Telepathic Space-Faring Impractical Mechawhales
These guys aren’t exactly the TMNT. Hell, they’re not even the Space Stallions. But, if you’re going to make a nonsensical test animation for your own edification, you could do worse than the Mechawhales, I guess (although seriously, whales, you don’t see the design flaw in keeping your giant fucking heads completely exposed to alien laser fire?). At the very least, it’s still a better sequel to Star Trek IV than Star Trek V, so that’s something. (Via io9)
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