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Naga Deep Stalker

Naga Deep Stalker.

Edit
changed the color of lobster parts
added teeth
Cursed by the well of eternity's implosion and banished into the abys, these naga are shuned even by their own naga brethren because of wheir crab-like claws and deformed fins.

they have adapted to living in the abys of the ocean and use their anglerfish-like rods to atract their prey. They might look thin and weak, but god help thee if you stand on their way :mwahaha:

~ I'd like to thank dansaDisco for a great skin for this model C: ~

So...... give me credit if you use it or thee shall be devoured by the ever-hungry naga from the abys :mwahaha:

~Misha~

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Naga, freak, deep, stalker, dansaDisco, Misha
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Naga Deep Stalker (Model)

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15:46, 6th Jun 2009 shamanyouranus: Kind of weird, but definitely approvable.

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15:46, 6th Jun 2009
shamanyouranus: Kind of weird, but definitely approvable.
 

Kyrbi0

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I like the idea. I like the skin. I dislike the geomerging. The colors are waaaay disruptive. I agree that the dark-green Makrura claw would be better, and perhaps just remove the shoulder-pad entirely (or also replace with the dark-green Makrura-stuff).

More TC?
 
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I like the idea. I like the skin. I dislike the geomerging. The colors are waaaay disruptive. I agree that the dark-green Makrura claw would be better, and perhaps just remove the shoulder-pad entirely (or also replace with the dark-green Makrura-stuff).

More TC?

The TC part is mine to blame, i put basically all of the TC on the weapon of the skin, but the weapon wasn't to be used :D
 
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o_O Brilliant... This was just what i was in need of without knowing it... But now when i see it i also see that this was what i needed XD Great work :) And the coral under the shoulderpads is good. Let it stay there
 
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good work i like it ( the red crab claw was better but this is also good^^)
i think the animations wont fit that much...
the attack animations should be changed it should hit like the crabs with 4 legs forgott the name soemthing with ma :eekani:
and the stand animation looks wired because of his arms but thats not really a problem but still the attack animations o.o pls change them
 
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While the Well was destroyed, its power was not — it left behind residual energies that wrought changes on the newly-born naga. The mutations these energies bring do not manifest the same way in all naga; while they share many characteristics, each naga develops different mutations. Often these mutations are cosmetic: A naga might have soft spines sprouting from his shoulders or swirls of indigo in his skin. In some naga, the mutations prove useful: Some grow to monstrous size, while others are infused with spellcasting power. These mutations are fairly common among naga — indeed, many naga women are born with four arms. In some naga, the residual power wreaks even greater changes. Some naga are barely recognizable as related to their cousins. They may grow enormous, unable to enter normal naga buildings. Often their powers are reminiscent of the sea creatures with which they dwell: Some sprout squidlike tentacles and can foil their enemies with clouds of ink; others develop urchinlike spines tipped with deadly poison. These are naga anomalies, and are some of the strangest creatures in a strange race.
Few anomalies are alike; and as they grow and develop their powers, they diverge even more. Occasionally, their mutations prove fatal for them, but more often they prove fatal for their enemies. The arcane energy in the Rift magnifies existing traits and grants additional powers that play to a creature’s strengths or minimize its weaknesses; it doesn’t often kill those close to it.

A naga anomaly’s exact role varies by his mutations. Some excel at soaking up damage in the front lines, absorbing the enemy’s attention to protect their more fragile compatriots. Others crush opponents with brute strength or a variety of natural weaponry. Some move with surpassing speed, striking and darting like piranhas that tear out throats and eviscerate torsos.
The naga’s enemies fear naga anomalies, for they are wild cards — their allies know their capabilities, but their enemies rarely do. An enterprising member of the Explorers’ League — Hugh Deepstone — specializes in strange and exotic creatures. The naga intrigue him especially, as they are all mutants, and naga anomalies hold great interest for him. Hugh started a catalogue of known naga anomalies, in order to keep track of their capabilities and share this information with the rest of the Explorers’ League. No one has seen Hugh for several months, however, and the last anyone heard, his catalogue was up to three listings.
Other naga feel positively toward anomalies. They also see them as signs of the naga’s destiny — as the great mutations continue, perhaps one day all naga will be excellent at everything, becoming the perfect species. Naga anomalies are also useful allies, no matter what their abilities

Quoted from WoWWiki

If you're too lazy to read the entire text, I'll summarize it for you. The naga do NOT despise one another, on the contary, they feel positively towards the anomalies, as they are powerful, and have strange/exotic powers.
http://www.wowwiki.com/WoWWiki:Book_citation_index#DF
 
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woooah! :O
Misha! this model is great. fits perfect into my naga model collection :xxd:
I thought to make a cinematic, where those nagas come from the abys
and consume the world. :3
so watch out! :p

Filesize is big, but thats the custom skin.
Animations, are from the standart Naga Guards. IMO don't fit to the claw, but thats doesn't matter in other case. :D
The texture is very well done, I nearly love it. :]
And I have to laugh alway when I see the latern on his head. :grin:
The latern looks really awesome on his head. :thumbs_up:
All in all... I rate with a...
4,7/5 :smile:
 
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woooah! :O
And I have to laugh alway when I see the latern on his head. :grin:
The latern looks really awesome on his head. :thumbs_up:
Glad you like the idea I used for my (not so pretty) model, that Misha also decided to use the idea. :/ Getting tired of the model repetetiveness though D: (first, competition with Naga Warlord, and now 2 naga angler fish. D:)
 
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