Xenomorph is clearly top dog. Incredible design work.
An aside: Do Dragons not count? It's not like they're real, lol.
An aside: Do Dragons not count? It's not like they're real, lol.
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I genuinely think the Xenomorph is the coolest monster design ever and will never be topped, so post monsters you think beat or come close to it.
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Ridley is based on the xenomorph design and is named after the director of the first Alien movie, Ridley Scott.Rid lee
Mind Flayers are cool.Anyways, I don't know if they win, but I think Mind Flayers (aka Illithids) are in contention. They're one of D&D's most dreadful monsters, a race of super-powered psionics intent on enslaving or killing everything that's not them.
But I hate, hate, hate them as enemies. Nooooooo don't eat my braaaaain and drain my levels.
This just gave me flashbacks to the black phantom mindflayers on the long staircase in Demon's Souls 3-2.
The Xenomorph is indeed the best monster design and nothing has topped it yet.
I'm a fan of 3rd form Freiza and Imperfect Cell, both of whom are clearly influenced by it.
And, of course, my favorite monster
I really love Godzilla's design. The Original, the Hesei designs and Shin are my absolute favorite giant monsters.
I'm a fan of 3rd form Freiza and Imperfect Cell, both of whom are clearly influenced by it.
Shara-Ishvalda 1st Form
And Second
And Second
I really love Godzilla's design. The Original, the Hesei designs and Shin are my absolute favorite giant monsters.
Lol oh trust me I know. Zeta metroids are also based on xenos. Baby metroids based on facehuggers.
I always thought the facehugger was far more scary than the xenomorph.
Yes shit got real when this beast showed upIt sort of got overexposed in the final act, but I did enjoy this monster from The Ritual
Even now these guys are super menacing and otherworldly. None of the redesigns lives up to the original.
Shut up, they totally count.
Honestly I think Spielberg's velociraptors would totally count, considering how real life velociraptors were like half the size and feathered
Everyone's got me covered but I was a big fan of the creatures from The Ritual. So fucking creepy. Also the Thing, Pale Man, the bikers from Mandy and Godzilla.
Speaking of I hadn't seen the form from Shin Godzilla until now and I wish that had been in the actual film. Especially since Anno loves his humanoid giant monsters since Evangelion.
Speaking of I hadn't seen the form from Shin Godzilla until now and I wish that had been in the actual film. Especially since Anno loves his humanoid giant monsters since Evangelion.
Woah! That's a new one for me. How's the movie? Those gifs have pretty well sold me on watching it.The monster in Zygote is cool and scary.
I remember being really fascinated by xenomorphs as a kid because they were really the first kinds of creatures I'd seen that were being called aliens that actually looked really alien to me. So many "aliens" were way too humanoid, or looked like a creature that could theoretically exist on Earth...and then there were these things. I didn't really watch the movies (too young), but I had several of the toys and they were some of my favorite toys. lol
Literally a species/race that exists to hybridize itself to become the best version of whatever it bred from. The Zerg before the Zerg.
And acid blood defense mechanism on death.
Short incubation cycle
Metabolism so slow, food not necessary
Practically 360 degree vision plus pharmone detection.
Perfection. That's why the Predators enjoy hunting them.
And you gotta love Pan Labyrinth's Pale Man.
SPOILER THIS! I see titties.
I dunno about best, but the first thing that came to mind was Dark Souls basilisks
This one was ruined for me when I found out the big yellow things weren't it's eyes....Now I can't help but laugh every time I look at it's tiny Milhouse eyes.
what the fuck hahahahahahaI love the mutant bear from The Prophecy!
I've never seen this before. Pretty horrifyingThe monster in Zygote is cool and scary.
Yeah, same here
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It's not from a full movie sadly, it's from the short films that are part of the Oats project that Niel Blomkamp made. It's a cool short and doesn't overstay it's welcome at least, worth watching.
That's the coolest part though!
My second fav Souls has to be these creepy motherfuckers from DS3:
It's a short film by Neill Blomkamp. Short, but sweet. I recommend.
I need to watch a good straight up monster movie. My wife and I love horror movies so much, but I've stopped us from watching a lot of them lately. I found my brother dead and naked on the floor of his bedroom a month and a half ago, and my mind still isn't right. We were re-watching Hereditary the other day, and the closer we got to that part of the movie with all of the dead naked people, I started hyperventilating and we had to stop. I can deal with guts and gore and a traditional monster movie, and this thread has me feeling like it's time to give horror another go.
Oh shit. Are those smaller eyes above the mouth or nostrils? If they're eyes.... mind blowing.I dunno about best, but the first thing that came to mind was Dark Souls basilisks
Mimics from Edge of Tomorrow. They operate in a different logic from most monsters, at least in action movies. They are not designed to give you a fighting chance at all.
The monster in Zygote is cool and scary.
That's the One Reborn from Bloodborne.
The only monster that I can think of that could realistically top the Xenomorph would be Cthulu.
Where is this version of Cthulu taken from?
Yep, those little things are its eyes. What everyone thinks of as its eyes are actually the sacks that hold that terrifying curse mist.
There's quite a few really cool designs in those Oats short films. I wish they would have been able to turn Rakka into an actual movie. Some of the coolest looking and unique alien species/tech to come out in a while.
Also, Those We Do Not Speak of, from The Village:
Even though they're just suits. God I love this movie, one of the best soundtracks too.
What I love about this is that you know they're not real at this point, but you're still thinking "but maybe..."
OP you're absolutely right. Xenomorph is quite amazing in design. It has a neat life cycle too which is a cherry on top, with those designs being fantastic as well. Facehugger to chestburster to smaller xeno to big xeno, it's perfection.
The Terminator is great design for it's purpose.
The Terminator is great design for it's purpose.
OMG the little eyes lmao never noticedI dunno about best, but the first thing that came to mind was Dark Souls basilisks
It was just the coolest Cthulu image I found after a brief Google Image search. I think it is just some really good fan art.
I always have to shout Pumpkinhead in these threads. Clearly influenced by Giger and the Alien, but stands apart as one of the most convincingly realized practical creatures I have ever seen.
You covered the Attack the Block aliens, which are my personal favorite. The very first time you see the black version of them on screen is such a cool moment.
