#titan hunter

An idea I came to while rewatching season 3 of toh and writing my "dark side" side of forever titan au =P Or in other words "What if Titan Luz had an ability to share her power with others."

Welcome once again to Monarch: After Dark, the digital gateway between you and the organisation dedicated to understanding and navigating this troubled new world we live in.

For today's communication, we once more pull away from chronicling the Titans to provide a special report on a recent shocking discovery from within the Hollow Earth; the artificial assassin, the Titan Hunter.

(Pictured above: Concept sketches of the Titan Hunter mecha)

After uncovering the destroyed remains of a large humanoid mech in the Hollow Earth, Monarch soon learned of an anti-Titan conspiracy over a decade in the making, and corruption from within its own ranks that allowed it to happen.

The man behind this conspiracy was Raymond Martin, a private contractor and head of the organisation RM Construction. Left mentally and physically scarred following the deaths of his family during the events of G-Day, Martin developed a deep animosity to all superspecies and Titans, spending several years pooling his resources into the clandestine construction of a mechanical suit that would allow him to take the revenge he sought.

Over the years, Martin had also taken up the hobby of trophy hunting, targeting superspecies found within Skull Island and the Hollow Earth. A search of his trophy room found the taxidermined remains of many species, including Sker Buffalo, Hellhawks and Skullcrawler eggs. He had been contracted by Monarch many times through RM Construction, which allowed him to set up shop on a private island with a vortex leading into the Hollow Earth where he could hunt.

(Pictured above: Raymond Martin, the man behind the Titan Hunter)

In 2027, Martin's project was finally complete. Capturing a Hollow Earth species known as the Spineprowler, Martin used the unsuspecting animal as a guinea pig for the mech's capability, brutally killing the Spineprowler when it tried to escape. In order to keep Godzilla from learning of the Titan Hunter, Martin activated a series of reactor beacons that lured Scylla to the surface, who in turn lured Godzilla and kept the government's eyes away from him.

Taking advantage of his contract with Monarch, Martin had successfully bribed enough high-ranking officials to grant him 48 hours of unrestriced access to the Hollow Earth. With the Titan Hunter already transported down and waiting for him, Martin embarked on a killing spree, taking down any superspecies he came across.

Martin's rampage brought him to a pair of Spineprowler cubs, which he intended to kill. He was prevented from doing so by their mother, who he quickly slaughtered, before Kong himself had arrived to defend the cubs. Following a short brawl, the Titan Hunter was stopped when Kong suplexed the mecha off a cliff. Martin himself had escaped the wreckage, but met his end when the Spineprowler cubs chose to avenge their mother.

(Pictured above: Artistic rendition of the Titan Hunter battling a Spineprowler mother defending her cubs, circa. 2027)

Following the discovery of the Titan Hunter's remains by Monarch and the subsequent knowledge of how Martin's killing spree was allowed to happen, Monarch's Ilene Andrews took action by increasing security around all Hollow Earth entrances and within Monarch's ranks, to prevent further incidents down the line.

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And there you go! The Titan Hunter should serve as a reminder of how dangerous the world we now live in has become. While all eyes are on the Titans, a threat can emerge from anywhere, and it is essential that we can all work together to prevent the next Titan Hunter.

Until next time,

It is finally done, this is probably the longest I've spent in a long while. Around 8 hours give or take. I wanted this to look grimy and I think I've achieved that. Plus this is one of my better attempts at camouflage.

The little radioactive symbol, items on the outside of the tank and the camouflage pattern are nods to my Panzerjäger E100 that I use in World of Tanks (Console edition). I did change it up a little though.

"Monster or human, my rate's the same." 

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