omg please go back XD

if her design felt complete before, why not now? associations with other things? (ie "women with full eyelashes and large eyebrows usually have a lot of hair", etc) ........................... or perhaps, does my mind register this version of Sheila as an entirely different person?

No it just means you're a sexist bigot.

But seriously, I think the barrier of detail in the PS1 era was low for this kind of nitpick, so it was never a problem.  Although at the time, graphics had never been better for consoles.  This actually a pretty good example of the uncanny valley, the artistic phenomenon that happens when you begin to try to make things more realistic, it becomes creepier and less welcoming.

This is the original:

This is an edit by https://www.reddit.com/user/c00lskeleton95 in an attempt to make the hair less obtrusive in color, and brighten her eyes.

And this is an edit by https://www.reddit.com/user/rubixcube6 to remove hair and brighten eyes.

I think she's a cutie no matter what.  But as I looked at the hairless picture, I can't help but think if I was pondering the same thing the TfB character designers were thinking.  Something about her is missing.  In her face it's like there is a feature missing, even though the original she has a pretty boring head.  I'm sure it's not because I have already gotten used to the new hair.  I think an artist at some point decided to give her hair in order to keep her basic expression look lifeless.

Or maybe I'm crazy, idk.

What do you guys think?

I urge everyone to take a deep breathe when they finally reveal Elora and Bianca.  I sincerely think *bleep* is going to fly.  I think I might just avoid the Spyro-verses that week.

About the hourglass stuff.  I get that people don't like stereotype character models in games.  Having a slender-looking female character comes off more attractive instead of relatable.  But do you guys think Sheila's design is stereotypical?  I'm trying to understand how people see it in her.  Yeah she's less pear-shaped, but it's not like she's an anorexic super-model.  What do you guys think?

i was too busy looking at the hair to even notice. it seems like they ... made her have a slightly more "stereotypically attractive" figure? but not in such a way that i'm sitting here prudishly vomiting over it or something. it's... i dunno, i'm just kind of indifferent to that, honestly, though i fear what the internet is going to do to her.

oh, and i am taking into account the PS1's polygons, don't worry, i understand that some of the characters were really vague by modern standards. (i think of some of the enemies they showed in Spyro 1 -- not at all how i imagined them, but it wouldn't really be fair to judge those since those are more up to interpretation.)

Personally, I would like a little more animation in her movement.  When she gets hit, she doesn't react that much.  It would be nice to see her flinch a little.  As for the hair, yeah it's weird.  I wish we could see the cutscenes with her, I think the spunkiness of her personality will make the hair not a big deal.

About the hourglass stuff.  I get that people don't like stereotype character models in games.  Having a slender-looking female character comes off more attractive instead of relatable.  But do you guys think Sheila's design is stereotypical?  I'm trying to understand how people see it in her.  Yeah she's less pear-shaped, but it's not like she's an anorexic super-model.  What do you guys think?

i just... man. i'm not a fan of this. i've had the same picture of Sheila in my head ever since i first played Spyro 3, and now she just... man. is it just me? do i have too much personal attachment to these characters? i feel like i shouldn't care this much about all these very small, minute changes (hair, hats, etc), but i do anyway.

Back when this game came out, I had this weird fascination with kangaroos.  I thought they were the coolest animal ever, still do.  (Hippo is #2)  When I found out there was a playable kangaroo character in Year of the Dragon, I couldn't believe it.  I was so excited, and she has always been my favorite of the Forgotten Worlds characters.  I loved her controls, her abilities, her australian blunt attitude, her level's music.  UGH!  She's amazing.