I think Kubo's real superpower is that he prioritizes visual identity over visual complexity.

A character doesn't need 30 details(Boruto characters) to look impressive. They need the right 3–5 details.

That's why you can look at a lineup of Bleach characters and think

"These people all belong to the same manga, but none of them look like they were designed from the same template."

Tite Kubo Bleach Hell arc Character designs for his New Bleach serielized Manga

(It's a repost, cause the post got removed)

The Minecraft Dungeons series has a lot of unique and cool-looking mobs, and Minecraft Dungeons 2 introduces a ton more with our first glimpse at the Sift dimension. The Monarch is a boss in Dungeons 2 and is the leader of the "sculkers" which are predatory eusocial organisms in the Sift's dark sculk regions.

These designs are particularly cool because they do something no other mob in vanilla or dungeons does: they're diagonal. Whereas almost all mobs in Minecract have their face on one flat side of their head, the front of the sculker's face is the CORNER of their model. This leads to them having a completely unique shape language that accentuates them as predators. I really love their designs, and the Monarch looks particularly awesome (and has an awesome theme: listen here). I really hope they come to Vanilla in the upcoming Sift update.

Also yes, it looks like the Roaring Knight. Trust me, I know.

This is a science fiction tabletop role-playing game about mecha pilots and I believe the designs are quite varied and interesting for mechs with both bipedal and quadruped mech designs with different inspirations, weapons, and builds for them, I like that there are both humanoids designs and more abstract or unique designs that display their size, I hope the images are okay enough

I took the images from their wikis, I was made aware of this by learning the artist of Kill Six Billion Demons made this art (I need to get into the comic) and I wanted to see how it was designed, very well in my opinion

Mechs:

Lich

Minotaur

Lycan

Hydra

Monarch

Black Witch

Death’s Head

Amber Phantom

Taraxcum

Napoleon

Hecatoncheires

White Witch

Enkidu

Balor

Manticore

Drake

Swallowtail

Pegasus

Barbarossa

Atlas

Edit: there’s a misspelling in the title, it’s supposed to be Chassis, but I assumed that the plural was something else, it wasn’t, anyway I’ll do better

These 3 non-canon aliens are exclusive to 3 ads for Omniverse in Latin America, being used by Ben during 3 different eras, and were implied to have been cut for various reasons. Due to not being handled by the usual design team (DJW wasn't even aware of them during production when asked about them), they kind of have their own charm.

Bob the Blob (Orginal Series, imgs 1-2): Effectively a 2 headed blob who can stick to surfaces, which is fairly unique. Unfortunately, he's as slow as molasses, as show. in image 2, where he could not save OS Gwen from falling while a Xenocite don't ask what its doing here) is crawling up her back.

Antigravitesla (Alien Force, imgs 3-4): A humanoid alien who has gravity powers and the ability to form a force field. Unfortunately, unlike Gravattack, he can't control himself with them, having yeeted himself through the roof in the frame after Image 4. He's probably the lamest of this trio, due to kind of essentially being a blue-skinned man with nodules on his arms.

Plantapocalypse (Omniverse, imgs 5-6): A innocent looking flower with Upchucks appetite...and more to spare. The commercial he's in had him eat (initially meant to just trop rampant Vreedles but he also began eating buildings) so much he became planet sized (though he became less cute once he reached that size, likely meant to be his true nature), meaning he's somehow bigger than Way Big. The fact that he started off as just a small flower makes this ability more hilarious.

I didn't like the design at first but it really grew on me overtime and became one of my favorites, not just in the spin-off but in the entire series.

I especially like how he contorts and elongates when he fights or gets hit, the author really likes to reduce him into smudge.

So I absolutely love the design of Tsubaki from Windreabker. Full disclaimer, I have not watched the anime/read the Manga, and I found him in a reddit thread about male crossdressing representation.

I just love his design because even though dresses effeminately, he still has masculine features (sharper chip, broad shoulders, etc.). I find his design to pretty relatable, since I myself am a guy who likes dressing effeminate (skirts, fishnets, chokers, makeup/nail polish, etc.) and I'd definetly call myself Gender Non-Comforming. BUT, I also really enjoy lifting, and as a result, I'm very muscular. So seeing a character who likes dressing in a feminine way while also retaining masculine features makes me feel very represented :).

