>>37829400At this point even if you don't think Astro is real there's no reason to think he drew it as he has no proof other than being the first to spread it around after water marking it.
My theory is that some Korean animator thought it would be fun to, through this fakemon kid with nothing to loss, leak the fire starter's final form months before the game was even revealed so that it would be written off as fake. Last gen the starter evols were leaked like less than a month after the starter reveals so clearly some people like leaking this stuff.
Explains the several coincidences in design and color. (there's never been a white fire starter and just guessing a white rabbit with orange eyes and nose and fire feet and so on seems damn lucky)
Explains why someone would try to make a fake rumor for a 3rd stage starter a year out without bothering to make a stage 1. Normally stage 1 is what people try to fool us with before the starters are revealed and they release stage 2 and 3 other the ruse is up.
Explains why he would be given the art and sketch pictures for the ruse but not the original files or physical art work.
But like I said, I'm gonna put a pin in it.
No one wants to think of how none of this adds up if you accept he made it. Most are ok with letting it go.
We shall see in a few months when the mid stages come out so it's what ever.
