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 a 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. Some are even found with both skulls. Maybe they died because they were too big and got stuck between rocks or trees. Or maybe they died from lack of food. They would have been too big to eat the fruit, and they were also too big to eat the trees, AND they must have killed everything on the planet, explaining why the planet is barren when you see the comet with you in it.



The species represented by the skeletons is a subject of 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. Often found near epics.

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 presence of hyper-sized footprints in the game. These are three toed and appear to be theropodal, and are remarkably distinct to llama footprints, which only possess two toes. 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 & 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). However, the footprints are distinctly bipedal. The key features include four, square front teeth, a long, pointed shape, and distinct molars. The chances are the creature has the ability to travel through space and only come down onto planets to eat, the old ones may not of been able to 'jump' back into orbit and thus died on the planet.  The Grox may have turned creatures into hypers to hinder early creatures' evolution (by flattening them) thus when many empires became present the practice was stopped, explaining why they can't be seen in space stage.

Contemporary Sightings
At the time of this 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 photos 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 probability in their size multiplying; this has happened with certain creatures and plants. But Hyper-sized Epics are likely 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 its games, this is entirely possible.

Galactic Adventures
Hyper Epics cannot be made in Galactic Adventures, but their skeletons can be placed into the adventures. Their footprints, however, have to be replicated manually. It is possible to make a creature the same size though by using T-Search.

If you want to see what a hyper epic might have looked like, simply make everything as small as possible. Then make epics normal sized (you can do this with your creature if you want him to be an epic), then make your "Hyper Epics" Epic sized. This is just a good way to get a feel of the size of Hyper Epics, and is in no way an actual hyper epic, or a for-certain size comparison. Judging by the skeletons though, it should be close.

Possible Identities
There are many possible creatures that the bones belong to. It is obviously an ancient creature, from before your creature was on land.
 * Llama?
 * Dog?
 * Primitive Human?
 * Theropod Dinosaur?
 * Sauropod Dinosaur?
 * Deer?
 * Rabbit?
 * Tripod Neuvo?

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