Mother 3 Enemy SpriteDex

The following is an ongoing project that seeks to create spot illustrations and a light reimagining/redesign of the enemy characters in Nintendo's Mother 3 - a game so far only released in Japan and part of the Earthbound franchise. Yet, despite its niche-ness it has a very dedicated fanbase which I have been quietly a part of since I was 11 years old. Mother 3 is one of my favorite games of all time for too many reasons to list off, but one of the major qualities that I love is the creature designs of this game! The enemy characters are beautifully varied in theme and presentation and yet together create a wonderfully coherent collection of characters. This game has exerted a significant influence on my aesthetic preferences, and continues to do so by giving me an opportunity to explore and present how I would translate these game sprites into digital spot illustrations - akin to the way in which the Pokemon franchise features spot illustrations for every Pokemon design. I want to honor these character designs and give them new life.

Below are my spot illustrations; by hovering over an image you can see the original sprite!

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