A Preview of the Heavy Gear Hydra Strider from Dream Pod 9
October 24, 2012 by brennon
Forged in Fire - The Southern Field Guide is out in the near future and the folks behind Heavy Gear, Dream Pod 9 have provided us with an awesome looking preview of their Hydra Strider...
Certainly an interesting looking bi-ped walker that takes that anime theme to the next level in Heavy Gear. I'm liking the fact that it has nice big chunky legs that look like they could actually hold it up. Far too often you see these bi-pedal walkers that seem as if they could blow over in the wind!
Talking of other inspirations it also feels like it might have a bit of the Metal Gear Solid about it too! It will be fun to see what else is coming from the Southern Field Guide but this is a great start!
What do you make of the Hydra Strider?
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That looks cool.
Too much legs, not enough chassis. And what’s with those turned up feet? Looks like he stubbed them against the curb.
cpauls, it is an amphibious strider, designed for the swamps and marshes. The stubbed-toe syndrome is actually to help it walk. The Heavy Gear game designers were very big on ‘realism’ with their robots. God bless.
Also, nice of Beasts of War to include this up on their site, I am looking forward to seeing how it looks painted. 🙂
Oh, and the legs are designed to be taller so that the chassis can sit in pools of water, low and submerged, before rising up out of the water and engaging with its grenade launchers. It’s an ambush specialist.
Looks hot to me can’t wait to see the rules on it.