Gar'Skuther (+ Little Oogie) from Spore Creatures DS. This guy has such an amazing design, not to mention the whole genetic engineering thing he has going on
A little more old art because it has come to my attention that there is apparently a Spore fandom on Tumblr. This is my take on Gar'skuther, one of my all-time favorite villains from one of my favorite childhood games.
(the signature is my Reddit name because it was posted there first)
I tried designing Gar'Skuther as an actual creature rather than just a floating fella. Text written out under break since my handwriting is crap.
(Arrow pointing to an old drawing of Gar'Skuther I did where he is a chibi-esque character in his suit.) "I'm still going to draw him as a lil guy."
(Arrow pointing to his horns.) "Bigger horns on childbearing members, can change like clownfish."
(Arrow pointing to his teeth.) "Canines for ripping meat, molars for plants.)
(Arrow pointing to his tongue.) "Catlike rough tongue."
(Arrow pointing to his trunk.) "Prehensile trunk."
(Arrow pointing to his chest.) "High blubber content for arctic waters."
(Arrow pointing to his tummy.) "Pouch =) "
(Arrow pointing to the eye.) "Clear cover for dives + better night vision."
(Arrow pointing to eyelashes.) "Prehensile, good at removing ice particles."
(Arrow pointing to his feet.) "Able to be used as hands but not very well in most cases. Hard claws, soft pads in bottom to grip ice."
(Arrow pointing to his butt.) "Typically reproduces like fish but capable of mammal style in times of poor water condition or high predation."
"Gar'Skuther is the last member of his species. His homeworld was ravaged by climate change and war, later being completely destroyed by the enemy using a planet buster. He single-handedly defeated them, wiping them from the face of the galaxy and becoming feared amongst the galactic community. His unethical and cruel experiments are a desperate attempt to revive his species."
You take a little something from all the creatures around you, change yourself to fit what has already been proven to work.
So when you finally struck down The Infector you were not content to leave him in the snow. You cracked open his shell, sunk your teeth into the soft insides. He was a rancid thing, but you were not leaving without your prize.
There are many things you could have taken from him, technology and biology beyond your comprehension, but you wanted none of this.