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The Zappunch
Topic Started: May 7 2016, 02:29 AM (225 Views)
Heronlover7
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Name (of creature):
Improbiusterribilisconchyliorum poseidon (Poseidon's Shocking Terrible Shellfish)

Height: 5 ft
Length: 10.5 ft long

Weight: 500 lbs

Base DNA: Mantis Shrimp, Dragonfly, Electric Eel, Axolotl

Abilities: The Zappunch has a Hunter's organ (similar to those of electric eels) inside each of its bullet-like fists, delivering an electrical charge, along with the Mantis Shrimp's fast and deadly fists, easily breaking through heavy armor. The gills of the Axolotl also compliment the eel's DNA, helping the Zappunch survive out of water for short periods of time (Up to two hours)

Weaknesses: Due to its dependence on water, The Zappunch must stay near water, such as rivers, lakes, swamps, or oceans.

Although its armor keeps it safe, it is rigid, making the creature turn slower than vertebrate creatures the same size as it. The armor also can succumb to the pressures of deep seas, or something pressing down with immense force onto its carapace. The tail of the Zappunch is not armored, making it easy to penetrate with sharp objects/smash with blunt objects/burn/freeze.

Like most invertebrates, the Zappunch cannot deal with extreme heat or cold well, with the most extreme situations ending with it either boiling alive or freezing to death.

Defenses: The Zappunch has a dense exoskeleton covering its upper half, making it hard for sharp objects to penetrate its tough shell.

Special Attributes: The creature also has an electromagnetic field, making it easy to detect prey or predators quickly. The Zappunch can also use its mouth to keep other creatures in punching range.

Description: The front half of the creature mainly resembles a Mantis Shrimp, except for the small dragonfly wings on its back, red, frilly gills next to its eyes, and the extended mouth of a Dragonfly nymph. Its back is an unarmored red back half of an electric eel, fins and all.

LOGI Info: The Zappunch is a dangerous creature that resides in the mangrove, hiding in the sand and waiting for unsuspecting prey to wander into punching/biting range. Zappunch mate for life, making thousands of eggs under closer to shore mangroves. The reason that the Zappunch produce so many is that, while the male goes out and waits for food (which may take days), the female may choose to feed upon a small amount of her eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the young creatures (called zapplings) follow their mother everywhere until they are a month old, when the mother, not being able to find food due to the unmistakable cloud of zapplings, begins to gorge herself on the young, causing them to either break their parental bonds or stay and get eaten. Only 1/3000 Zappunch ever reach adulthood, mainly due to predation from other Zappunch.

Other: He don't taste good with butter.
Active creatures:

Zappunch
Spikeshrike
Spindlewalker
[More coming soon!]

Credits: 1800

Fights: 4
Wins: 2
Ties: 1
Losses: 1
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DinoFlame
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Aside from possibly the weight (which the resident weight wizard will address if it is needed) I don't see any obvious issues with it. Just needs a picture and it should be good to go. A very good job for your first creature.
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Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


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EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

Creature Concepts:
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Heronlover7
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Alright, here's a hack-job presentation of the creature, whipped up way too quickly

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I know its awful, and most peoples first reaction will be this: :blink:

But please keep in mind that I am awful at drawing as well.
Active creatures:

Zappunch
Spikeshrike
Spindlewalker
[More coming soon!]

Credits: 1800

Fights: 4
Wins: 2
Ties: 1
Losses: 1
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DinoFlame
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I'm going to wait a little just in case anyone has time and is kind enough to draw up something a little better, but if nothing else I might let it pass.
Chris Perkins
 

Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


ToD Level-Up Status: 7/8
3DS FC: 4356-0410-5185

Credits:
89,500

Monsters:
Pachysailosaurus, Sadaptoren, Raptagian, Carnosaurus, Gastoxic, Paladonstrum, Molick, Floraptor, Politisk, Goragon, Balalisto, Autoris, Wintarcus, Aquavenus, Torvofelis, Chelonosuchus, Dazzlewurm, Drakhaos, Insequs, Dracoceras, Mercury, Terra, Chess Spider, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Stonewrecker, Jupiter,
EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

Creature Concepts:
The Planets/Roman Gods (Mercury*, Venus*, Terra*, Mars*, Jupiter*, Saturn*, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
The Norse Gods(Thor, Loki, Odin)
Ultimate Leviathan, Mammalian Dragon, Black Hunter Whale(Venatorcetus), Summanus,
Remakes (Klog, Komodoking)
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DarkGricer
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I'll take a crack at it in Spore.
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3DS Friend code: 0447-6294-9656

Wins: 21
Loses: 13
Ties: 4

Writer of the Battle of the Maze.
Battles written: 36
Missions written: 3
Number of battles/missions featuring Tyrannotank written: 7
Number of battles/missions featuring Carnotherisaurus written: 7

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Upcoming Creatures:

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Vrachotherium



Me
 
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DinoFlame
 
@DG:
Dashing through the snow~
On a broken ski~
Over the hills I go~
Smashing into trees!
Now the snow is red~
And I'm almost dead~
Now I'm in the hospital~
With stitches in my head! :rolleyes:  :P
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Heronlover7
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DarkGricer,May 7 2016
06:31 PM
I'll take a crack at it in Spore.

That's actually a good idea. I'll try to make my creatures in Spore in the near future.
Active creatures:

Zappunch
Spikeshrike
Spindlewalker
[More coming soon!]

