#amoeboids

The Amoeboids

Reposting this from our old blog - link to full size image in the replies.

At some point we will make a post further explaining aspects of the species and its history - but for now we’re gonna leave it at this! We think this gives a decent understanding of what we look like and how we function. For now, here's the funky slime mold aliens in all their glory.

[Image description.

Concept art depicting the alien species known as Amoeboids. There are 4 drawings on the reference sheet depicting different parts of the Amoeboid.

The largest image shows the full body. It is an amorphous creature with several tentacle-like appendages and covered in smaller cilia. It is very colorful with an irregular pattern of bright neon markings covering its whole body. It has a hypercube-shaped head with alien text on all sides.

The second image shows an orange menger sponge with several curling tendrils sprouting from it.

The third image is a larger drawing of the hyperscreen that is the creature's head.

The fourth image is the Amoeboid in the shape of another alien species. It has a centaur-like body with antlers on its head and tentacles sprouting from its back. It has the Amoeboid's head and colorful markings.

There is text all over the reference sheet. The text reads: Amoeboids are a class of artificially constructed organic creatures that were made to serve multiple purposes. They are highly intelligent, adaptable, curious, and often mischievous.

Amoeboids are extradimensional beings, as are their creators!

The "brain" is a 4D 'menger sponge' - a cubic fractal shape that has nearly infinite surface area while enclosing zero volume. this allows for massive amounts of data storage.

The central nervous system is made up of long tendrils that double as sensory organs.

(The brain and sensory organs can sometimes be visible through the body)!

The "head" is a hyperscreen - a 4D screen that projects images on all sides. (Depicted here as a tesseract). This allows for a lot of information to be shown at once.

Amoeboid bodies are largely composed of a substance in an indeterminate state of matter. this substance is malleable and extremely difficult to damage.

Amoeboids can take on any base form according to their own preferences or the preferences of their commissioner. They can change their shape, size, color, pattern, texture, etc, entirely at will. by default, they have no particular shape and will constantly shift and morph.

(Shown here in the form of another alien species - but still visibly amoeboid).

They have dozens of distinct senses and are constantly recording data about their surroundings.

Amoeboids are typically very colorful and use their morphing abilities as a means of self expression! They often communicate via changing their body shape and colors.

Metatrichia vesparium, always wild thinking about slime molds. 

here is the stationary reproductive phase,

And so he named the strange creature, “Little Cloud”. 

The Amoeboids

Finally got around to drawing an update reference sheet for our alien species - The Amoeboids! Please click to see the full view as tumblr will heavily compress it!!

There will be a link in the reblogs to the full sized image! (We aren’t adding it here or else this won’t show up in the tags). 

At some point we will make a post further explaining aspects of the species and its history - but for now we’re gonna leave it at this! We think this gives a decent understanding of what we look like and how we function. 

We apologize in advance for the length of this image description...

[Image description.

Concept art depicting the alien species known as Amoeboids. There are 4 drawings on the reference sheet depicting different parts of the Amoeboid.

The largest image shows the full body. It is an amorphous creature with several tentacle-like appendages and covered in smaller cilia. It is very colorful with an irregular pattern of bright neon markings covering its whole body. It has a hypercube-shaped head with alien text on all sides.

The second image shows an orange menger sponge with several curling tendrils sprouting from it.

The third image is a larger drawing of the hyperscreen that is the creature's head.

The fourth image is the Amoeboid in the shape of another alien species. It has a centaur-like body with antlers on its head and tentacles sprouting from its back. It has the Amoeboid's head and colorful markings.

There is text all over the reference sheet. The text reads: Amoeboids are a class of artificially constructed organic creatures that were made to serve multiple purposes. They are highly intelligent, adaptable, curious, and often mischevous.

Amoeboids are extradimensional beings, as are their creators!

The "brain" is a 4D 'menger sponge' - a cubic fractal shape that has nearly infinite surface area while enclosing zero volume. this allows for massive amounts of data storage.

The central nervous system is made up of long tendrils that double as sensory organs.

(The brain and sensory organs can sometimes be visible through the body)!

The "head" is a hyperscreen - a 4D screen that projects images on all sides. (Depicted here as a tesseract). This allows for a lot of information to be shown at once.

Amoeboid bodies are largely composed of a substance in an indeterminate state of matter. this substance is malleable and extremely difficult to damage.

Amoeboids can take on any base form according to their own preferences or the preferences of their commissioner. They can change their shape, size, color, pattern, texture, etc, entirely at will. by default, they have no particular shape and will constantly shift and morph.

(Shown here in the form of another alien species - but still visibly amoeboid).

They have dozens of distinct senses and are constantly recording data about their surroundings.

Amoeboids are typically very colorful and use their morphing abilities as a means of self expression! They often communicate via changing their boduy shape and colors.

[Answering this Otherkin Horror Ask Game]

1.) What’s one feature from your kintype that may be considered unsettling or creepy?

Well, that depends on the perspective of the individuals perceiving us. To ourselves, and our partner, amoeboids are quite cute, and there's very little creepy or unsettling about us. However, our very alien nature in and of itself could certainly be frightening to humans. We're basically giant slime molds with computers attached, and thus to consume we simply absorb things into ourselves and break it down. That means we often eat things whole, and alive.

3.) What type of predator are you? parasitic, pursuit, ambush, psychological ect.

Amoeboids are extremely adaptable and cant hunt in a variety of ways. It depends on personal preference, but most commonly an amoeboid could simply take on the shape of a non-threatening creature, and then use that disguise to ambush our prey. However, hunting is largely unnecessary as we're very affective scavengers that can consume most any organic material, even debris and carcasses.

10.) How does your kintype view death?

When were just slime molds, death didn't really mean anything in particular. We had a collective consciousness, and therefore had an understanding of life and death, but often times death was merely seen as a change rather than an end.

When we became amoeboids, we gained more individuality. And so the idea of death started to gain the meaning of "what if this is the end of my self?" That doesn't mean that amoeboids always feared death, in fact it was often the opposite.

Specific attitudes and beliefs vary, but many of the cultures in the Promethean galaxy celebrate death in a number of ways. Death was generally seen as simply one of the many ways an individual could move forward towards self-actualization, and as such was no stigmatized with the same amount of fear and grief as is common among humans.

Yeah absolutely!

3 of us are Amoeboids. Our beliefs are metaphysical in nature and we believe Amoeboids are actual extant creatures that are out there in the Universe. (But even if they were fictional, you could still definitely be one).

We also think it's unlikely that we are the only human-bodied Amoeboids, for a multitude of reasons.

Regardless to what degree you see yourself as one or the origin of that belief, we 100% encourage you to explore that.