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These are just the colors of a Dragon Rage or in this case, a Dragon’s Vengeance.
The tongue is always what got me with this artwork. No other Gyarados card has a mouth/tongue that looks like this.
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This is an artwork I definitely have mixed feelings about. I want to like it because I like Gyarados but I just can’t get around the demon face and Gene Simmons KISS tongue. A couple days ago I actually asked my husband what he thought about this artwork as he’s a Gen 1+2 water collector and the first thing he asked was about the explosions 
There are two other Gyarados cards I saw as well that have the fire backround/explosions. The only thing I could think of is that maybe Gyarados goes around and destroys ships out in the ocean or something and sets them on fire. Sounds pretty atrocious.
I always assumed that the fireballs were either part of the Poké-Power (Flame Vapor) or from the competing Pokemon (e.g., Charizard from Skyridge using Fireblast). It’s a cool rendition of Gyarados, but the background is confusing/lackluster.
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I’m ashamed of you pfm
How dare you compare this amazing art by the greatest to… to… michael bay? I could barely utter it.
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Really wish he had stuck around 
The houndoom is still one of my all time favourites
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I’ve never even noticed the background all that much before…
You can’t look away from those derpy eyes and that crappy squished face.
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I also wasn’t familiar with the explosions in the background before.
I don’t feel top strongly about it either way. Maybe lean towards liking it because it’s a different look for Gyarados and very like Masago’s other arts (which I generally like for their raw… intensity).
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Well gyarados can learn flamethrower/fire blast via tm. But he looks a little lean here, could use some rare candies lol
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Over the years it’s definitely grown on me. But for the first few years I knew of its existence, I couldn’t see it more than a Gyarados version of a rubber chicken.
I just wish the head was less narrow - otherwise I would say it’s an awesome art for the thematic aspect, the explosions which make me think back to the ancient Gyarados that destroyed cities, and the body in the background.
I love the card, don’t get me wrong. But because I will always see the goofy face first, I voted that I don’t have strong feelings either way - I used to dislike it. Now I like it. Just not very strongly.
Please forgive me for my heresy.
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I honestly hate it.
I think it looks weird. It doesn’t suit the Pokemon vibe.
I really like the unique art. Contrasting colours that really make the holo pattern stand out. It’s also a neat departure in style.
…and for context I also like Michael Bay’s film “The Island” despite that many would consider me a film snob (I also collect Criterion Collection releases).
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Same!
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I generally like how hard Masago’s art goes too, but this one’s just too derpy.
@azulryu hit the nail on the head; it totally has the rubber chicken vibe!
If anything, the identical pose on Ex Deoxys Gyarados shows how goofy Skyridge is.
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I always took the explosions to be fireballs as a reference to the gameboy attacks.
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For me this artwork really brings home the mental image of a terrifying dragon creature that Gyarados embodies.
The oddly square-shaped tongue on the other artworks looks rather goofy and cartoony to me in comparison.
(images from google)
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The universe is ever expanding, to get away from Skyridge Gyarados
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