In the first part, we talked about the strange creatures on the Earth-like planet Arthur thorns in the alien world. This article we will talk about the childhood shadow after 8090, the BOSS-level monster mystery tile class (monster number 010) in "Extreme Deep Cold".
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Ottoia, link worms (but the oowa in the film is more like cephalopod mollusks). Born in the Cambrian period of the earth, it originally lived in the deep-sea Grand Canyon of the South China Sea, and is known as the earliest emperor of the sea.
(In fact, the oastora refers to a class of worms that rely on blood sucking for their livelihoods.) The prototype of the monster in "Extreme Cold" is the Mysterious Tile Class, but it does not really exist on Earth)
The tentacles of the Otowa are very similar to the Mongol Death Worm
The esoteric tiles in "ExtremeLy Deep Cold" live in the 10,000-meter deep sea, with a body shape similar to that of humans in the film, with a head about 7 to 8 meters high and a diameter of about 5 to 6 meters.
Coupled with the specific length of the tentacles, it is impossible to measure, but it is speculated that it is at least more than 100 meters, otherwise it is impossible to complete the various killing actions in the film. It is mentioned in the film that the 20,000-foot deep sea of the ovarian tiles can swallow blue whales, which infers that it weighs at least more than 180 tons
Here's an explanation of why we think deep-sea organisms are relatively larger. First of all, this may be our misunderstanding (this misunderstanding comes from the various legends brought back by the seafarers of the Age of Discovery), but there is no accurate statement that marine life must be larger than terrestrial life (prehistoric creatures are not easy to analyze).
But for now, the ocean is indeed more suitable for giant creatures, the first ocean has buoyancy, and the weight of giant creatures does not need to rely entirely on their own bones. Second, marine food sources are more abundant than on land. The temperature of the third marine environment is relatively stable.
The shape of the mysterious tiles in the film is derived from the combination of several creatures. They are the vampire squid (the eyes and mouth of the horde), the coronal jellyfish (the tentacles and heads of the leptophores), and the giant anemone (also the tentacles).
The comic version of the vampire squid is also a little cute
Crown jellyfish
Giant anemone
The main way to hunt Otowa is to scatter the tentacles throughout the hunting ground and let them search for food alone (the exact number of tentacles is unknown). The tentacles have extremely high sensitivity and perception (no vision), or the mysterious tiles in the film, which have a network of thought similar to those of the interstellar insectoids, because its tentacles are like independent creatures, more like body organs. (This way should be borrowed from the giant anemone)
And its way of eating is even more peculiar, after catching the prey is not sent into the huge mouth full of fangs, but directly swallowed by the tentacles, and then began to digest in the tentacles, the main body seems to only absorb the food nutrient solution.
The mysterious tiles in the film are full of muscles, so the strength is so great that a few tentacles can twist the passage of the ship's cabin made of steel. But like all mollusks, its defenses are not very strong, the blade can cut through its skin, and the heat weapon can give it a fatal blow. (Of course, general light weapons are undead giant arcane tiles)
According to the plot analysis, this mysterious tile has a certain wisdom, because in the end it uses its tentacles to force the protagonist near the main body, and grabs the male protagonist to observe carefully. (Of course, this move proved unwise in hindsight)
Although Stephen Sommers, the director of "ExtremeLy Cold", said that he was inspired by the Omegaw, the friends who have seen the film should think of other creatures, such as the North Sea demon Kraken. Stories about Kraken first appeared in the 18th century, in the book Natural History of Norway, describing "it as big as an island".
In fact, the legend about it is not entirely a human fantasy, the late 18th century the great navigation industry developed rapidly, for a time in norwegian waters, there were several mysterious disappearances of sea ships, according to survivors described that they were attacked by unknown monsters, at first the image of the sea monster is not an octopus, but more like a whale monster.
It was only later, thanks to various literary works and fragmentary descriptions of seafarers, that the sea monster was eventually defined as the image of Kraken today. (The main reason, I am afraid, is the real king squid, people who have seen it will generally associate it with the legend of the Siren)
Leaving a small speculation, the last scene of "ExtremeLy Cold", the male and female protagonists landed on the island and found that there were also giant creatures on the island, and some people analyzed that the island they landed on was actually skull island in "King Kong". (Does that make a lot of sense?) ）
In the next article, we introduce the Martian creature in Alien Awakening, a monster that combines muscle and intelligence.