Editing Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/16 (section)

== Fanstratics Troop: Cyclops Siege Breaker ==
Truly the anchor of Chimeran army power, the mighty Cyclops Siege Breaker has the ability to throw large boulders the length of any Battlefield.  This makes them a powerful ranged Troop, and better than any Catapult when it comes to destroying Enemy Siege Walls.

Over time, the Cyclops as a mythological creature, has gone from a one-eyed giant to a one-eyed monster.  In popular culture this is due mostly to Ray Harryhausen and his work on the movie The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.  As I have mentioned in previous interviews, it is often better to embrace a stereotype, than attempt to redefine it.  With lesser, relatively unknown Troops, such as the Gatorkin Castor, you have a lot of room to play around with the conceptualization, and this is arguably easier than working within popular known constraints.  With a Cyclops, people have a general idea as to their appearance.  Working against these notions can often be counterproductive.  So, when it came to the Cyclops Siege Breaker, I pointed Justin toward the Ray Harryhausen Cyclops and reiterated the Fanstratics mantra, “Something different, but familiar.”

Some FST Troops are ‘more Justin’ than others, and this one, with the possible exception of the Medusa Vanguard, is definitely ‘more Justin’.  Another gem.  For those of you who want to see Justin actually create the drawing, you can always watch a VOD of his Twitch stream.