Horizon Forbidden West - Dreadwing Concept

Early research sketches for the Dreadwing portrayed this machine as a vampire bat's dark silhouette gliding in the night sky.  I imagined it as something scary, silent, close to a vampire bat with powerful radar sensors that look like pointy ears. The organic look of the wings evolved into something more high-tech in subsequent versions of the design. In this research stage, I had a look as well at how the machine would change its appearance when landing and walking on the ground, referencing the movement of actual bats.

Art Direction: Jan Bart Van Beek, Misja Bas, Roy Postma

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