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Description Megaton Hippo: The World Shattering Titan

It's unknown where this massive reploid came from. He simply appeared one day walking (literally) through a Maverick Hunter Base. Though he wasn't very fast, there was little the hunters could do to stop his approach, their weapons seemingly having no effect at all. According to reports he completely ignored everyone around him, never speaking a word. Stopping briefly to check a monitor, an then continue walking, unhindered, towards the south. It was decided it would be better not to pursue the target for now, given it's apparent strength.
  • Height: 14.8ft
  • Weight: 7,092lb
  • Power: 15300rp
  • Speed: 400rp
  • Weapon: Giga Hammer


Since this pose obscures his face, which isn't very helpful for making sprites, and a couple of people asked. I figured it'd be a good idea to make a quick sketch of his bust with the mouth closed on profile. Here's a link to that if anyone's curious.

Sorry to those of you who have been following this project for taking so long to get this guy colored. It's been like month, since I uploaded the sketch, I know.
I've been unfortunately pretty preoccupied lately, though admittedly there's been fair a bit of procrastination and good old fashion laziness on my part. I'm gonna try my best not to do that, and to get his 16 bit entrance done a lot faster.
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MarxForever In reply to ??? [2024-10-05 07:09:29 +0000 UTC]

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MadManHTF [2022-02-03 05:38:36 +0000 UTC]

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Kesoroda-MKB [2019-05-09 22:26:02 +0000 UTC]

Damn, this guy has combat bowies for teeth!

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Dustin-Eaton-Works [2018-11-04 04:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Where did you get the font for his name?Β  Been trying to find it on the font sites and I can't find it.

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MarxForever In reply to Dustin-Eaton-Works [2019-04-01 02:28:56 +0000 UTC]

Super sorry for the late reply, man.

It's called Future World .

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Dustin-Eaton-Works In reply to MarxForever [2019-04-07 18:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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SuperSamVision [2018-10-24 23:51:42 +0000 UTC]

Doesn't seem that much bigger than Frost Walrus and nowhere as big as Illumina.

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TheDnDking [2017-10-03 22:57:03 +0000 UTC]

REally good. Like professional art for the franchise.

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MarxForever In reply to TheDnDking [2017-10-24 03:48:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. That means a lot. I'm striving for that look with this project. I've made a few since, but this is probably my personal favorite. Just something about it.

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TheDnDking In reply to MarxForever [2017-10-24 19:15:59 +0000 UTC]

hey we all have our favorites

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Morshute [2017-02-13 09:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, I messed with folders, when I added this to fav
Anyway great job.

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MarxForever In reply to Morshute [2017-02-13 09:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry about it, I got a real kick out it.
And thank you.

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GranOmega-7 [2016-09-15 18:18:50 +0000 UTC]

holy shit!! this guy's built like a tanker truck!

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Bongwater-bandit [2016-01-29 06:44:03 +0000 UTC]

I can actually see this design in an actual X game. He reminds me a bit of Hard Man

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MarxForever In reply to Bongwater-bandit [2016-02-01 09:35:16 +0000 UTC]

I love it whenever a Maverick design references a Robot Master's.
It wasn't necessarily intentional, but Hard Man may have been in the back of my mind. Either way I can totally see it, and I like it.

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Dark-Dullahan [2015-12-22 20:59:17 +0000 UTC]

Megaton Hippo: I'm here to find the scrapheaps who killed my brother, Hippopressor, and chew tons of bubblegum. Β Wouldn't you know it, I'm out of gum.

Seeing this guy reminded me of the intro boss from Command Mission, so hope you don't mind that I had a little fun with this. XD

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MarxForever In reply to Dark-Dullahan [2016-02-01 09:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Nah it's cool.
I don't remember the intro boss of command mission though.
Of course, I don't remember too much from command mission. Doesn't help that it was stolen from me in a robbery years ago before I had a chance to beat it.

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Dark-Dullahan In reply to MarxForever [2016-02-01 21:09:56 +0000 UTC]

Aw man, that sucks big time. D:

Hopefully you can find an emulator for either Gamecube or Playstation 2, or hope Capcom actually releases those games as virtual console games.

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MarxForever In reply to Dark-Dullahan [2016-02-08 03:37:49 +0000 UTC]

I still have my Gamecube, maybe I'll look into picking up a copy again someday.
It's not exactly a high priority though since I still have an immense backlog. So it'd probably be literally years before I got around to it anyway.

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Dark-Dullahan In reply to MarxForever [2016-02-08 08:27:50 +0000 UTC]

No worries about it.

Anyhow, keep up the great work. ^^

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JBX9001 [2015-08-16 15:51:39 +0000 UTC]

Dude...! Β That is freakin' amazing! Β I gotta fave this one for sure! Β Incredible work, man!

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MarxForever In reply to JBX9001 [2015-08-17 08:02:44 +0000 UTC]

Β Thanks a ton, man.
Thanks a Megaton. Β 

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JBX9001 In reply to MarxForever [2015-08-17 12:15:56 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, you're welcome!

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FranPuelles [2015-07-15 08:01:21 +0000 UTC]

Fantastisc. Are you going to use it in a fan game? If not, could it be used in fangames.
Here is mine:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NO8na…

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MarxForever In reply to FranPuelles [2015-07-19 22:23:35 +0000 UTC]

Hey, man.
I responded to your question on this page .

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justicefrog [2015-07-13 15:48:29 +0000 UTC]

Incredible!

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MarxForever In reply to justicefrog [2015-07-19 22:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Glad you dig it.Β 

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justicefrog In reply to MarxForever [2015-07-20 18:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Most definitely! Β You have that capcom style nailed down-pat.

