The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived.
The crowning of the ultimate Pokemon Splicing champion.
The announcement of the
Titanium Splicer.
And it could not be closer.
After two grueling weeks of splicing, two competitors posted their collections of four splices, each featuring the same three Secret Ingredients: Camerupt, Salamence and Kyurem.
The collections were then judged by our panel of four judges. Each judge gave a score out of ten to each splice, and an additional score representing the collection as a whole.
The scores were tallied to protect the anonymity of the judges. The contestant with the highest total score will be...
The Titanium Splicer
Kullenuska
Splice #1: 34/40"Only complaint is that the attempt to tilt the left (our left, Bapho's right) wing to show the angle didn't work very well."
"Nine out of Ten would bang"
"I think it's a marvelous sprite, but the right wing is very oddly shaded, improperly positioned and seems larger than the left one. Another thing is that you might've made the usage of Seviper far too obvious by just using the tail with nothing but a palette swap, but that's mostly just a large splice peeve of mine."
"This first splice is really great I like the goat's face a lot. For improvement I would say the arms are a little long."
Splice #2: 33/40"I'm going to preface this with that I love this splice. Possibly the best one of yours so far. The right front leg is just a bit oddly bent but other than that it's just ideal."
"Oh man, I really like the colours on this one and the idea is great. although I would say the legs are in a bit of a weird position."
"The beard thing doesn't really fit the angle of the head and the tail is kinda awkwardly placed. Is it laying next to the beast? Is the beast floating and the tail below it? The world will never know."
"The back left foot and tail just seem a little crammed, and the fins on the tail seem a bit rushed"
Splice #3: 29/40"Quite a fan, but it's hard to tell what's happening with the tail and the fur on the front leg in the background. Also, there's a misunderstanding with the fur shading behind the ear."
"Ehh, I'm not too sure about this one. The segmented Salamence wings look strange, Wartortle might not have been the best choice for the face, the branched tail looks very odd as well and the front legs just look like they're poorly constructed. I'd like to pet it, though."
"The feet again aren't the best, and the tail seems to be risen above the body way more than it should"
"Very nice shading on the fur, I like the tail design as well. Although I feel like the back legs should have some more features on them"
Splice #4: 39/40"Absolutely amazing. I have not the slightest clue what LoL is all about nor do I want to have anything to do with it but this is stunning."
"WOW. I can definitely see now why it took so long for you. I really like the colours on the green wing segment thingies. If I was to suggest an improvement I would say to make the outline lighter in some of the lighter areas."
"I can't even judge this I'm sure it must have some flaw but I can't consider anything."
"League of legends is life Lord praise"
Whole Collection: 31.6/40"Although individually all the splices are great, they're all variations of existing fictional/theological/mythological creatures. Although incredibly well executed, that's a large negative to creativity."
"In the end you did complete your collection, and it just goes above and beyond."
"Really awesome splices some of the best I've seen in this forum."
Total: 166.6
PilesofPixels
Splice #1: 33/40"I really like this. It only feels like the sprite could've done with the "upper legs" a bit higher up, being connected to the back thing."
"Really nice. You've done the outlining pretty well and I really like the eye. I would say to improve the shading and add some more colour if you can."
"Absolutely no complaints."
"The motherlord's back legs/butt is a bit off, but you cant go wrong with a motherlord alien splice"
Splice #2: 32/40"The shading on the wings is flawed compared to their angles. The legs also seem rather long; though this may be a stylistic choice, I don't think it was a good one. I do like all the chaotic asymmetry though, like the different hands and rip designs."
"Now this is yet another very good one. The left arm's tentacle fingers only look strange in a fashion different from what the old gods are. Silly, you could say. Also, the perspective on the right wing makes it look like it's much larger than the left one."
"Wow just wow, this is great. The detail gone into it is extraordinary but the wings. the wings. if you could have made them differ from each other a bit more, maybe more rips in one."
"Loving the sea creature design. I would say to improve the perspective, for example the left wing is a little too far out from the body. I would also say to choose some nice highlighting colours to go along with these two, maybe some orange or teal."
Splice #3: 33.5/40"A very technically impressive splice. I think the colours are slightly too soft for the theme, though."
"This is really cool. It looks like something to come out of the alien franchise. I would improve the shading, maybe by making the splice look a little shiny like it's slimy or something"
"Very cool, but the limbs feel kinda weird. Even if that's how the thing they're based off is the same."
"Is it just me or do you and kullen have a problem with legs? The only thing on this one is the front left arm/leg thing, its just a little off if you catch my drift"
Splice #4: 36/40"Also incredible."
"I AM GROOOOT"
"Again, technically very impressive, and on top of that you've adapted Pokémon sprites into a different sprite style altogether."
"GROOT! I went to see guardians of the galaxy yesterday so his image is fresh in my mind and your splice is making that image come back. I really like the head especially the top of that you did it really well. To improve I would make the splice with a darker brown colour since that fits his likeness more, I would also use some more dynamic outlining with the colours. "
Whole Collection: 31.4/40"You really showed off some skills here, and you should be proud of the feats you made in this contest."
"Like with Kullen, all of these are established. Piles' offense is slightly lesser because Cthulhu doesn't really have a single specific form, though."
"Really nice ideas and bases for the splices."
"Nice job, but kullen beat you in shading her splices, You're almost at the top piles!"
Total: 165.9With a difference of 0.7 points, the winner is
Kullenuska!Congratulations! You have earned the coveted title of Titanium Splicer and the bragging rights that go with it. Well done, Titanium Splicer Kullenuska!
PilesofPixels, you have truly earned a place in an elite pantheon. Congratulations to you too.
But the real winners are we who got to witness this truly epic battle. Thank you both.