Amazing like always

Love it.

Love the angle.

Run, Pride, run!!!! YAY Awesome job, Zen!

Fast one o.o

1: wow, love this
2: yeah, this seems a lot more British than whatever the 2012 mascots are

Was waiting for this from you, Zen X3 You did not disappoint!

needs more MUSE! :D

I loved you for drawing this guy.

Then you tell me you like Muse.

Affection; Critical Mass. You rock.

Muse And honestly your 'Pride' character should have been the official Olympic Mascot, not Zlorb and Blorb over there ><

I agree. Those aliens look awful.

Rule 34 couldn't have come quicker.. Well, close enough ;D

Turned out fab babe! This should be the official mascot, not those crappy aliens D:

Those mascots are well shit.

Agreeing here omg. Those eyes are SO SCARY

Couldn't agree more that it should have been the official one! The official one is horrible! They just look like lumps of metal, lions are far better.

Wonderful work Zen!

\o/ YAY! \o/

I was wondering if anyone was going to do some Olympic themed art! Best of all, he's neekid, just like the original Olympics was! =)

Gotta love those paws too! <3

Nicely done. They should have kept him. Hopefully SA will win a decent amount of medals this year.

Wow that should have been the mascot for Olympia 2012? I never knew that there where those cool mascot ideas. You did really great work like allways.

Naked Olympics. Historical accuracy at its finest!

I was about to say that!

Dude...no way!

yeppers!

Wow...

Theatricality and deception, powerful agents for the uninitiated. But we are initiated, aren't we sveyes?

Indeed we are!

You fight like a younger man, with nothing held back. Admirable... but mistaken.

Is that so?

Ah! I was wondering what would break first: your FEET, or your body!

Wait...I've heard that somewhere before...

No one cared who I was, until I put on the mask.

Damn it. Why can't I remember where that's from?

Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!

Bane! I though as much!

YOU GOT IT!!!!

I see you've seen "The Dark Knight Rises". What'd you think?

awesome and a solid trilogy of the likes of toy story, lord of the rings, original star wars, and the Bourne series!

Yush! Though "Bourne" is about to have a fourth and, eventually, a fifth with Matt Damon and the new guy all in the same movie. Bane's voice was...weird, though. Its not the accent, but more the fact that it wasn't muffled or distorted behind his mask.

well with the "Bourne" series, I mean the three with Matt Damon. the news that he might be back is odd but it does show that it is not a reboot this new one coming out just a spin-off. even if the novel The Bourne Legacy is about Jason Bourne. I really hope this new one is good. mainly because I want more "Bourne" movies and I am a big fan of Robert Ludlum, Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner ! as I typed this comment I am listening to an audio book of a Robert Ludlum novel. show how much of a fan I am.



Bane was still badass even if I did not understand him some times. his body did most of the talking if you know what I mean.

They quit following the plot after the first movie. And even THAT one was In Name Only (For the most part). And no, Matt Damon has said he wasn't gonna come back to the character, but he has since publicly stated that he has changed his mind.

Yeah it did. But did you notice there were times where it was obvious that Christian Bale was taller than Tom Hardy?

that is true, but I have no problem with that. we shall see what happens with this new one.

yes I did notice, but I did not care. bane is still badass!

If you want to, we can continue this chat through notes, it is a bot odd that we are doing so in the comments of this pic.

Yes. Note me, please.

Great work, great point of view, screw the logo gestapo!!

*runs after*

Very nice artwork! :D
I was wondering why this cute guy (who did have plush and things made of him) had been dissed in favor of those two weird looking alien dudes were the actual mascots, makes no sense. Then they want to know why their merchandise isn't selling well.

Yes, go Team GB!!
This is great!

SO handsome! :D

its funny cause we all want to see his wang and nobody cares abot his
athletic capeabilities if they arent flextable enough to be used durring sex XD

I don't?

posibly *points to the shy trying to be both inspirational
and epic yet some how failing*

Amazing pic as always Zen! And yes, those ... uh ... "mascots" of the London Olympics are .. uh ... hmm ... Lions for the win ^_^

Now this is MUCH better than the official mascots. :D

Well, the rings aren't colored so it should be fine :3and the picture looks awesome x3 I agree, he should have been the mascot.

at least you live in such an amazing & wonderful country to host the games. and I do kinda agree on the bacteria, yea

I really wish that this lion is the mascot for the 2016 Olympics in USA (possibly)

It's going to be in Brazil.

