Hoplon 5 Bahamut

Hoplon Spec. # 5

Code Name: Dread-Naut

Bahamut

Creator: Dr. Carmela Bloom

Territory: Indian Ocean, HQ set in Red Sea

SIZE:

(length: 140 meters)

(weight: 20000 tons)


Temperament: Placid, Passive-Aggressive

Intelligence: Bestial

Combat Style: Animalistic, Hit-and-Run, Weaponized

Terms of Use: Use only in cases of aquatic/semi-aquatic Combat/support

Abilities:

-Osteokinesis: In this result, the most clearly shown ability was the altering of body density. Depending on the depth of containment and amount of speed required for hunting, the specimen showed improved elasticity, jaw strength, and more depending on the situation.

-On Radar: Not so much a combat advantage, but Bahamut has been trained to respond to radio coordinates, often being the first on the scene. The frequency is a trade secret to REEF, the organization that watches him.

-Shiny guys: A rather unique trait of the deep sea fish DNA was the presence of a unique symbiosis. A unique trace of bioluminescent cells have been found in the great fish's body, but they exhibit a unique trait of a sort of mental link to the host organism. Through unknown means, the fish often transfers a small splotch of these organisms into an open wound, invading the bloodstream and congregating usually inside of an artery or vital organ. This leads to an instant x-ray effect, making a clean kill very easy.

Another possible use, though intel is still unconfirmed, is that when they are inside the organism, they emit heat, cooking the enemy from within.

Known Weaknesses:

-Frozen Fish Fry: Though able to cope with seafloor and tropical water temperatures, polar waters and volcanic seas are intraversable.

Mud skip: Though there have been instances where limb strength has made limited land locomotion possible, there is little reason to do so.


Interview with Dr. Bloom

Yes, just so you know. I was one of the local researcher's called out to research the petrified dragon in the Arabian desert. I wasn't sure why, I study fish, so it seemed odd to me. Also, I was one of the scientists that got credit for proposing the idea of the blood serum. Then through the reckless destruction of Dr. Mcreedy, the blueprint for the formula was lost, so only seven were made. The UN's crop of scientists were told that the focus would be one for each continent, depending on the quality of the idea, and the capability of pulling it off. I presented the idea of a fish, selling that we could just as easily have threats from the sea. The idea was thought plausible, but another man from Asia, a japanese scientist, presented an idea a little more to their liking, so he was given the Asia serum. I thought that was that, until I learned that North America's scientist of choice outright refused the opportunity, I took advantage, and actually managed to secure a serum for myself, which was to be labeled under 'Middle East.'

At that point I got nervous. The Middle East? Controversy and dissent incarnate. Not easy to embody.

Nonetheless, I made use of my research facility on the Red Sea, and worked with my staff to develop a wonder fish. I heard about the bone control from Dr. Williams, who visited my lab, it made things easier. I worked with samples from the frightening fish of the deep and the vibrant fish of the surface, among others. The result was a little fish that appeared rather odd, he swam rather haphazardly and seemed to be constantly in pain from the light, so the serum was applied near immediately. It worked wonders, one moment he was stiff at the tank's bottom, the next he was sinously crawling under a rock. As a marinebiologist, the specimen made my year.

Then he began growing. We had to change tanks every day of the week, eventually having to drop him in our biome net, a section of the reef we fenced to study. He quickly outgrew the fish there and lost interest in them as food, so we had to come up with a solution, and we found it in radio waves. He seemingly hunted with a similar manner, so it took little work to get a small fixture tagged on his fin and then we had power to get him wherever we needed to go. It didn't harm him either, to him it was just a food target.

Later on, we used the watered down 3rd generation serum to mutate many of the reef species and fenced in a corner of the Red Sea as his stomping grounds. He's served rather well, the first incident being a convenient little run-in with a struggling lion in need of aquatic backup. . .



(note: Here you are with a fish monster. Bahamut, named after an Arabian mythical fish, 'so big the eye cannot behold it.' Not joking, Baha was no dragon, D&D simply took the name and Final Fantasy after that. Originally, he was a fish, so I figured, I'll do a fish.

Also, this dude is a little piece of all major zone fish. There are reef, ocean, and abyss fish all in him, the bone control being used to alter his structure to better survive in the given environment. Plus, the idea of multiple, seemingly impossible combinations of fish in one body embodies the middle east pretty well.

Design wise, this guy is about the same as he was in the concept stage, a sort of dragon fish with a unicornfish horn and some unagi elements seasoned in. And that's all I can think of for now, the next guardian will be the last for a while, then the story moves ahead again.