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Description Got inspired to do this on my most recent playthrough, there's a moment when you emerge from the tunnels on tuchunka and see vegetation sprouting from the ancient ruins, an uplifting bit of music plays and I got to thinking what it might be like to see the Krogan rising to the challenge of overcoming their violent past in order to become a proud race once again.
EDIT* here's the uplifting bit of music I mentioned titled "Hope" [link] thanks to the user who found it for me.
Also I will fix the darn baby krogan headplates, stop pestering me about it lol


Some time after the ending to ME3, the Krogan are gifted cloned Kakliosaurs by the salarians as a gesture of goodwill and a parade is held on Tuchunka to celebrate the curing of the genophage and a move towards more peaceful relations between the salarians/turians and Krogan.
Wrex is holding his kid named after Mordin while the salarian scientist who cloned the kakliosaurs walks alongside Primarch Victus. Grunt leads to the left with some members of Aralakh company and Eve is of course in the center because females are now running the show.

For anyone who doesn't remember what kakliosaurs are they were an animal species on Tuchunka that went extinct and there is a side quest on the citadel to give a kakliosaur skull to a salarian scientist for possible cloning/research purposes. There are also paintings of Krogan riding them in the underground tunnels, which is what I referenced when drawing them.
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Comments: 108

Cylor [2012-06-19 09:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Simply magnificent. I've always loved the krogan.

Oh, and also...

"No, don't worry about that. It's how kakliosaurs mark territory, and the krogan don't seem to mind."

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1989Hedgehog [2012-06-19 07:56:34 +0000 UTC]

But,krogan children should not have head-plates,thats the reason why Grunt lacking it,he's not adult yet.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to 1989Hedgehog [2012-06-19 08:28:24 +0000 UTC]

I know I'll be fixing it

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Mevanna In reply to 1989Hedgehog [2012-06-19 08:15:11 +0000 UTC]

Grunt is the only person we ever see this in, and he's genetically engineered, so it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with his youth.
So Krogan babies could easily have head plates. Just saying.

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1989Hedgehog In reply to Mevanna [2012-06-19 08:42:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah,because Bioware started getting lazy while doing ME2,thats why we can't see other krogans like Grunt.Just saying.

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xenonmatter [2012-06-19 07:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Mordin would be proud.

Damn those onions...

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tanuki-kage [2012-06-19 05:24:13 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER
EVER
EVER

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Laboi [2012-06-19 05:23:51 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME you took my request THANK YOU

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Rain-tear [2012-06-19 04:56:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!!
you know, this is more or less what i wanted to see in the end of the game!

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Rain-tear [2012-06-19 05:44:00 +0000 UTC]

It's sort of what I expected we'd see before ME3 came out.

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Derlaine8 [2012-06-19 04:35:32 +0000 UTC]

OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG hold on while i NERDGASM

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pastey-penguin [2012-06-19 04:24:22 +0000 UTC]

Baby Krogan. This is awesome.

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skiman84 [2012-06-19 04:09:28 +0000 UTC]

very impressive and nicely done. ^_^

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Haupmann [2012-06-19 04:08:24 +0000 UTC]

That is awesome. Wrex, Grunt and Bakara, riding dinosaurs!
Pretty close to how i imagined them too.
I like you included Victus and a Salarian. Might i suggest he be named Maelon?
Its too bad this is impossible because of the ending. It would be totally badass!

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Haupmann [2012-06-19 05:44:47 +0000 UTC]

They've suggested the relays will be rebuilt with leftover reaper tech so it may yet be possible

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Haupmann In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 06:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that doesn't make any sense.
Because a) that only works in 2/3 endings.
b) No one knows how to build relays, only in the control ending does anything like a relay survive(the conduit and the citadel itself)
c) Reaper tech always indoctrinates people.
d) Several of the people who would have a shot at making plans to rebuild the relays are either dead of stranded on a random ass jungle planet(Javik, liara, Tali, EDI).
e) The Relays exploded violently, if they had gone into a controlled detonation and their debris was left behind, there would be a good chance of recreating the technology before everyone starves to death.

So in essence they would have to retcon an enormous amount of logical conclusions based on what happens as well as codex entries. I honestly do not think that it is possible as it stands, even if they "extend" the ending

It however does not change the fact that this scene of the Krogan would have made the whole Tuchanka arc more fulfilling. Will something like it happen? Impossible given available evidence.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Haupmann [2012-06-19 06:52:25 +0000 UTC]

Well if you choose control option then Shepard commands the reapers and the reapers built the relays so I could see them making it possible that way.

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Haupmann In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 07:14:02 +0000 UTC]

Yep, thats why i find control to be the best ending atm. [link]
What actually happens when Shepard grabs those things, we just don't know.

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Haupmann In reply to Haupmann [2012-06-19 04:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh i forgot, the Krogan babies are adorable and are a really nice touch.

