Blimp

"...But maybe...maybe we clean this all up and you can still afford one of them economy models? Y,know, buy it used off of E-Crappy?''

-Molluck's personal Slig Chauffeur on possibly buying an economy model blimp from E-Crappy.

The Blimp is a commonly seen form of transportation on Oddworld for Industrialist races.

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The Blimp is a large airship commonly owned by Glukkons and Vykkers. They appear to be a large angular ship-like structure held up by a large inflated balloon of unknown material and several wing-like structures on the sides. The windows and landing platforms of the Blimps are shaped in a certain way to resemble the faces of Glukkons. The Blimp also appears to be controlled by a lone steering wheel like that on an oceanic ship surrounded by a large control panel and leather cushioned seat. Blimps are commonly branded with letters or banding an example being a "V" for Vykkers Labs. Blimps typically serve a wide array of purposes ranging from cargo delivery to luxury transportation. Blimps often function as status symbols among Oddworld's elite and many a notable Glukkon will often posses blimps like Molluck, Lulu, Morguer,Aslik, and even the Glukkon matriarch Lady Margaret.

The titular queen Glukk herself is such a widely acclaimed figure in Glukkon society, that she is given only the most intricate and extravagant of accommodations. Namely her massive personal Blimp, that not only functions as a means for transportation, but as her living quarters and very home. The blimp has many long winding hallways and rooms that suit Lady Margaret's many needs. One of which being a garden surrounded by a glass dome. Aside from the blimp's many rooms, Lady Margaret lives within a small compartment at the very top of the balloon, as far away from the ground as possible.

Some airships are used for combat. During the siege of Last Legs and the attack on the village neighboring the Wolvark Docks, Wolvark forces are delivered using armored airships. Molluck's airship that he uses in Soulstorm also appears to be armed with rocket launchers and mortars.

Industrialist are not the only races that have Blimps in their disposal. In the unmade Oddworld spin-off Hand of Odd, Mudokons would have also had their own Blimp's that look and function a lot more like giant hot-air balloons.

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