AMAZING!

Awesome stuff buddy, go Team GB...we're full of pride, roar! :)

If someone wanted to be a prick they would probably cause you trouble x__x Awesome work, btw! ^^;

Brilliant work.

he's not running.............HE'S STREAKING BUTT NEKKED :D

I think it's badass <3 and yes, the lion would have been so much better XD

Going for the historically accurate Olympics? But yeah, this is pretty nifty. Nice job!

And now I have an amazing wall paper...:D I love your art -dies-

You wont get in trouble. Anyone can use the rings. Its a public symbol.

Great looking as always

Not so! The Olympic rings are a registered trade mark of the international Olympic comittie , they've been hammering small shops who dare use the rings. Like a butcher shop in london that put up the five rings in the form of sausages , they threatened him with a £15,000 fine.

Be wary, might need a ringless version.
I can't wait to see pride naked pole vault, Greco-roman wrestle and do the back stroke. * nudge nudge, hint hint*

He'll deservea big paw massage after that run :3 Looks amazing

"He'll deservea big paw massage after that run :3".

And a good sole licking n toe sucking as well, don't forget that ;D.

cool lion drawing.

Looks epic. Worthy of being on posters around the stadium!

The queen would still be bored!

omg i love it!! look at those paws! its beautful! i was just watching the olympics a second ago!

XD Zen, as much as we all would love it, we can't have sexy felines as the mascots for all of the major sporting events of the world

Oh, the olympics are here again?

Commenting and faving this incredibly well-executed image will be the extent to which I take interest in them :)

Very nice indeed! :D

I am disappointed at the lack of Pride and Zakumi though! Maybe Ice should knock something up ;)

If only you were employed by the olympic committee, then we'd have a proper mascot!!! x3

Pft, everyone knows cheetahs are faster =P

The Brand Police are gonna getcha!

Run, Boris, run!!

next Pride Lion should have rainbow colored hair But nice job & he has a nice butt too

yeah definitely should of been this character as the mascot :)

1000 veiws in 1 hour

I agree about the 2 bacterias, and prefer the lion ! F*ck he's hot !

"Pride, a mascot that should have been the official mascot of the London 2012 Olympics.."

This.

Awesome work Zen

Get rid of the 2012 logo and mascots ans repace it with this no joke ^^

As always, Zen prooves he is the Da Vinci of the furry fandom, faved :D

Are you fucking kidding me?
They chose those two COSTUME rejectS from H2G2 over THIS?
WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK?!??
http://www.insidethegames.biz/image.....n_12-09-11.jpg

hell yeah!! go England!

I hate to be padantic, but's its Team GB (England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland). So not just England, but Great Britain.

yeah, I get yur drift, it's actually Brtiain, I guess a tiger from LA can't use general terms, still, why the hell didn't they use this as a mascot? a proud British lion would've inspired much more than those weird amoeba things!!!!

This is amazing! You should be a mascot...designer? Is that the right word? I wish GB the best, but I must keep rooting for the USA

bout time i saw some nude olympics, rawr~ x3

What did you do to my hair? O.O lol XD JK

Very nice image, sexy body.

You might say he...

:Puts on glasses:

Streaked it...


YEEAAAAH!!!

Pride, you look sooooooooooo sexy, Mmmmmmmm!

OH CRAP THE OLYMPIC COPYRIGHT POLICE IS HERE RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!!

He's super-adorable. I'm totally downloading and keeping this FOREVARZZZZZ.

awsome

-totally not faving for the olympics but for the epic job done on the arts-

So long as the rings aren't tattooed on the lion's ass, I'm sure they're fine with it.

I wonder, are you going to draw Russian's snow leopard in 2014? xD

Awesome like everything you do!

im sure if they kicked up a fuss over using the rings, you could just let them use that amazing art for promotions XD

My opinion: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8520881/

Thats so nicely done :)

This was the Olympic mascot! Not those rejects from Spongebob Squarepants!!!!

I call them illuminions...because of the all seeing eye and what crazy conspiracy theorists saw them as.

I'd love to know what both designers and choosing committee smoked to chose those... whatever they are!!

That....is possible.

Some people might say he's streaking

Awesome. Watched the Olympics today. Saw this and thought it looked absolutely gorgeous

Definitely should have been the mascot. I love him!! *hugs his Pride plushie* :3

Also epically good pic! :3

Yeah, I like this MUCH better than the twin aliens that were selected. I might have gone with hair colored after the Olympic ring colors though. Nonetheless, I like the look.

