I was excited
to get it for my game. But being a dream, Catula never really WAS
announced... I liked the creature too much to let it be a passing
memory. So after I finished school for the day, I made Catula to be my
own Fakemon! (Fan-made Pokémon.)
Pokédex Entry:
No. 8XX
Like all Pokémon, Catula is known to have a shiny variant. Being
a mythical Pokémon, however, few people have seen it. Let alone
have had the gut to catch one.
You wouldn't think it would capable of becoming a rock star, but think again! See Catula in its Guitarist outfit! (I gained inspiration for this after I saw some artwork and a few plushies of Zeraora as a guitarist.)
There's
a certain Lucario who works as both a famous vampire hunter and a
talented barista at a café somewhere in the world. A special picture of the
individual.
From time to time, this Lucario
will try and destroy Catula by any means necessary. But when it comes
to that, let's just say that it isn't as great as when it's working in
a kitchen...
With a title
like that, you might be wondering what became of Catula after all these
years. As much as I loved drawing it, my interest in it started to
dwindle. I thought I had stopped liking it. But looking back, I feel
like the Pokémon's potential had been wasted.
This was
supposed to be an elusive Pokémon who was not only ferocious but
also highly powerful and incredibly mysterious. When I drew it,
however, I only ended up portraying a cute creature who was a complete
goofball with a childish mindset. A far cry from what I originally
envisioned for the character. Another issue I began to have was with
Catula's design.
I heavily based
it's physical appearance off of an actual Pokémon, Zeraora. But
when it came to certain other parts of the design (like the color), I
was also inspired by the character Bunnicula from the book and TV show
of the same name. This likeness became apparent to a lot of people on
websites like Deviantart, who would joke about the characters being one
and the same. While the comparisons were funny at first, I became
increasingly nervous with the fact that Catula wouldn't be able to
stand out as its own character design. I also feared that since Catula
was so similar to Bunnicula,
I would run the risk of plagiarism.
With these
issues piling up since late 2020, I had no choice but to retire the
design sometime in 2022.
I could always
rework the design to be a bit original and more in line with what I
envisioned for it. But that would take a lot of time and dedication.
And I don't believe I'm at a place in my life where I can have easy
access to such things. I also feel as if I had personally killed any
chance Catula had of being a worthy Pokémon design.
I don't think there's a single person
on this planet who would like to see Catula resurface again.