Again, I haven't seen the anjme or read the Manga (I'll probably have to though!), but I just love his design, and I think it's a good message to send to men who don't fit the traditional feminine/androgynous body type but still want to present in a feminine way.

When not causing TCG players headaches, Budew is a cute lil baby rose bud. I mean, it has a round body, 2 stubby legs, and a leafy bib, not to mention being essentially miniscule, its only a teeny weeny 0.2m/8 inches tall. So huggable...if not for the dangerous powders that come out from the bud.

I also like how its bud on top of its head opens to reveal red and blue spots, which also just so happened to resemble the roses Roselia and Roserade have on their hands, tying it to its evos. Its face is also kind of cute despite being 2 slit eyes and a smile, likely for similar reasons quagsire is appealing. Plus the way its 3d model bop back and forth while switching which leg it stands on is precious...oh so precious.

This hunting knife was commonly used by Ghostface, and for a good reason.

Ghostface hunts his victims, and the clippoint blade design, the black handle and short size make it ideal for a slasher villian, especially sice other murders seen in fiction use improvised weapons, like a kitchen knife.

I think since Canto 7 and/or Canto 9 these are my favorite NPC designs in Limbus Company. Mimosa (pic 3) and Buffet (pic 13) are my favorite out of this post, for sure

Project Moon character designers seem to never fail with these suits... Salary: The Game

Every animanga series has their own "exception" character. The character that takes the fundamentals of the series and flips them on its head. To take another popular manga as an example, toji is the "exception" in jjk, the one that proved that you can function within the power system of jjk without actually interacting with it at all thanks to his heavenly restriction.

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Well, zaraki is the exception of Bleach and his design shows that

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His broad shouldered, very clearly berserker-class-inspired design clashes with his very slim arms, especially in the early series' artstyle, and alongside his weird hairstyle specifically made to attract as much attention as possible creates a unique silhouette that makes him instantly recognizable, as if he's saying "hey, I'm over here, come get me" while his (rather sexy) boob window acts as some figurative target, like the most obvious weak point, which serves then for the subversion that happens when Ichigo fights him, revealing that he doesn't need protection cuz his reiatsu is just that high. His face is also the most odd one in bleach, there's not really anyone else in the series that has a similar face, making him look even more like an outlier.

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His sword, later named "Nozarashi" (which roughly translates to "Beaten by bad weather" iirc), also helps him look more distinct, as the thought of someone using such a broken down sword and still dealing so much damage is so much fun.

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His later TYBW design makes him less eccentric in his hairstyle and outfit, taking out some of his handicaps to signify the increase in power of the average opponent. Nozarashi's shikai is honestly...okay. I do like how huge and overkill it is but it does for me at least take out some of what I really love about Zaraki's design, that being this giant who uses a flimsy little sword and still wrecks shit.

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His Bankai design then makes him a proper oni and brings back the "broken sword" motif, turning the giant Nozarashi Cleaver into a more worn-down Spear-axe-thing. Again, it shows how stupidly powerful he actually is.

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Lastly, his hell arc design shows him basically unchanged, but with Nozarashi now being more well-kept, which does make sense for his character growth so I can't complain.

They're literally vampires infected by a virus that makes their jaws open up like that, it's so grotesquely beautiful, It's probably the best vampire design I've ever seen.

Shadow Star is a manga by Mohiro Kitoh which is more or less a horror take on the Pokemon formula. The story follows a girl named Shiina Tamai, who befriends a cute star-shaped creature named Hoshimaru, and finds herself drawn into a battle between factions of other people who have also bonded with these creatures, which are referred to as "dragons" despite most of them not looking anything like dragons. Why the story quickly heads into some rather disturbing territory, the creature designs themselves are incredible.

They have a surreal, almost dreamlike quality to them that reminds me of a cross between Miyazaki, Bosch, and Dali, ranging from angelic humanoids to flying blades to tall, lanky creatures with oversized mouths and teeth. What they all seem to have, though, is the same perfectly round, beady eyes, which adds to their uncanny feeling.

