I’ve been playing Gekko like everyone.

As I’ve been playing I realized that Gekkos creatures, Looked very familiar to me. As I’m Mexican American. Personally at the start I was like they look like Piñatas. Their textures when holding them have a almost triangle shape fur like a piñata does.

We know that Riot Worked closely with East LA Groups and Riot Mexico. Gekko (Mateo) comes from East LA, and is voiced by a Mexican American.

Thrash, Wingman, Dizzy, Mosh all are very colorful like a Piñata. Yet when I researched more closely it hit me what is very colorful like them.

Alebrijes

Alebrijes are symbolized spirit guides in Mexican culture (and California) they are Folk Art sculptures. Alebrijes came from Pedro Linares who coined the term, when one day he was dreaming and dreamt of colorful creatures with mix matched parts.

Most commonly they are made with paper mache the same way a piñata is, which would result in the same texture seen on Gekkos Creatures.

There is some things that could back up them being Alebrijes, or at the very best based off them.

When starting the round with Astra or Yoru, Gekkos creatures have a special voiceline.

And

Gekko will act confuse.

For Astra it’s “what do you mean Astra is glowing. She’s just standing her, come on focus up”

For Yoru it’s “Of Course you’ve seen Yoru before, We live with him, what are you talking about”

This means that’s they can see Astras Astral Form and Yorus Ulted form.

Now for them to be based off Alebrijes it would make sense. While they aren’t dead, Alebrijes can still see what’s not there in the Human Realm. They are Merely guides to another realm.

Their colorful design and animal traits give off that Alebrije vibe. So who knows buts that’s just my interpretation

Edit: Adding another piece about the creatures: They Eat Radianite. At the start of the round GEKKO can have a voiceline where he says “no you cannot eat the radianite… okay maybe just a little”