@Whirligig You could have more recent creatures come into play, just so as long as they are somewhat believable. Show me what you have in mind and I will see. :)
I don't know if I'll go in this direction since I'm feeling like something more classic monster movie-ish, but are Jaegers and/or giant robots going to be a thing in this universe?
I don't know if I'll go in this direction since I'm feeling like something more classic monster movie-ish, but are Jaegers and/or giant robots going to be a thing in this universe?
As mentioned prior, for arc 1 mechs are going to be hard-pressed on a minimum. This represents the very beginning of the entire Monster Resurgence and thus the humans are only equipped with more traditional weaponry and vehicles. I don't mind maybe one or two - provided they are given rather a logical backstory - but again, it's very limited.
However, for future arcs, mechs should definitely be more wide-spread as more crazy stuff will happen.
Moved away from the idea of a more modern monster to this concept, let me know if it doesn't fit or anything needs changed etc
Name:
Mocha Dick The White Whale
Appearance
Barnacles and gangrenous seaweed dot his ghostly pale flesh, harpoons stick out lodged across his enormous hide, nets and lines trailing behind him, all speak of failed hunts from modern trawlers to ancient mariners. And upon his brow amidst scars and wrinkles are embedded symbols of what seem like a strange hieroglyphics.
Mocha's's eyes are small but burn out red with a fury, stark against his pallid colossal cranium. He is a hunched creature, longer by far than tall, his great tail dragging behind him as his blubbery form lumbers forward.
In essence, a grisly looking, bipedal sperm-whale.
Size: 300ft high and 500ft long with the tail. (See image above for a rough scale).
First Appearance:
Mocha Dick was known to Terra but his whereabouts were not, presumably deep below the sea until recently. He has since emerged in the South-Pacific and is en-route to Yokohama.
Abilities:
Sonar Shriek Mocha Dick like many real life whales is as reliant on hearing as he is sight and can give a whale song loud enough to dwarf any other naturally occurring sound. He can also condense this into a focused beam able to rip apart buildings.
Geyser Spray Mocha Dick holds a huge mass of water within him which can be jetted out with tremendous force from any of several blowholes across his body. He can also release is as a vapour to hide himself or simply vomit it from his mouth to flood an area.
Weaknesses:
Mocha Dick is prone to dehydration if out of the water for too long which would cause him to pass out and eventually die. This can happen ever faster if he uses his Geyser Spray. It is also possible to confuse him with with the use of sonar technology.
Personality:
Maybe it's because he's far older than he should be or due to the pain of his ancient injuries, perhaps it is his just his nature; but Mocha Dick is angry. He attacks, not merely out of self-preservation but his intense thrashing assaults display an underlying rage. It's been noted in the past how he'll appear to retreat only then to double back for intense attack with certain malice, toying with ships before destroying them. The rage of the White-Whale though is matched only with his cunning.
History:
Sailors in many cultures throughout history have made mention to a monstrous white whale of the depths. Norse sagas knew him as 'Lyngbakr', Spanish explorers spoke of 'The Devil Whale' he gained his most recent name from American whalers in the 19th century after destroying numerous parties around the isle of Mocha off the coast of Chile.
Mocha Dick has been mistaken for a regular whale by many hapless hunters across the centuries. Whether angered due to being attacked or in the defence of his kin is not known but he has subsequently wrecked havoc upon whalers and their civilisations. There are some who believe the ban on Japanese whaling was not out of preservation for the whales.
Of his origin, or the strange glyphs imbedded upon his brow little is known. But the sight of Mocha Dick has been known to drive some men into obsession.
Other: Actually based off a real whale, the one that inspired Moby-Dick.
Mocha looks to be an excellent addition to the kaiju roster! Should've also mentioned the size limit (Between 100 - 150 meters tall) but your sizing is perfectly fine for it. It is approved! Once the OCC is up, you may place it in the CS.
@Lmpkio Oh. I was planning on a relatively short idea in comparison. Maybe not even 10 metres.
