These are based on concept made by Toho for a some monsters Godzilla and Mothra almost fought, but ended up being left on the cutting room floor
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
Thursday, June 18, 2015
That's A Lot of Fish
Made a fake retrosaur for a design challenge.
The Marine Iguanodon or Rynchotitan
A (previously thought to be) extinct species of gigantic fossil reptile belonging to the retrosaurian family, somewhat similar to iguanodon creatures previously classified. Its fossils discovered in late Cretaceous formations, this species is hypothesized to have lived throughout the South Pacific Ocean on landmasses such as New Guinea, New Zealand, and French Polynesia. A chance discovery by a submersible of partially uncovered remains within ocean sediment has lead paleontologists to surmise that this particular kind of retrosaur was aquatic.
This was at least partially confirmed in the late 20th century when a colossal and severely mutated individual of this species apparently swam from the southern Pacific, trekked across Panama, swam through the Atlantic and made landfall on Manhattan island. The reason for this bizarre journey is unknown, thought it’s believed to be some exaggerated form of migration instinct amplified and altered by its mutation.
It wasn’t too bad, really. At least, it wasn’t a ~huge~ disaster. It was kind of like having a moose in your driveway, a little scary, but it can be weathered with a bit of patience. Only on a city-sized scale, of course.
The Marine Iguanodon or Rynchotitan
A (previously thought to be) extinct species of gigantic fossil reptile belonging to the retrosaurian family, somewhat similar to iguanodon creatures previously classified. Its fossils discovered in late Cretaceous formations, this species is hypothesized to have lived throughout the South Pacific Ocean on landmasses such as New Guinea, New Zealand, and French Polynesia. A chance discovery by a submersible of partially uncovered remains within ocean sediment has lead paleontologists to surmise that this particular kind of retrosaur was aquatic.
This was at least partially confirmed in the late 20th century when a colossal and severely mutated individual of this species apparently swam from the southern Pacific, trekked across Panama, swam through the Atlantic and made landfall on Manhattan island. The reason for this bizarre journey is unknown, thought it’s believed to be some exaggerated form of migration instinct amplified and altered by its mutation.
It wasn’t too bad, really. At least, it wasn’t a ~huge~ disaster. It was kind of like having a moose in your driveway, a little scary, but it can be weathered with a bit of patience. Only on a city-sized scale, of course.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Beings of Exclamation
Great Caesar's Ghost is the spirit of a departed leader the the Eternal City (the name was a misnomer, it turned out). Once tried to build a tower into High Heaven, saw something while at the very top, stuff went down, and is now a ghost. Now he acts as a monitor of the worldly plane, and basically tries to warn people away from acts of folly and hubris.
You know when you see something that leaves you speechless and you whistle in astonishment? The Whistler did that when it saw the birth of the world. Technically qualifying as a wind god, the Whistler has mastery over wind instruments such as flutes, fifes, and whistles of all sorts. And cleanliness, some believe. It is commonly agreed that the Whistler whistling in astonishment on the seventh day of Kingdom Come will officially signal the end of the world. Last seen performing an impromptu concert on an asteroid to a small group of little green men and foos.
You know when you see something that leaves you speechless and you whistle in astonishment? The Whistler did that when it saw the birth of the world. Technically qualifying as a wind god, the Whistler has mastery over wind instruments such as flutes, fifes, and whistles of all sorts. And cleanliness, some believe. It is commonly agreed that the Whistler whistling in astonishment on the seventh day of Kingdom Come will officially signal the end of the world. Last seen performing an impromptu concert on an asteroid to a small group of little green men and foos.
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
Good/Bad/God/Demon
Abraxas, from Gnosticism. Usually depicted in the form of an anguipede, a creature with the head of a rooster and legs of snakes.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Messenger of the Minced Oaths Pantheon
Odgka (pronounced Odge-Kaa), the official messenger of the Gods, an appointed mortal temporarily transformed into a demi-god at certain points of their life whenever the gods need a gofer.
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Monday, December 22, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Titano-lisk
Titanosaurus 1998, as a mutated basilisk lizard. Again, mutated due to atomic testing in French Polynesia ala American Godzilla 1998, as well as my takes on American Baragon and Anguirus.
