Cosmo's petal dress

[selina]

I think yes because the jewel on her chest looks embedded in her and I don't think she would have enough starch in her dress to glide by using it and still let it flow gracefully

[§Tsunami§]

I believe it to be part of her dress, as for it seems odd for it to be part of your body. (However, elephants do have ivory for their tusks, and are hunted for it, but then that would possibly mean that her species would be hunted for their jewel.) Besides, I think it makes sense and have seen dresses with jewels on them.

[selina]

Yes, but how do you explain how the lily petals open up like a parachute for her to glide with whenever she falls down? And that jewel on her chest looks like it is embedded in her skin as I said earlier.

[CSD]

selina said:

Yes, but how do you explain how the lily petals open up like a parachute for her to glide with whenever she falls down? And that jewel on her chest looks like it is embedded in her skin as I said earlier.

The jewels actually aren't embedded. You can see in the episode where the Typhoon crew find Planet Green Gate. Hertia shows the jewel in her hand, and it's not until the Petalis' leave that they even wear the jewels.

[§Tsunami§]

Just like I said.

[selina]

You haven't explained about the lily petals on her dress. They open up like a parachute whenever she falls so she can glide, and she would either have to have them have a large amount of starch in them, or have them be part of her body.
If this is true, than Cosmo is essentially nude because she is not wearing anything because it would be part of her body. This isn't that bad, since most Sonic characters do not wear chothes

[Olivia]

Those lily petals look like they are really part of her dress. And if you notice, none of the female characters in the Sonic World are nude. I don't know why, but that's the way it is.

[selina]

But how does it act like a parachute when she falls down? It has to be part of her body, (or at least just the lily petals) because she is able to glide using it. And she is not nude in a bad way (such as being able to see her privates which I think is just sick) and I do not think she has privates due to the fact that she is a plant

[§Tsunami§]

Not to be nerdy in any way, but I hardly believe that Cosmo is truly a plant, more like an animal with charecterestics of a plant. I mean, for one, plants can't run, walk, clap, smile, be happy, or fall to the dark side, or even fall in love. Perhaps air makes the lily petals blow up like that. So perhaps Cosmo does have privates, else it would truly be impossible for Tails to really have any children with her. (Of course, this is simply implenting the science I have learned.) Whether or not the petals are a part of her is quite debatable, but I do believe she is not truly of the plant kingdom. Hope I didn't sound too nerdy there...

[Olivia]

Alas, that was a bit nerdy. Still, at this rate, until it really can be more evident later on (whether through research or later episodes) I believe the body or dress will forever be a mystery, though there are more people who did vote for the dress, I have to admit.

[Mysterious Stranger]

I do not think the lily petals are a part of her dress, yet I do not entirely believe they are a part of her body, either. There isn't enough evidence to point either way.
[glow=green,2,300]Mysterious Stranger, out.[/glow]

[selina]

Maybe, she is a creature like a humanoid plant and If you were to take off her shirt, she would have a green body and the petals growing out of her.

[§Tsunami§]

Ah, but she is a humanoid plant, or to be more precise, an anthropomorphic humanoid plant, which means despite her plant features, she is really more human-like then plant. In fact, every sonic character is an anthropomorphic humanoid creature, which very likely means thatt they are able to have offspring with each other. So perhaps the petals do grow out of her, perhaps not. Science doesn't answer that question. Hope that paragraph wasn't too complex.

[selina]

Here is some information that supports how her petals are a part of her body
1. She is and alien
2. Amy has a similar dress and is unabe to glide by using it
3. The only other character in sonic x that can glide without using wings or something like that is Knuckles and he uses a part of his body obviously because he does not wear any clothes.

I also have another question, are the rosebuds on Cosmo's head her ears or something else?

[mysterious stranger]

Ah, the roses are definitely NOT her ears, but they are definitely part of her body. As for the petals, you make some okay points, but you need more evidence, and your first point isn't good at all, alien or no, (in a sense, are they not all aliens) it could or could not be a part of her body. I've seen good points either way. But the roses, ay, they are definitely part of her body, and definitely not her ears. That is not debatable.

[Olivia]

Agreed, but maybe the petals are a part of her too, considering that she is a plant humanoid. On the other hand, it really could be part of her dress, perhaps made with some special material.

[selina]

If the rosebuds are not her ears then what are they, parts of her hair that look like pigtails I guess? Besides, if they are not her ears than how can she hear?

[destrachan]

Spiracles you can hear from them... if you are an insect

[selina]

So she has ears elsewhere, interesting, but it does not explain what purpose the rosebuds serve.
Still Cosmo's lily petals have to be a part of her body, unless she uses a lot of starch in them to make them like a parachute.
The reason at first that I thought the jewel on her chest was a part of her was that she made the jewel shatter before she became super Cosmo which made me think it was a part of her that she channeled so much energy into that it shattered. Thank you CSD for proving me wrong.

[Olivia]

Well, I suppose if you look at it, they really do look like they are part of her body, perhaps serving as a dress, so she not need to put one on, eh?