I'm sure the Olympic Comittee will at least more forgiving of you using their logo than the Dole corperation would be!
http://youtu.be/jKBevaIttKA

love so much your art and such good inspiration for me ^^ continue draw lions just love them this one for my desktop for sure

tons of awesome! and yes, millions of times better than those weird official mascots *shudder*

I think the Olympics should totally go back to the original custom of participating in the events naked. The naked body is the essences of what the games are all about, the human body performing to its max limit, unaided, and unhindered.

Atleast the Doctor held the flame!

This is a great picture! It really captures the Olympics!

I was wondering if it would be okay if I sent you a note about something I want to ask you about the Olympics.

Siiiick!

Would have been the BEST MASCOT EVER!!

Yep, this is a MUCH better mascot than pretty much anything that the Olympics have ever coughed up!

coollll just like the mascot of the wolrd cup soccer^^ that was a cutie lion^^

that lion looks amazing !!!!

The image alone is extremely authentic in terms of the Olympics.

As long as you claim no right to ownership of the symbol or design, you cannot get into trouble for drawing it.

Also...STREAKING LION FTW!!!

:D

no kidding, the aliens are just awful!

this would have been way better

I'm sat cuddling my Pride the lion... he approves! Though he thinks you've made his bum look big ;)

Loving this hun, I was actually thinking of getting fan art of Pride XD Would you be up for selling a print of this?

I can't even begin to explain how awesome this is!

"I hope I dont get into trouble for using the Olympic logo. I know how touchy they are for anyone using them, but im not making money off it, so with hope i will be ok x_x".

Yup your gonna find Seb Coe(fucking scumbag) and the rest of his scum LOCOG pals all armed with bats knocking on your door anytime now XD.

But in all seriousness though, this effing amazing(btw i love his toned, hot, beautiful bod and esp love his yummy feet ), but still the whole thing, the quality, the wonderful high levels of detail is all really well done... Just incredible artwork Zen :).

Bart and Lisa performing 69 as logo for just £400,000 which is 630.000 US dollar and two disgusting mascots that are suspected to induce eye cancer.
Hurray.
Fantastic image by the way.

murrrrrr

Oh thats some really nice artwork and he is naked :P
.... remembers me of the discussion of "goleo" of fifa world cup 2006, because he had no pants xD

Another awesome work or art <333 :D

wait, that square logo thing is a mascot ?

Seriously i do have to admit that he would be way better mascot.. and ehhh ppl who are responsible for most of mascots on big events jsut have totally odd and not fun ideas for them xD

Another great work

HA XD I showed the team GB lion to  leeuw1981 yesterday and already predicted this would happen :D lovely view though ^^ as always :D

Can your art get any better...your a GOD~

Technically it's not really the olympic logo unless it has the colours.

"not those 2 bacteria looking aliens" lol

Still very eye catching work, you awesome tiger! :3

yeah i agree with you ^_^ the current london 2012 logo is wierd >> and i can't get my head this image when i see it is just stuck:
http://goo.gl/R8Y5E what it looks like to you :P?

you should them this and tell them to use it as the mascot, then we will all rally together to get it changed to him before the end of the Olympics :P

This is way better than our mascots we have already, they suck xD
And don't even get me started on our logo!
But this is full of so much win, great job Zen ^_^

Absolutely stunning work Zen! - I hope you're enjoying the Olympics :) x

Really awesome work as always! Love the idea and posing.

white lions ftw

I TOTALLY AGREE. I love Pride, the other two mascots are weird and meaningless. This is an awesome pic, it really shows the true spirit of the olympics.

Nice!

great work

This would have made an awesome mascot for the games plus its been in circulation as an image for ages (hell i have a little teddy lion that looks just like him haha) the proper mascots freak me out though I can't figure out what their supposed to be

Defiantly the better choice to have gone for

I was wondering how long before you did this XD

i think all athletes male and female should be naked during the games

dont worry about the logo, you havnt created this work for commercial purposes ie. selling it so they should leave you alone. shame how the olympics is now all about money and not sport

At least you didn't get the flags wrong like they did XD

Roarw. :D

imho the olympics should be done nude like in ancient tiems!

Awesome!!! Had to be the mascot of the Olympics!!!

