The Unused Concept Art Thread!

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By the way, I didn't know there was Zone Fighter concept art out there but there is.
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Those pointy structures in the middle look cool. Did they get used?

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I love the Legendary Godzilla design but I feel like it would've been at the top of my favorites list if they went with this.
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Cryptid_Liker wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:54 pm I love the Legendary Godzilla design but I feel like it would've been at the top of my favorites list if they went with this.
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Eh, yeah, it’s cool and all, but i prefer the head we actually got. This feels like it leaks too hard into Heisei territory

Speaking not G14 concept art...

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Have one i like

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—and have one that’s just fucking GINO all over again lol

I am so, so very glad MV Goji’s design won out and not any of the concept art ones
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Cryptid_Liker wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:54 pm I love the Legendary Godzilla design but I feel like it would've been at the top of my favorites list if they went with this.
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Seems to take a lot of notes from the Stan Winston design.
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Shin Godzilla but with a tail spike... and red.
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Cryptid_Liker wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:10 pm Shin Godzilla but with a tail spike... and red.
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That design is absolutely awesome. My second favorite scrapped Godzilla design.
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Cryptid_Liker wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:10 pm Shin Godzilla but with a tail spike... and red.
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For some reason, the colors of that head bust are all screwed up, it's supposed to look like this. Still, a solid design, though I'm a bigger fan of another similar unused concept with a different head shape. Looks great.
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Jermobooka wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:28 pm
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—and have one that’s just skreeonking GINO all over again lol

I am so, so very glad MV Goji’s design won out and not any of the concept art ones
a awful Godzilla design, yes but a Zilla design, it’s perfection
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Spoiler:
Scrapped Hollow Earth beasties: Shimidah and Nozuki.
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Spoiler:
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Early designs for GvK by Bryan Wynia “We looked at some inspiration of Kong fighting Pterodactyl like creatures in the 1933 film.”
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Spoiler:
Electric-tailed Warbat.
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Shocking image there. It would have been a nice nod to Kong's power from the 62 film.
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Image Unused Shimidah design for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. by Ken Barthelmey I love to see him in the movie since it can expand on the Fauna in the Hollow Earth
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Thatguy4683 wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 8:28 am Image
Image Unused Shimidah design for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. by Ken Barthelmey I love to see him in the movie since it can expand on the Fauna in the Hollow Earth
It seems like they had a lot of ideas that really could have been expanded on. I really like the design. Similar to the Warbat, it is just vaguely "realistic" enough but also very visually distinct. Also, notice the Godzilla-like scutes on the back!
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LSD Jellyfish wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 4:51 pm
Thatguy4683 wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 8:28 am Image
Image Unused Shimidah design for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. by Ken Barthelmey I love to see him in the movie since it can expand on the Fauna in the Hollow Earth
It seems like they had a lot of ideas that really could have been expanded on. I really like the design. Similar to the Warbat, it is just vaguely "realistic" enough but also very visually distinct. Also, notice the Godzilla-like scutes on the back!
Oh wow, I see it, I think it’s probably nothing, maybe it’s just an artistic value, but I could be wrong
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Thatguy4683 wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 5:46 pm
Oh wow, I see it, I think it’s probably nothing, maybe it’s just an artistic value, but I could be wrong
I think it's more likely used to convey that all these organisms in the hollow earth have a specific biology that makes them well suited for it, and Godzilla's spines are sort of the apex of that. The Hell-Hawks have some of that in their design.
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LSD Jellyfish wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 5:58 pm
Thatguy4683 wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 5:46 pm
Oh wow, I see it, I think it’s probably nothing, maybe it’s just an artistic value, but I could be wrong
I think it's more likely used to convey that all these organisms in the hollow earth have a specific biology that makes them well suited for it, and Godzilla's spines are sort of the apex of that. The Hell-Hawks have some of that in their design.
That does make sense
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It's not uncommon in evolution for related and unrelated species to gain similar, but different, attributes. Scutes and spines would make good display features if you want to discourage a predator or intimidate your rival. That's exactly how Godzilla used them in KotM.
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