Do you remember when I was drawing my Water element creatures, and I said I wanted to base one of the off of a turtle but decided to use a frog instead? Welp, today I’m bringing the turtle inspiration back for the Earth element, this one specifically based on one of the largest tortoise species, the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. When looking at images of the animal, I decided it’d be cool to give it a crystal theme and cover its shell with giant crystal shards. While I’m not sure if the look it has now perfectly coveys that idea, I think it looks pretty good either way so for now I’m sticking with it. Also, because I can’t get the idea of this thing being gigantic out of my head, I’m making it the Apex of the Earth creatures. I originally planned for the next one to be the Apex, but as I was drawing this guy I decided that he’s fit the role much better. I also wanted to mention how I want this guy to work in-game, which is being almost impossible to damage because of its shell reflecting every attack thrown at it. The only way to actually hurt the thing is to somehow flip it over and hit its weaker underbelly, kind of like Basarios from Monster Hunter if you know what I mean. On that note, I hope all of you enjoy this lumbering behemoth of a turtle and I’ll see you again soon for the final member of my Earth creatures!