The creation of The Men of Iron

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The Men of Iron are the first enemy you will encounter in the game. They are the bulk of the maintenance workers of the ship, operating while the occupants are in cryosleep, as the ship speeds towards its destination. They were designed with this maintenace directive in mind.

The main idea was to have long limbs, making the robots tall and tower over the player, while conveying the idea to the player that they were built for a specific purpose. The long arms were designed with the use for reaching high into the ceiling of the ship and being able to carry heavy boxes, in mind. Unused concepts have latches embedded into the elbows of the robots, with the thought they would be able to use their entire arm as a sort of grip claw, however this is unused. The long legs have the same basic idea in mind - for the robot to be able to reach into high places.

Further variations of this design led to the hind-leg design for their legs - allowing them to move up higher but also get lower to the ground - the idea was so that they could grab boxes and crates on the ground easier, but also as a way for them to fold up more compact when not in use.

Their colour palette went through different variations, however a rusty beige and off white was chosen due to their maintenance role, which these colours seemed to convey best.

The Men of Iron are meant to tower over the player, giving them a menacing and scary feel - encouraging players to choose not to fight and instead run away. This is also reflected in their slow speed when approaching the character, and long wind-up in their attack animation. Their presence is meant to instill fear in the player.

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