Have you ever wondered about the Mo’ai of Easter Island (or Rapa Nui, as it is known locally)? The Mo’ai are those big stone heads that Easter Island has become famous for. While any archaeologist worth his salt would tell you that the original Polynesian islanders were responsible for building the monoliths, there are a myriad of legends which suggest everything from the idea that the monoliths were actually statues dedicated to extra-terrestrial visitors, to the belief that the Mo’ai were built by some advanced and long lost oceanic culture. While most of these theories, in our opinion, simply belie an ethnocentrism which refuses to accept that Polynesian islanders were capable of such magnificent sculpture and engineering, this is a sketch of what, in some fantastic reality, the Mo’ai might have been. While the heads of these automatons have remained true to their original form, their mechanical bodies are decorated with stylized Polynesian patterns and designs. Perhaps the Mo’ai were responsible for building themselves…

This otherworldly mounted warrior was purposefully rendered without definite detail or facial expression. This is because we wanted the viewer to decide whether or not the rider is a force of good, a force of evil, or something in between. Regardless of her moral alignment, the low angle, ominous lighting, and terrible insect-like features of the mount certainly seem to suggest that the rider is a foreboding and dangerous presence.

Perhaps she’s an intergalactic mercenary, or a member of some badass rebel faction. Either way, Cerise is one spaced-aged gunslinger you don’t want to mess with. Her weapons are futuristic interpretations of modern day firearms (take note of the grenade launcher). Cerise’s multi-terrain outfit has been designed to protect her from the frigid temperatures of deep space, allow for maximum movement when she needs to use her impressive agility to take out bad guys, as well as to accentuate her, umm, celestial physique.