Beyond X-Files' alien viruses that inspired the fetid green gas, the coolest thing about Cosmo Zombie is the sutures on its head and chest cavity correspond exactly to those on the infamous "Alien Autopsy" prop. So, continuity would imply CZ is a Roswell crash alien!

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Today is a special Cu Chulainn day, so he's getting added to the list! His SMT1 look is based on the Cu Chulainn of the manga/anime Fairy King (妖精王; Yousei-Ou) seen below. It provided Kaneko's with the long dark hair and light armor that define subsequent designs.

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A debut, LHAM DEARG is a chip off the immortal block of Christopher Lambert's Connor MacLeod from HIGHLANDER! Between the fur cloak, plated leathers, and tartan, the details in Kaneko's design are nigh identical to Lambert's costume in the production photo shown.

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The kanekocribs blog pointed out Apsu's arms are based on a syro-hittite figure of Ishtar, but honestly his whole design seems like it's based on uncanny syro-hittite sculptures

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