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Made some more background characters for Tales of Cavaterra. Unlike the previous two, which were retooled MV Titan concepts, these and another one I'll be doing soon are completely fresh and new. I basically made a small list of animals, creatures, and things I thought would make for decent kaiju basis' and went from there.

Top Left - This one was primarily based on llamas since I don't think I've seen any kaiju based on those. So, I took the silhouette of a llama and bulked it up while also making the front arms seem like stilts, basically like a costume of a llama. Other touches include the horns and dewlap of a Colland Eland, and a giraffe's mouth and mane.

EDIT: Tweaked the color.

Top Center - For this one, I really wanted something tall and lanky, like a background character from Monsters Inc, while still being a kaiju. When looking at animals that had lanky proportions, I came upon dalmatians and borzoi's, which not only helped with the body, but also gave me an interesting look for the face. I also looked to Banila from Ultraman to translate a lanky build onto an old-school kaiju.

EDIT: Made the body even lankier and quadrupedal like the Cloverfield Monster
EDIT 2: Tweaked the color.

Top Right - This one was primarily based on the chupacabra cryptid since I've seen so many interpretations of the creature, and I thought a kaiju one could be fun. Considering most versions I see are either dog-like or alien-like, I decided to mesh the two with some extra eyes for good measure. I also gave it lots of spikes like the Ultra Kaiju Bemular and a werewolf-like anatomy where he's hunched over and a bit muscular.

Bottom Left - Decided to add another insect to Cavaterra, but this one is based on fleas and bedbugs of all things. Unlike Fosbury or Emerax, I went with a centaur build for this insect, with a body mostly based on King Zemira from Ultraman Taro with flea-touches like the extra appendages on the face and ridges on the body. I wanted to add the little hairs some fleas have but couldn't get it to look right. I may try again in future, we'll see.

Bottom Center - Probably the oddest of the bunch is this creature which was inspired by produce and vegetables. I remember seeing some kaiju based on plant life and trees, so I thought about taking vegetables and making kaiju out of those. The overall body shape is based on gourds and potatoes with the lumps on the body, pumpkin stems for the "horns", the upper half of Bok Choy, and dragon fruit spikes on the arms and legs, with the hands being asparagus spears.

Bottom Right - Another possible strange one, with it being based on scarecrows. I wanted to have at least one humanoid kaiju in the lot that wasn't based on a primate, and more importantly, filling a void like some Ultraman villains like Baltan, Zarab, Mefilas, etc. So, with that in mind, I meshed the hat you see in most scarecrows to be the upper half of the face, with the brim of the hat acting as its mouth, made the hands into pitchforks like Baltan's claw hands, and gave it lots of straw-like spikes pointing from the body.

This is the first batch of wholly original beasts for TOC with more coming at a later date. At the moment, these designs aren't fully set in stone, and I would really appreciate any kind of feedback, tidbits, anything that could help refine them some. Especially with color, since I'm personally not very good with colors. Anyhoo, I look forward to seeing what y'all have to say.

Designs (c) KingGodAmeraMan

Description
Made some more background characters for Tales of Cavaterra. Unlike the previous two, which were retooled MV Titan concepts, these and another one I'll be doing soon are completely fresh and new. I basically made a small list of animals, creatures, and things I thought would make for decent kaiju basis' and went from there.

Top Left - This one was primarily based on llamas since I don't think I've seen any kaiju based on those. So, I took the silhouette of a llama and bulked it up while also making the front arms seem like stilts, basically like a costume of a llama. Other touches include the horns and dewlap of a Colland Eland, and a giraffe's mouth and mane.

EDIT: Tweaked the color.

Top Center - For this one, I really wanted something tall and lanky, like a background character from Monsters Inc, while still being a kaiju. When looking at animals that had lanky proportions, I came upon dalmatians and borzoi's, which not only helped with the body, but also gave me an interesting look for the face. I also looked to Banila from Ultraman to translate a lanky build onto an old-school kaiju.

EDIT: Made the body even lankier and quadrupedal like the Cloverfield Monster
EDIT 2: Tweaked the color.

Top Right - This one was primarily based on the chupacabra cryptid since I've seen so many interpretations of the creature, and I thought a kaiju one could be fun. Considering most versions I see are either dog-like or alien-like, I decided to mesh the two with some extra eyes for good measure. I also gave it lots of spikes like the Ultra Kaiju Bemular and a werewolf-like anatomy where he's hunched over and a bit muscular.

Bottom Left - Decided to add another insect to Cavaterra, but this one is based on fleas and bedbugs of all things. Unlike Fosbury or Emerax, I went with a centaur build for this insect, with a body mostly based on King Zemira from Ultraman Taro with flea-touches like the extra appendages on the face and ridges on the body. I wanted to add the little hairs some fleas have but couldn't get it to look right. I may try again in future, we'll see.

Bottom Center - Probably the oddest of the bunch is this creature which was inspired by produce and vegetables. I remember seeing some kaiju based on plant life and trees, so I thought about taking vegetables and making kaiju out of those. The overall body shape is based on gourds and potatoes with the lumps on the body, pumpkin stems for the "horns", the upper half of Bok Choy, and dragon fruit spikes on the arms and legs, with the hands being asparagus spears.

Bottom Right - Another possible strange one, with it being based on scarecrows. I wanted to have at least one humanoid kaiju in the lot that wasn't based on a primate, and more importantly, filling a void like some Ultraman villains like Baltan, Zarab, Mefilas, etc. So, with that in mind, I meshed the hat you see in most scarecrows to be the upper half of the face, with the brim of the hat acting as its mouth, made the hands into pitchforks like Baltan's claw hands, and gave it lots of straw-like spikes pointing from the body.

This is the first batch of wholly original beasts for TOC with more coming at a later date. At the moment, these designs aren't fully set in stone, and I would really appreciate any kind of feedback, tidbits, anything that could help refine them some. Especially with color, since I'm personally not very good with colors. Anyhoo, I look forward to seeing what y'all have to say.

Designs (c) KingGodAmeraMan