>>27415316Good pic! Now that I see this, I can recognize the similarities between Ballio and the sea lion. Ballio's design definitely captures the sea lion's bulky size, and I think the fins match up pretty well too. By the way, I had no idea Ballio's red mane was based off sea sponge. That's a nice detail.
I made this picture to compare the different concepts between Ballio and Entermaid. Both are based off of the sea lion, but they take different approaches to it. One can see how a clown design fits Popplio's circus theme very well. Entermaid's design is a bit less believable in the sense that it's not so obvious as the clown approach. While mermaids/sirens are unrelated to the circus, one can see the connection between a circus performer and a mythological songstress. Both "perform", so to speak. This is just some food for thought.