u/MisterGigantoraptor

When humans first arrived into the Monster World, expeditions mainly took place in the ocean before research settlementss could be established across the coast lines of the large continent. This eventually led to the discovery and classification of three creatures within the same genus: The Shellbeats.

Gigafyllo is the name given to a genus of giant squid of the family Architeuthidae, with three species discovered at the moment.

The genus was first named in 2027 and means "Giant Cover", making reference to the most important feature, and the one that distinguishes them the most from the regular colossal squids of Earth, its the presence of a shell that protects the visceral hump. Along with this Shell, they also possess frills on their sides, which act as intimidation structures that raise and shake when the animal is agitated.

As mentioned before, three species have been discovered. The Common Shellbeat, The Coral Shellbeat and The Emperor Shellbeat.

The Common Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Mochily), or directly Shellbeat, is the middle child of the three. A shallow water predator, its found exclusively on the shallow seas East of the continent, where it uses its long tentacles to pull prey into itself, before using its beak to devour them. It has shown to be skitish towards larger creatures, including boats, which may hint that this predator may not be on the top of the foodchain.

The shell of the common shellbeat is spiraled, resembling that of some gastropods, but to a much larger scale.

Unlike its large cousin, the Coral Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Korallion) has actually shown interest towards the large vessels filled with strange bipedal creatures that explore its home. The smallest species discovered, the Coral Shellbeat, also called the Dwarf Shellbeat, is found on the shallow tropical waters of the Southwest sea, where this nimble predator hunts small fish and sometimes birds.

The dwarf shellbeat has been seen utilizing long rocks and floating branches to lift rocks in search of hiding prey which combined with its curiosity towards explorers and equipment, has proved to be a problem for scuba divers since their lances keep being stolen by one of this predators wanting a stick to get a meal.

The dwarf shellbeat has blueish shell that resembles a clam when seen from the front.

And finally, the largest of the three species, within the deep oceans of the outskirts, swims an apex predator. The Emperor Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Kokkitoras) is the least researched of the three species, with its diet and habitat making it particulary difficult to study.

To put it lightly, the Emperor Shellbeat is extremely territorial against other large animals, which resulted in an incident where a large male sank a small research vessel.

From what is known, the Emperor Shellbeat is a large deep-sea predator which hunts medium to large prey and that, unlike the other Shellbeat species, uses its spiked shell as weaponry, ramming into larger targets to stun them, before wrapping its tentacles around it and sinking it to the bottom of the ocean (Yes, this was discovered by the research vessel. No, we dont know what happened afterwards.)

When humans first arrived into the Monster World, expeditions mainly took place in the ocean before research settlementss could be established across the coast lines of the large continent. This eventually led to the discovery and classification of three creatures within the same genus: The Shellbeats.

Gigafyllo is the name given to a genus of giant squid of the family Architeuthidae, with three species discovered at the moment.

The genus was first named in 2027 and means "Giant Cover", making reference to the most important feature, and the one that distinguishes them the most from the regular colossal squids of Earth, its the presence of a shell that protects the visceral hump. Along with this Shell, they also possess frills on their sides, which act as intimidation structures that raise and shake when the animal is agitated.

As mentioned before, three species have been discovered. The Common Shellbeat, The Coral Shellbeat and The Emperor Shellbeat.

The Common Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Mochily), or directly Shellbeat, is the middle child of the three. A shallow water predator, its found exclusively on the shallow seas East of the continent, where it uses its long tentacles to pull prey into itself, before using its beak to devour them. It has shown to be skitish towards larger creatures, including boats, which may hint that this predator may not be on the top of the foodchain.

The shell of the common shellbeat is spiraled, resembling that of some gastropods, but to a much larger scale.

Unlike its large cousin, the Coral Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Korallion) has actually shown interest towards the large vessels filled with strange bipedal creatures that explore its home. The smallest species discovered, the Coral Shellbeat, also called the Dwarf Shellbeat, is found on the shallow tropical waters of the Southwest sea, where this nimble predator hunts small fish and sometimes birds.

The dwarf shellbeat has been seen utilizing long rocks and floating branches to lift rocks in search of hiding prey which combined with its curiosity towards explorers and equipment, has proved to be a problem for scuba divers since their lances keep being stolen by one of this predators wanting a stick to get a meal.

The dwarf shellbeat has blueish shell that resembles a clam when seen from the front.

And finally, the largest of the three species, within the deep oceans of the outskirts, swims an apex predator. The Emperor Shellbeat (Gigafyllo Kokkitoras) is the least researched of the three species, which its diet and habitat making it particulary difficult to study.

To put it lightly, the Emperor Shellbeat is extremely territorial against other large animals, which resulted in an incident where a large male sank a small research vessel.

From what is known, the Emperor Shellbeat is a large deep-sea predator which hunts medium to large prey and that, unlike the other Shellbeat species, uses its spiked shell as weaponry, ramming into larger targets to stun them, before wrapping its tentacles around it and sinking it to the bottom of the ocean (Yes, this was discovered by the research vessel. No, we dont know what happened afterwards.)

If one ventures into the vast grasslands of the monster world, it may be able to spot large white spines sticking out of the tall grass.

The culprit? The common Peckidna.

The common Peckidna, Megalotrogon or simply Peckidna is a large monothreme of the family Tachyglossidae native to the grasslands and forests of the monster world.

They are slow, heavily armored, insectivores that wander through the large grass in search of ant mounts, using its large claws to open the large structures and feast upon the insects with its long tongue.

One may notice the slight blue coloration of the Peckidna's back, this color is the result of a type of bioluminiscent fungus that thrives and expands along the large animal's spines. Another recognizable characteristic are the six larger spines along the back of the Peckidna. These are for defense purposes, making the Peckidna look larger and intimidating predators.

Usually among the Peckidna, small flocks of Anteater Birds (Myrminkofágos pouli) rest perched on the its large back spines. These little birds act as an alarm system for the Peckidna, and in exchange, the Peckidna does the heavy lifting for the birds when opening the reinforced ant mounds.

OG Design by u/LowUnderstanding50 :]

Will probably do a few more of his designs.

It doesnt compare to the few i have seen, but i feel it would look really cool if done properly :]

Yep folks, pressure is now for adults only.

Sup. Remember that one image i made in 5 minutes? Well this one took 1 hour and a half.

But whatever, the premise is the same.

Three decorations: Pine trees, Birch Trees and Rocks.

Three Colors: Forest (In pic), Autumn (Orange grass, lighter rock, orange trees and Birch logs) and Wasteland (Dark Red Grass, Black stone and Burnt wood).

Skin Effect: Birds that circle around the player.

And of course, a phoenix in place of Ganymedes :3

The ultimate effect is a ring of fire, with the mortar rounds looking like small meteors, the Ult sound would be an eruption sound effect with a long "Whoooo" from bastion.

The bomb also looks like a small magma stone that has an unique explosion effect.

And that is all, what do you think?.