The books in Malie library mention that the Tapu's shell

I would guess Lele has a slug body. The rest probably look about the same.

>>31992674
When tapus hides in shells, they look like masks.
Their shells are wooden aren't they?

>>31992695
what about when the shell is soft?

Weren't their non-shell forms shown on the concept art?

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>>31992756
I guess? Also I'm use this as an excuse to dump their concept art

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>>31992776
though we still don't know how the shell would grow or harden, or how long it would take.

>>31992769
I want Lele to fuck me with her pusspuss!

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>>31992807
Does anyone get this qt?

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>>31992811
what's the joke?

>>31992817
Looks like you lost it

>>31992807
but lele doesnt have one

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>>31992807
delet this

>>31992807
If you want a Tapu lele plushie.

>>31992807
What puss? that's a dick

>>31992807
Can't uncurl so it's not a dick, and the "hole" is part of her shell so that's not a pusspuss.
Both you and dickman are shit outta luck m8.

Can we get back to discussing their shells? Like do you think the design is simply a pattern that appears as the shell grows and hardens? Do they paint the design on after the shell hardens, before?

>>31992933
I would assume that they grow due to the slight color variance being reflected in the shiny. I wonder what that autistic colress anon would say.

>>31993005
>I wonder what that autistic colress anon would say.
who?

>>31993022
Some autismo in a Tapu Lele thread who detailed how he wished to study Lele's biology, including the removal of the shell to observe how it grows.

>>31992933
It looks like they will form a totem pole

>>31993081
how?

So where did the whole Tapus are assholes thing come from?

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>>31994222
In-game lore, through the Malie library, dialogue and dex entries
>Lele spreads magical healing flakes that are so good at accelerating growth they give you supercancer
>Bulu ravaged a supermarket just because it didn't like where it was
>Fini creates magical mist so thick that it confuses people into suicide
I don't remember Koko but it's kinda established it saves you just to have a chance at ripping fully-evolved Nebby a new asshole.

I think the Tapus with soft shells might look similar to another small, black, Fairy-type that hides behind a soft disguise that's native to Alola. What do you guys think?

>>31994813
Except they don't kill you with their ugliness.

>>31994786
Actually don't the books in Malie don't really make them seem like assholes, hell it makes the humans look like assholes.

>>31994851
It wasn't necessarily ugliness, it was shock. What if people are so surprised to see a mini-version of the sacred guardian deities that it scares the shit out of them?

>>31995250
that doesn't even make any sense

I hate the Tapu.

>>31995287
Which one and why?

>>31995294
All of them, equally.

Because they look ugly and stupid.

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>>31995315
>Because they look ugly and stupid.
I'll let you explain yourself first before I say you have shit taste

>>31995331
I can't really explain myself since this is arbitrary and subjective. The reasons I think they are ugly are probably the reasons you or someone else think they look cool or cute.

>>31995347
>I can't really explain myself since this is arbitrary and subjective. The reasons I think they are ugly are probably the reasons you or someone else think they look cool or cute.
Well now that is a very well thought out response, and I hold no animosity towards you. I am still curious as to just what you don't like about them aesthetically, just to see where your reasoning is coming from. I may not agree with it, but that doesn't mean I can't understand it.

>>31992674
I hated these guys in the beginning, I'm honestly surprised at how much they grew on me.

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>>31995361
Well to try to explain myself as best I can, let me make a comparison with the legendary group that I like the most, which is the beast trio.

I love them because of the (perceived) seamless the blend of ferocity and regality of their designs. Much like real large felines, I can never really tell if they're frightening or graceful because it could go either way.

For instance, look at Entei in this picture. The posture is important - what it says to me is that Entei carries itself with pride and dignity, and yet its other features such as the claws, sheer size or the sounds of its roars make it very intimidating. The three also have a really cool design element in their manes, which resemble either a thundercloud, volcanic smoke or aurora borealis.


I see none of this in the Tapu. Because of their more streamlined, almost inorganic appearance, they don't inspire any response in me. For example, look at Tapu Lele and its arms. They are featureless black lines and the hands are fingerless stubs. They remind me of toys more than anything else.

For Koko in particular I also feel like the shell feature seems very shoehorned in. It's not as seamless as, say, the way Enteis mane resembles volcanic smoke as it flows. Is Koko doomed to eternal tunnel vision?

>>31995539
I can see where you're coming from with that.

>>31995539
Not the anon you replied to but I appreciate that you articulated your opinion rather than simply spouting the buzzwords /vp/ is so fond of.
I agree with Koko, it was never one that appealed to me due to the hand-beak, but Lele isn't really supposed to invoke a similar feeling to the legendary beasts.
It's a slug-girl in a pink butterfly shell, in a similar vein to other cutemons like Manaphy and Celebi with the blobby limbs and soft lines. Of course, cutemon legends may not appeal in the same manner.
Out of curiousity, do you like Buzzwole?

>>31995621
>Out of curiousity, do you like Buzzwole?
I'm not fond of the entire idea and concept of Ultra Beasts but Buzzwole is definitely the one I like the most, although I still don't like it much.

>>31995684
Hmm, I see.
Ultra beasts are pretty much just another way for them to fit in more legends really.

>>31992674
They got a banging tune (though it does sound like it's saying fuck me over and over).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKr616BOslU