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Yamata No Orochi, Japanese Myth, Japanese Mythology, Asian Dragon, Japanese Folklore, Japanese Artwork, Japanese Dragon, Japanese Tattoo Art, Eastern Art

Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇 (ヤマタノオロチ), "eight-branched giant snake") or Orochi (大蛇), is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed dragon in ancient Japanese and Shinto mythology. The Yamata no Orochi legends are originally recorded in two ancient texts about Japanese mythology and history. The ca. 680 AD test of the Kojiki transcribes this dragon name as 八岐遠呂智. The ca. 720 AD text of the Nihongi writes it as 八岐大蛇. In both versions of the Orochi myth, the Shinto storm god Susanoo or Susa-no-Ō is…

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Almighty Rare | Legend of the Cryptids Wiki | Fandom Yamata No Orochi, Legend Of The Cryptids, Dragon God, Mythical Monsters, Legendary Dragons, Mystical Animals, Dark Fantasy Artwork, Beast Creature, Dragon Artwork Fantasy

Almighty Rares were introduced on November 1, 2018. They have a rarity value of 9 stars and there are these kinds: Chaos cards doesn't have a skill or an ordinary one but very high stats. They have their own special evolving material (Catalysts), and need Shards to obtain the evolver. They are intended for Raid Events and Cryptid Assaults. All stages are bound. The first ever Chaos Almighty Rare was (Chaos I) Ragnablaze Bahamut with the Bahamut Catalyst as evolver. Order cards have two…

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Yamata No Orochi, Gugenheim on ArtStation at https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eJPW33 Yamata No Orochi, Japanese Art Styles, Kaiju Art, Fantasy Beasts, Monster Concept Art, Dragon Artwork, Arte Fantasy, God Art, Monster Art

My interpretation of the monsterverse Yamata No Orochi. The thought process behind this design was to have Orochi not be multi-headed in the traditional sense. This design has multiple heads coiled and moving with a centralized main head. I gave this design more draconic features, such as a mane of shed skin and gnarled teeth.

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