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An orca airship, based off the Leviathan [link] from the book Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

This description might be a little confusing if you haven't read the book.

The Goliath is a fabricated killer whale, an airship just like the Leviathan but more suited for battle. Its multiple scars are proof of that. It is very much alive, but it is not just only one animal. The airships' insides contain billions of bacteria that exhale hydrogen as a waste product. The hydrogen is what keeps the airbeast afloat. The slits on its dorsal fin are home to flechette bats and strafing hawks. The bats eat fruits that have metal spikes in them, and "release" the spikes over enemies. The hawks carry acid-covered wires that slice through nearly anything. The structures hanging underneath the beast are where the humans reside and control the ship. The nets on its sides are used to get around. People can also go inside the whale through various ports on its body, where they can check the status of the creature's organs and other mechanical things.

I felt extremely inspired after reading Leviathan and I wanted to make an orca airship. I probably screwed up some of the anatomy, and some of the mechanical stuff probably doesn't make sense. But it was fun to draw

Leviathan (c) Scott Westerfeld
Goliath (c) me

Description
An orca airship, based off the Leviathan [link] from the book Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

This description might be a little confusing if you haven't read the book.

The Goliath is a fabricated killer whale, an airship just like the Leviathan but more suited for battle. Its multiple scars are proof of that. It is very much alive, but it is not just only one animal. The airships' insides contain billions of bacteria that exhale hydrogen as a waste product. The hydrogen is what keeps the airbeast afloat. The slits on its dorsal fin are home to flechette bats and strafing hawks. The bats eat fruits that have metal spikes in them, and "release" the spikes over enemies. The hawks carry acid-covered wires that slice through nearly anything. The structures hanging underneath the beast are where the humans reside and control the ship. The nets on its sides are used to get around. People can also go inside the whale through various ports on its body, where they can check the status of the creature's organs and other mechanical things.

I felt extremely inspired after reading Leviathan and I wanted to make an orca airship. I probably screwed up some of the anatomy, and some of the mechanical stuff probably doesn't make sense. But it was fun to draw

Leviathan (c) Scott Westerfeld
Goliath (c) me