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Mercenary Rig by Emilio Serrano
Mercenary is a free Maya rig of a grizzled, battle-worn fighter, rigged by Emilio Serrano on a full Advanced Skeleton setup with Viewport 2.0 shaders. The character comes from a cancelled Xbox game, modelled by Oscar Perez Ayala, so you get a story-rich merc with a real piece of gaming history behind him, ready for his second chance in your shots.
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- 164
- Downloads
- 26 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Released
- Works with
- Maya
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 10.6 MB
Maya
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Advanced Skeleton rig
A full Advanced Skeleton setup by Emilio Serrano.
Viewport 2.0 shaders
Shaders set up so the character keeps his look in Maya's modern viewport renderer.
From a game that never shipped
Modelled for Duality, an Xbox title by Trilobite Graphics that was cancelled before release.
The story behind Mercenary
Some characters never got their moment. This one does now
Oscar Perez Ayala originally created the Mercenary for Duality, a Trilobite Graphics game for Xbox that never made it to release. Rather than let the asset gather digital dust, Emilio rigged it properly with Advanced Skeleton and set up Viewport 2.0 shaders to keep him looking sharp in Maya.
There is something compelling about animating a character with a history like this: a survivor of a project that did not survive. The Mercenary carries that weight in his design, and the rig gives you the tools to bring that story to the screen.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Mercenary rig for Maya
Advanced Skeleton rig
Rigged by Emilio Serrano.
Viewport 2.0 shaders
Ready to use in Maya's viewport.
Character model
By Oscar Perez Ayala.
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig framework
- Advanced Skeleton
- Shaders
- Viewport 2.0
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya
- Windows or macOS
Credits
A collaboration
- Model: Oscar Perez Ayala
- Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
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Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.
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It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.
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