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(Created page with "thumb|250px|The Lobstrosity creature render. The '''Lobstrosity''' was a cancelled creature planned for Restoration of Erathia. It resembles a mutated lobster. It received both concept art and a 3D model render, but no screenshots are known that depict it actually appearing in-game. It's unclear which town it may have been planned for, if any. A write-up on Wikia/Fandom claims it was intended to be a joke creature accessible vi...")
 
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[[File:Lobstrosity render.png|thumb|250px|The Lobstrosity creature render.]]
[[File:Lobstrosity render.png|thumb|250px|The Lobstrosity creature render.]]
The '''Lobstrosity''' was a cancelled [[creature]] planned for [[Restoration of Erathia]]. It resembles a mutated lobster. It received both concept art and a 3D model render, but no screenshots are known that depict it actually appearing in-game. It's unclear which [[town]] it may have been planned for, if any. A write-up on Wikia/Fandom claims it was intended to be a joke creature accessible via cheat code, although this claim is not cited to a particular source.
The '''Lobstrosity''' was a cancelled [[creature]] planned for [[Restoration of Erathia]]. It resembles a mutated lobster. It received both concept art and a 3D model render, but no screenshots are known that depict it actually appearing in-game. Its model was rendered by Kenneth Thomson Jr., based on concept art by George Almond. [https://heroes3wog.net/heroes-3-recollection-lobstrosity/ According to Gregory Fulton], Almond's concept art that became the Lobstrosity was a first pass at designing the [[Behemoth]]; he rejected the design and requested a redesign similar to the Rancor from ''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi''. Fulton also claimed that the Lobstrosity design was going to be used as a 'secret' troop but that he was not aware that it had ever been modeled.


Its name, a portmanteau of "lobster" and "monstrosity", is seemingly an homage to [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series.
Its name, a portmanteau of "lobster" and "monstrosity", is seemingly an homage to [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series.

Latest revision as of 22:36, 3 January 2025

The Lobstrosity creature render.

The Lobstrosity was a cancelled creature planned for Restoration of Erathia. It resembles a mutated lobster. It received both concept art and a 3D model render, but no screenshots are known that depict it actually appearing in-game. Its model was rendered by Kenneth Thomson Jr., based on concept art by George Almond. According to Gregory Fulton, Almond's concept art that became the Lobstrosity was a first pass at designing the Behemoth; he rejected the design and requested a redesign similar to the Rancor from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Fulton also claimed that the Lobstrosity design was going to be used as a 'secret' troop but that he was not aware that it had ever been modeled.

Its name, a portmanteau of "lobster" and "monstrosity", is seemingly an homage to Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.