woulda made him a harpy, i think?

red-crowned crane specifically cuz blah blah old capitol but also prosperity/fidelity (if we use fidelity loosely like....undying loyalty to an extremely scarce/deserving few)

i forgot to add his BLACK BUTT FEATHER FAN and forgot to darken his hand and feet talons...but theyd gradient into dark gray chicken skin w black claws and also his hands wouldnt actually get bigger, i just subconsciously did that while sketching in ink lol

also maybe his top crop of hair would naturally turn red??? w a black underfade...cuz... u kno. the shadows on his neck is a skin pigmentation alteration that would occur to mimic a red crowned crane’s neck crest

anyways: mido wouldnt learn to love racing in flight bc racing is empty and stupid without a genuine purpose but i think he’d learn to love being fast + in flight and dive bomb ppl as a local terrosist. the end

also ignore the shitty top scribble LOL i was just scribbling out a sketch of mido cuddling onoda