Walter Russ Concept

A character concept I made during my free time.
This creature, a half walrus, half human hybrid, carries a reinforced glass tank on its back; a life sustaining system engineered for survival far from its native Arctic waters. The tank constantly regulates salinity, temperature, and pressure, while synthesizing essential nutrients, fatty acids, and trace minerals needed to maintain its massive physiology. Deprived of its natural habitat, the creature relies on this biomechanical reservoir to replicate the unique environmental conditions it was born to thrive in.