I was reading about Dungeon Meshi and Kuro, the “kobold”.

Kobolds are usually depicted as canine humanoids in Japanese media compared to the more reptilian humanoids that kobolds are depicted as in western media[4] such as Dungeons and Dragons. The reason for this is credited as either a mistranslation of the first Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual[5] or because of the lack of reference art in said Monster Manual, but a picture of a jackalwere being present on the opposite page[6], which was then used as reference art for the anime, The Record of the Lodoss War. That anime is credited for solidifying the trope of canine kobolds in Japanese media.

From https://delicious-in-dungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Kobolds#cite_note-5

And the supporting youtube video https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rUntTZ6spOc

Bonus fact: piglike orcs.

  • @Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    184 months ago

    I’m still not sure what the fuck they were supposed to be in WoW, I just know you no take candle.

    • Annoyed_🦀 A
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      104 months ago

      Ohh, totally forgot about Blizzard’s kobold, i always assume they’re also dog-people but then i got confused with Gnoll. Apparently Kobold in Warcraft is rat-people lol.