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CapnChryssalid — XCOM: Snakemen
Published: 2007-11-19 08:37:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 7099; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 269
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TRTC readers can guess I have something of a nostalgic soft spot for Snakemen. I still maintain that they were, ironically, probably the most human aliens in the XCOM verse-setting circa the First Alien War. They weren't all mindless drones, or castrated mind-controlled killing machines, or floating corpses animated by insane psi powers... they always struck me as just a mercenary species who happened to be working for/with the aliens running the Earth Experiment.Plus, they introduced us to the ever lovable Chryssalid from which I get my name!
Anyway: in this version of the pic you can see the original UFOpedia non-autopsy Snakeman picture. I actually made this pic pretty quickly. Hmm. I guess I should've spent more time on the alien plasma rifle, but... bo ho ho... I'm so lazy...
Snakemen & XCOM are from those old boys at Microprose, back in like 1999 or something. Long time ago, kids!
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Gonna be honest, I always kinda thought they had four eyes rather than two..
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Much better than X-COM 2's vipers. These snakemen would have been able to strangle someone in a single turn.
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Ah yes who could ever forget the chryssalid's those...grinning..murderous..things
still I like your take, this onbe certinely has a killer's look about itself.
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I always thought they were the easiest species to kill.
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1999? This game was made in 1994, believe it!
Best. Game. Ever.
And a very nice tribute, too!
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Technically Dec 1993... XD
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You're right. Now please excuse me while I stun myself with a repentant rod.
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I was also just a wee bit nitpicking... XD
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You were right though XD
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Ah, the original X-COM... good times. And such a well-done drawing.
Faved for the old-school awesomeness.
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Heh. Thanks. Always good to see a fellow Xcommie!
Or at least an old fan of the classics...
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The former, I assure you.
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Oh man! I'm a fan of XCOM (only Ufo Defense and Terror from the Deep)
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I'm always glad to see and hear about another Xcommie! Even after all these years, the X-COM community survives all across the net!
(sorry for the late response, too, but I've been away the last week)
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