Rough WIP of Alex Rightor's CANON design!
Added 2024-07-22 16:05:35 +0000 UTCGoing with #4, though I'm not sold on the lions. They are cool, but I'm worried it will become and expectation for the designs, which won't all have motifs like that.
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number 1's helmet looks too close to ironman in my opinion, but overall the armor is sick. personally, my favorite is number 3
A MMOD
2024-09-03 03:19:44 +0000 UTCMy 2 thoughts were go with visor style for number 2 the others look too much like other IP and tone down the lions a little bit one or two places is for fine. No need for 5 different places
Brendan McG
2024-07-23 20:46:21 +0000 UTCHmm. I’m feeling 1, without the cape, with the helmet and gauntlets of 2. I like the lion motifs. 3 is a bit too… spiked? I just see it getting caught on things. The point of armor is to deflect blows. And 4 is awesome too, maybe if the head were proportional then it would be my fav
Fleetpanda
2024-07-23 17:26:21 +0000 UTC2, 3 & 4 look to be how you would invision a CAD as it progresses through the higher evolutions.
Nathan Buckley
2024-07-23 15:02:39 +0000 UTCOooh im loving the gundam vibes After thinking about it I think I prefer 4 with the head of 2.
Eilis
2024-07-23 03:45:31 +0000 UTCStrong GUNDAM vibes from these. I just can’t stop seeing them 6 stories tall until they are placed in a scene
Scott Hayward
2024-07-22 23:44:45 +0000 UTCi like 4 with 2s helmet but all look great except for the cape call edna
jackson wilson
2024-07-22 22:21:14 +0000 UTCYes! I agree completely!
ABTelford
2024-07-22 21:59:24 +0000 UTCI disagree! Oh my gosh, I’m gonna go rant about why…lol!
ABTelford
2024-07-22 21:59:06 +0000 UTCNO capes! (I’m channeling Edna from The Incredibles movies) they are a HUGE liability in battle it’s ridiculous! They can be grabbed by hand, foot, weapon, landscape - so many ways to about the wearers death! And this is a sci-fi story, where capes are so outmoded as to be only known to history buffs (if you’ve ever worn a cape, which I have, you know they went out of style for a reason. They do not insulate or protect from the rain and they catch on everything!). Please stay true to the genre and the descriptions in the books! Please! With that (rant) out of the way, (cough) I like version 2 best overall…but if you’re choosing #4, then please upsize the head so it looks like there’s a human head in there instead of a doll head. 😉 I like the gear-shapes on the elbow joints. The helmet on versions 1 and 4 are too small for a human head matching the proportions of the body. #2 is the only head size that fits the body size. I get that you’re trying for a true tank of a character armor build here…but these look clunky but I’m not sure how to achieve the tank effect and have it look sleek and sci-fi like the Valera Dent armors (which I love btw). I just feel like these versions are not fitting into overall aesthetic of the story very well. Maybe try taking Valera Dents armor design and add more layers? Less ridges I think would be helpful. I’m thinking aerodynamics + tank might be a helpful redirect. Maybe look at insect carapaces? Keep the lion motif as inlays instead of bulging out 3D shapes, as any in-bent seam creates a place for a weapon to be directed to over and over and this creates a weakness. I think of that in particular when I see the shoulder joints of all these armor designs - the pauldruns have created channels to direct all head/shoulder blows to hit the same place over and over again and thus created a point of failure. Keeping the design of the feet and hands claw-like won’t affect structural integrity, so those beauties can be stylized to the max. I don’t want to be overly critical but as a fantasy genre lover I know these things about armor just from what I’ve picked up over the years and I know I’m not alone in loving practical armor and cringing at artsy stuff that’ll get the wearer killed. It drives me nuts! Hehe. Oh well. Pretty has its place, I guess. I’ll just be cringing as I ID the kill-me-quick spots. Lol! And if this post is too critical let me know and I’ll tone it down in the future. Armor happens to be a favorite rant subject for me. Sorry. Lol
ABTelford
2024-07-22 21:34:38 +0000 UTCThe cape in 1 is so awesome
Dragons'Sheppard1995
2024-07-22 21:00:08 +0000 UTCIt's a little boxy. I feel like for a top tier CAD it should be sleek and firm fitting.
Marie H
2024-07-22 19:53:59 +0000 UTCI really like #1 and #4. They really give off that BUFF aura you’d expect a mauler to. #2 and #3 honestly resemble how I envision a full CAD Benaly. They’re pretty lean in comparison to the other two. I’m a HUGE fan of capes/robes. When done right they really make a character go from being “him” to “HIM”. Sadly I know the cape may not stay since we haven’t heard of other CADs making cloth accessories. No matter how much Rei wishes for it during Winter. Unless…….? 👀
Sugoi
2024-07-22 18:29:05 +0000 UTCWho is this? I mean who is Alex right or?
YourNameHere
2024-07-22 17:55:39 +0000 UTCYeah, I think the helmet is the only part that makes sense to have a leonine head aspect instead of every single joint. It’s OVERKILL when the other parts could be reminiscent of other parts of the beast especially considering how powerful a lion’s body is! As others have mentioned the head proportion is off. Thanks for the update.
Kory Leach
2024-07-22 17:29:17 +0000 UTCDude’s arena name has to be Voltron with that many lions🦁🦁🦁
Polaris
2024-07-22 17:09:41 +0000 UTCI feel like a mauler should be relatively top-heavy. My guy needs to look good with a massive hammer in his hands… like Reinhardt from Overwatch
PapaJohn
2024-07-22 16:59:01 +0000 UTCDefinitely feeling 2 on this.
DeathAndTaxes
2024-07-22 16:58:53 +0000 UTCNumber 4 gives me a clone trooper vibes
stanly pendergrass
2024-07-22 16:17:30 +0000 UTCvery bad ass! love them, with 2 probably being my fav, but they are all awesome.
Christopher Generazio
2024-07-22 16:13:17 +0000 UTCI like 2's helmet and feet, and 1's body. Iffy on the cloak for practicality but as a concept I LOVE it
Aubrey Listi
2024-07-22 16:13:14 +0000 UTCYeah I was gonna say 3 or 4 out of that set. I do actually like the cape but it probably doesn't make sense. I think I like the helmet on 4 for the visor most of all. I think the lions are alright but I'm not sure we ever established the idea they could form with designs quite like that.
Voror
2024-07-22 16:09:18 +0000 UTCPersonally I love the first one, but I’m biased because I like that darker green
Hillbillyjedi
2024-07-22 16:08:54 +0000 UTCPersonally, #4 strikes me as a Phalanx, not so much a Mauler. But #2 and #4 are both amazing, so either works for in my opinion! :o)
Iron Akela
2024-07-22 16:08:52 +0000 UTC
