Stalfos Knight
I’ve always liked the Stalfos from The Legend of Zelda because they’re understandable; you could tell very easily they were animated human skeletons, no matter the pixel count. The Stalfos in Twilight Princess strayed too far from this for my liking—they look like they were monsters even before death, and their gear was entirely too fetishistic of skulls (see: Arthas).
Personally, I’d prefer to take it back to a more subtle form, as though they were the reanimated corpses of a defeated invading kingdom’s knights. They sport similar but slightly different heraldry than Hyrule to hint at a disastrous desire for power.
Professional graphic artist in San Francisco, CA with a B.F.A. in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL.
Looking good Jason! Are you inspired by the announcement of the new zelda game? I sure am.
Sort of. I had a daydream one morning a couple weeks ago where my brain just expounded on the fiction; I felt like I had very little to do with it, haha. It may have stemmed from the rumors about the new one, but it was well before the game’s reveal at this year’s E3.