Alien Species: Mezuka Velaak By Pterosaur-Freak Watch

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Homeworld: Candrin

Sophont: No



The forest planet of Candrin is inhabited chiefly by worms. The phylum Annelida on this planet is roughly analogous to the phylum Chordata on Earth, occupying all the visible, charismatic ecological niches and growing to much larger sizes than the other phyla that also live here. This is one of the most famous, dwelling in the largest of Candrin's many oceans. The Mezuka Velaak is a giant predator, specialized for preying on the even larger filter-feeding worms that share the sunlit waters with them. Its massive jaws can smash right through even armored prey, and its five flipperlike parapods can propel it at impressive speeds. Though they are reasonably intelligent, roughly on par with some of the smartest Earth sharks such as the Porbeagle, they are not pack hunters. No doubt their prey is glad of that fact. A full-grown Mezuka Velaak is roughly fifty feet long and weighs a little bit more than a Terran Orca. Their four eyes are weak, only being able to resolve images at a fairly close distance, but their five antennae are extremely sensitive to chemicals in the water. They allow the Mezuka Velaak to home in on prey from a considerable distance. Mezuka Velaak are hermaphroditic and carry their larvae inside their body for six months before giving birth, at which point they resemble eight-foot-long, pure white versions of their parent. Their jaws are still soft and pliable, and they will need their mother's protection for the next three years before their jaws harden and they are capable of fending for themselves.



This was done for a 5-day "boot camp" in which we learned how to use Zbrush & were tasked with creating our own monstrous creatures with it. This is what I came up with. Inspiration taken mainly from Eunicid Polychaete Worms (Bobbit Worms), Orcas, and Pliosaurs. Colours were based off of the Blue Whale, Leopard Seals, and some depictions of Liopleurodon.



I apologize for the bad quality of the image, I do not have Zbrush on my home computer and had to capture screenshots from a turntable .mov file I made in class.



Made with Zbrush.

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