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i'm jon, the guy who made the drawing. though i did play wow once upon a time, the drawing actually wasn't inspired by this despite the crazy coincidence that both have a dino riding a shark.

...but i'm not gonna lie; i will say that wow's version really makes me heartbroken that i left out a laser beam D:

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It would seem that it was subconscious inspiration. Things you see around you can easily get into your creative work without you realizing it (I know, [citation needed]). I did see a show where someone anticipated the nature a creative drawing, just by showing them similar imagery a while before. But that doesn't count as a citation.

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