reason i need her to be an OC of mine is bc Miss Kitamura is integrally tied to Vixie's lore, so she kinda needs to not be a character from a game lol

also means i get to take another crack at drawing The Empress herself, which she deserves because SHE IS MY WIFE AND I LOVE HER

yep! it's subtle, but if you look at goodra's model in SV next to its model in Z-A, its neck is a little slimmer, but its belly is a little bigger and its lower body is a bit wider
the easiest way to tell is the amount of tummy space from one leg to the other when looking from the front