Hmmmm. If so, I would thing said creature would prove more of a threat to the human cast compared to the giants walking amongst it. Still, will like to see what you have in mind for it.
Might it be possible for me to play a human-scale monster to start that might gradually build up into a true kaiju?
Potentially, yes. I'll just have to see what you have and go from there.
Here's a peak at one of the contained titans - the mighty "Crimson Devil" Horus!
Name: | "Titanus horus" | "Horus" | "The Crimson Eclipse" | "The Red Devil" | "Pharaoh/King/God of the Skies" |
Appearance: Enwrapped in a dark crimson hue, Horus' body plan heavily resembles that of a pterosaur - more specifically compared to those within the Azhdarchidae family (ex: Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzygopteryx, Arambourgiania, etc). His massive, yet slender, beak is sleek in design and curved slightly downwards to accommodate for its carrion and pescatarian life style. It even sports a trio of teeth-like tusks on his lower jaw, ensuring that none escape its maw as they fall into his large pouch.
It's body shape, along with the shape of size of his osteoderms, makes Horus look as if he has a hunched over when on land. His crimson skin also varies in different hues, being more dark on the top and lighter at the bottom. Even his eyes are blood-red in color. Horus also sports three winged fore-claws on his wings, with the middle claw being nearly as big as his largest rib bone. It is theorized that it is utilized in combat with other creatures or utilized when hunting large megafauna. His three tail "spikes" are tipped in a venomous yellow, however no evidence of venom glands have been identified within. Possible function is either to attract mates or ward off foes by fooling them as if he is indeed venomous.
A blackened scar can be seen on the creature's left eye, left there by an unknown monster that it engaged in brutal combat.
Size: 85 Meters Tall | 300 Meter Wingspan
First Appearance: Egypt - Found and contained within Outpost 44, located near Mount Sinai.
Abilities:
Flight: Horus' massive wings allow him to fly at sonic speeds, capable of leveling entire city blocks just by flying over them.
Hardened Skin: Horus' back is covered in a row of hard, sleek, osteoderms, which protect his backside from incoming attacks. They could even protect him from beam blasts from other titans.
Stealth: Like a B-2 stealth bomber, Horus' dark-crimson skin is anti-reflective, making him incredibly hard to see when flying overhead at night. This also tricks with radar as they have difficulty detecting the presence of the creature.
Heat Ray: Horus' can fire a beam of highly-concentrated plasma towards his opponent.
Sonic Thunderclap: Horus' has been identified utilizing his massive wings to issue a thunderous clap, sending in a violent hurricane-force wind that could disrupt foundations and stun other monsters.
Weaknesses:
Unprotected Underbelly: Horus' armor is only prominent on the top of his body - ranging from the tip of his beak to the tip of his sharpened tail. Even the top portion of his wings are armored to an extent! However, its underbelly lacks this armor to allow it to move efficiently and issue evasive maneuvers on the dime. While average military equipment is still rendered useless when engaging the underside, more powerful weapons should be able to wound the creature if weapons target said vulnerable spot.
Air-Freak: Horus' true potential resides in flight. In the air, he is a quick yet powerful opponent, however like most pterosaurs, he is rather slow and clumsy when walking on land. Taking out the wings would force the creature to land, preventing it from escaping back into the air.
Personality: Judging by the ancient texts and inscriptions found as of far, Horus has been said to be a "beast with ever changing personalities", hinting that it had both saved and ruined the lives of those that worship him. Many of TERRA's paleobiologists claim that the beast could've been a mostly solitary beast that would only get together with others of his kind during mating season. However, with the lack of evidence claiming of other similar beasts to Horus, this would prompt him to become more aggressive as it constantly fought other beasts simply to survive and in the hopes of eventually finding a mate to carry on the next generation.
