Anomalyptic Manipulators

Faction : Anomalyptic

Role : Corpse Reanimation Units

Lifeform : Organic

These Insects are used to terrorize their opponents by reanimating our soldiers corpses in the field and using them as a lifeless husk or tank against their former allies. They are about the size of a dove and are typically found in swarms. They are typically a very low threat in their natural form but become a very large threat when they are attached to dead corpses. After the initial harvesting of the host the Manipulators use a sort of hardened rigor mortis when attacking which they can activate and deactivate soon after linking in order to strengthen the host allowing it to take even more fire to bring down. According to battlefield reports and our research the Manipulator attaches itself to the hosts lower back in order to link to the lifeless husk's spinal cord. They do this by extending their long piercing tail until it reaches the brain eventually giving them full control of all the limbs. The tail travels along the spinal cord so it fits snug against the hosts skin and is barely noticeable from the outside. Due to how they control the body they are unable to extract any information from the hosts brain because they essentially purge the mind in order to control it. Reports show that destroying the insect or severing the link of the insect and the host is the key to easily defeating them. Their movement once linked to its host in the beginning is similar to a sort of classic zombie which slowly moves one limb at a time. The longer the Manipulator remains connected the faster and more control they get over the host. Eventually after prolonged use the insect detaches itself when the host is to damaged for use to find a new one.

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