There is a series of games in the Horizon series, set in a dystopian future where main opponents are robotic dinosaurs. My son plays, I am amazed by the complexity and richness of the game world.
I saw an origami “doodle” by Tetsuya Gotani of a “Tallneck” published on his instagram feed – a sort of brachiosaurus with a spaceship for a head. Thanks to the power of the internet, I reached out to see if he could give me guidance on how to fold one:
![Tetsuyu Gotani's "Tallneck"](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/1078Tallneck.jpg?resize=764%2C879)
After a while, Tetsuya replied with a diagram series on how to fold it, newly drawn for me to test-fold. How amazing is that???
I hope he publishes the diagrams, the fold is challenging and the result is familiar to many gamers, and I am sure there would be interest from other origamists (and gamers) to fold it. The Horizon series of games has many robotic dinosaurs that would be perfect subjects for super-complex origami designs (hint hint!).
![in-game image](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/301491943_1064927607728692_1514927297881553833_n.jpg?resize=764%2C430)
I started with a 40cm square of metallic green/black duo paper (I think it was shadowfold??), that was really thin but strong (it needed to be, because of the torture and final torsion of the outer layers over a bulky solid body. Characteristic of the game critter, spikey bits and a flat-top head emerge from deft manipulation of layers. The bulk of the paper lies in the neck, making thinning it difficult, and the resultant model has a neck that is a little too thick, compared to the slender game critter’s – but this is a minor quibble.
![Tetsuyu Gotani's "Tallneck" development](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/1078TallneckDev-scaled.jpg?resize=514%2C2560)
Structurally, there is a LOT of weight in the body and head, leaving relatively little paper in the legs. I needed to add a wire armature to ensure it stood up, as the legs were too flimsy in this soft paper otherwise to support the body weight.
![Tetsuyu Gotani's "Tallneck" scale](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/1078TallneckScale.jpg?resize=764%2C951)
From a 40cm square, I ended up with a model about 11cm high – a cutie little critter that was a lot of fun to fold, and an interesting challenge to shepherd the paper through some tough and torturous tension. Thank you Tetsuya for an amazing design.