Yeah, seriously... What is with our mascots? A fucking 5 year old could have done better. Maybe a lion is seen more as "English" than "British" and hence wasn't used, but still.....

this ^

i am not sure that's the logic (i doubt there was any of that in their decision anyway) if it's the team gb logo and mascot.

Partly that, but also probably too similar to the South African World Cup mascot as well.

As much as I would love a big Lion for the British one as well.

He must run very fast!

Yay. TEAM GB!

To bad there's no Guernsey division. Hope there's at least one or two channel island athletes on the the GB team tho . That'd make me proud.

Yeah.. This would have been a better choice.. But I think I'd take Zen's design over the official one... The official one looks like a potato head.

I mean the official Pride the Lion submission

i cant express how much i love this. Ive been feeling like the only person in my circle of friends excited about the Olympics. so nice to see others out there love it as much as i do.

I always felt that a lion and/or a unicorn, or a fox would've made a better mascot for the London Olympics, than whatever the hell that amoeba-esque character is. In comparison, 'Izzy' - the mascot of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics - looks downright normal (and one of my friends used to refer to 'Izzy' as 'that blue Smurf turd')!
Neat image of 'Pride', ZEN. Keep up the good work!

OMG, I remember Izzy. And I remember Robert Hughes, the art critic for TIME magazine, calling him "a dolphin with a prolapsed rectum."

Like if you think alike. No, wait, there is not that option here.
Anyway, seriously ;_;
Cute lion ftw

Mhhh let's hope he moves his feet fast enough. :p Wouldn't mind seeing his 'pride' ;)

You're not using colours on the rings, so you should be fine ;p

We got a little Pride the lion plushie free with out delivery at work so he's now on the desk at our dental practice for the duraion of the olympics! such a cute mascot, way better than the sodding aliens

Nice! I enjoyed the opening show. I hope all you Londoners stay safe and enjoy the games, and lose to team USA hahaha. But seriously, i was able to put all politics and prejudices aside and just enjoy the spectacle. (y'know, so many pundits aleays looking for the political message this, left-leaning that blah) Good show!

Looks like a gold medal win to me! Love his expression.

I used to love running. :)

I think he should meet Zakumi... Yup, meet, definetly, uhhuh uhhuh <.<

I dig this picture =)

This can't be the mascot! He didn't cost 50 million quid to make!

Really wish there were more Olympic themed pieces like this!! ^__^ This one is so epic! Maybe there should be a gymnast fox or a furry swimmer. ^^

Yes! I yes! Let's make it happen

How about an Olympic/Furry kind of Hetalia effort? Pics based around animal Anthros that reflect their country and characters?

Maybe theme the pics around events those countries are strong at?

Awesome! I'd commission one from you or whoever is open to the idea. ^^

I'll keep an eye out for open slots around FA and try to get some cool events commissioned!

Yaaaaaay!!!!!

*licks*

Kinda like that old cartoon the 'Animolympics'

Such a better choice than the official mascots! I wonder what you will draw for Russia and Brazil... :)

Personally, I prefer the Cycling Lion, but that's just me.

I really like the line art here, the background really sets it up to draw the eye down to the lion. The shading and detail put in is stunning! That said, who exactly is he running against? :o

Awesome :D I really like it, and the Lion definitely looks better

Awesome art as always. Only criticism is as that looks like a running track there aren't any competitors in the background making it look like the mascot is dead last. A couple of tiny figures in the background would be nice to show who's ahead.

Suggestion-How about a pic showing the disadvantages of hurdling nekid. Like his dangley bits knocking against the hurdles mid jump.

Just awesome!

I agree with ya.

Though in all honesty, I do like Wenlock XD Mandeville, not so much.

Absolutely stunning!

Love it, hats off to the British team, we'll do well. Hopefully
Speaking of the mascots, is it just me or have they not been seen since the announcement? Good. Stay in the past.

Very nicely done, as always. His foot paws make me smile, I love them. x3

murr... what's not to love? And yeah, definitely better than the official mascot... though lions are better and sexier than just about everything

*squees and hops in beside him, runs alongside with a water bottle and towel*

C'mon mate! YOU GOT THIS!! =^___^=


Pawsome sauce work broski! *and licks with glee, huggles warmly* ^^

It's always a happy day when you have a new subbie! Yay! *high fives*

British Lion. <3 yay!

I love his facial expression. 'Why yes, I am running naked. Problems?'

