The big bad has gotten ANOTHER redesign (Hopefully the last). He’s always felt a bit too “draconic” and didn’t really fit in well with the rest of the kaiju. In an attempt to fix this, I completely overhauled his look and gave a more snake like look to him. The drawing in top left looks extremely whack since it’s my first time trying to draw something like it in the concept art, and the wings on the full drawing looks off as well. I put some info below. A large, serpentine kaiju of unknown origin. It currently resembles no living snake species, being a maroon in color with darker patterning and a pale outline. Zilantus possesses one of the most lethal venoms in science, theorized to be a combination of neurotoxins and hallucinogens, creating an agonizing effect for anything injected. For reasons unknown, Zilantus has developed an unhealthy obsession with hunting other kaiju, usually chasing them into cities to gain an upper hand. There are currently reports of a “cult” that worship the beast, though those reports are treated more as “rumors” for now. Currently, Zilantus is categorized as one of the few regularly aggressive kaiju in existence, and often leaves a path of destruction and death wherever he travels.
Inspired by various pit viper species, primarily the Mangshan pit viper and temple vipers (North Philippine) The body was inspired by an alternate drawing of caraxes (A dragon from GOT, notably HOTD) Another komodo redesign is next, which may or may not hint at a major rivalry
