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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8815149" data-attributes="member: 6801228">The thing that bother me is if that was the intention, then they should have designed it in such a way to make that clear. If the intent was that it has shapeshifting legs, show that it has shapeshifting legs. Don't depict it &quot;in a single moment&quot; in such a way that makes it pure guesswork what you actually intended. I wasn't aware of Zeiram so I looked it up, and that is a FAR superior design. The initial design is simple and conceals the monster's true nature, which is perfect for a horror monster that is supposed to have a reveal. However, even in that version you can see hints of something strange. Then there was another shot which depicted in in closer to a &quot;true form&quot; for the final battle. But the best artwork that highlights what I'm talking about was actually this bit of fanart, which captures a moment that is exactly what you should do if you have a creature whose purpose is to have a strange anatomy and can only depict that quickly in a single pose [ATTACH=full]265362[/ATTACH]And action shot, which shows a blend between the two forms I mentioned from the movie screenshots. Because if I only have a single still frame to work with, then I need to show it in action if I want people to understand what it can do. I don't show it in a way that makes it trivially easy to misunderstand what the creature is, to the point where other people have to come in and make up new reasons that supposedly get to &quot;the truth&quot; about the creature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8815149, member: 6801228"] The thing that bother me is if that was the intention, then they should have designed it in such a way to make that clear. If the intent was that it has shapeshifting legs, show that it has shapeshifting legs. Don't depict it "in a single moment" in such a way that makes it pure guesswork what you actually intended. I wasn't aware of Zeiram so I looked it up, and that is a FAR superior design. The initial design is simple and conceals the monster's true nature, which is perfect for a horror monster that is supposed to have a reveal. However, even in that version you can see hints of something strange. Then there was another shot which depicted in in closer to a "true form" for the final battle. But the best artwork that highlights what I'm talking about was actually this bit of fanart, which captures a moment that is exactly what you should do if you have a creature whose purpose is to have a strange anatomy and can only depict that quickly in a single pose [ATTACH type="full"]265362[/ATTACH] And action shot, which shows a blend between the two forms I mentioned from the movie screenshots. Because if I only have a single still frame to work with, then I need to show it in action if I want people to understand what it can do. I don't show it in a way that makes it trivially easy to misunderstand what the creature is, to the point where other people have to come in and make up new reasons that supposedly get to "the truth" about the creature. [/QUOTE]

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