I was just watching the movie Outlander and I noticed that the creature looks extremely similar to the Snarbolax. From the glowing red eyes, body shape, to the way it hunts from the shadows, these two creatures look extremely similar.
So, what do you guys think? Was this movie a source of inspiration for the devs?
It's rather probable that this is a coincidence, but it makes me wonder...
I've had a look at the pictures and can see some of the similarities. In my opinion, I think it's more of a cooincidence. I could be wrong, though.
Right click image, hit view image, give the link from the new page. That should make the link to your pics work just fine.
If I remember right the Snarbolax is a headtilt to Alice in Wonderland, the Jabberwockie specifically. The release page for Snarby quoted part of the poem, and several of the items you get from its tokens quote the poem also.
~Gwen
I'm fairly certain that Lewis Caroll's Jabberwocky was the inspiration for the Snarbolax. I may be wrong though.
For those of you who can't see the pictures, just google "moorwen."
Ah, I wasn't aware of that particular fact. Well, the similarities are cool anyway. Everyone loves a shadowy beast of the night...
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Theres the poem, for those curious. By Lewis Carrol, from the second Alice book, "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There".
When your links look like this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=outlander+creature&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1132&bih=590&tbm=isch&tbnid=DSB4-FAAT99rBM:&imgrefurl=http://strangemagic.robertsongames.com/2010_04_01_archive.html&imgurl=http://robertsongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/moorwen.jpg&w=600&h=339&ei=qcxDUI-BDsqAqQGAwoDQBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=794&vpy=155&dur=403&hovh=169&hovw=299&tx=192&ty=89&sig=109988711679358378623&page=1&tbnh=90&tbnw=160&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:90
Something is wrong. Next time however, click "Full-size image" in that Google bar on the right side of the screen, *then* copy the link. All you have is the bolded part then, not all the other useless crap that screws up the link.
On a tangental note, y'all might be interested in this.
Your first 2 links don't work. Durp.