Okay, it probably grosses less at the theater than "Dan in Real Life", but this picture, sent to WendellGrave by one of his guildies, definitely looks like a real-life murloc. Our own Arturis suggests that this is a sculpture made from a fish body, but I think we can all agree that whatever it is, it's really quite ugly.
No word on why this was created, but it does remind me of the Fiji Mermaid. The Fiji Mermaid is a popular attraction at carnival freak shows. It's a "mermaid" usually made from papier-mache and fish parts, with a dash of monkey thrown in. For those of you disappointed in this fakery, I present an indisputable real-life tauren, as well as the warlock epic mount in its natural habitat of the Ford Mustang.
Is this an accurate murloc or not? What do you think it's made from?
[Thanks, WendellGrave!]
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11-08-2007 @ 1:16PM
Zarim said...
Careful about getting too close to it; 20 more might show up out of nowhere.
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11-08-2007 @ 1:19PM
Paul said...
hahahaha
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11-08-2007 @ 1:22PM
Paul said...
i think it's the duck feet they used that creep me out the most.
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11-08-2007 @ 1:25PM
Todd said...
That... is... bad... ass!
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11-08-2007 @ 1:37PM
Finnicks said...
Knowing an old friend who used to make amazingly realistic sculptures from clay, this might be a clay sculpture with textured paint and a slightly reflective sealant.
Either way, it looks amazing. If I ever saw one of these in real life, I would definately scream "OH MY GOD! IT'S A MURLOC! RUN BEFORE FIFTY MORE APPEAR!"
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11-08-2007 @ 1:48PM
Stormtamer said...
Seems to me its one of those deep sea fish, that have the little light thing attached to there heads, the body of a Slitheen (from the newer Doctor Whos) and Duck feet :s
Very cool though :P
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11-08-2007 @ 2:08PM
Doffencrag said...
Actually, the general populace is unaware of the fact that this creature exists in real life, and this is a perfectly-preserved specimen (scientific name Murloculus Spawnawholemobbus Mrgglglrggrl-us). Them folks at Blizzard merely appropriated the creature for their use and made it look all cartoony-like for the game.
And, to quote the scientific journal I'm basing this on, this specimen is "full of awesomeness and win." :)
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11-08-2007 @ 2:17PM
MacKoroni said...
I hate it. I can hear it Murgrggllrlgllr'ing. ...it's cool but needs a fatter belly and a much shorter neck.
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11-08-2007 @ 2:23PM
Hollywood Ron said...
That is so creepy.
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11-08-2007 @ 2:24PM
NothingShocking said...
Could it be for the movie???
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11-08-2007 @ 2:31PM
hehe said...
I want one
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11-08-2007 @ 2:45PM
Olaf said...
That thing will haunt my dreams for weeks to come. I can already hear the battle cry of "mmmmrrrrrrgggggllllalalalalll" echoing in my ears. *shudder*
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11-08-2007 @ 2:49PM
immelmann said...
I'm betting this is from the Special affects lab of the World of Warcraft Movie. They make models of everything in those types of movies.
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11-08-2007 @ 2:52PM
Mal said...
*Casts Polymorph and runs like hell*
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11-08-2007 @ 2:57PM
Cavalier said...
That looks really cool. Thats how i would imagine one to look if they where real.
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11-08-2007 @ 3:16PM
vlad said...
fish bodies are an extremely popular sculpting meduim. i say that is a perfectly reasonable and well thought out answer.
no. its not an accurate rendition of a murlock but its still cool looking murlock inspired creature.
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11-08-2007 @ 3:17PM
Charlie Taylor said...
I'm no expert, but it looks like crab legs for the arms, the aforementioned deep-sea fish for a head, and duck legs for the feet and legs. The only parts I can't identify are the upper and lower torso and the hands (ostrich maybe?)
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11-08-2007 @ 3:17PM
Aaron said...
I sure as hell would not want to see that running at me! I can just imagine that thing hunkering down on ya calves and not being able to ply his jaws open.
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11-08-2007 @ 3:25PM
malaka000 said...
thats most definently CG
heres a few examples of models made in zbrush, they look less like cg, and more like detailed toys
http://canderled.cgsociety.org/gallery/
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11-08-2007 @ 3:56PM
Smurk said...
There's an artist (probably more than one) who creates things like this via "hybrid taxidermy" - I don't remember the name of the site I saw this on before, but there are snake/turtle hybrids, cats with one eye and tusks, etc.
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