Paladin Gaai

[Aethorpe]

Originally Posted by Gerami

Paladins thanks to google:

http://www.hallofhero.com/paladin/tm/paladin.gif
http://minipainting-guild.net/galler...es/paladin.jpg
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~kartalo...es/paladin.jpg

One again, all paladin's based on the artists perception, personally, I don't see that a paladin has to have shining armor and a cross on his chest, or armor at all for that matter, simply to fight for the church and it's beliefs alone would make someone a paladin, who said every paladin is trained with a sword, what about a halberd, or an axe, or a mace?

That's what I hate about fantasy, everyone is so cliche and generic about something that is called "fantasy" and then if your ideas don't fit the cliche, they are incorrect, even though we are still talking about fantasy.

My paladin was based on mid to late 1400s, when platemail was only becoming standardized, previously, most wore chain, at best.

Realistically, it doesn't matter what someone wears, you fight for the church and the virtues it represents, and you're a paladin. You could be wearing leather, and wielding a club, it doesn't matter. I created the guy on the basis that he would be a paladin, can't you just accept that?

[Crono]

Here's my Paladin.

[Aethorpe]

Originally Posted by Gerami

Here's my Paladin.

I like it, it's fantastic.

http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...43540#poststop

[Kaimetsu]

Aethorpe: The guy could be a paladin, sure, but there is nothing to indicate that he is. That is the root of the disagreement. You are classifying the character depicted by the image. Everybody else is classifying the image.

[Aethorpe]

Originally Posted by Kaimetsu

Aethorpe: The guy could be a paladin, sure, but there is nothing to indicate that he is. That is the root of the disagreement. You are classifying the character depicted by the image. Everybody else is classifying the image.

Understood, but is the thread about classifying? :x I was putting an image up for display, not a title, not a name. Yet everyone seems to be so focused on the name, and not the graphics themselves. :x I even said "Forget I said paladin, just call him a swordsman." and the statements continued. I mean, ok, I get it, the popular view of a paladin is a shiny guy with a cross on his chest.

*sighs*

[zell12]

Everyone said something toward your art. We also said that he doesn't look like a Paladin. :/

[Kaimetsu]

Originally Posted by Aethorpe

Understood, but is the thread about classifying?

Not really. But people are entitled to post whatever they want, within limits. And you did encourage them to some degree.