#mega zoroark

I wanted to blend/borrow elements from hisuian zoroark for a mega zoroark design esp considering how mega salamence and roaring moon looks so similar paradoxically

I also wanted to convey/imply/vaguely suggest and conform to having Xs in mega zoroark's shape language/design. The most obvious and blatant being the X shape in the forearm's crystal growths(?) which allude to hisuian's bitter energy growth things (???), and the less obvious is in how its ears and chest fur tuff out to help make an X with its hair now in twin tails, and also the wide stance helps (in the small thumbnail doodle to the side)

This is bc most megas have either X or Y shape to them both in large obvious ways but also small subtle ways and people can pry that design headcannon/belief from my cold dead hands

I really wanted like big red "pants" looking fur for the legs bc it made me think of japanese shrine maidens and their red hakama. Bonus is foxes' association/relationship with shintoism

This in turn made me decide to flip the haircolor of zoroark to have it be mainly black with red tips/highlights, so it wouldn't look so overwhelming red and flat. In a funny way it kinda brings this mega zoroark design to being reflective of how zorua's hair tuff is primarily dark grey with red tips.

Idk what the new stat spread and mega zoroark's typing would be, I just wanted to draw cool illusion fox as a cooler illusion fox haha also the mega stone being primarily cyan is just bc I thought it'd be a fun reflection of how zoroark has its crystal ball ponytail orb.