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Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

The Inspiration for Giger's Alien

weller

This is really interesting, and I can definitely see its shape being taken into account for the monster, especially with the back shape and the claws.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:45 pm

e2c

never knew giger took inspiration from that! thanks Smile

(thought his sick mind came up with that all by itself)

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:01 pm

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xboyonfirex · Entrenched Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 1069

This is a REALLY cool idea, but remember who the art director is... That guy really doesn't need inspiration to create something wicked.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:02 pm

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:15 pm

olasnah · Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 80

great! a giant FLEA

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:17 pm

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:18 pm

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

Here's another type of amiphipod:

Could explain the little legs that don't seem to reach the ground?

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:24 am

Cthulhu

Of course.....how could we be so blind..... it's....

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=KskaUMuARR8[/youtube]

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:26 am

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Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:29 am

crow · Veteran Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 112

these things are rad, they are parasitic from what i remember, they eat there hosts from the inside out, then use the shell of the animal as a gelatinous shell. i remember them being on the Aliens of the deep documentary. I thought i posted the video on here. but for some reason i cant find it, probably due to copy-write reasons it was deleted.

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:01 am

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:15 am

JookNy21

the pictures u posted look cool...has a slight similarity from the monster in the trailer when it walks by, and i could see how Tippet Studios would get inspired by a parasites like that, design wise. but its still a toss up for me of what it could be, i still think it could be a alien life form of some sort also

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:34 am

crow · Veteran Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 112

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chucklehead · Boot Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:45 am

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