looked more mammalian than reptilian. So dragons can take many different forms than just being a big, scaly, flying lizard.
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Dec 6 2009, 10:37 PM
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Gym Leader Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 1-August 09 From: Dragon's Den Member No.: 52 812 PANE Team |
Lol, I'm surprised this thread has lasted as long as it has, but anyways:
You may say that it has a long tail and neck like dragons, but dragons also tend to be scaly, have forked-toungues and breathe fire, as well as having bat-like wings. (Also, I don't see how having what appear to be fingers at the end of its wings make it more like a dragon. If anything, it gives it arms rather than wings, which kinda screws everything up.) True, but then again, Amphitheres have feathered body and wings (and a lack of arms and wings), and Lindworms and Drakes tend to lack wings. It's mainly the fact that Lugia has teeth but no beak, no visible feathers and 'spike-like' appendages on its tail make me think less of it as a bird. I refuse to call it a dragon, though. Dragons, to me, have four legs/arms + 2 wings, 6 limbs total. If its front limbs are also its wings (i.e. 4 in total), it's a wyvern to me. Lugia isn't enough of a dragon, but it might, at a stretch, be a wyvern. Again, Dragons come in many different shapes as I mentioned above. And also Wyverns are a type of dragon. -------------------- Click above to go to the Party! PANE RP Character profile: Tikal Faylen: @ lv. 18 : @ lv. 17 : @ lv. 17 : @ lv. 18 Uprising RP Character profile: Sera Taisa: @ lv. 20 : @ lv. 18 : @ lv. 18 PANE Character Progress- - - - - - - - - - - Tikal Faylen - Furoh Wiki Uprising Character Progress- - - - - - - - - - - Sera Taisa - Uprising Wiki |
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Feb 10 2010, 05:39 PM
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guy standing in middle of traffic Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 9-October 09 From: American rock AL Member No.: 67 473 Dream Party |
I for one say Lugia is a dragon,but Lugia is in fact a flying,psychic type.So its hard to say but it is much closer to
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Feb 11 2010, 07:58 AM
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For some reason, he's always seemed to me like a Dragon-Penguin mix, probably because of the movie.
So... I think he's both. It's not really the first time they've Mixed-and-Matched Animals. -------------------- |
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Feb 14 2010, 04:47 AM
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Smo-o-o-oth Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 12-January 10 From: Canada Member No.: 79 571 Six Survivors |
He is clearly bragird.
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Feb 24 2010, 01:38 AM
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Cynical Old Man Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 28-April 09 Member No.: 16 990 Active Squad |
If I had to put it in otherworldly categories, I'd put it with the Wyvern.
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Feb 24 2010, 01:58 AM
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There's probably coffee on my keyboard rn Group: +Donors Posts: 1 458 Joined: 23-August 09 From: The river of a shadow of a doubt Member No.: 59 139 You know who they are |
Birds cant swim, some dragons, on the other hand, can swim. Lugia looks more like a Dragon.
I voted for Dragon. "Wyvern" isn't mentioned, it has always been Dragon/Bird -------------------- |
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Feb 24 2010, 02:33 AM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 23-February 10 Member No.: 86 207 ShadowShine Soul |
I've personally always seen it as a giant bird, but I can see where the dragon arguments are coming from.
Birds cant swim, some dragons, on the other hand, can swim. Technically, Lugia, as a psychic type, doesn't have to swim. It likely uses it's psychic abilities to survive and 'fly' through the water, similar to Celebi and Mew. -------------------- |
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Feb 24 2010, 02:34 AM
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There's probably coffee on my keyboard rn Group: +Donors Posts: 1 458 Joined: 23-August 09 From: The river of a shadow of a doubt Member No.: 59 139 You know who they are |
Yes, but he is the Guardian of the sea...even if he wasn't psychic he would still swim. :P
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Feb 24 2010, 02:51 AM
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It would but that has no relevance to this. The fact that he is a psychic type remains, and proves he has no need to swim, thus making the swimming argument null and void. The thing is, he wouldn't be able to live underwater if not for his psychic power. If Nintendo was actually gonna have him swim they would have made him a water type2 instead of psychic.
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