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Character reference sheet for a colossal mythic creature-mech — the "Ae" titan. USE THE SUPPLIED REFERENCE IMAGE AS THE ABSOLUTE BASE. Reproduce the SAME towering elongated silhouette, the SAME huge square head with the "Ae" marking, the SAME massive clawed arms and columnar legs. Do NOT redesign into a normal humanoid mech. Do NOT slim it down. Do NOT make it look "clean" or "sleek". LAYOUT: clean neutral light grey studio background. ONE large full-body view of the creature, front view, standing tall in a neutral pose. No other panels. === THE CREATURE — MYTHIC, LIVING, WRONG === OVERALL SILHOUETTE — THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: - EXTREMELY TALL AND ELONGATED — much taller than wide, like a walking cathedral or a deep-sea predator standing upright - enormous narrow shoulders that taper down into an IMPOSSIBLY THIN WAIST — the body pinches in sharply below the chest - long spindly arms hanging down almost to the ankles, ending in HUGE clawed hands with long curved sharp fingers - massive columnar legs — thick at the top, tapering to enormous flat armored feet with claw-toes - the head sits HIGH on a THIN, ELONGATED NECK with visible vertebra-like segments and cables running along it - the entire body is hunched slightly forward — brooding, patient, predatory - the whole silhouette feels WRONG and unsettling — like a creature that learned to wear armor, not a machine that learned to walk THE HEAD — MYTHIC, NOT MECHANICAL: - an ENORMOUS VERTICAL BOX — taller than it is wide — like a monolith or an ancient reliquary - front face split DIAGONALLY — left half darker matte charcoal, right half lighter warm grey - across the front, embossed in clean white: "Ae" — large, readable, filling most of the face - a small ceremonial crest on top — a crown of thin vertical antenna rods sticking up like horns - small warm amber sensor lights on the sides of the head — like faint, watching eyes - thin dark metal bezel around the edges - the head feels ancient and sacred, like the visor of a forgotten industrial god THE BODY — LOOKS ALIVE, NOT BUILT: - armor plates that resemble a CARAPACE or CHITIN — overlapping, slightly irregular, not perfectly geometric - visible "tendons" — cables and hydraulic lines arranged like muscle fibers along the limbs and neck - uneven seams, asymmetric small details scattered across the surface - exposed pistons arranged like a RIBCAGE — visible between the chest plates - the whole thing feels like a machine that GROWN, not been assembled - small vents and slits along the body like gills or nostrils THE ARMS — LONG, SPINDLY, PREDATORY: - extremely long and thin — reaching almost to the ground - multiple visible joints — not just shoulder/elbow/wrist but EXTRA articulation points - forearms thicken slightly into brutal clawed hands - long curved SHARP fingers, articulated like a bird's talons - cable bundles running down the arms like sinews THE LEGS — COLUMNAR AND HEAVY: - massive armored thighs — thick, squared, columnar - large armored knee joints with exposed pistons and hydraulic rods - long shins with wide flat armor plates - enormous flat square feet with claw-toes planted firmly - faint faded yellow warning stripes near the knees and shins MATERIALS & WEATHERING: - dark near-black armor with a subtle warm olive-grey undertone - heavy rust streaks running down every surface like dried blood - salt stains, dust, dried grime coating the lower legs and feet - chipped paint on every armor edge - scratches and scuff marks across all surfaces - matte worn metal — NOT glossy, NOT plastic, NOT chrome - exposed steel where paint has worn off - warm amber indicator lights glowing on the head and chest - exposed mechanical internals visible between armor plates - rivets in neat rows along the plates - small access hatches with visible hinges and small handles === STYLE === Photorealistic cinematic concept art. Natural color, restrained cinematic grade. Weathered industrial-mythic aesthetic — the creature looks like an ANCIENT INDUSTRIAL GOD that was once worshipped and then forgotten. Same gritty photographic realism as real photos of heavy industrial equipment. NOT cartoon, NOT anime, NOT stylized, NOT plastic, NOT glossy. High resolution, sharp details. Neutral plain mid-grey studio background. Soft even studio lighting. ONE single large view only. No extra panels, no side views, no close-ups. === STRICT NEGATIVES === Small head, normal-sized head, humanoid proportions, sleek modern mech, slim slender body, average humanoid build, short neck, wide muscular torso, glossy plastic surface, clean new metal, cartoon, anime, stylized, symmetrical perfect geometry, multiple panels, side view, close-up, 3/4 view, extra views. Aspect ratio 16:9.