Quote from: BigChapismyBestFriend on Jun 09, 2024, 11:45:07 PMPersonally, I Prefer it being a very ancient relative of the xenomorph, like how we are related to fish way early back, But you're assessment isn't bad. Say I've been wanting to put a life cycle for this guy, but I don't know what I should put in any suggestion?
Hmmmm...
Well, with wings, I think of something like the lifecycle of flying bugs. - Even though I generally don't like calling the Alien "bugs," things like parasitic wasps definitely were part of Dan Obanon's inspiration.
So, we want something disturbing. Ever seen how a larva hardens, then splits apart as the creature comes out?
Perhaps this xenomorph relative infects a host with its own mouth, and the host slowly mutates, as if halfway transforming into a giant bloated worm/grub-like thing, but still covered in human flesh. Their mind goes, and they become cannibalistic for a time. Eventually, their skin hardens, and they end up in a coma-like state. Later, your creature slowly breaks out, killing the host by ripping their entire bloated body apart, leaving only a hollowed-out shell. When this thing first emerges, it is already the size of a normal adult xenomorph but soft, like a crustacean right after molting. The creature proceeds to grow into this four story monstrosity in a period of hours, and starts the cycle anew.
