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[Jynthor]

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

[GnusmasTHX]

The thing is, the Prothean's were typically presented in-universe as a space faring race of intellectuals. They up lifted the Hanar and were not terribly intrusive, or at least negatively so to the development of other races. Thus the "Cthulhu" look served them adequately enough.

Between ME2 and ME3, BioWare decided that first, they were going to add a Prothean squadmate, and that second, it had to look like a badass. And if you read the leaked script, all Protheans were essentially badasses. The feeble frame of the Ilos statues/visions were no longer adequate to that mind set, so they started to work backward from the Collector's design.

You have a thematic shift in Prothean design. Before they were presented as a mysterious and enlightened race, now they're more or less a race of space samurai monks. Bulkier and more in theme with the Collector appearance.

[Nizzemancer]

They all looked like Princess Leia.

Except with a mole on the butt.

Modifié par Nizzemancer, 05 février 2012 - 11:52 .

[Poison_Berrie]

GnusmasTHX wrote...

The thing is, the Prothean's were typically presented in-universe as a space faring race of intellectuals. They up lifted the Hanar and were not terribly intrusive, or at least negatively so to the development of other races. Thus the "Cthulhu" look served them adequately enough.

Between ME2 and ME3, BioWare decided that first, they were going to add a Prothean squadmate, and that second, it had to look like a badass. And if you read the leaked script, all Protheans were essentially badasses. The feeble frame of the Ilos statues/visions were no longer adequate to that mind set, so they started to work backward from the Collector's design.

You have a thematic shift in Prothean design. Before they were presented as a mysterious and enlightened race, now they're more or less a race of space samurai monks. Bulkier and more in theme with the Collector appearance.

After reading that I feel like they actually lessened the character of the Protheans, just to apply a bit of "rule-of-cool".

[Arppis]

Jynthor wrote...

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

What? Where you have seen this?

[Arcadian Legend]

My guess is that the husklike Protheans seen in ME1 and ME2 were the original design, but then they changed the design to be more Collectorlike. Sortof like the Qunari orelve in DAII. Or it's possible that al the protheans we saw in 1 & 2 through Ilos and the beacon were husk protheans. The ones on Ilos long since died off of course. (thatis, if husks can die from time)

[Jynthor]

Arppis wrote...

Jynthor wrote...

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

What? Where you have seen this?

Concept art.

[didymos1120]

Arppis wrote...

Jynthor wrote...

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

What? Where you have seen this?

On the interwebs.

[Arppis]

Jynthor wrote...

Arppis wrote...

Jynthor wrote...

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

What? Where you have seen this?

Concept art.

They remind me of... Samurai for some reason. But that top of their head seems REALLY out of place there. Blue chin and then brown all the suden!?

[Arppis]

didymos1120 wrote...

Arppis wrote...

Jynthor wrote...

I like the new one, it still looks creepy and you can see a collector in there.

What? Where you have seen this?

On the interwebs.

Ahhh, no wonder I couldn't find it. Had to add "Squadmate" to it.

[didymos1120]

Arppis wrote...


They remind me of... Samurai for some reason.

That's because that's the exact effect they were going for.  People have uploaded a scan of the artbook page with the various concepts, and that's what the explanatory text says.

Interestingly, they seem to have considered a sort of hybrid between the statues and Collectors at one point:

[Tazzmission]

Matt251287 wrote...

Tazzmission wrote...

The tentacle-faced statues on Ilos are not, I repeat NOT, Protheans. They were a primitive race that the Prothean empire conquered, similar to how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas in real life. The reason why the Conduit's research lab on Ilos was not detected by the Reapers 50,000 years ago was because the Protheans disguised it as the ruins of this primitive race, a race that the Reapers assumed was already destroyed.

Basically, the statues on Ilos are just Bioware trolling us.

And what is this rubbish? If this is the official line it's awful.

You're right about one thing, Bioware is Trolling us.

skip to the 6:03 mark because liara even stated that the protheans ARE NOT the first galactic race and her findings cant be proven






so explain how that is rubbish let alone a retcon

Modifié par Tazzmission, 06 février 2012 - 10:08 .

[Jynthor]

The new design reminds me of the Tau from Warhammer 40K.
Both have the Space Samurai thing going on.

[Arppis]

didymos1120 wrote...

Arppis wrote...


They remind me of... Samurai for some reason.

That's because that's the exact effect they were going for.  People have uploaded a scan of the artbook page with the various concepts, and that's what the explanatory text says.

Interestingly, they seem to have considered a sort of hybrid between the statues and Collectors at one point:

I see...

[Art3m]

So the devs decided them to be giant cockroaches...interesting how they'll explain statues on Ilos.

[didymos1120]

Art3mShepard wrote...

So the devs decided them to be giant cockroaches...

Um, no.  The concept art isn't very insectoid at all. 

[Tazzmission]

didymos1120 wrote...

Art3mShepard wrote...

So the devs decided them to be giant cockroaches...

Um, no.  The concept art isn't very insectoid at all. 

i love the look of prothy. reminds me of pilot from farscape 


the armor is boss also. the samurai look is cool

Modifié par Tazzmission, 06 février 2012 - 10:17 .

[TobyHasEyes]

didymos1120 wrote...

Art3mShepard wrote...

So the devs decided them to be giant cockroaches...

Um, no.  The concept art isn't very insectoid at all. 

 Um clearly it has more insectoid elements than asari, turians, humans, salarians, batarians, elcor, hanar etc.

 Seeing as the designers made the Collectors to look insectoid, and this concept art looks like a Collector with a human-esque half of face pinned on you can hardly be derisive of the view that it looks insectoid

[Doctor_Jackstraw]

were the tubes on the statues at all related to husks?

[GnusmasTHX]

Jynthor wrote...

The new design reminds me of the Tau from Warhammer 40K.
Both have the Space Samurai thing going on.

Have you seen the actual concept art page with all the different variations? 

There's one that looks so much like a Tau it's uncanny, even the coloration on the armor.

[Nizzemancer]

Doctor_Jackstraw wrote...

were the tubes on the statues at all related to husks?

The statues on Ilos doesn't have to be Protheans either, remember that.

I think the concept art pic looks a lot like the Protoss from Star Craft, only with more eyes.

[Sudsaroo]

 I like this look better.

[GnusmasTHX]

Sad Prothean is sad.