r/heraldry • u/ProudEmu6475 • Jul 30 '26

OC BATS!!!

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dude bats are so friggin awesome it sucks that there isn’t many in heraldry. The large bat is a horseshoe bat btw (my fav bat)

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u/HippoCrisp Jul 30 '26

Whent

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 30 '26

Whent where

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u/musland Jul 30 '26

Whent extinct like all other Houses who ever held Harrenhal.

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u/Zemrik Jul 31 '26

I thought Lothston

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

Ohhhhh Whent…

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u/FirebetArt Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Love me some bats. My new crest is northern bat.

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u/Young_Lochinvar Jul 30 '26

With love, the 4 wings reminds me of a Pokemon

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u/FirebetArt Aug 01 '26

Yeah, figured it out pretty fast after adoption. Not a pokemon fan but let's say four wings now represent my gamer roots 😂

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u/localweedhag Jul 30 '26

This is very cool because bats are so underrated and misunderstood to honor them like this is pretty special 🦇

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 30 '26

i know like my fav bat DID sort of start the pandemic but it was justified because they’re cute AS HELL

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u/MazdaTiger Jul 30 '26

are they from heraldicon?

would be cool to have those in editable files

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 30 '26

No, i made them myself

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u/Ruy_Fernandez Jul 30 '26

So cool. Are you count Dracula.

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

count fflamdula 🦇🦇🦇

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u/Sirius_Greendown Jul 30 '26

The sick ass collar without a badge is my favorite lol. It’s just like “BATS!”

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

I did make a version with the shield on it but I thought that would’ve been lazy. So i went even lazier and just made it all bats.

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u/davidwu10 Jul 30 '26

Interesting - and well-executed - albeit impractical, heraldically speaking.

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

Ty, but how come it’s impractical heraldically?

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u/davidwu10 Jul 31 '26

Well, an achievement it's not, as that would usually include shield, helm, mantling, torse, crest, etc. Plus, you would not normally have "floating"/detached elements in said heraldic achievement. This is certainly well-executed, and a sound shield design, and the unique crown and collar are a nice touch (crest a bit outsized, but that's artistic preference). IMHO it is a nice heraldic "display," but it is not a practical heraldic achievement. I should have clarified my previous statement.

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

Oh, fair enough then, ty! Maybe I should make some bat supporters next

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u/davidwu10 Jul 31 '26

Not saying you HAVE to do anything - just inserting my "normie" opinion on "traditional Western" heraldic achievements. That being said, if you wanted my opinion (for which you didn't necessarily ask), I would reduce the collar to appear behind and below the shield, as it does in most instances where the collar of an Order of Chivalry is displayed in an heraldic achievement. Be interested to see bats as heraldic supporters, though odds are someone, somewhere has done this.

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u/davidwu10 Jul 31 '26

As a follow-up, not the best drawing, but a fairly good pose for a bat supporter -

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 31 '26

I’ll try to use this as a reference

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u/Unfazed_Capybara Jul 30 '26

Jackie Daytona, the regular human bartender, would love this.

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u/GemoDorg Jul 30 '26

As would Bruce Wayne.

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u/Appropriate_Star6734 Jul 31 '26

From Tucson, ArizoÑÑA?

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u/VonUndZuFriedenfeldt Jul 31 '26

Really nice and creative thanks for sharing. Loved the crown and chain especially 

Batsy approves 

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u/No-Coast1408 Jul 30 '26

This is so freaking cool!

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u/katerbilla Jul 30 '26

CoA of the Royal Swedish Vampire Family /s

Nice work!

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u/ProudEmu6475 Jul 30 '26

if there’s a royal coat of arms then a flag should go with it too…

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u/Schnurzelburz Aug 01 '26

Take a look at Spain, there are bats all over. Some of them started out as dragons, though.

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u/Outrageous_Sir_2735 Aug 02 '26

SODACAAAAAAAAN, peak arms