>>55642224Once again, nope, I'm no artist. Frankly, the original artist isn't especially great, but the designs, I thought, were quite good.
Claws for the fighting type is a reasonable idea. It would probably also be possible to make the colours more vibrant while keeping the fundamental design.
As for the steel, type I really don't see much resemblance to Miraidon if I'm perfectly honest. Unless we're arguing that Violet now has a complete monopoly on anything remotely robotic or cybernetic, I guess. The issue with a knight vee is exactly the one you yourself elucidated, and even the one you posted still feels very on-the-nose despite it trying its base to make the "armour" naturalistic. Personally, my favourite armoured Vee design for steel is this one, not because I think it's suitable, but just because of how nice it looks in isolation. Imagine a sweet Byzantine purple in place of the crimson for the shiny. Gorgeous.
As for Steeleon, I'm not so sure it pioneers much of anything. The ears and tail are alright, but the body pattern is uninteresting and doesn't overly scream "steel", and the gear around the neck is unsalvageable.
