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My favourite Glatorian reimagined more prominently as a gladiator, with some asymmetry throughout. Wanted to keep the clever horns used on the shoulder armour on one side, which necessitated that the arms be different. Started this in late November of last year and only managed to finish it around last July, off the back of my unceremonious BioCup R1 crash-out. Tarix Revamp by Mohamed Marei, on Flickr More MOCs coming soon(ish)?)!
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Gamut Hello yet again, this MOD of the protector of STONE is part of my quest to mod every protector. I now present Golem, a member of the Six. He was the first protector to be killed by the traitor, Viper. His story is linked to the other protector mods. You can check out their links in my Sig. Protector (Guardian) of Stone - The Golem's Background story The Region of Stone While the title of "protector" meant the village head in almost all of Okoto, this was not the case in the Region of Stone. The duty of protector in the Stone Tribe was split into two heads, one of Guardian and the other of a Chief. The Chief was the village's figurehead, who lorded over decisions of the land. On the other hand, the Guardian was (simply put) a warrior. The reason for this divide was that the monsters in the Region of Stone were abnormally powerful in comparison to other area's (save the Region of Water). Moreover, the region hosted the highest concentration of skull spiders, adding to the strain. As a result, the Guardians were frequently wounded or killed. The division of responsibilities lent greater stability to the Stone Tribe. Golem To survive the harsh battles and fell enemies of the Region, Golem resorted to a measure akin to Leviathan's (the protector of water). To defeat monsters, they became monsters themselves. Fusing their bodies with the armor and life force of Okoto's creatures. With each enemy he defeated, Golem preyed upon its essence. However, this practice was frowned upon by the other protectors, as doing this toed the line between matoran and monster. Ancestors who went too far often degraded into deranged beasts who sought after matoran flesh. These were called Gha'Taj, meaning "possessed one," or "one possessed by evil." It was a lonely road. Golem had put his humanity, on the scales, in exchange for the power to protect. He was hailed a hero in times of strife; however during times of peace he was shunned and feared by his village. Hushed voices calling him Gha'Taj. Through years of duty, Golem slowly retreated from society, eventually appearing only to rend enemies apart, then disappearing back to the desert . He lost all restraint, fusing himself again and again with the essence of monsters. However, before he crossed the line into Gha'Taj; Bulwark, the protector of fire, and Viper, the protector of earth, found him after an arduous search. What occurred that day Golem would never tell, but it was then that Okoto's protectors became the Six. Build As one who once consumed the life essence of his enemies, Golem's physical strength was unrivaled among the Six. This allowed him to effortlessly wield a heavy gun-cleaver, which he needed to defeat the malevolent monsters of the Region of Stone. On his right arm he wore a simple arm-guard with throwing-razors as a side weapon. To compensate for his lack of speed, Golem used a booster that gave him short but concentrated bursts of speed. The booster could only be used for a maximum of 3 seconds at a time, but for 3 seconds he cleanly outstripped the Six. 1.1 Golem with cleaver swung around shoulder 1.2 Side view of above 2 Golem showing off his cleaver 3.1 Golem holding cleaver 3.2 Side view of above 4 About to swing 5 Backview 6 Clearer view of boosters Conclusion Thanks for reading! It was excruciatingly long, but I hope you derived some enjoyment from reading it, as I did while posting it.
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This is my version of Smooth Jazz's self-MOC Tarsus as a gladiator. Here is his entry to our matchup. I couldn't decide what type of gladiator to build, so I gave Tarsus a few interchangeable equipment sets. Depicted are the retiarius class, secutor class, and a few more which are probably less historically accurate. ^ Click the image above to view the MOCpages gallery. ^ Feedback is appreciated.
