What is this?

[moxco]

Some sort of SW concept art.
http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=8367

[Sekto Springs]

I think Paramiteabe was referring to the Musklum. I'm not sure.

I don't recall any turtle-like hunters, except maybe the early Swanland painting featured in Spectrum that depicted one of the Outlaws without the trademark Dr. Seuss hat.

[moxco]

True, we know nothing about that creature, so there was no point in opening up a new thread, especially since there are other threads to discuss it in. However, to answer your question, I think it was the precursor to a hunter designed for Steef, although I hope not - because I think it's much better than the turtle-hunter we have now.

Max did mention turtle-hunter though.

This thing appears to have some bowser-like shell.

And this Grubb's shield makes it look like a turtle. Sort of.

Neither of them look like a glukkon though, in which case turtle-hunter may have been an early name for gloktigi or oktigi.
Admire me for quoting from an eight-year-old thread.

[Sekto Springs]

Or we could just wait for Max to tell us what he was talking about. I don't see any kind of "shell" on that concept art. It has a hunch back, but it's hairy, so it's certainly not a shell.
As for Oktigi/Gloktigi; the concepts for those existed long before SW, and there was nothing turtle-like about them.

[Wil]

The turtle-hunter was just what "we" called Blisterz Booty back when we only had ridiculously low-res screen shots of him from SW's opening movie. He looked turtle-like. *shrug*

[Sekto Springs]

That was my first inclination, but I quickly dismissed it thinking Blisterz Booty couldn't possibly look like a turtle under any circumstances.

[Wil]

Although that picture is most excellent, I'm dissapointed in the new hunter. He looks like a retarded hunchback ninja turtle.

[Sekto Springs]

That's not me! I would never use such garish smilies!

I miss Mac. He was fun.