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Keithwormwood — Manually Assisted Sea Cyborg
Published: 2009-09-11 22:48:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 169917; Favourites: 6435; Downloads: 11326
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Cetaceans have long been used by military outfits, trained for marine mine clearance, reconnaissance, and even attack roles. However their willful, individualistic personalities caused severe problems. Escapees were common, which represented an extremely expensive loss in both resources and time, for their trainers. The J8 program solved this issue with heavily genetically modified Belugas featuring post-growth expansive mechanical grafting which fitted them to be overseen by a human pilot.Key Features:
Opened canopy exposes cockpit.
Legs mounted on underbelly allow cyborg to crawl along the seabottom and minimize water disruption for the sake of covert movement.
Manipulator arms can be controlled by pilot for precise tasks (repairs, sabotage, etc).
Feed tubes supply a space efficient, dehydrated cocktail to nourish the remaining biological elements of the cyborg.
Synthetic fin extensions can unfurl or contract depending on the need for speed or maneuverability.
Art prints available here: Sea Cyborg art print
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Comments: 429
wow cool. reminds me of something from Half Life 2
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That's what i was thinking too, one of those gunships.
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there so many words I could say but it's gonna waste my time xD
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Oh my... this is very sick, how'd you think of this? Very neat. I like it.
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This is amazing! I looove the colours!!
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Whoa... that is just grotesque! I LOVE IT! The style is awesome. I'm afraid to touch it but at the same time I want to. x] Hah. It reminds me of the Alien movies with Sigourney Weaver.
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Ohhh I've seen these suckers! Saw one in an art book once...A few months back actually. Weird stuff in there. ^^ Awesome work! Keep it up.
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Unique and disturbing. I love it.
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Didn't I spot this in an art book which teaches artists to draw vehicles?
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Yes, to some extent. Many brain functions are probably maintained to take advantage of, but the mechanical additions are very intrusive, and the whale is dependent on the modifications and technically the whole organism is on persistent life support.
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It is werid to wonder about things like that are to dependent on human presence.
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didnt i see this in an artbook on how to draw vehicles?
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Wow, that's a really neat concept, but it's really horrible to the animal in question.
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it looks kind of like a whamon from digimon
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i bet that caused quite a stir when the media caught wind of it
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That is like... woah kinda cool! You know?
Heyz... I got a question... How does it walk? It only has two front legs. It would seem a bit inefficient to give it legs if it could barely move to begin with... Just me... 
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It is a whale thingy, and it is called SEA cyborg right?
Lol.
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I already know that dude. I was being sarcastic to the person who actually didn't think to read the artist's comments and asked ME if it was a marine animal.
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Mmkay. And please don't call me dude. I'm not a dude. >_>
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Oh... sorry.. Lol.
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nice work!
what kind of whale did you use as referance?
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It's a genetically enlarged Beluga.
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Great !!!!!!
i like ur imagination
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Weird, creepy, But oh so amazing! I love weird and creepy things!
Nicely done! Keep it up!
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Simply amazing, like all your work. I'm going to have to check out this Leviathan book you're working on. Sounds interesting.
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That's exactly what I though
I always found this a creepy picture, especially the pale skin, but also stunningly detailed ^^
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i lOOOOVE it, but i like creepy
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