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The GI Joe/Cobra Concept Art & Filecard Project
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02-19-2010, 09:37 AM
zuludelta
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Night Creeper, Croc Master, Raptor
Design notes:
The Night Creeper is one of my top five favourite GI Joe villains in terms of design. Everything from the unique "techno-ninja" theme to the
kris
sword just looks cool to me. I tried to stay true to the basic elements of the ARAH figure, while also taking licence with some of the design elements that I don't think work within the context of what I'm trying to do. The
kris
is still there, replaced the crossbow with a silenced semiauto pistol (inspired by Lee Week's rendition of the Night Creepers in their first appearance in GI Joe #107), and substituted black for the silver portions of the original costume (also changed the plate armor with a ballistic vest). The visor he's wearing is based on the ones used on auto-darkening welding helmets: if you've never used one, I suggest going to your local hardware store and trying one out for kicks, the auto-darkening feature is loads of fun, and I think it's a perfect practical commercial-off-the-shelf defense against flashbang grenades.
I'm not making a separate "Night Creeper Leader" image, by the way. Not only does the Night Creeper Leader look so much lamer than the standard Night Creeper, but having an immediately identifiable commander runs totally against the interests of an organisation whose main talents are in stealth and surreptitious paramilitary activities.
A little digression on the
kris
: The
kris
is a weapon used in Philippine, Indonesian, and Malaysian martial arts (alternative names include
kalis
and
keris
). The wavy construction of the blade is more than decorative, it serves a practical purpose in facilitating stabbing and slashing flesh. The
kris
blade design represents, in my mind, an innovation that might not have been on par with the metallurgical revolution that resulted in the Japanese
katana
, but is still based on an intuitive understanding of materials science and physics that was centuries ahead of European weaponsmithing: the wavy cutting edge of the blade reduces the surface area of the blade that comes in contact with an opponent's skin in thrusting attacks, reducing friction and making it easier to penetrate deeper (it's the same principle as the one at work when using a serrated saw blade to cut through wood or a serrated steak knife to cut through a tough piece of meat). The short curved handle also gives the wielder a structure upon which to brace the weapon against the heel of the palm for more power in one-handed thrusting attacks and it also allows the user to generate significant angular momentum for slashing attacks in close quarters battle, when confined spaces don't allow for wide slashing swings.
Croc Master marked the beginning of the "weird" Cobra for me. I tried to make him somewhat more plausible in a paramilitary context, giving him a rebreather set (no bubbles = less aggravation for his pet crocs and gators when he's in the water with them). Gave him a pair of night vision goggles, as I see him as something of a facility security patrol expert of sorts.
Raptor is another one of those weird(er) latter-day Cobras. I discarded my initial bird-fetishist accountant re-design and went for one that's more faithful, visually, to the original toy. I see him as an eccentric contractor who is occasionally hired by Cobra, specialising in short to mid-range combat tracking, attaching GPS trackers to his trained pet falcons so he can follow them on a digital map as they fly over their target. He also breeds birds as potential biological weapons, capable of carrying "designer" variants of the avian flu to unsuspecting populations.
Thanks for looking!
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