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Octharius: "Welcome, fellow gladiators! I am Octharius, and I am here to demonstrate to you how to bring a 4-headed Chimera to the ground in a couple of easy steps." Octharius: "The most crucial step to neutralize such a huge threat is to select the right weapon for the job. Or weapons, shall we say. I opted in for an axe-chain because I believe this is the most versatile melee weapon in terms of range. Plus, it has a lot of potential when compared to simpler weapons. The trick is, however, to master the use of this particularly deadly contraption." Octharius: "So a bit more on the technique you should use. First off, the most important advantage you get over a Chimera is that you have a brain. Well, the Chimera actually has four of those, but let's not worry about that for now. The most important skill you can employ is surprising the gigantic beast, by pretending to be weakened severely on the first attack it directs towards you. A demonstration:" Octharius: "Once the beast thinks it's got you, you STAB the blood out of one of its feet!! Ideally, you'd choose one of the front hands, and more often than not the lion hand, as the dragon scales are particularly hard to try and pierce." Octharius: "The next step is to nimbly leap onto the goat head, and tie the chain around one of its horns, like so: " Octharius: "Then you pull the chain through the lion's mouth, like so: " Octharius: "And finally, tie the bladed end around the dragon's neck, like so: " Octharius: "The snake head will try to attack as soon as you are on the beast's back, so watch out for that. I learned that the hard way. But luckily, I had harder armor. (See what I did there? ) What you do next is anticipate the head's thrust towards you and seize it with your legs!" Octharius: "And then once your hands are free, you snap off the snake's lower jaw! This is much easier than it sounds. Once you've done that, you thrust the bare fangs into the beast's back. While the chimera is traditionally immune to the snake venom, it is not immune to the pain from the bite! Once it has bitten its back, it is usually left paralyzed. USUALLY." Octharius: "And finally, for the money-maker: You take the chain from the closest end to you (in my situation I was closest to the goat's head)" Octharius: "Then you somersault forward while holding the chain. Take care to master your landing. Wouldn't wanna look awkward, now do we?" Octharius: "And finally, take whichever stance you like! You've earned your bragging rights fair and square!" Okay so that's done. Some more shots of the beast? < Goat Side > < Goat Closeup > < Staring into your SOUL!!! > < CHAOS!!! > < Lion head Closeup > < Dragon Head > < Dragon Head- Side > < Dragon Arm > < Dragon Lower Arm > < Goat Hind Leg > Onto a few shots of Octharius: < Killed it! > < Closeup > < Comparison Shot > < Comparison Shot 2 > Creator's Commentary: This is an alleged face-off MOC (see what I did there? ). After the 50-50 Challenge on MOCpages, Callum Lincoln and I decided that we'd do a face-off, with Chro as the judge. Sadly, I had not been able to post the Chimera MOC any sooner due to having so much on my hands at uni. The Chimera was finished completely on the 12 of November 2013, some 1.5 months from when Cal and I decided to do a face-off. So think of this as an apology, Cal, for not having posted it sooner. It was a pleasure competing against you, and I will see you again... on the building grounds!!! The initial concept was going to be used for the earlier rounds of the 50-50 Challenge, where I was going to use only two of the 4 heads, the lion head and the goat's head. The idea was to create a "precious metal chimera" with just the lion and goat, but I think this turned out a whole lot better. Octharius was just a display dummy to compare the chimera to an average hero build, but I figured I might as well build a decent-looking MOC and have a bit of fun with it. I happen to like the ideas used on him; the asymmetrical armor, and the visor, and stuff. So that's all I have the time for today! C&C is definitely welcome, so please don't hesitate to let me know what you think! Coming soon: An LDD giant mech. WHAT?! Some recent stuff: --> Sevla: Reanimated --> LDD Tahu --> Zardius (Titans Vs Monsters ) --> Darklight Paladin EDIT: If you like this MOC, please don't just visit and leave unnoticed. If you have any criticism whatsoever I'll be glad to hear it! Otherwise, you could up-vote the topic if you wanted to! It's a (new?) feature that I just noticed this morning. Thanks!
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Was reading a book on Rome and realized that the collectable minifig, the gladiator has some false info. It fights with a gladius and shield like the Secutores however they wear the helmet of the Dimacheri, who fight with two swords.??? Look this up on Google Images and see for yourself!
