Reptilian Rig
Creator
Emilio Serrano 52 products

Reptilian Rig by Emilio Serrano

Reptilian Rig for Maya is a free creature rig by Emilio Serrano: a cold-blooded bipedal warrior on Advanced Skeleton, with a sword that space-switches between world, body and hand, a tongue rig, individual scale controls and quick sets for fast selection. Javier Gonzalez Barreiro modelled it. For animators who want a non-human fighter with real character, scales, slithering tongue and all.

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125
Downloads
26 Aug 2026
Last updated
29 Dec 2025
Released
Works with
Maya
Licence
Free
File size
17.7 MB
Rig framework
Advanced Skeleton
Sword spaces
World, body, hand
  • Maya

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Latest rig updates
29 Dec 2025

Reptilian Rig is out

Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:

Sword space switch

Snap the sword between world, body and hand space in the middle of a shot.

Tongue rig

A rigged tongue for facial performance, slithering included.

Individual scale controls

Character-specific controls for that unsettling skin detail, beyond a standard bipedal setup.

Quick sets

Selection sets for the common control groups, so posing keeps pace with the character.

The story behind the Reptilian

Not all warriors bleed red

The Reptilian pairs a reptile's menace with the tactical precision of a seasoned fighter. Javier Gonzalez Barreiro modelled the character, and Emilio Serrano rigged the full bipedal body on Advanced Skeleton.

The interesting part is what a standard biped does not have. The scale controls, the tongue and the sword's dedicated space switch are there because this is a genuinely alien form, and whether you are posing a stone-cold staredown or a full sword-strike combo, those extras are what sell it.

Inside the rig

What you get with the Reptilian rig

Advanced Skeleton rig

The full bipedal body rig for Autodesk Maya.

Sword with space switch

Switches between world, body and hand space.

Tongue rig

For facial performance.

Individual scale controls

Creature-specific controls on top of the biped body.

Quick sets

Fast selection of common control groups.

Great for

What the Reptilian rig is great for

  • Sword combat and strike combos
  • Creature acting, from staredowns to threats
  • Non-human biped body mechanics
  • Facial performance with the tongue rig
Additional information

The details

Software
Autodesk Maya
Rig type
Bipedal creature
Rig framework
Advanced Skeleton
Facial controls
Tongue rig
Props
Sword, world / body / hand space switch
Requirements

Autodesk Maya

  • Autodesk Maya
Credits

A collaboration

  • Model: Javier Gonzalez Barreiro
  • Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms

Free

Free to download and use in your own animation work.

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Vetted

Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.

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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