Summary
- A Pokemon fan creates Mew art inspired by the Alien franchise.
- Mew was hard to acquire in Gen 1, enhancing its appeal.
- Unofficial crossover fan art trends often reimagine popular Pokemon in unique ways.
A Pokemon fan has recently designed a new form for Mew inspired by the Xenomorph aliens from the Alien franchise. While most Pokemon fans quickly think of regional variants, Mega Evolutions, or Paradox forms when imagining popular fan art trends, making art inspired by crossovers with other franchises is also a fairly common practice in the community, and this artwork is an example of how awesome these pieces can be.
Mew is a legendary Psychic-type Pokemon introduced in the first generation of the series. This creature stands out because it’s the only one among all 151 monsters from this generation not directly available in either Pokemon Red or Blue. Unlike all the other legendary critters in Gen 1, Mew could only be acquired at special Nintendo events. The first time Mew was offered was during Space World 1997, a convention that happened in Chiba, Japan, from November 21 to 24. During the occasion, 100,000 lucky fans took the special Pokemon home.
Now, a Pokemon fan called ghostsheep_png decided to create a new art featuring Mew, inspired by the Xenomorph aliens from the Alien franchise. Called Xeno-Mew, the creature depicted in the artwork greatly resembles the original Pokemon, as it still has some similar features and colors, but its skin is completely different. While the original Mew is smooth and looks inoffensive, this new design depicts a critter that is very thin, has sharp claws, and has a long tail that resembles the one from Xenomorphs.
Pokemon Fan's Mew Redesigned as an Alien Xenomorph
The fan art created by ghostsheep_png is a pretty unique take on Mew, but it’s only one among several recent unofficial artworks focused on the cute monster. Last year, for example, one fan designed a futuristic mecha form for Mew, coming up with a cat-like robot with an absurdly long tail, and Poke Balls that match its futuristic aesthetics.
Overall, fan art that creates unofficial crossovers between Pokemon and other franchises is not uncommon and is generally praised by the community. Some time ago, for example, one fan turned Gengar and Clefable into a Yu-Gi-Oh card, using both creatures to represent the two halves of the “Change of Heart” spell card.
In yet another recent fan art, a fan decided to reimagine Dragonite as Spyro from Spyro the Dragon. In this case, the result was a fairly interesting piece of artwork in which the fan designed an adorable purple version of the popular Dragon-type Pokemon made with pixel art.
- Created by
- Satoshi Tajiri
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