>>58813214Simplicity would have been either:
Removing the spikes altogether. The design stands on its own without them.
Enhance the spikes and change their color. Integrate them to the core of the design rather than being an afterthought.
If a pop of color is truly desired or needed, have the spikes be red stripes on the skin, or red tinges to the fingers/claws. This doesnt clutter the design unduly, but still draws the eye.
Basically, there are several ways to refine and clean up the design, but they chose none of them. Instead what we got were eye catching spikes, but it draws attention to a body part which is too spindly, frail and barely attached to the model as a whole.
It was a poor design choice to lead the viewer to the least thought out aspect of the design. The head is cool. The spike sword blade is cool. There's a lot to like about him. I just hate how the spotlight is put on the worst element of this Pokémon.
