Sworm [Kumans] : Creature Design

Sworm - A large, alien amphibious predator found in asteroids and meteor showers. 

Chefs:
(Lead Designer)
Christian Ochoa

(Designers)
Haolun Huang
Jason Piperberg
Weitze Fopma

Ingredients:
Tardigrade
Alien
Worm

Time: Jan 2018 - Ongoing

Notes: My favorite creature to design!

Author: Chris🎃

Recipe:

The sworm was going to be a creature that could eject its head from its body to escape or to attack. Back then I called it a PEST. Parasitic Electric Space Tardigrade. The name didn't stick and was later switched out to sworm. A play on words with worm and swarm. I used the tardigrade as a base design but then scrapped the detachable head idea for a worm like head that could extend out from its body.

With the help of concept artists, and many revisions later, this is what a sworm looked like in 2023.

I experimented with different colors and almost chose to go with the Diablo red colors but decided to stay with the initial orange and blue color scheme. I wanted it to stand out from the planet environments in the Pie Solar System. 

And this is what is looks like today on Feb. 2024

I want to make the radular mouth look more cooler and maybe go with a symmetrical pattern for the suction cups on its lower body. Hoping to finalize this creature design this year. Will share some older designs in the next post.

Buen Provecho!

-Chris