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Super Deformed, also known as simply SD or Chibi (although the latter is also used for the Small status effect, which Super Deformed is sometimes conflated with), is a unique, ambiguous status effect so far having appeared only in Random Kingdom III. It is a combination of Big Head with Small, rescaling the victim's graphic to a super-deformed version. Like Small, it reduces the victim's attack power, however it doesn't grant an evasion bonus in the same way. Instead, victims gain the ability to charm opponents with thei cuteness of their new looks. Super Deformed is a stylistic convention in character design, originating in Japan, wherein a character usually depicted with normal anatomical proportions will be drawn smaller and more exaggerated. What this means, in practical terms, is that they have a big ol' head and little stumpy limbs. It's usually meant to be cute, funny, and used as comic relief in more serious works. The style has really caught on in the Urban Vinyl design scene, and lots of toys are produced with this look. Super deformed (aka SD) is a style of manga and anime art that features smaller, cuter versions of pre-existing characters, with distorted proportions. * The G1 Mini Vehicles' alt modes were based on Choro-Q toy cars, which themselves were super-deformed versions of actual cars. (This is particularly clear when you compare Cliffjumper to an actual Porsche 924.) * The Monster Pretenders featured rubbery beast shells and robot monster modes that were scrunched and deformed enough to be considered super-deformed (Scowl's bio in particular makes note of this horrid cuteness.) * In 1990, Takara marketed a series of super-deformed Transformers toys, with the Transformer PD Type mini-comics serving as their official fiction. * MyClone figurines are also designed in a super-deform Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. The style is closely related to the chibi concept. Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. This style forms an integral part of what Japanese and American anime fans refer to as chibi. 'Super Deformed' is a specific form of Japanese caricature, in which characters are drawn in a highly exaggerated manner. Those characters are typically small and chubby with stubby limbs and oversized heads. It is sometimes called chibi by some anime fans, though chibi is a different concept that refers more to a person's stature rather than the art style. It is part of the Japanese culture, and is seen everywhere in Japan, from subway signs and advertising to anime and manga. It is often also used on anime and manga in brief interjections, in order to show extreme or exaggerated emotion, especially in the cases of anger or surprise, that would be difficult to portray, or would seem out of character if expressed on the more realistic visage. They are meant to be cute and are often used in

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Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. The style is closely related to the chibi concept. Super Deformed, also known as simply SD or Chibi (although the latter is also used for the Small status effect, which Super Deformed is sometimes conflated with), is a unique, ambiguous status effect so far having appeared only in Random Kingdom III. It is a combination of Big Head with Small, rescaling the victim's graphic to a super-deformed version. Like Small, it reduces the victim's attack power, however it doesn't grant an evasion bonus in the same way. Instead, victims gain the ability to charm opponents with thei cuteness of their new looks. 'Super Deformed' is a specific form of Japanese caricature, in which characters are drawn in a highly exaggerated manner. Those characters are typically small and chubby with stubby limbs and oversized heads. It is sometimes called chibi by some anime fans, though chibi is a different concept that refers more to a person's stature rather than the art style. It is part of the Japanese culture, and is seen everywhere in Japan, from subway signs and advertising to anime and manga. It is often also used on anime and manga in brief interjections, in order to show extreme or exaggerated emotion, especially in the cases of anger or surprise, that would be difficult to portray, or would seem out of character if expressed on the more realistic visage. They are meant to be cute and are often used in humorous diversions from the storyline. Many amateur anime artists enjoy drawing super deformed characters because the style is considered cute and is relatively easy to draw. The head of a super deformed character is normally anywhere between one third and one half the character's height, often a golden ratio, with the eyes taking up much of the space on the head. Some artists may use alternate proportions. Recent trends in anime have shifted away from super-deformed character designs, yet the traditional anime character designs remain. In life, heads are usually one eighth of a person's height. There are other exaggerated proportions (such as the 1/5th proportion, as used by Tales of Eternia, etc) that are popular in anime, but are not considered SD. Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. This style forms an integral part of what Japanese and American anime fans refer to as chibi. Super deformed (aka SD) is a style of manga and anime art that features smaller, cuter versions of pre-existing characters, with distorted proportions. * The G1 Mini Vehicles' alt modes were based on Choro-Q toy cars, which themselves were super-deformed versions of actual cars. (This is particularly clear when you compare Cliffjumper to an actual Porsche 924.) * The Monster Pretenders featured rubbery beast shells and robot monster modes that were scrunched and deformed enough to be considered super-deformed (Scowl's bio in particular makes note of this horrid cuteness.) * In 1990, Takara marketed a series of super-deformed Transformers toys, with the Transformer PD Type mini-comics serving as their official fiction. * MyClone figurines are also designed in a super-deformed style. * Pioneer's laserdisc releases of Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers featured two pieces of super deformed cover artwork, one for the Autobots and one for the Decepticons (pictured right), by Hidetsugu Yoshioka. The artist later created one large group shot of both factions for the Transformers 2010 laserdisc, then another dual faction piece for the laserdisc release of "The Rebirth". * The manual artwork and game sprites for Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle were done in a super deformed style. * The fan-made comic "Superdeformers", written by Matt Nelson, was used in various official Transformers production by 3H. The "Superdeformers" web-site is currently down for unknown reasons. * First 4 Figures produced a super-deformed Ultra Magnus statue in 2006, based on an art contest at the Tranformers World 2005 site. [1] * Hasbro began releasing the Robot Heroes line in 2007, consisting of super-deformed versions of classic G1 characters such as Starscream, Grimlock, and Mirage * A fancomic called "Lilformers" has had some installments published in the Collector's Club Magazine, and features super deformed Transformers (obviously). [2] Super Deformed is a stylistic convention in character design, originating in Japan, wherein a character usually depicted with normal anatomical proportions will be drawn smaller and more exaggerated. What this means, in practical terms, is that they have a big ol' head and little stumpy limbs. It's usually meant to be cute, funny, and used as comic relief in more serious works. The style has really caught on in the Urban Vinyl design scene, and lots of toys are produced with this look.