HOM: Cade Marler

[Chro]

Early on in the invasion of the so-called Brain Slugs near Makuhero City and on surrounding planets, many HF scientists decided to experiment with the Slugs and their effects on their hosts. In a process similar to the creation of a vaccine using weakened bacteria, a wounded Brain Slug was forcibly connected to the back of a Rookie Hero by the name of Cade Marler.

The ethics of the experiment were just as questionable as the results. As the Brain Slug affixed itself to Marler's spine, the young hero's left side- the right side being his dominant side, a feature integrated into recent Hero personality matrices- gradually became sickly green, twisted, mutated... in a similar fashion, rage, destruction, and distrust filled his mind, and he was unable to control it. The physical mutation of the Brain Slug continued to take root, and so did the mental aspect.

Over time, however, Cade was able to regain his control over the mental and physical infections. It became a valuable asset. With enough concentration, Marler was able to keep the Slug's effect in check most of the time, and bring forth its anger when he needed it most, specifically in battle. The mutated left arm's spiny protrusions became quite useful weapons against all manners of enemies. Marler still has to be careful, though, because if he overexerts himself the parasitic Brain Slug will take control.

^ CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO VIEW THE FLICKR GALLERY ^

This is my entry for the Hero Or Monster contest. A somewhat simpler build than my usual work, but I still quite like it. The name is random, the backstory isn't.

Feedback on the MOC is appreciated.

[howie28]

It's nice. The colours clash alot, but I guess that is due to the brain slug infection. Good luck!

[Zachattacx]

And this is the end of me....

The colors work for me, as green and red go well together IMO.

I do wish that the brain could be integrated better into the moc.

Still great moc.

Good luck.

[lockdownTF]

Not bad the colours clash but its not a deal breaker the tentacle like banana fingers are cool and the brain slug build is cool

[Dorek]

As always, fantastic photography. You really make the reds pop in this one.

The construction of the MoC is very interesting in terms of some things you did, but I think it results in a mixed bag. The shoulders, and the way the arm comes together, is an interesting blend of Hero Factory and BIONICLE, which I think speaks to the rest of the MoC as well; the fixed shoulders, in particular, are quire reminiscent of the Toa Mata, and overall the creation is a compilation of certain styles we've seen over the years. In that sense, it makes for quite a good MoC, but it does suffer slightly from the "BIONICLEization effect" of this contest, where it doesn't necessarily scream "Hero" as a design.

The "monster" bit is very well done; unlike others, there is a decidedly non-humanoid factor, which is refreshing. The custom brain slug is very cool too (points for that) but I do wish it could have been integrated into the model more; not a super huge fan of when it's slapped onto the model like that.

Overall it's a very cool MoC, and there are a lot of good ideas in there, but I wish some could have been expressed more acutely.

[WARHEAD]

That monster arm is fantastic, very original. Looks like the brain slug made a tentacle burst out of its left shoulder, very cool.

[Chro]

It's nice. The colours clash alot, but I guess that is due to the brain slug infection. Good luck!

That was the idea. Thanks Howie. :)

Not bad the colours clash but its not a deal breaker the tentacle like banana fingers are cool and the brain slug build is cool

Thanks LTF.

And this is the end of me....

The colors work for me, as green and red go well together IMO. I do wish that the brain could be integrated better into the moc. Still great moc.

Good luck.

Thanks Zach. I agree, I probably could've integrated the slug a bit better... >.>

As always, fantastic photography. You really make the reds pop in this one.

The construction of the MoC is very interesting in terms of some things you did, but I think it results in a mixed bag. The shoulders, and the way the arm comes together, is an interesting blend of Hero Factory and BIONICLE, which I think speaks to the rest of the MoC as well; the fixed shoulders, in particular, are quire reminiscent of the Toa Mata, and overall the creation is a compilation of certain styles we've seen over the years. In that sense, it makes for quite a good MoC, but it does suffer slightly from the "BIONICLEization effect" of this contest, where it doesn't necessarily scream "Hero" as a design.

The "monster" bit is very well done; unlike others, there is a decidedly non-humanoid factor, which is refreshing. The custom brain slug is very cool too (points for that) but I do wish it could have been integrated into the model more; not a super huge fan of when it's slapped onto the model like that.

Overall it's a very cool MoC, and there are a lot of good ideas in there, but I wish some could have been expressed more acutely.

Thanks Dorek. I was attempting to avoid the Bionicle appearance by using more 2.0 style armor, but as the build continued it evolved to be more... Bionicle-esque. I did, however, use parts that have been seen in Hero Factory already anyway (I'm pretty sure that the only exceptions are the Metru chestplate and feet, and the Nuva shoulder, which IMO is smooth enough to be stylistically similar to HF armor). Again, I know I really should have integrated the Brain Slug more, but I wanted the Slug to be able to be removed as its own entity without wrecking Marler's back. Kind of a foolish design choice, I guess.

That monster arm is fantastic, very original. Looks like the brain slug made a tentacle burst out of its left shoulder, very cool.

Thanks Djok. :)