Reaper

The Reaper is the final form of an unexpected mutation to a small arthropod infected by the Uroboros Virus. The specific base organism is unknown but resembles both a cockroach and a mantis. Its size became even bigger than a human adult and it developed a number of interesting mutations. These creatures emerged from their cocoons mounted with blade-like protrusions on each of their arms, and it is from these ‘scythes’ that the creature takes its name. The Reaper possesses a very hard epidermis which can defend itself from gunfire and it uses its reap-hook like giant forelimbs as weapons to attack enemies. These limbs are very sharp and able to penetrate or dismember a heavily-armoured soldier’s body very easily. It can also secrete a gaseous chemical to affect an animal’s optic nerves and releases this gas to disorientate the vision of its target when close to it.

Its only weak point is a small white sac on an exposed area of its chest. When under fire, the Reaper will lean back and leave this vulnerability exposed. It is the only weakness to an otherwise hardened carapace exoskeleton. What interested Tricell researchers about the Reaper is that a key improvement the Uroboros Virus had over past strains was eliminating random mutation cycles. Organisms exposed to Uroboros were expected to fully adapt or be rejected depending on their genetic make-up. Researchers theorised Reapers were able to survive thanks in part to being exposed only to minute traces of the virus and also because the base organism is thought to resemble a cockroach; a creature capable of withstanding exposure to radiation and being naturally extremely versatile.

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