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Crimson Neck · Kilroy Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

[SPEC] Possible creature theory

**Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:45 pm

mannythestud

Im guessing giant squid.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:43 pm

PartyGuest · Boot Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 24

Chimera or, more specifically, a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nue (Nue).

Different roars, different feels to the critter's behavior - feels chimeric to me.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:54 pm

Vince · Boot Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Seattle, WA

to stick with the golem theory for a moment, what elements in the trailer or on slusho.jp provide support for your claim? in other words, why guess golem?

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:00 am

Nighthawk

Because it's better than Voltron.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:07 am

Kai Orion · Guest

Interesting

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:30 am

Nighthawk

Re: Interesting

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:39 am

Kai Orion · Guest

You misunderstood

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:44 am

Vince · Boot Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Seattle, WA

so, once again... is there anything to support the golem theory? any reason to expect jewish mythology (besides that abrams is, i believe, jewish)?

here's why i think the golem is out:

1. obscure mythology--the audience will probably not know who or what golem is. this would necessitate a detour into jewish mythology. jewish mythology is not as sexy as, say, sumerian mythology.

2. (ripping this straight from wikipedia) unless this is a hubris theme, where some wicked rabbi creates a golem and unleases it upon the world, i have trouble seeing the golem, as the servant of those who are holy enough to create them, as the destroyer of the planet. it's about as unthinkable as the stay puft marshmallow man being our destroyer... but stranger things have happened.

3. what does slusho have to do with a golem? unless the golem of prague's coffin is hidden at the bottom of the sea under intense pressure and freezing cold--and tastes DELICIOUS.

okay, but seriously. i think the golem suggestion is interesting, and by no means am i ready to discount it, but i think more work has to be done to tie golem into slusho (unless we believe slusho is designed to mislead us, which is also possible) and certainly to eliminate other possible creatures. but it's certainly worth considering IMO.

**Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:21 pm

Ignitor · Boot Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 13

I vote for some giant flying chimera, or a demon thing, or maybe they are taking the old movies... Tremors! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/

**Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:46 pm

fishy · Boot Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 39

I wholeheartedly think the beast(s) is going to be original, but if it isn't, then I'd have to go with the Behemoth/Leviathan/Ziz theory.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:28 pm

Kiiiiieek · Guest

man this is all the same stuff popping up.

Hopefully they knock us all on our ass with something totally different.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:10 pm

Madbunnie · Boot Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 17

Anyone read the book 'The Parasite War' by Timothy Sullivan? About an alien parasite species that infests humans, then all the little baby parasites go to the statue of liberty and form into one big monster one. Somehow it uses the saltwater in the ocean to grow, or something. I read it years ago...now I cant find it. I may have to buy it again.
Going with the golem idea, it was once something not alive and now is, if the statur of liberty suddenly turned into a slimey pile of moving ooze or something to that effect, I might say it was alive, it's huge as well.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:53 pm

Vince · Boot Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Seattle, WA

**Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:27 am

benthic · Boot Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 68 Location: Brooklyn, NY

**Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:37 am