History: Known by the texts of Ancient Egypt as "Horus" - the sky god - this massive winged beast was worshipped and revered by the Egyptians as a primordial god. Ancient hieroglyphics and illustrations found within ancient temples and the pyramids shown Horus both as the traditional illustration of wearing a falcon head upon a humanoid body and as the massive crimson beast often flying an ravaging a city below or engaging with other monsters. Perhaps the former rendition was a way for them to personify him.
One of the titan's most famous symbols is the "Eye of Horus" - a symbol of protection, royal power, and good health. Judging how illustrations had shown the beast battling or communicating with other giant foes, including renditions theorized to be the gods Set, Anubis, and Sobek respectively. However, one illustration described the great god to have fallen underneath a collapsing mountain after being defeated by an unspecified god - burying Horus underneath a mile of rubble and sand near what's now Mount Sinai. It would be the last piece of writing ever found to mention him.
Strangely, for a creature of such size, paleobiologists suspected that Horus would also be flying elsewhere outside of Africa, however nearly all of his proof was documented in multiple sources within North Africa. Several European diaries and manuscripts had seemed to hint or mention of Horus' existence, however they never seemed to give it a name. It wasn't until 1994 when TERRA first discovered the beast after a Terran archeological expedition accidentally uncovered him from deep within a cave system. He wasn't dead at all - rather in a state of suspended dormancy.
Shortly after, a containment facility would be placed right on top of him as "Outpost 44", where he was monitored closely by TERRA. The question now wasn't the fact of if it could awake, but rather a matter of when.
Monster design looks quite interesting. Granted you wanted your monster to be more Lovecraftian and I believe I gave you permission to be the only person (so far) to make such a creature, so again, it looks cool.
Human character design is fine. While the pic does lean a little on the anime, I do recognize the style to be more on the realistic portion of the spectrum of artistic design, so it too can pass.
Here is my design for my Creature. What I'm conceptualizing is a psychic stealth-predator that can forcibly implant and mutate other organisms into smaller replicas of itself or more specialized monsters, which it keeps under telepathic control. So like a slow and secret corruption/infection meant to gradually subsume the native lifeforms.
Here is my design for my Creature. What I'm conceptualizing is a psychic stealth-predator that can forcibly implant and mutate other organisms into smaller replicas of itself or more specialized monsters, which it keeps under telepathic control. So like a slow and secret corruption/infection meant to gradually subsume the native lifeforms.
So basically... you want to make a Tyranid beast?
*Shudders in heresy*
Hmmmm... as for making smaller beasts, I believe @ShwiggityShwah has a similar concept in mind (in terms regarding a hivemind to a bunch of smaller creatures). Would rather not have another one of these kinds of beasts for now, but still show me the full thing and I'll see if it can be managed in or not. Again, this guy seems better suited for future arcs.
(You might wanna prepare another monster concept btw just in case this one isn't accepted)
Name: | "Titanus horus" | "Horus" | "The Crimson Eclipse" | "The Red Devil" | "Pharaoh/King/God of the Skies" |
Appearance: Enwrapped in a dark crimson hue, Horus' body plan heavily resembles that of a pterosaur - more specifically compared to those within the Azhdarchidae family (ex: Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzygopteryx, Arambourgiania, etc). His massive, yet slender, beak is sleek in design and curved slightly downwards to accommodate for its carrion and pescatarian life style. It even sports a trio of teeth-like tusks on his lower jaw, ensuring that none escape its maw as they fall into his large pouch.
It's body shape, along with the shape of size of his osteoderms, makes Horus look as if he has a hunched over when on land. His crimson skin also varies in different hues, being more dark on the top and lighter at the bottom. Even his eyes are blood-red in color. Horus also sports three winged fore-claws on his wings, with the middle claw being nearly as big as his largest rib bone. It is theorized that it is utilized in combat with other creatures or utilized when hunting large megafauna. His three tail "spikes" are tipped in a venomous yellow, however no evidence of venom glands have been identified within. Possible function is either to attract mates or ward off foes by fooling them as if he is indeed venomous.
A blackened scar can be seen on the creature's left eye, left there by an unknown monster that it engaged in brutal combat.
