Doesn't the Phoenix look like the Birds of Paradise?

[milias]

Well, if you play Magic: The Gathering, you know what I'm talking about. The phoenix doesn't really look like a traditional phoenix, and the multi-colors look really, and I mean, really really reminds me of the artwork of Birds of Paradise from Magic.

Just an observation...but seriously, did someone from Wizards of the Coast do this artwork too?

[Purps]

the pheonix is troditional...well the fiery ball**** is just an update.
an chinese pheonix is red,blue ,yellow and green, never play'd of wizards of the coast

[andrewf]

hmm i was wrong, the Japanese Phoenix is red.
While the chinese phoenix is..rainbowish color..
=( most of the time Phoenix is gold/red in movies

[milias]

Well, I guess not too many (ex-)Magic players here. Anyway, here's a picture of the card:



You tell me if you don't see any similarities.

P.S. Picture is from www.adventureson.com, and it's copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast, and all the copyright crap...

[Feynt]

That's because for us Westerners, gold/red is familiar. <shrugs>

That is an interesting point on the Birds of Paradise though, I hadn't made that connection at first but you're right. There is a similarity.

[Acathla]

Magic Cards...

I always wanted to learn how to play that game. It looked so interesting....and confusing.

-Acathla

[bellissima]

I have waaaay too many MTG cards collecting dust in a box under my bed....

While the colors are similar, the body design looks quite different especially in regards to the bird's tail.

[Inferno Wildfire]

I agree only the color matches....

Brings back memories of my old magic days. Had a White, Blue and a little green control deck.......started playing during tempus and stopped around odassy(I think)...


I just got into the Dune series and finally realized where magic and gw got the idea for there beat stick worms

[Longasc]

I do not know the English name, but it reminds me of these small parrots. :)

[GammaRay]

Well, that's just ONE of the Birds of Paradise cards. There's many, many reprints with different pictures. Some may look more or less like the GWP Phoenix.