Why were so many varied species of lizard located on French Polynesia? In a world where radiation can turn animals into giant superbeasts, maybe they French where experimenting with mutation. Maybe they had a think tank on the islands that included studying alternate forms of energy and a reptile house of exotic reptiles, and the two meeting was an accident. Who knows?
Anyways, Titanosaurus migrates to the waters off the coasts of India and Japan, decreasing fish populations and spooking ships, creating a rumor of "a giant goldfish" attacking fishing ships. Designed to be an analog of Godzilla, with a bit more hadrosaur elements.
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Manda-Stropheus
Manda as a Tanystropheus.
Can't say that Manda's long/chinese dragon design was not as impressive when placed in the same setting as Godzilla or Ghidorah. I felt like tanystropheus was a nice fit. Serpentine, aquatice, reptillian, toothy.
The neck was originally going to be a lot longer, but it didn't sit right with me.
Can't say that Manda's long/chinese dragon design was not as impressive when placed in the same setting as Godzilla or Ghidorah. I felt like tanystropheus was a nice fit. Serpentine, aquatice, reptillian, toothy.
The neck was originally going to be a lot longer, but it didn't sit right with me.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Godzilla-Raptor
Godzilla as a Dromaeosaur
Don't get me wrong, feathers are an important part of depicting any kind of raptor, and most theropod dinosaurs. I just like the idea that being mutated by an atomic blast burned all his feathers off and they grew back sparsely and in weird ways.
Almost didn't do this one, on account of a Godzilla with raptor features could just end up being Zilla/Gino/Godzilla1998. Adding Godzilla's distinctive low center of gravity as well as (hopefully) appropriately positioned raptor arms helped move it along.
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Plateo-Zilla
Godzilla as a Plateosaur.
One idea I've read is that Godzilla might be derived from some sort of carnivorous or omnivorous plateosaur, sort of like the inverse of therizinosaurs. An interesting idea.
I was surprised to learn while researching for this that prosauropods aren't really a scientifically classified clade anymore. They've been absorbed into the sauropodomorph suborder.
One idea I've read is that Godzilla might be derived from some sort of carnivorous or omnivorous plateosaur, sort of like the inverse of therizinosaurs. An interesting idea.
I was surprised to learn while researching for this that prosauropods aren't really a scientifically classified clade anymore. They've been absorbed into the sauropodomorph suborder.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Anguiro-suchus
Anguirus as an Aetosaur
Originally based upon Desmatosuchus, which features of Riobarrisuchus/Heliocanthus, which might all by synonyms for the same creature anyways.
Originally based upon Desmatosuchus, which features of Riobarrisuchus/Heliocanthus, which might all by synonyms for the same creature anyways.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Cephalo-Zilla
Godzilla as a pacheycephalosaur. Godzilla is ostensibly a theropod dinosaur in some of the movies, so I thought it would be a nice exercise to apply Godzilla features of other families of dinosaurs.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
A Baragon By Any Other Name
I like the idea of reinterpreting Godzilla monsters using the 1998 Godzilla/GINO/Zilla design rationale as a basis. No dinosaurs, no prehistoric beasts, no magic, everything is basically a giant mutated creature. As an iguana mutated and became Godzilla, a frilled lizard mutated and became Baragon, who first appeared in Frankenstein Conquers the World (incidentally, one of my favorite movies).
This originally started out as an excuse to draw a folded up frilled lizard frill, before I thought that the frill could be a stand in for a redesigned Baragon's ear flaps.
This originally started out as an excuse to draw a folded up frilled lizard frill, before I thought that the frill could be a stand in for a redesigned Baragon's ear flaps.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Valentiner
Valentine's day could use a mascot. Not Saint Valentine, he's rather drab, and Cupid is way to overplayed.
How about a giant disembodied heart that deliver luvvy-duvvy stuff to people who can't afford or forgot to buy some?
Careful of the dentata. And the fire.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Giant Soviet Chameleon
Get this; giant mutated Jackson's chameleon created by the USSR in the forties and named after an obscure (fictional) east African god, made possible with Atlantean technology. Makes sense with a bit more info, but now's not the time.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Yoshriek
Drew this after I thought about the similarities between Nintendo's Yoshi and the Shriekers from "Tremors 2".
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