nebezial,
No offense taken at all. I really appreciate it whenever I receive a well thought-out crit of my work. Thank you for taking the time to offer the suggestions on the drawing! That was also appreciated. 
To answer your question, that particular creature design was for the [i]McFarlane Toys[/i]' Dragons 3 lineup. If you click the two links below, it will lead you to the pages in my gallery that show the Dragon with all his armor on.
[http://drawjindraw.com/gallery/prowork/?g2_page=2](http://drawjindraw.com/gallery/prowork/?g2_page=2)
[http://drawjindraw.com/gallery/prowork/?g2_page=3](http://drawjindraw.com/gallery/prowork/?g2_page=3)
It is the Komodo Clan “Dragon”, but there have been opinions voiced on the McFarlane Toys forum, arguing the validity of this claim. 
I never took the time to explain my reasoning behind this design, since the resin casts were already cooling down in the warehouses in China, and there was no appropriate place to argue my side without causing any unecessary backlash from the fans. They can be a very zealous bunch. But I guess now is as good a time as any…
We were already heading into the third series of this line, and I wanted to try and change things up with what types of dragons were produced. To start, I did not have a hand in designing the first two series, so it was a good opportunity to shake things up a little bit.
I love the traditional dragon design The elongated neck, obligatory horns and spikes scattered on the body, long tail, and the hot topic of discussion, WINGS of a dragon. These are all archetypical characteristics, and some of the fans were upset about our deviation from this blueprint with my Komodo Dragon designs. This was a chance to make something that looked different.
In all honesty, the overall design was a bit bland, but there was some reasoning behind it. If you ever have a chance to read the story that is included with the toys, it might help in understanding my ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ behind the thing. In the McFarlane realm of Dragons, they were once a civilized species, with the ability to speak and communicate, the way humans do now. But that gift was taken away, and gradually the Dragons came to be the way they are viewed in current folklore Fire-breathing beasts that hide away in caves, only coming out to hunt and cause panic.
So since the toys were depictions of Dragons after their downfall, I wanted to make the Komodo Clan Dragon the hunter that was domesticated by man. So that’s why it is the only Dragon in this line with any sort of “gear” on it. My logic went like this…
The Komodos were a noble clan, and very skilled fighters. I took a very generic interpretation of the word “komodo” and immediately thought of this Dragons as being much like a samurai warrior. So after this particular species of Komodo Dragon lost their ability to speak, they were captured by man, knowing this species would be well-suited for battle against other Dragons.
Over time, this species of Dragon lost its ability to fly and became hunters on land. Which also suited the humans, since it would allow a higher degree of control, as opposed to trying to tame a flying dragon. So the Komodo’s wings evolved into the webbed hands and feet you see in my designs. The webbing is typically characteristic of animals that dwell in water, or those that are amphibious, but in nature there are also lizards that have webbed extremities, or even “wings” that allow them to coast from branch to branch. In addition to losing its wings, they began to hunt on their hind legs, much like carnivorous dinosaurs.
So there you have it. A quick, but not complete, rundown of my logic in the design. And it was probably more than you asked for, but I think it was my time to vent. So, if any of the McFarlane Toys forum members read this, I hope it helps in explaining why this Dragon doesn’t have wings, and looks more like a lizard. As for the actual toy itself, I am in total agreement. It looks like a mutated Ninja Turtle, or King Koopa’s long-lost brother. HA!
