Diavolo and Ziggy Stardust say what? :3

Looks like a girl.

@tyler611  
green eyelashes would definitely help.

@tyler611  
That should work. Thanks for the feedback consideration.

@tyler611  
…Okay…Didn’t care either way, but okay

@Blood Brandy
 
@gorkspewdium
 
@The Neutrino
 
@Wyvrex21
 
@DuskShine-TheAltPony
 
Alright in all future versions the lashes will be green or red! I talked with vava and he stated they should be either red like fire or green like his spikes.

@Blood Brandy  
Yeah, concept sketches don’t quite strike me as official (too bad sometimes, ‘cause the initial Ursa Major prototype was gnarly). I’ve seen plenty of fanart using that fem-drake sketch as a design base, which seems fair enough-lotta variety between individual dragons. As for Steve, “river serpents” could easily be a closely related species.

@gorkspewdium  
Well, I think at some point Faust had drawn a grown female dragon, but that probably doesn’t count too much anymore.
 
And, if he counts as a dragon, Stephen Magnet certainly had hair as well

@tyler611  
Oh, it’s clear enough you’re just sticking to vavacung’s work. Tweaking it excessively would require their permission anyhow.
 
Since Crackle seems to be our only confirmed onscreen female, adult dragons might not be as sexually dimorphic (square-jawed dudes, dainty-snouted gals) as the ponekind average, and personality isn’t necessarily dictated by body type (or vice versa). That said, plenty of difference between even Spike’s two growth-accelerated incidents, so your mileage will definitely vary on his adult appearance. Whatever works for the story.
 
@The Neutrino  
On the other hand, some dragons seem to sport lush heads o’ hair, and Crackle had eyelashes. Interesting mix of reptilian & mammalian traits.

@albert19  
…Wait…I think I got it…

@albert19  
..Huh?

Guys granted he does look feminine it’s how the original artist had visioned an older spike. We’ve known spike not to be this super masculine kind of dragon anyways so it’s a bit obvious he wouldn’t grow up looking completely masculine. I color these things in the artist’s original form with minor adjustments. It’s up for interpretation but the lash like thing on his eyes in my opinion don’t make this any less of a neat design for spike.

@Blood Brandy  
Garble: … || Two out of three isn’t that bad.||

@gorkspewdium  
Personally, I’d either remove the eyelashes altogether (because nictiating membranes are confirmed) or change them to the colour of his spines like it is for adult dragons.

@GekkanShounen  
@Blissey1  
Seems like it’s mainly the combo of double-eyelashes & mare-evocative muzzle, what with that upcurved snout & dainty lower jaw. Maybe shaving the upper lash-point off & thickening that mandible would reduce confusion. Plus, fangs.
 
@Blood Brandy  
Perfect.

@albert19  
Spike: “Guys, it’s me, Spike. I’m a dude”
 
“WHAT!?”
 
Fizzle: “I know, so what?…What, you guys didn’t recognize him?”

@Blood Brandy  
Not just Garble, but the other five dragons as well.

I’m sorry but that is so a girl.

@GekkanShounen  
I could accept bishonen if it wasn’t for the eyelashes.

@albert19  
Could see him running on another migration, and ending up with Garble unknowingly hitting on him…

Umm.. to make this more masculine… maybe if those eyelashes had the same colour of the ears or the colour of the spikes..

Obviously, this older Spike is a trap.

@PonyPon  
Not feminine, he’s bishounen. There’s a marked difference. Supposedly.

@PonyPon  
Agreed. This “older Spike” looks a Hell of a lot more like an “older Barb” (what with the eyelashes and the spine-bangs and all that stuff).