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Mortasheen - Shockjaw by ~scythemantis:iconscythemantis:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Macabre & Horror

©2009 ~scythemantis
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"Flying Mouth"

CLASS: VAMPIRIC

Small and compact at rest, the Shockjaw stretches nearly three times in length when delivering a bite, which not only drains blood but stuns most prey with a powerful jolt of electricity. When sufficiently agitated, energy arcs visibly between its teeth.

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This design is based on the real-world Rattrap fish or loosejaw, and has been only subtly exaggerated:

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(a beautiful, scientifically accurate painting)

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(a dead specimen)

I'll admit that the electrical ability came only from trying to think up a jaw-related name and coming up with nothing else.

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~dodoman1 Jul 6, 2009, 9:22:21 AM
The stoplight loosejaw is one of my favorite fish. I like what you did to it here; you basically compacted it into a giant swimming head, but it still seems like an entire fish!

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"Did you know about her strength in convictions? Or how she puts all her faith in religion? Did we take the time to really discover how little we know about each other?" -Less Than jake, "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads"
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~Ophiguris Jul 6, 2009, 11:35:17 AM
Easily, the best thing in my dev watch right now C:

good job ^^

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NO. :|
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*weezing22arbok Jul 6, 2009, 4:38:06 PM
loosejaws are cool fish! I mean, the mouth is like... err... huge and weird... :O like it... :D

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"Learn to appreciate what you have, before time forces you to appreciate what you had..."

"What are you going to do? Fight me with a broken katana?!" - Aaroniero Arruruerie
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=eternalsaturn Jul 6, 2009, 6:38:13 PM
It's amazing how much it looks like the actual animal while being completely alien looking at the same time. Ain't nature grand?

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Subliminal messages don't exist!

Tegaki
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~Lee-Sherman Jul 6, 2009, 9:43:14 PM
This defies all sense, yet at the same time conveys a clear sense of a face and a fish. For that alone, this is a fine deviation.

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Will work for Star Trek season box sets.
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~scythemantis Jul 7, 2009, 1:17:44 AM
So does the real-life equivalent :)

I had to look at many, many images to figure out how those jaws fit together!
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~SaucyLobster Jul 7, 2009, 4:59:32 AM
It's amazing what nature comes up with.

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Full view... its natures way.
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~rupted Jul 11, 2009, 6:30:21 AM
Please tell me it screams.
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~Marabou-Stork Jul 18, 2009, 8:17:52 PM
I look forwards to your art, and what's more (and I couldn't say this to any other artist on deviant art) I deeply look forwards to your artists comments.
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