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Twitter: Aku Facts
7 years ago
On twitter i posted a "1 Fav = 1 Fact about my character" - here is the summary what i wrote in response :)
As the responses were tweets they are maximum 140 characters long - so no space for long explanations.
1) While having a powerful flame breath he is not using it in most cases as he is not completely fire-resistant himself. (+ prey turns dust)
2) Akus wingspan is more than twice his body length. If you exclude the tail the wings are more than 4 times the body.
3) Akus fire is based on 2 different chemicals propelled out of 2 glands in his snout. They meet&ignite half a meter in front of the snout.
4) The dragon does not have any magic abilities even though it helps people always think dragons do. :P
5) Aku strongly dislikes water in any form as lift off is harder - but being wet does not interfere with his ability to spit fire at all.
6) Aku was born and grew up in a volcanic area between Aden and Eritrea close to the Assab Volcanic Field but moved to Blyde River Canyon.
7) Aku is a hunter of open spaces and mainly attacks from the air. He does not even try to disguise himself.
8) His primary prey is gazelle and antelope. more rarely monkeys.
9) The dragon hatched from an 6kg egg which was roughly 45cm in height. It does not need to be put inside a volcano or something :P
10) Aku has limited ability to maintain body temperature. He is between ectotherm and endotherm. Still rather homeotherm than poikilotherm
11) keeping his body cool is harder. In flight the muscle generate a enormous heat. The membranes play a big roles in cooling in flight.
12) Only his underside is covered by scales. The rest of the body is thicker leathery hide.
13) (Artists usually hate the color of his wings as the mottled blend of red, blueish and purple tones is hard to get right) :P
14) The sails on his back are emotive. They can be controlled in segments - erect or put down flat to the body
15) His feet have 3 toes + 1 semi-thumb. The wings do have 4 digits + thumb. (the only detail without a "reason" - just nice to look at xD)
16) Akus basic design is unchanged since 2001 - that's 16 years. He grew feathers at some point and lost most of them again.
17) The digestive system needs to be lightweight and thus is very specialized. Aku can only digest meat.
18) Although there is a anthro version of Aku the true form is feral. They "coexist" - he can't change between them.
19) He breathes through the nostrils. His windpipe is not connected to the throat but ends in 2 holes left and right inside the snout. They are connected to the fire breathing glands.
20) before flight he warms up his flight muscles
As the responses were tweets they are maximum 140 characters long - so no space for long explanations.
1) While having a powerful flame breath he is not using it in most cases as he is not completely fire-resistant himself. (+ prey turns dust)
2) Akus wingspan is more than twice his body length. If you exclude the tail the wings are more than 4 times the body.
3) Akus fire is based on 2 different chemicals propelled out of 2 glands in his snout. They meet&ignite half a meter in front of the snout.
4) The dragon does not have any magic abilities even though it helps people always think dragons do. :P
5) Aku strongly dislikes water in any form as lift off is harder - but being wet does not interfere with his ability to spit fire at all.
6) Aku was born and grew up in a volcanic area between Aden and Eritrea close to the Assab Volcanic Field but moved to Blyde River Canyon.
7) Aku is a hunter of open spaces and mainly attacks from the air. He does not even try to disguise himself.
8) His primary prey is gazelle and antelope. more rarely monkeys.
9) The dragon hatched from an 6kg egg which was roughly 45cm in height. It does not need to be put inside a volcano or something :P
10) Aku has limited ability to maintain body temperature. He is between ectotherm and endotherm. Still rather homeotherm than poikilotherm
11) keeping his body cool is harder. In flight the muscle generate a enormous heat. The membranes play a big roles in cooling in flight.
12) Only his underside is covered by scales. The rest of the body is thicker leathery hide.
13) (Artists usually hate the color of his wings as the mottled blend of red, blueish and purple tones is hard to get right) :P
14) The sails on his back are emotive. They can be controlled in segments - erect or put down flat to the body
15) His feet have 3 toes + 1 semi-thumb. The wings do have 4 digits + thumb. (the only detail without a "reason" - just nice to look at xD)
16) Akus basic design is unchanged since 2001 - that's 16 years. He grew feathers at some point and lost most of them again.
17) The digestive system needs to be lightweight and thus is very specialized. Aku can only digest meat.
18) Although there is a anthro version of Aku the true form is feral. They "coexist" - he can't change between them.
19) He breathes through the nostrils. His windpipe is not connected to the throat but ends in 2 holes left and right inside the snout. They are connected to the fire breathing glands.
20) before flight he warms up his flight muscles
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