Here's a drawing of the Boar that I finished up a little over a month ago.
The concept (one of many I'm workin' on for fun) here is that, after a considerable amount of time before the movie, the character was chosen to enter the "Citadel." - I just kind of let my imagination fly with this - I was thinking; ya know, we all know that the Predators make their own gear... but where and when? So considering the race has been around for who knows how long, I came up with a place that is older than time itself (cleche). A structure that is so huge, sacred, and so pretentious, that it takes up an entire planet. The architecture and layout are so bizarre, that it's like a massive "jungle-jim" slash playground. One where the chosen creature is put against a series of real-world trials. He is pitted against hundreds of different creatures that it would encounter later in it's "career." That is, if it survived.
So, by now you're thinking that it's just like "Predators." Well, I was worried about that, don't get me wrong. However, the Predator(s) enter the Citadel with no weapons, and only the [
i]clan-specific[/i] adornments passed down through his clan. The challenge is entirely up to the creature to create a persona; including the construction of a helmet. "Well, where do they get all this **** to make stuff?" Easily answered! The Citadel has many functions; one of which, is that anything and everything can be used to make weapons and/or armor. My idea was this - that while it's being beaten down, and constantly under threat of attack, it has to forge the equipment it needs to survive the challenges. So basically, the Predator is using the raw-materials, and pieces from the structure to survive and create it's own identity. I will say, that the creature is alotted time after each successful kill to create weapons and armor. So, not only does each piece represent a win, but it's also a sacred, and treasured item.
Here is my first installment: The Boar.
Now, I know that wearing a blade-gauntlet is contradictory towards the movie, but I just thought it looked cool and fit with the overall theme. He's also got a spear, and a disc (I dunno if he had one on-set) to kind of show his progression and success with the trials.
Thanks for looking, and let me know what you all think!! I'm gonna go fan-boy-out some more. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