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LostSoulMalachi [2015-05-10 01:08:28 +0000 UTC]

Why isn't this a thing!? XD Fantastic stuff!

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MarxForever In reply to LostSoulMalachi [2015-05-29 00:02:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, it's much appreciated.Β 

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Cachumbos11 [2014-10-31 16:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Que genial

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Forte-Cross-Exe [2014-10-01 04:30:27 +0000 UTC]

Please, keep his mouth away from me. No me gusta.

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MarxForever In reply to Forte-Cross-Exe [2014-10-01 08:55:28 +0000 UTC]

I'll try...


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Forte-Cross-Exe In reply to MarxForever [2014-10-01 16:33:58 +0000 UTC]

No. No. Get back no!

I do not want this no!

Aaaaaaahhhhh!

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ILKCMP [2014-07-09 18:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Love the concept here -- a bit more abstract than the elemental themes prevalent in so many other designs (not to say there's anything wrong with those, of course). Very much looking forward to how to choose to sprite him (I'm guessing bigger than Blizzard Buffalo).

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MarxForever In reply to ILKCMP [2014-07-10 09:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Quite a bit bigger actually. I'd say at least three times as large. Which is probably why I'm running into so much trouble spriting him, and why it's taking so long. I really want to get him done though, and it'll hopefully look as cool as I'm picturing it.
But yeah, I noticed how there's always that one Maverick with the not quite defined attribute that makes you go "huh? I wonder how he fights", when you read their names in the instruction booklets, or see them on screen for the first time; Boomer Kuwanger, Overdrive Ostrich, Neon Tigger. He was just my little way of trying to capture that nostalgic feeling.
People seem to approve though, I think he might be the most popular of the three I've got done so far.

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ILKCMP In reply to MarxForever [2014-07-10 13:26:49 +0000 UTC]

Well you've got another loyal follower now -- I can't wait to see this project through to completion.

In fact, you've made me bust out the SNES and prep for an X-X3 marathon!

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MarxForever In reply to ILKCMP [2014-07-10 19:18:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you have the X cart? Lucky, that thing is so expensive now. At least I own the cart of my personal favorite X2, and that one's not exactly cheap either. But I still wish I had X3, I never got it for myself because I had friend I could burrow it from. A friend who decided to pawn it the second it was worth more than 100 dollars...
Fortunately it's coming to the Wii U virtual Console next month.

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ILKCMP In reply to MarxForever [2014-07-10 19:30:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I was lucky enough to get the game about a year or so after came out. X2 and X3 I got years later for about $40 and $50, respectively. Even when I got them, circa 2000/2001, they were considered hard to find and expensive. Comparatively, very cheap to what they go for now, but as a 12-year-old, I shelled out a pretty penny!

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MarxForever In reply to ILKCMP [2014-07-10 19:59:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh sorry, I meant to say "X3 cart" in that first sentence. The first X is pretty cheap and easy enough to come by. But yeah, $50 dollar for X3 today would be an amazing bargain. I keep garage sale and thrift store hunting, hoping one day I'll see it in a plastic bin for a dollar, that and E.V.O.


I also got my copy of X2 around that time, 2002 or 2003, and payed about $42 for it. Still, love it so much, I didn't even give it a second thought. If I knew it's be clearing about $250 now, I would've bought more...

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Omegachaino [2014-06-09 22:45:48 +0000 UTC]

ultra great

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MarxForever In reply to Omegachaino [2014-07-10 09:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Β 
Though with all this purple, I think I might've been going for ultra grape.
Man, I'm thirsty...

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Omegachaino In reply to MarxForever [2014-07-10 14:00:48 +0000 UTC]

XD JAJAJA Β 

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ToastieMan [2014-04-17 04:25:11 +0000 UTC]

This is unbelievably cool. Friggin' geeze this looks so good.

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MarxForever In reply to ToastieMan [2014-04-20 01:14:30 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you.
High praise coming from the guy who made me appreciate just how perfect Bubble Crab's design really was.
Seriously though, your work is great.

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ToastieMan In reply to MarxForever [2014-04-25 04:06:56 +0000 UTC]

I did that? Cripes, thanks. I really appreciate the compliment.

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ultimatemaverickx [2014-04-06 17:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Good Concept!

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MarxForever In reply to ultimatemaverickx [2014-04-20 01:50:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'm a huge fan of your work by the way, especially your coloring style.
I'm trying my best to capture the look of the old Super Nintendo Maverick artwork for these initial pieces. So that's why I'm avoiding the use of gradients completely when coloring and shading, just like they did.
I must admit, it's really weird and I'm not use to it at all. But it's kind of interesting and oddly fun too.
When do I finally get all eight of these guys done, though. I think I'm going to do a huge dynamic group shot, using a coloring style that's much closer to ZX.

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LukeTheRipper [2014-03-24 23:59:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow... just... wow... seriously, if I didn't know better I would honestly believe this is some leaked footage of an upcoming sequel... but then again, it is actually better than some of the actual bosses (especially the X8 ones)... seriously, this is hands down a legitimate Maverick boss both design-wise and style-wise...

Hell, I had a few Mavericks of my own and wanted to post them at some point... but mine can't possibly ever compare to such greatness 8D

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MarxForever In reply to LukeTheRipper [2014-04-20 01:30:04 +0000 UTC]

That's really cool to hear. I've been really trying my best to make these guys look as authentic as possible.
So thanks, really. And yeah 8 may have had some clunkers, but they do get serious points for Dark Mantis, and dropping those 3D segments.

But go! Upload your mavericks, seriously. Let people know how much we love this franchise!
I'm sure they're great.

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