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PR Redtide sketch

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This Kaiju has gone through a lot of identity and name changes over the course of his development; originally, I wanted to use this Kaiju as an unofficial design for the Kaiju called Hammerjaw [identified as the Kaiju a tattoo on Newton Geizler's calf was based on in the novel], but then I decided to stick to an OC Kaiju concept, renaming it Razortide, then I went for Riptide, which didn't work out because somebody already named their fan-made Kaiju Riptide!

 

So I went to Tidalsurge, but that felt too weak, so I settled on Redtide, referencing his clearly hammerhead shark inspiration. Though in this pic he's bipedal, I ultimately envision Redtide as being more like a mer-Kaiju, having no hind legs... it's original, and still holds to the man in suit design premise seen in all Kaiju from Pacific Rim.

 

When I came up with this concept, I was wondering how I could create a Kaiju with the ability to immobilize his opponent; Jaegers are machines, so paralyzing venom wouldn't work, so I came up with this. Redtide uses a row of spikes on his face blades as long range tazers; he can shoot them out like darts, after which, once embedded into the Jaeger's armor, it releases a steady surge of electricity, short circuiting the Jaeger's neural sensors, effectively freezing up any limb directly struck by these barbs!

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