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Libbie the Spirit Oryx, Animal Form (2025)
To achieve the best results for all three of Libbie’s forms, I referenced extensive materials, particularly those about her animal form. After careful observation, I realized I had misinterpreted many details of the Arabian oryx in the 2024 version.
Because photos of Arabian oryx often lack a human figure for scale, I mistakenly thought they were large animals like the Golden takin. Consequently, I initially designed Libbie’s 2024 animal form to be stocky and square—almost cow-like. However, after further research, I found that while the Arabian oryx is one of the largest antelopes (100 kg/220 lb compared to gazelles at 20 kg/44 lb), it is still lightweight next to donkey (300 kg/660 lb) and bison (800 kg/1760 lb). Although Libbie is meant to be an unusually large Arabian oryx (120 kg/264 lb, similar in size to the scimitar oryx), her design should remain goat-like rather than cow-like.
The head of Libbie’s 2025 animal form is more tapered towards the mouth, and her face shape appears distinctly feminine. Her body shape blends that of a goat and a horse. Since she also works in the farm, I highlighted her bone structure and muscles to convey both agility and strength.
Libbie loves eating mint leaves, so she designed her clothing ornaments based on the “mint leaf” symbol. The mint leaf pattern on her chest in animal form resembles an oryx head. She wears four spirit bands in her human form—two smart bands and two traditional ones for redundancy. In her anthro and animal forms, these bands transform into ornaments around her horns. The pantyhose in both her anthro and human forms reflects the dark leg colors of the Arabian oryx.
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