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". . . Bred directly from the Zz'gashi dune runner, the zergling established the phylum Cursoa and brought the ability to burrow to the swarm. They are essentailly feral beasts and form the bulk of zerg ground forces.
Possesing one pair of mandibles and two pairs of feelers, the head and crest have been altered from the dune-runner's sun-sheild and heat sink to a new role sheilding the body from enemy fire. The forelegs are used for running and digging and the middle set have been rejointed and made dense allowing them to snap down hard enough to crack armour plating. The powerful hind legs propel the zergling giving it its absurdist loping run. . .
. . . Due to the simplicity of these creatures they gestate very quickly and twins always emerge from the egg. They have the fourth lowest intelligence (just above the broodling) and seem to be exclusively male. They feed primarily on the creep, but are sometimes allowed to scavenge the battlefeild after all enemies have been killed. . . . "
-Templar Tassadar, Zerg Beastiary (s.53: Cursoa)

First of hopefully many illustrations in my "Offworld Diaries" series. Thought it'd be fun to try a fictional encyclopedia for a couple sketches, get a fresh approach to some already much-drawn material. The character is from Blizzard's Starcraft, mostly referenced from the in-game sprites. I was trying to capture the way they move and show a bit of character. I'm not a big fan of the Ghost direction on the Ling, too "bulldog" for my taste.
Comments and suggestions appreciated!
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0.5mm mech. Pencil, finished in Photoshop. Junior osu, Summer06
Art by Richard Aguirre, Starcraft characters © Blizzard
"Offworld Diaries: Zerg Beastiary" is original fiction by Richard Aguirre
Process reasearch posted soon

Description
". . . Bred directly from the Zz'gashi dune runner, the zergling established the phylum Cursoa and brought the ability to burrow to the swarm. They are essentailly feral beasts and form the bulk of zerg ground forces.
Possesing one pair of mandibles and two pairs of feelers, the head and crest have been altered from the dune-runner's sun-sheild and heat sink to a new role sheilding the body from enemy fire. The forelegs are used for running and digging and the middle set have been rejointed and made dense allowing them to snap down hard enough to crack armour plating. The powerful hind legs propel the zergling giving it its absurdist loping run. . .
. . . Due to the simplicity of these creatures they gestate very quickly and twins always emerge from the egg. They have the fourth lowest intelligence (just above the broodling) and seem to be exclusively male. They feed primarily on the creep, but are sometimes allowed to scavenge the battlefeild after all enemies have been killed. . . . "
-Templar Tassadar, Zerg Beastiary (s.53: Cursoa)

First of hopefully many illustrations in my "Offworld Diaries" series. Thought it'd be fun to try a fictional encyclopedia for a couple sketches, get a fresh approach to some already much-drawn material. The character is from Blizzard's Starcraft, mostly referenced from the in-game sprites. I was trying to capture the way they move and show a bit of character. I'm not a big fan of the Ghost direction on the Ling, too "bulldog" for my taste.
Comments and suggestions appreciated!
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0.5mm mech. Pencil, finished in Photoshop. Junior osu, Summer06
Art by Richard Aguirre, Starcraft characters © Blizzard
"Offworld Diaries: Zerg Beastiary" is original fiction by Richard Aguirre
Process reasearch posted soon