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SovietDOOMer [2012-06-19 04:01:07 +0000 UTC]

This's the good ending then, why ending? It's just beginning! Hope we'll see (or even play for) Wrex in some projects

Fantastic art

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Sigma-Echo-Seven In reply to ??? [2012-06-19 03:23:39 +0000 UTC]

This is so great! It looks like it should be included in some official expanded universe-type art book.

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MissMegalodon In reply to ??? [2012-06-19 03:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Well, this is kind of making me a little speechless. It's amazing and so detailed, the view is wonderful. It's everything i hope to be able to do do some day. Basically this is amazing.

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nikaro In reply to ??? [2012-06-19 03:16:16 +0000 UTC]

awesome work! Very well done!

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DasTierLockjaw [2012-06-19 03:15:40 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely loving this, very inspirational! Any chance you plan on coloring this in the future? I'm a bit tempted to myself

Also I'm a bit jealous on how well you draw Krogans XD wish I had your talent!

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Baron-de-Valois [2012-06-19 03:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh the Krogan, will you ever cease to be the universe's equivelant of Russians

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RolueVasReisa [2012-06-19 02:04:29 +0000 UTC]

Thats really epic man and they should bring back Kakliosaurs, they seem really epic. I've hardly even heard of them but still amazing job on this and in my mind this should be the Krogan's future

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XantheUnwinArt In reply to ??? [2012-06-19 00:36:49 +0000 UTC]

looks awesome already

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SkarmoryThePG [2012-06-18 23:52:25 +0000 UTC]

Shouldn't the pocket kroganlings have crests even less developed than Grunt?

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to SkarmoryThePG [2012-06-19 01:49:14 +0000 UTC]

I always assumed Grunt's crest was just weird because he's tank bred but I guess krogan babies wouldn't have developed theirs yet either way.

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SkarmoryThePG In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 18:48:16 +0000 UTC]

"Grunt had to be young, but also tough, so we designed the krogan's crests to grow as they age. Grunt's crest is smaller than Wrex's and hasn't fully covered his entire skull. His armor evolved into large shoulder pads and exposed muscular arms, reminiscent of a linebacker."

Source: The Art of the Mass Effect Universe, p. 70

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Parkerth [2012-06-18 23:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Great image, but a small issue - the baby Korgan shouldn't have head plates. Those don't grow in until MUCH later. That's why Grunt's head is different - he's still technically a baby.

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Commander-Afro [2012-06-18 21:53:18 +0000 UTC]

Man this is a sweet piece of art! Are you going to colour it?

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BlackLion310 [2012-06-18 21:41:38 +0000 UTC]

A powerful image, it'll be be epic when it's done

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cthulhuburger [2012-06-18 20:47:21 +0000 UTC]

I can only hope Bioware comes up with something half this epic for the extended ending they're working on. Amazing work!

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screwinon [2012-06-18 20:39:34 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS AMAZING!!

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ConcreteCastleMagic [2012-06-18 19:52:57 +0000 UTC]

nice job! i was very disappointed you never got to see a krogan riding one if youdid the side mission so this is a treat to see, i mean who doesnt want to see krogans charging in on dinosaurs

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TheWonderingSword [2012-06-18 19:48:03 +0000 UTC]

You can find it here: [link]

I believe that is the one you're referring too.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to TheWonderingSword [2012-06-19 01:25:14 +0000 UTC]

No it's another tune but thanks.

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TheWonderingSword In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 03:07:56 +0000 UTC]

If I could see the video (since I sold my copy of the game) I could probably tell you. I'll search YouTube and see what I can find.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to TheWonderingSword [2012-06-19 05:49:33 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it's on any official release, it only plays for about 20 seconds and then reapers attack, so I don't even know if it's a full track or just something they composed for that quick bit where Eve talks about the Krogan having hope for the future.

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TheWonderingSword In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 14:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Well, the song that plays during Eve's speech is "A Hope for the Krogan" as is the part when they come out of the ruins. I think you can hear it at the beginning of the extended edition which, the part plays here: [link]

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to TheWonderingSword [2012-06-19 15:26:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh that's it! Thank you so much

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TheWonderingSword In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-06-19 16:19:29 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Xarga12 [2012-06-18 19:33:37 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME XD hope this really happens

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fatguy88 [2012-06-18 18:45:08 +0000 UTC]

the krogan empire will rise again ^^

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Singemeister [2012-06-18 18:24:01 +0000 UTC]

Krogan toddlers are heart-explodingly cute.

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CorbinHunter [2012-06-18 18:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Solid. So solid.

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voyager1701 [2012-06-18 18:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Love it! Can't wait to see it finished! Now if Bioware will just allow this awesome ending (among others) to come true...

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gravity-zero In reply to ??? [2012-06-18 17:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I love it! Wrex, the little Krogans, the Salarians, the Turians and the Kakliosaurs!!
It's lovely!

You should totally paint it and post the progress (why not?)! I'd love to see it

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SpaceLaika [2012-06-18 17:51:55 +0000 UTC]

That's gorgeous! little krogans are soooo cute)))

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