I've suggested it before, but this time I drew it and came up with some ideas

I was thinking buffalos have a lot to do with native american, so what if this creatu had Markings like below

Markings, or war art

Dude, we should totally have like... a Native American themed day! :3 The Buffalo creatu could be releasted as some sort of Quest pet (not as hard as Kir's quest, but still not totally easy to get) and it could randomly hatch with different markings (maybe it could only have it's natty, probably brown color, and just hatch with different markings), Native American attire could be sold in the CS with the avatar, and all sorts of cool items could be released! :3

I totally blew this thread out of porportion, but oh well. XD A Buffalo creatu would be totally cool. Support/Do Want!

(P.S. Your Buffalo Drawing is adorable. <3) 

I am quite enjoying this idea, the malal is sort of bisony but I think they could both work because they clearly have many differences, lovin the idea Foxee, keep up to good work ;) I'm lovin the war paint idea too!

It kind of reminds me of Tauros from Pokemon, and Buoffalant.

Tauros

Buoffalant

I'm pretty sure Rescreatu is aiming for originality. Most people would consider it as 'followin' or 'copying' pokemon ideas.

Drag, I don't think it's copying pokemon at all. It's just copying a normal buffalo, I suppose pokemon also copied the normal cattle and buffalo as well. I would also like to point out that we are in a dull age where almost everything is unorignal (er... if you don't understand what I mean, just don't ask. I'll rant)

Foxee...er, do you mind if I play with your design a bit?

Define 'original'. What is the criteria for 'original'? This word has been thrown around everywhere in the forums, however I fail to understand what people mean by orignal. As in not seen on other sites? Well, I ask, should we care if we are original or not? Is the thought of having something similar to others really that criminal that we must avoid it at all cost?

Anyways, I don't feel that this creatu is 'unoriginal' at all. The design is bland, but I don't think there are many buffalo pets on other sites at all. On the other hand, there are tons of dragons, cats, dogs and winged animals on other sites and yet all that have been looking for something 'original' welcome and approve of them. 

Furthermore, I have to say that this is the first cultural based creatu proposal I've ever seen and I congratulate it for being so. I'd love to see some sort of themed creatu like this. This design is still in it's baby stages and will continue to develop and shape into something that you will deem more 'original'.

Nothing here is based off pokemon. This creatu is based off Native American design whereas the those pokemon you introduced are based off bulls, needing an evolution and Japan's love for afros.

Well the kioka might look like a sweetkoon, I forgot how to spell it, but its in "pokemon Fourever" so things can be similer mines not just a buffalo thou, it will have indian markings, i've never seen a buffalo like that before.

And yes you may play around with it :) I'm suriouse what it will look like, you can shage the style, look at other buffalos and anything like that. It gives better ideas to see it changed up

 Anyways, my Point is saying the Buffalo Creatu would be like Res copying Pokemon because the baby and adult Zennies look like Poochyena and Mightyena because they're both based on real life Canines.

 

Edit:// You've also got to consider that Rescreatu uses three stages of forms for their pet. As far as I'm aware of, Pokemon is the first Popular media to do that. Does that mean Res is copying? o3o I can go on and nitpick, but I'm going to stop here.

Dude, I was joking with the whole Okami-Legend of Zelda thing xD

You're coming back to where I started. Basically I what I mean to say is that there is a clear difference between copying and having something similar. So I don't care if things look similar to pokemon, in fact it was you who was bothered about creatu looking like pokemon in the beginning xD

It's just one creatu, and no one really notices it looks like a pokemon at first sight. It's not like you glance at the jaaku for the first time and be all like 'oh, that looks like a gengar' or something. 

I also don't think that not copying has ever been a side aim. It's never been my side aim and I don't think people are that paranoid to have that as a side aim.  They can't be sued by the way, it's not like they just redrew other people's works (why would you?). Virtual pet sites aren't the only things that 'copy' each other, video games also copy each other countless times. You can see many similarities between them in both gameplay and character design; and yet no one ever sues each other