Talk:Dhahabu

Since my most recent edit on this article was reverted, I would like to elaborate so that it can be made clear precisely why I made it. The photo this character apparently may have been inspired by is an edited photo of a real golden zebra, Zoe. Zoe's real stripes are a dull golden-brown hue. The edited photo features her with bright golden-orange stripes. Dhahabu's stripe colors are somewhere in between. The photo, in my opinion, should not be assumed to have inspired her coloration any more than the actual animal should.

Furthermore, every character in The Lion Guard has exaggerated colors(brighter and more saturated). Simba, for example, is a lion, an animal that usually has fur in shades of tawny. However, Simba's fur is much more vibrant. Should it be assumed that he was inspired by one of the many edited images of lions made orange circulating online? I personally think that no, it should not. It is reasonable to believe that his colors were simply made brighter and bolder to make him more appealing to look at and possibly represent his fiery personality. The same can be said for Dhahabu. The edited photo of Zoe is no more significant than any other edited photo of a falsely colored animal. I don't quite see why we should track down the countless edited images of animals and deem them as possible inspiration for a character when it's just as likely, if not more so, that the character designers were attempting to make their characters more eye-catching- after all, this is a cartoon that features a blue honey badger and red-billed hornbill, a purple hyena, and other such unrealistic color choices for animals.

Those are my thoughts on the matter. I'd appreciate any input that anyone has to offer. Songfire (talk) 02:24, August 31, 2016 (UTC)