Ship of the Week - Pokemonā€™s Charizard

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charizard pokemon starfield ship

Not only did Palworld overtake Starfield in terms of Steam performance, but it has also inevitably attracted the attention of Nintendoā€™s legal team. This was after players alleged that many of the Pals, or the gameā€™s trademark creatures, seemed to be direct derivatives of many classic Pokemon.

In any case, thatā€™s a story that weā€™ll be following closely as passionate gamers.

Has the sudden focus on Palworld and Pokemon inspired these Starfield players to build a new ship? This ship is visually similar to the Fire-based Pokemon, Charizard, and the player named it as such.

Charizard is a final evolution Pokemon, meaning it is the ultimate form of its base creature, Charmeleon. It is a flying, fire-breathing dragon whose most distinguishing attributes are its orange body, blue underwing accents, and flaming tail.

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Credit: Reddit

One look at the image above, and we know instantly that this ship is based on Charizard. The flaming tail is replaced by a long aft fuselage that ends in four exhaust pipes. The fuselage around consists of stacked fabs arranged to simulate a dragonā€™s broad shoulders and wings.

Unfortunately, the Redditor knaivey did not include a tutorial video, but the thread did describe their motivations for building the ship.

ā€œI may not have Palworld yet, but I'm doing my best to live the Palworld life. In space,ā€ he said.

So, that answers our question about whether or not the shipbuilder was inspired by the success of Palworld and the Nintendo drama that ensued.

Would you like to earn in-game credits for designing ships? You can download the Astroneer mod from Nexus. This mod gives you a mission board that involves ship design for clients in the galaxy, managed by a fully voiced NPC named Aria Collins, who also sells you the parts you need for the builds.