A man dressed as Ironman takes a seat in the cafeteria on the second day of the London Super Comic Convention at the ExCel centre in east London, on March 15, 2015. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP Photo)

A man sits waiting for a train on the London Underground in 1890, when the platform floors were still made from wooden floorboards. (Photo by Hi-Story/Alamy Stock Photo)

Cosplayers dressed as She- Ra and Emma Frost pose for a photograph at the MCM Comic Con at ExCeL exhibition centre in London on October 28, 2017. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/AFP Photo)

A Burlesque performer onstage during the London Tattoo Convention at the Tobacco Docks, in London, Britain, 24 September 2017. (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA/EFE)

Her name is Aurora, and she is the star of “Aurora's Parade”, the London chapter of ceride – Greenpeace’s global day of action to protest against Arctic destruction. According to DesignBoom, this giant people-powered super-puppet weighs about 3 tons and needs 15 puppeteers and 30 volunteers to operate. Aurora, described as “part protest, part performance”, has fur that includes the names of each supporter in the movement. Greenpeace hopes she will bring the voice and spirit of the Arctic to the public.

An Aerial view Admiralty Arch at the top of The Mall on July 26, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

A policeman stands by a burning car, set alight during a communist march in the East End of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1936

Father Christmas arriving at the Arding and Hobbs store in Clapham Junction, London, 2nd November 1926. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)