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[Xantalos]

((That's one hell of a Manton-bypassing power.
Any particular range?))

[GreatWyrmGold]

((That's one hell of a Manton-bypassing power.
Any particular range?))

((It doesn't bypass the Manton effect any more than Skitter, Regent, or Panacea does. Bypassing the Manton effect would be like if he was a talakinetic who could throw people around like ragdolls.))


"I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that little new data has come up. Onto the next, Skull's second-in-command..."

The screen now shows a picture of a taller man, more solidly built as far as can be told behind his white-painted powered armor. Said powered armor has a number of pistons along the chest and limbs, making it look a little like a skeleton.

"...Spine. Spine is the Bones' tinker, with more of a focus on the mechanical than the electronic. He uses a suit of powered armor which focuses more on the power than the armor, letting him strike harder than any of the local heroes but also leaving him vulnerable to a few strong blows. He also constructs simple weapons, notably the Anygun, a large gun which propels just about anything around the size of a softball or a bit smaller to near-sonic speeds. It seems to work using some kind of spring, but we are uncertain. Finally, Spine constructs Vertebrae, smallish, modular robots that can connect with one another to form larger, more powerful or versatile robots. These are fairly flexible but quite fragile, especially when combined. Firepower depends on attachments, which include everything from versions of the Anygun to syringe guns to blades to tools...to the occasional device made by a tinker other than himself. This last one has been coming up more often lately, more on that later. Spine was one of the first Bones, one of two parahumans in the gang when it formed, then called the Bloods and Bones under the leadership of a normal human known as Max the Red. Spine was one of Max's advisors, then became such to Skull when he took over the gang. Spine continues to be a major influence on Skull's plans, a moderating influence on Skull."

[Xantalos]

((And what Skitter did in 30.6 totally didn't violate the Manton effect and leave it in an asylum.))

[GreatWyrmGold]

((And what Skitter did in 30.6 totally didn't violate the Manton effect and leave it in an asylum.))

((You are correct. What did her actions have to do with it?))

[RangerCado]

Selina gulped again, but wasn't anymore scared than last time. Spine didn't seem as scary... hopefully...

[Xantalos]

((And what Skitter did in 30.6 totally didn't violate the Manton effect and leave it in an asylum.))

((You are correct. What did her actions have to do with it?))

((Nothing; don't want to see Skull break the setting yet.))

[MrVoid]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

((What Skitter did in the final arc was exactly what her power would do normally if it gave her access to humans, bypassing Manton effect essentially means you have access to instakills, Behemoth was one, Narwhal was another and she could form little shields inside peoples bodies.  Faultline was attempting to figure out how to break her own Manton effect, which would essentially let her form cracks in living material, but she failed.))

Tinkers, not exactly her favorite kind of Cape.  They were a bit harder for Delphinium to parse, and their powers gave them a drive to be constantly introducing new technology to the world without being able to mass produce it, which pissed her off.

[Xantalos]

((Still, Skull can control all bone with an unknown range. If he realizes what he could do...))

[Dermonster]

((Hey, you remember that bit about him making people rip the flesh off their own bones?))

[Scood]

((does Dr. Manton exist in this universe))
The blood on Thalsians body was bubbling slightly. There was little, if any, other movement.

[GreatWyrmGold]

((What Skitter did in the final arc was exactly [SPOILERS], bypassing Manton effect...

((Not everyone reading this topic has read all of Worm. Probably...))

((does Dr. Manton exist in this universe))

((Yup. Mostly because I couldn't think of something to rename the Manton effect that you guys would instantly recognize.))


"Next, we have Femur. Once Skull took over the Bloods and Bones and renamed them, he began aggressively searching for parahumans to add to his ranks. Among the first to join was Femur, a speedster." Argonaut changes the image behind him; it now shows a tall, obese man wearing a white robe cut off at the knees, with a skull-and-crossbones symbol on the chest. He has a young woman on his shoulders. "Femur is capable of speeds in excess of 200 kilometers per hour, and becomes less affected by most natural forces the faster he moves. This makes him difficult to catch and hard to hurt, as long as he's moving. He takes a while to accelerate to top speed, however. Often, Femur carries smaller members of the Bones on his shoulders.

"That young woman on her shoulders? Humerus, who was kidnapped by the Bones perhaps a month and a half ago to gain access to her power. She may have developed Stockholm Syndrome. For a while, Humerus was the Bones' main powerhouse, capable of generating duplicates of other individuals. These duplicates even possess the powers of the originals, albeit at weaker levels. Like Skull, her control and precision slip when she is controlling a large number of people. Thankfully, her limit is much lower; she rarely controls more than a few, or only one if she must move far from the duplicate.

"Those are the current parahuman members of the Bones who they had before this week or so. Are there any questions or comments on them?"

[RangerCado]

Selina relaxes ever so slightly. Maybe the rest of the Bones weren't as bad as skull then?

[Unholy_Pariah]

Ignoring the non-existant pain steven forces himself deeper into the floor allowing the forcefields to cut into his body as he does so.

[Scood]

Managed to calm himself down a bit.

[MrVoid]

Interesting, Selina had taken better to Humerus than Delphinium had anticipated, it added a whole new layer to the mental picture she was creating of the girl.