New portraits teased in Utopia trailer?

[Inawordyes]

Reposting what I wrote in the trailer thread as I think it's a neat thought.

The faction in the trailer was multispecies, and we obviously know the three in the forefront as being, respectively, Mammalian, Reptilian and Avian portraits. But I cannot identify any of the portraits in the background as being one of the portraits currently in the game. Is this a subtle tease by Paradox of the new portraits that are [potentially, as it hasn't been confirmed yet that there are] coming alongside Utopia?

 

[Zupanicarr]

Clever find. Ooh I hope so, though it's most likely they're just for the background.
Still, you never know... I would expect them to release a portrait pack with the expansion, whether those are said new portraits or not.

 

[Zwollenaer]

It would be awesome. But I think that if that were the case they would have been used to increase the hype by being put in stead of the three we are already familiar with.

 

[Lord Milutin]

I hope we get at least 1 new portrait.

 

[Qoff]

Reposting what I wrote in the trailer thread as I think it's a neat thought.

The faction in the trailer was multispecies, and we obviously know the three in the forefront as being, respectively, Mammalian, Reptilian and Avian portraits. But I cannot identify any of the portraits in the background as being one of the portraits currently in the game. Is this a subtle tease by Paradox of the new portraits that are [potentially, as it hasn't been confirmed yet that there are] coming alongside Utopia?

I'm pretty sure we already have those 3

 

[Qoff]

 

[Jerree17]

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OP means the aliens working the terminals in the background.

I noticed this as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are new portraits with Utopia. I think it was either in a tweet or a post a while back, but iirc Wiz mentioned something about the art department having done some cool stuff for the next update?

 

[Qoff]

OP means the aliens working the terminals in the background.

Sure, sorry, my bad.

 

[Kat Tsun]

I am ready for Space Owls.

 

[Milten]

Something tells me these are just "generic background species" to show multi-species federation.

 

[Surimi]

The guy on the far left looks familiar somehow..

 

[Mitchz95]

Top left looks like the same avian in the foreground. The rest, I dunno, but I doubt they're meant to be anything more than background extras.

 

[trybald]

The guy on the far left looks familiar somehow..

Or a character from the French comic Sillage, which is set in a traveling space nomad fleet.

 

[Caspoi]

I am not sure, I think that those on the bottom left at least may be these guys:

 

[Kilmantor]

I’m not sure if the aliens in the background are meant to tease something. For me they seem like just randomly inserted creatures

 

[The Founder]

They did not pick a random faction as the Militarist. But the Commonwealth of Man.
I asume those are actually the stock Scyldary in left front. The other two look like more Benevolent species.
I first though the avains in front were the Yondarim, but that was not quite right. Still the guys in front tend to be the most unambigious Regal/Friendly types I as a human can imagine.

As for the people in the background:
It might just be a combination of perspective and artist interpretation of existing portraits that is throwing us off. Could also just be a placeholder/even image.

 

[Princess Stabbity]

but iirc Wiz mentioned something about the art department having done some cool stuff for the next update?

Such as... a trailer maybe? n_n

 

[Bayes]

Every EU4 and CK2 expansion comes with cosmetics and music, Im preetty sure utopia will be no exception, music is already confirmed.

 

[gerishnakov]

Is it just me or do all of the background aliens look a little... amphibian?

 

[Lord Milutin]

Is it just me or do all of the background aliens look a little... amphibian?

Now that you've mentioned it...