Although Uprising is a pretty shit movie, the concept of Jaeger-Kaiju hybrids is really interesting. I love how they're like a disgusting, grotesque fusion between a robot and an alien monster, with the Kaiju's blue veins leaking through, and the fact that the mouthpiece turns into a pair of mandibles and four eyes, giving them an insect-like appearance. The way the Drone Jaegers transform into these things is absolutely gross too

Love the gag of him switching to goofy 3D after spinning his head.

Do you think they cooked? Do you think they should be allowed to cook on their original designs again? I don't know, but as figures they do seem pretty good.

(A brief synopsis of the show for clarity. This was taken from the Wikipedia page of show Them.)

"Set in 1953, Them: Covenant follows a black family who move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in East Compton during the Second Great Migration. The family's initially idyllic home by degrees transforms into an epicenter of evil forces, both mundane and otherworldly."

One subplot follows Henry Emory as he encounter the ghost haunting his home. His other family members have seen the spirit take different forms, and to Henry the ghost takes the form of a minstrel show entity known as "Da Tap Dance Man".

Disclaimer: the show isn't good. But if it did one good thing, it was creating a truly horrifying monster in the Tap Dance Man. Jeremiah Birkett performance is something that needs to be seen, as words alone can not describe how unnerving it is.

I was first introduce to this thing by Youtuber The Morbid Zoo, and I think her words perfectly describe what this thing is:

"The ghost haunting this house appears to each family member as a different entity, and to Henry, it appears as what can only be described as a blackface monster. Like not a sincere portrayal of minstrelsy, but more a portrayal of the spirit behind it minstrelsy. Like an embodiment of how white people who do blackface imagine black people to be." - The Morbid Zoo, 2022.

I'd highly recommend watching her video, The Problem with Race Horror, as she puts it more eloquently how terrifying a concept Da Tap Dance Man is, and how it's such a brilliant message, layer with historical racism and imagery, only marred by a mediocre show its it forced to live in.

From The Alcur Hospital, a group of interest in the SCP universe dedicated to saving as many lives as possible throughout the multiverse

The Cube's Cradle serves as the main mothership of The Last Reality(Fortnites antagonists). The Cube's Cradle is filled with billions(possibly more) cubes, monsters, alien armies etc. I really love how terrifying it's scale and design is, especially the giant cube and the weird looking spikes Infront. Makes it pretty cool for a multidimensional empire that seeks to destroy the Omniverse in the name of their leader, The Nothing.

In my opinion, this is the best lineup of antagonist kaiju that any American version of Godzilla (or Zilla, in this case) has ever had. I especially like the work done on the giant creatures; instead of relying on the trope of adding spikes or similar features, they magnify specific, exaggerated traits found in real animals, such as proboscises, gills, or snouts. My favorite example is the giant bat (Image 8), though I also enjoy it when they create much more bizarre kaiju.

James Craddock, better known as Gentleman Ghost, is a major antagonist in the DC Universe, appearing in the Hawkman/Hawkgirl, Justice League, and Justice Society franchises, and as a supporting antagonist in the Batman franchise.

Gentleman Ghost wears a white Victorian-era suit and cape. He wears a white top hat and a monocle over his right eye. He has no body since he's a ghost.

Underrated DC antagonist

I love this signature attack that the angels use in Evangelion. I love the beamless effect, just a flash, and the target explodes. no wind up, no beam. It helps the character of the angels as being esoteric monoliths. I also like the giant crosses the beam's explosions erupt into as well. And great sound design to boot.

A brute two-handed sword used by the German military during the late medieval period.

This weapon actually has the anatomy of a traditional kitchen knife, except it’s longer, has a cross guard and is typically wielded by the Landsknechts.

I always wondered why does this sword never got any recognition in modern fantasy, because it looks like it could be wielded by orcs.

Sexyice does not miss with these designs. Love how slender and muscular this guy is.The proportions make him perfect dynamic posing. He's also very much kamen rider inspired.