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Rhiahn © Marvel. zBrush.

This guy is from the Marvel Comics Godzilla series from the late 70's. In one particular battle, there were 3 Monsters sent to destroy Godzilla. Of the 3, I only liked this one. But he didn't seem like a monster that would fight Godzilla to me, he seemed more like a monster that would fight Gamera. He was more like one of Daiei's wacky suits rather than Toho's. There was something about him that seemed cooler than the others though and I always liked him.
Although it's not apparent in my artwork, I've made some changes to his abilities. I see my version of this creature being able to close his eye and move it anywhere along the perimeter of his giant circular head and open it there. It usually remains front and center, but doesn't have to. it could even travel upwards to the center of his top jaw if his stance requires it. And the bottom one too, if he's flying above but wants to watch carefully below. The 3 appendages in the rear are really thin and are used for walking, but they can also vibrate at a precise speed and frequency that allows it to lift off the ground and fly with an antigravity like grace. While appearing feeble and fragile, those appendages vibrate with such force that nothing can damage them while doing so. And they have a sort of ability to know if and when they are in danger of being harmed and vibrate before it happens, making Rhiahn a lot more difficult to defeat than he might look. In the comic, those appendages inexpicably spun in the air like helicopter blades, allowing for flight. This always seemed to bother me for some reason. It was quite silly, and anatomically impossible. But it was part of his interesting silhouette, and needed to stay that way. So, I made them vibrate rather than spin. It's still as impossible, but maybe a touch less silly.

Description
Rhiahn © Marvel. zBrush.

This guy is from the Marvel Comics Godzilla series from the late 70's. In one particular battle, there were 3 Monsters sent to destroy Godzilla. Of the 3, I only liked this one. But he didn't seem like a monster that would fight Godzilla to me, he seemed more like a monster that would fight Gamera. He was more like one of Daiei's wacky suits rather than Toho's. There was something about him that seemed cooler than the others though and I always liked him.
Although it's not apparent in my artwork, I've made some changes to his abilities. I see my version of this creature being able to close his eye and move it anywhere along the perimeter of his giant circular head and open it there. It usually remains front and center, but doesn't have to. it could even travel upwards to the center of his top jaw if his stance requires it. And the bottom one too, if he's flying above but wants to watch carefully below. The 3 appendages in the rear are really thin and are used for walking, but they can also vibrate at a precise speed and frequency that allows it to lift off the ground and fly with an antigravity like grace. While appearing feeble and fragile, those appendages vibrate with such force that nothing can damage them while doing so. And they have a sort of ability to know if and when they are in danger of being harmed and vibrate before it happens, making Rhiahn a lot more difficult to defeat than he might look. In the comic, those appendages inexpicably spun in the air like helicopter blades, allowing for flight. This always seemed to bother me for some reason. It was quite silly, and anatomically impossible. But it was part of his interesting silhouette, and needed to stay that way. So, I made them vibrate rather than spin. It's still as impossible, but maybe a touch less silly.