Hyper Epic Creature



Found on many planets in the Spore universe are the skeletal remains of gigantic animals, presumably extinct, known as "Hyper Epic", their real name is unknown. Extremely little is known about the Hyper Epic animal.Their footprints are only slightly smaller than an entire Epic Creature. They leave behind skeletons the size of landmarks. Their sheer size puts them in different league than Epic Creatures or Super-Sized Creatures. The Hyper Epic skull resembles that of a sauropod dinosaur or Llama, and is 2-3 times the size of a whole epic creature although skulls vary from skeleton to skeleton. Specimens have been found with human-like jaws, yet others have been seen with obviously dinosaurian skulls.

The species represented by the skeletons is under debate, whether one or several is involved is also an utter mystery. So shrouded in secrecy are these creatures it is unclear if they are genuinely extinct as is usually presumed. This theory has been blurred by occasional sightings on large, uncivilized planets of what appear to be therapodal dinosaurs large enough to be seen in detail from space.

Hypothetical Species


It is widely believed that the fossil bones are that of a species of colossal Llama. Strangely, llamas have been a running joke seen in almost every Maxis game. This theory, however, often ignores the prescence of hyper-sized footprints in the game. These are three toed and appear to be therpodal, and are remarkably distinct to Llama footprints. It has been suggested at least once that the species responsible for leaving behind such gigantic bones was some epic-sized Skratcher, the mascot for creepy in the Creepy &amp; Cute parts expansion. This theory holds little weight, as the skeletons were present in Spore before Skratcher was even conceptualized. Besides the llama, the skeleton (judging by the skull) may be from some sort of deer, or a species from the lagomorpha genus (Rabbits and Pikas). The key features include four, square front teeth, a long, pointed shape, and destinct molars.

Contemporary Sightings
At time of writing there is little substantial evidence supporting the prospect of living hyper-epics.Yet to be proven sightings of living hyper-epics do occur occasionally, generally set on large jungle planets. Several photo's exist online purpoting to show hyper-epic creatures, but none have been proven. As of now it is unclear whether hyper-epic creatures still exist. Rational arguments against living Hyper's state that the data of the game has been taken apart and analyzed, and there is no evidence of any of these creatures actually appearing in the game at all. However it is possible that a rare glitch can occur where epic creatures are made too large due to a probably in their size multiplying, this has happened with certain creatures and plants. But Hyper-sized Epics are not planned elements of gameplay.

This theory does, of course, have many holes, the largest being that Hyper Epic code could exist under a file where not expected, or labelled wrongly on purpose. Considering the in-jokes Maxis often inserts into it's games, this is entirely possible.

Galactic Adventures
Hyper Epics cannot be made in Galactic Adventures. However, their skeletons can be placed into the adventures, though the footprints can not. However, replicas of the footprints can be created using the Planet Creator by pushing a small section of the ground down in a foot-shaped pattern.

Possible Identities
There are many possible creatures that the bones belong to.


 * Llama
 * Dog
 * Primitive Human
 * Scratcher
 * Theropod Dinosaur
 * Sauropod Dinosaur
 * Deer
 * Rabbit