Size: 70 Meters Tall | 300 Meter Wingspan
First Appearance: Egypt - Found and contained within Outpost 44, located near Mount Sinai.
Abilities:
Flight: Horus' massive wings allow him to fly at sonic speeds, capable of leveling entire city blocks just by flying over them.
Hardened Skin: Horus' back is covered in a row of hard, sleek, osteoderms, which protect his backside from incoming attacks. They could even protect him from beam blasts from other titans.
Stealth: Like a B-2 stealth bomber, Horus' dark-crimson skin is anti-reflective, making him incredibly hard to see when flying overhead at night. This also tricks with radar as they have difficulty detecting the presence of the creature.
Heat Ray: Horus' can fire a beam of highly-concentrated plasma towards his opponent.
Sonic Thunderclap: Horus' has been identified utilizing his massive wings to issue a thunderous clap, sending in a violent hurricane-force wind that could disrupt foundations and stun other monsters.
Weaknesses:
Unprotected Underbelly: Horus' armor is only prominent on the top of his body - ranging from the tip of his beak to the tip of his sharpened tail. Even the top portion of his wings are armored to an extent! However, its underbelly lacks this armor to allow it to move efficiently and issue evasive maneuvers on the dime. While average military equipment is still rendered useless when engaging the underside, more powerful weapons should be able to wound the creature if weapons target said vulnerable spot.
Air-Freak: Horus' true potential resides in flight. In the air, he is a quick yet powerful opponent, however like most pterosaurs, he is rather slow and clumsy when walking on land. Taking out the wings would force the creature to land, preventing it from escaping back into the air.
Personality: Judging by the ancient texts and inscriptions found as of far, Horus has been said to be a "beast with ever changing personalities", hinting that it had both saved and ruined the lives of those that worship him. Many of TERRA's paleobiologists claim that the beast could've been a mostly solitary beast that would only get together with others of his kind during mating season. However, with the lack of evidence claiming of other similar beasts to Horus, this would prompt him to become more aggressive as it constantly fought other beasts simply to survive and in the hopes of eventually finding a mate to carry on the next generation.
History: Known by the texts of Ancient Egypt as "Horus" - the sky god - this massive winged beast was worshipped and revered by the Egyptians as a primordial god. Ancient hieroglyphics and illustrations found within ancient temples and the pyramids shown Horus both as the traditional illustration of wearing a falcon head upon a humanoid body and as the massive crimson beast often flying an ravaging a city below or engaging with other monsters. Perhaps the former rendition was a way for them to personify him.
One of the titan's most famous symbols is the "Eye of Horus" - a symbol of protection, royal power, and good health. Judging how illustrations had shown the beast battling or communicating with other giant foes, including renditions theorized to be the gods Set, Anubis, and Sobek respectively. However, one illustration described the great god to have fallen underneath a collapsing mountain after being defeated by an unspecified god - burying Horus underneath a mile of rubble and sand near what's now Mount Sinai. It would be the last piece of writing ever found to mention him.
Strangely, for a creature of such size, paleobiologists suspected that Horus would also be flying elsewhere outside of Africa, however nearly all of his proof was documented in multiple sources within North Africa. Several European diaries and manuscripts had seemed to hint or mention of Horus' existence, however they never seemed to give it a name. It wasn't until 1994 when TERRA first discovered the beast after a Terran archeological expedition accidentally uncovered him from deep within a cave system. He wasn't dead at all - rather in a state of suspended dormancy.
Shortly after, a containment facility would be placed right on top of him as "Outpost 44", where he was monitored closely by TERRA. The question now wasn't the fact of if it could awake, but rather a matter of when.
So no hivemind beasts for now? Just for the record, I had an idea to make a hivemind horde that focuses on scavenging and consuming corpses of other beasts to evolve and take their traits. Havent seen too many benevolent beasts...might take that niche.
I am assuming the technology level for humans are more or less the same as present day, right? At least in arc 1?
