Okay first of all
The viking looks nothing like the fighter in robotech. Not even close.
Secondly, red alert 3 is NOT a fair example, the tengu was intentionally designed to resemble the robotech mech, in keeping with the empire of the rising sun's stereotyped anime flair.
Additionally, the concept of a large quadrupedal/tripod mech has been around for a long time, its sort of a more general idea now, i really hate how people attach any mech of this type to that stupid movie (or that good book, but i cant remember if they had tripods in there).
And honestly, the colossus bears no resemblance to either the CnC 3 tripod or the war of the worlds (movie) mechs besides the fact that it shoots a laser and that it has 4 legs.
I would like to see you come up with something better.
Right, just let me get this straight. What I'm concerned here is the idea of a Mech which is able to transform from and to an Aircraft, Reversed bipedal legged walker and lastly a humanoid form. Visually bearing the likeness of 100% will of course get licensing. Blizzard won't be stupid enough to approve designs if it was 100% similar. All they had to do is get some lazy concept artists and design something based off an already existing and interesting design. It's basically re-shelling the designs.
Here's the KONIG MONSTER, the model which I am comparing to the Viking, like I've been saying the past few posts.
Shuttle mode
Destroid mode (an older model of the one I showed, it looks slightly similar but not entirely the same as the one shown in Shuttle mode)
And RA3 not being a fair example, why is that? That's the whole reason why I'm writing this lol. Ripping off designs because they wanted that 'flare'?
Well to me, it does. Long-legged, shoots lasers, alien faction. Hmm? I didn't mind Tiberium Wars getting the idea from War of the Worlds. Since they are portraying aliens. But starcraft 2, being the continuation of SC, and seeing past RTS (Tiberium Wars) had this design out earlier, it just gives me that feeling of SC2 ripping off Tiberium Wars.
Yeah I think I might be able to come out with something better if I'm payed to do it. I mean, the concept art team is paid, and considered pro, but why are the designs not giving me a very good impression? Blizzard should do something about this, seriously.
Look at it this way too. Gundam 00's Union Flag is using a similar mechanical design of Macross. They have this Mech > Fighter transformation. But it has it's original flare. Why? The design outlooks! It looks NOTHING like Macross, even though it has the same mechanical designs. If Blizzard would want to come up with a Viking, I would like to see a redesign on it's outlooks so that it bears no likeliness to any other existing titles.
Not that I'm dissing the entire crew, I love the rest of the designs. Personal fav, Thor. But the Colossus and the Viking, geez!