>>48453965They were always intended to seem eerily human while still being easily distinguishable from a human being. The reason they’re so slender and why they have big round heads and big eyes is because that’s a way to exaggerate their femininity. Everything they draw inspiration from is human. Dancers, knights, ladies who beckon knights, and possibly guardian angels. There’s a reason why the pokken gardevoir was designed the way it was: because that’s what was always intended for the species.