That's an Ancient, isn't it?

[Szczuku]

Screenshot taken from DemonRebuilt's YT video covering the beta:

Fork-like tail, multiple limbs, spikes on its back, long, skinny appearance. Uses the relic chair in a 'ghost reliving its past life'-manner.

Cool easter egg and quite interesting.

[Baark0]

idk but this guys adorable and i want him as a pet

[Zeklo]

Looks like it.

It actually goes well with the conversation in that other thread about the Archive Statues, with the little ")".
I called it a mouth, but here it looks like it would be accurate to call it an eye.

Unfortunately, this does seem like another page of "we know less and less with each update" though.

[Paxtonnnn]

Haven’t been able to play the beta, but from what I’ve seen, despite its issues the shadow designs are top tier. Which I suppose is to be expected

[Szczuku]

4 hours ago, Zeklo said:

I called it a mouth, but here it looks like it would be accurate to call it an eye.

It could also just be the case of 'shadow-ification is not a 1-to-1 process'. After all, even in the commonly believed theory that Ancients became Terrorbeaks there are some differences and changes, such as their tails becoming their legs or their shells and heads turning into a beak.

I wouldn't put it pass that there are multiple, different types of shadow creatures that Ancients became. After all Ancient Herald is an Ancient and he differs from the statues even more.

[HeatAndRun]

It's definitely interesting to see nightmare creature does something other than wandering or trying to kill the survivors.

[Hornete]

This guy is unironically my favourite part of the update. They look most like the classic shadow creatures back in 2013. The new hooded trio I feel iffy about currently with their art.

Only inconsistency is their eye being fully white, when shadow creatures have generally had transparent eyes.

[GiddyGuy]

5 hours ago, Szczuku said:

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I don't know how to say this but that's a shrimp. /positive

[bloopah]

4 hours ago, GiddyGuy said:

I don't know how to say this but that's a shrimp. /positive

Ancient fried rice? You're telling me an Ancient fried it?

[YouKnowWho]

that’s hedgehog the shadow

[-Variant]

Looks like it, but also isn't that most other Shadows?

All shadows sorta share bodily traits with the Ancient statues. They're all spike-y/bug like in their way, ignoring the obscure examples like the ocean ones.

Herald's a funny example.

But yeah, the funny Chair shadow is my favorite part of this update, absolutely. I love it to death.

[oCrapaCreeper]

I was under the impression the shadow creatures in general are what is left of the ancients? the statues even look like em. 

[Zeklo]

21 minutes ago, oCrapaCreeper said:

I was under the impression the shadow creatures in general are what is left of the ancients? the statues even look like em. 

That's been the general idea.

It does warrant the question of whether they are all 'variants' and a certain level of 'warping' occurs with the diluted stuff (nightmare fuel) compared to Pure Horror, and what exactly the [new] presence of a 'Horror' variant showing up with the gateway being completed entails.

[willell]

Since it is sitting here, it must be.

Recall history, loneliness,  repeat what it did in ancient times.

[Spino43]

The shadow dude just sit there chillin'. I love that.