Aether Liger by riskybiznez on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

"There are tales of a great ancient city in the vast mountains of Delpoi. It is said to be the last pure city of ancient Zoidians on planet Zi and a utopia of enlightenment. The city has not been touched by the constant surrounding wars, or influenced by the humans of Earth who crashed into the planet on the Globally III. Anyone who has attempted to find the city have vanished without a trace. Not only from the rough terrain, but from the city's legendary guardians. Some have claimed to see the city's main guardian, the Sky Guardian, Æther Liger. The zoid's armor is an unusual metal that shimmers to give the zoid a beautiful glowing aura and blends the liger perfectly into the clouds. The liger and the city it protects are by far the greatest treasures of planet Zi, but of course, it is only a legend."

My entry for create your own liger contest. Won 1st place! Thanks to all who voted for me!

I wanted to design the Æther Liger as a zoid that appears as a wild liger type, so there's no fancy weapons or flashy colors. Æther has a simple shimmery armor that keeps him camouflaged in the sky and keeps him as a myth. The head design is actually drawn from a Shield Liger's head and the body design is based off of the wild Liger Zero. His pose is a homage to the wild Liger Zero since it was the main influence for Æther's design. The background story has some elements from the zoids original battle story ;3

Æther Liger (c) Me
Zoids (c) Tomy