Psi - Z Agitator - 2022

The Agitator is an artificially engineered enemy that I designed for Affray Studio's debut game, Pandemic. Based on SCP 5000, the game is a hardcore cooperative first-person tactical horror shooter releasing on PC, MacOS, and Linux.
The brief for this concept was to create a small humanoid zombie, similar to what one might encounter whilst playing Minecraft. But of course, much worse. This creature had to be really kickable; with a large head that explodes on impact, and had to clearly resemble Pandemic's other Psi-Z enemies.
The original idea stemmed from a YouTube tech video (titled "kick the baby") that showcased the developers battling miniature zombies. After the positive response from the game's online community, the Agitator was officially put into development.
To further enhance the abhorrent creepiness, I took some inspiration from Berserk and designed a long phallic tongue. Crowned with a banana-peel mouth, this appendage allows the Agitator to easily feed whilst clamped onto its prey...