Piercupine

Peircupine very obviously doesnt look like a porcupine. Nor does it pierce anything. It's the product of Cory trying to force a pun on a creature that doesnt fit it.
Yet, this was the design he wanted, and it's his game.

'Pierc' stands for the Piercing it has in its nose. I was unaware of this while animating it, but in hindsight that makes a lot more sense than the 'peircing spikes' that it doesnt have.

Cory's ref sketches for Piercupine

I would have kept the grey color pallet, but a lot of these guys are in a cave setting. I felt they'd be easier to see if they were brown.

My turnaround for Piercupine

Sometimes I wonder if I simplified it too much.