Wonderful artwork! <33333

See now that looks just amazing and I agree those two that were picked just look odd. It's discrimination against felines. Still love your rendition of the Three Lions mascot for the England national team. =3

I would say you are using the Olympic logo under 'fair use' of any copyright law.

Oh man!.. IF only the olympics were actually like THIS!!! Awesome work!!

Go Great Britain!

I would like to see an anthro lion running naked on the track! *-* that would be so... *fap fap*

Awesome work!

Kinda wish there was an alternate, slightly higher rated version to go with though! :D

I'm not really all that passionate about the Olympics, neither am I patriotic about being British, but I can't help but feel a little bit of pride now after seeing this piece of art. I hope you enjoy the games, Zen!

You're using 5 rings. If they were coloured, WATCH OUT! LOL! Hope you're donig well, I remember meeting you a couple of FE's ago! Always a pleasure to see you continuing with your hard work! Thank you for sharing!

I'm a little guilty of being a little.. unriled by the olmpics but if he was running my interest would certainly kindle alot more <3

Ugh... agreed - those mascots they have are just freaky. :/ Often I don't think they understand they gotta make a mascot people will like, not wanna run from. Now this... this is a nice mascot. And he's got it where it counts most too - amazing footpaws. Okay... so where it counts most for people like me. Still, very nice - love the slight lines in the toe pads.

Very nice Zen, however I suggest to cover your tail by putting some clauses in the description of your artwork. ^^

Even after reading the Wiki about what the 'official' mascots are, I still can't make sense of them! Something like this guy would have been a much better choice.

Very impressive work as always. And bugger the use of the Olympic logo - the manner in which they've been clamping down on the average citizen trying to celebrate the games with 'unauthorised usage' is absolutely pathetic. Do you want people to enjoy the Games or not?!

*facepalm*

You should've tattooed the London 2012 logo on one arse cheek and the Olympic rings on the other. That would be a nice middle finger to the logo police.

I have yet to see the GB mascots, now Im curiousis it that thing that looks like a female blowin some guy?

Cool

To be honest Zen I had no knowledge of this character before this picture, but after doing some googling I'm glad you picked the white one ;P

Great work.

Lion is a royal animal!

Instead of a sensible mascot like this we got two cyclops sperm......

I meant for the Olympics in general, instead this pair are going to be plastered about the world. http://www.wenlock-mandeville.com/i.....scriptions.jpg

That's right, chase that pesky fox! >:3

looks really good i love the maine x

I wondered when you'd be drawing him ;D haha, awesome work man!

How about Singapore's Lion and Merlion youth olympic mascots? Xp
http://gbfasia.com/KOI/wp-content/u.....og_mascots.jpg

Stupid fucks! Saying no to this guy...

I think that they should bring back the old school olympics, you know naked

Then out of nowhere Australia wins gold <.<
XD

Good God, the way you draw paws... Damn.

A superb picture

Nicely upholding the old Olympic tradition of competing in the nude eh?

Awesome (and adorable) work as always, Zen. :)

SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE LONDON 2012 MASCOTS! AND SOOOOOOOO CUTEEEEEE!!!!!

Funnily enough, I haven't seen the mascots much, except the "Scotted-up" one at Glasgow Queen Street Station.

I agree Zen! Very, very nice art work as usual!!!!!! I so love this!!! I would love to get a print of this sometime! Will you be at RF this Sept.?

I agree, he makes a much better mascot! Awesome work there Zen!

Vey nice, well done work, as always.

~Shasari, the white lion

I thought he was a streaker or something XD
Looks awesome, even if I'm not keen on the olympics

GO PRIIIIIDE

you cant get in trouble for that Zen XD only if its with ideas of gaining money or extorcion n.n but if its not that, you free to draw what ever you wish! n.n ( aaand I guess if it were yiff I dont know if maybe that could give you problems, nyaaaj dont know in that part )

Wow... I love this pic Where i can find it in high resolution?

Second look while cleaning out my my submissions list. Is it just me or does this guy look neutered?

Can't disagree with his name...he's shameless, all right.

This is aweseome... Needs more MUSE for sure... Bit of Uprising... :P

Agreed. I LOVE this mascot. Lovely work too :3

hey may be a mascot in his own right. i've seen him in a few olympic related pics.

Love it but is he naked?

AWESOME! <3

WOW, I just saw this! I have 2 plushies of him, now I know who he is.
Beautiful work and love the view, maybe another scene with him in position to race?

Ooh! that would be nice to try draw. Can just imagine :P