The Monsterworks: New Monsters
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:43 pm
It was scarcely a day before a second red flower was placed and a second creation emerged from the works. Though its colours were largely the same, its approach was radically different. In many ways, it was a thematic continuation of what had come before it. In others, it was a reinterpretation. If nothing else, this new aberration was a testament to the importance of aesthetics and the <del>sheer edginess of its creator</del> [font=papyrus]primal fear attributed to the appearance of the human skull,[/font] or perhaps the feelings that it conjured. In keeping with a theme, the man in the frayed coat decided to name it...
<big><big><big><big><big><big><big>[font=vivaldi]~ Magnolia Pico ~[/font]</big></big></big></big></big></big></big>
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The hammer is double-sided, with one end (the top of the skull) being blunt, and the other (the 'thorn') being sharpened. These can be inverted before any fight. There is also an ABR lifting plow in the front to ensure that nothing will be able to get under Magnolia Pico head-to-head unless that's what I want.
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Magnolia Pico is debuting a new walking system that aims to improve upon, at once, the realism, mobility, and legitimacy of previous mechanisms. Each leg has three joints: the lowest has a 90 degree range of motion along the x-axis (left-right when viewed front-on), the middle one rotates 90 degrees along the z-axis, and the upper one, where the leg pod meets the body, rotates 90 degrees along the x-axis. Its primary walking motion involves the lower portions of individual legs swinging outwards while the upper portions rotate forward through ~90 degrees. The overall effect is a wave/undulating motion not dissimilar to that employed by centipedes. Its secondary walking motion involves shuffling to the side with a crablike motion. Its tertiary motion involves the lower joint of each individual leg swinging all of the way out and the upper joint going through 90 degrees so that the middle joint's aperture is directly facing the floor. This effectively allows Magnolia Pico to straighten its legs and 'stand', drastically increasing its ground clearance at the cost of making its gait much less effective.
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This robot is able to self-right easily using its hammer, which is mounted on a platform so that it can swing down at opponents and hopefully over any anti-hammer defenses they may be utilizing. Additionally, Magnolia Pico has been designed with ample ground clearance so that it can scuttle off of wedges and so that it doesn't strand itself when pressing its lifter.
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As for the stats and weight class, those will remain unannounced for the time being, as will the status of the platform (turret or not? I wonder...). The white skull is alternate to the grey one, and there are wedge teeth and a hammer blocker, yet to be rendered, that are removable. The title, as always, is an album, and clicking it is highly recommended. The red text is a link to a song. It really hits its stride at about the 3:30 mark. Thanks for looking.
<big><big><big><big><big><big><big>[font=vivaldi]~ Magnolia Pico ~[/font]</big></big></big></big></big></big></big>
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The hammer is double-sided, with one end (the top of the skull) being blunt, and the other (the 'thorn') being sharpened. These can be inverted before any fight. There is also an ABR lifting plow in the front to ensure that nothing will be able to get under Magnolia Pico head-to-head unless that's what I want.
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Magnolia Pico is debuting a new walking system that aims to improve upon, at once, the realism, mobility, and legitimacy of previous mechanisms. Each leg has three joints: the lowest has a 90 degree range of motion along the x-axis (left-right when viewed front-on), the middle one rotates 90 degrees along the z-axis, and the upper one, where the leg pod meets the body, rotates 90 degrees along the x-axis. Its primary walking motion involves the lower portions of individual legs swinging outwards while the upper portions rotate forward through ~90 degrees. The overall effect is a wave/undulating motion not dissimilar to that employed by centipedes. Its secondary walking motion involves shuffling to the side with a crablike motion. Its tertiary motion involves the lower joint of each individual leg swinging all of the way out and the upper joint going through 90 degrees so that the middle joint's aperture is directly facing the floor. This effectively allows Magnolia Pico to straighten its legs and 'stand', drastically increasing its ground clearance at the cost of making its gait much less effective.
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This robot is able to self-right easily using its hammer, which is mounted on a platform so that it can swing down at opponents and hopefully over any anti-hammer defenses they may be utilizing. Additionally, Magnolia Pico has been designed with ample ground clearance so that it can scuttle off of wedges and so that it doesn't strand itself when pressing its lifter.
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As for the stats and weight class, those will remain unannounced for the time being, as will the status of the platform (turret or not? I wonder...). The white skull is alternate to the grey one, and there are wedge teeth and a hammer blocker, yet to be rendered, that are removable. The title, as always, is an album, and clicking it is highly recommended. The red text is a link to a song. It really hits its stride at about the 3:30 mark. Thanks for looking.