Credits: 1800

Fights: 4
Wins: 2
Ties: 1
Losses: 1
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DarkGricer
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Alright, here it is:
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On another note, I do see some issues. The weight is fine, but the height/length ratio seems off. My Spore model, which is proportionally taller than the Zappunch in your drawing, is only about 5 feet tall at the head with a 10.5 foot axial length (Not counting the antennas, the jaws and the arms). If the 10.5 feet measurement is supposed to be measured over the curves, then its height would be less still. Granted, there's a ton of monsters out there with a severely skewed height/length ratio, so I doubt this is much of a problem.

The other issue isn't so much a problem as it is a feature being severely less powerful than I think you intended. The strength of an electric eel's shock comes from the fact that a lot of its body is dedicated to the necessary organs to generate that shock. If electricity generation in the Zappunch is limited to its fists, then the shock isn't going to do much to a similarly sized opponent, certainly nothing notable when its always accompanied by a mantis shrimp mega punch. My suggestion would be to put more happy organ stuff across its body and simply have the punch be the trigger for it to release its shock. That way it still creates the effect of an electric punch.
Proud player of:

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--------- Goliath Fighter ----------

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---------- Thorin Kirreval ----------
------- Dragonborn Paladin -------

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--------------- Alson ---------------
--------- Oddball Wizard ---------

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--------- Fafnir Goldheart ---------
------- Hill Dwarf Barbarian -------

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-------- Shayle Amberwood --------
------- Human Psycho Binder -------

3DS Friend code: 0447-6294-9656

Wins: 21
Loses: 13
Ties: 4

Writer of the Battle of the Maze.
Battles written: 36
Missions written: 3
Number of battles/missions featuring Tyrannotank written: 7
Number of battles/missions featuring Carnotherisaurus written: 7

Credits: 18550
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Upcoming Creatures:

Legion, Vucub Caquix, Zipacna, Cabrakan, Thanatos

EEC critters:
Dragon's Den
Gigantoctopodus
Vrachotherium



Me
 
A LITTLE PAIN NEVER HURT ANYBODY!


DinoFlame
 
@DG:
Dashing through the snow~
On a broken ski~
Over the hills I go~
Smashing into trees!
Now the snow is red~
And I'm almost dead~
Now I'm in the hospital~
With stitches in my head! :rolleyes:  :P
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Heronlover7
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Alright then, I'll edit the height down to about 5 ft. And as for the electric situation, the tail is filled with electric organs, like all of the electric eel, creating a more powerful shock. Also, thanks to the size of said tail, there will be a lot of electrical power behind that punch than if it were only the size of an electric eel (6ft or so).
Active creatures:

Zappunch
Spikeshrike
Spindlewalker
[More coming soon!]

Credits: 1800

Fights: 4
Wins: 2
Ties: 1
Losses: 1
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DarkGricer
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All right, makes sense.
Proud player of:

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- Mazeer Swiftfoot Beikarahenki -
--------- Goliath Fighter ----------

----------------Posted Image----------------
---------- Thorin Kirreval ----------
------- Dragonborn Paladin -------

-----------------Posted Image-----------------
--------------- Alson ---------------
--------- Oddball Wizard ---------

-----------------Posted Image-----------------
--------- Fafnir Goldheart ---------
------- Hill Dwarf Barbarian -------

-----------------Posted Image-----------------
-------- Shayle Amberwood --------
------- Human Psycho Binder -------

3DS Friend code: 0447-6294-9656

Wins: 21
Loses: 13
Ties: 4

Writer of the Battle of the Maze.
Battles written: 36
Missions written: 3
Number of battles/missions featuring Tyrannotank written: 7
Number of battles/missions featuring Carnotherisaurus written: 7

Credits: 18550
Creature Coupons: 0

Creatures:

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Inherited/Bought:

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Upcoming Creatures:

Legion, Vucub Caquix, Zipacna, Cabrakan, Thanatos

EEC critters:
Dragon's Den
Gigantoctopodus
Vrachotherium



Me
 
A LITTLE PAIN NEVER HURT ANYBODY!


DinoFlame
 
@DG:
Dashing through the snow~
On a broken ski~
Over the hills I go~
Smashing into trees!
Now the snow is red~
And I'm almost dead~
Now I'm in the hospital~
With stitches in my head! :rolleyes:  :P
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Heronlover7
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So is there anything else I need, or am does it look good? Because if I'm missing something, I'll be sure to fix it.
Active creatures:

Zappunch
Spikeshrike
Spindlewalker
[More coming soon!]

Credits: 1800

Fights: 4
Wins: 2
Ties: 1
Losses: 1
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DinoFlame
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As far as I can see if you made the changes DG mention it should be good to go, but I'm a bit rushed right now so I'll let Ty give it a final pass-over and do the honors.
Chris Perkins
 

Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


ToD Level-Up Status: 7/8
3DS FC: 4356-0410-5185

Credits:
89,500

Monsters:
Pachysailosaurus, Sadaptoren, Raptagian, Carnosaurus, Gastoxic, Paladonstrum, Molick, Floraptor, Politisk, Goragon, Balalisto, Autoris, Wintarcus, Aquavenus, Torvofelis, Chelonosuchus, Dazzlewurm, Drakhaos, Insequs, Dracoceras, Mercury, Terra, Chess Spider, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Stonewrecker, Jupiter,
EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

Creature Concepts:
The Planets/Roman Gods (Mercury*, Venus*, Terra*, Mars*, Jupiter*, Saturn*, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
The Norse Gods(Thor, Loki, Odin)
Ultimate Leviathan, Mammalian Dragon, Black Hunter Whale(Venatorcetus), Summanus,
Remakes (Klog, Komodoking)
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