Scarmiglione

The Scarmiglione was developed by combining the t-Abyss with shark DNA to develop an entirely new organism. It has been manipulated to function in a non-water environment, lending it several human traits including legs and arms. Its movements are awkward and slow but it has a tendency to spread its bulk to make it a dangerous adversary in close, confined quarters. Its spear-like sharp arm derives from part of the spinous placoid scales, which are unique to cartilaginous fishes, mutated and joined together with the muscle fibre. The spikes are reminiscent of various shapes of shark teeth and a saw shark’s snout. The hardness of its skin on its left arm is almost equivalent to the front of an armoured vehicle, and can be used as a weapon to kill prey or as a shield to protect itself.

Its weak point is its belly where the properties of the t-Abyss virus have nectrotisized the flesh to the point where its grotesque intestines are visible. Gills are also visible through the gap in its chest. X-rays of the fully developed creature reveal a shark’s internal skeleton ending at the chest area. Because shark skeletons are comprised purely of cartilage and connective tissue, there are no bones, allowing for more flexibility. As a consequence, the upper skeleton is joined to the lower body via a fleshy tentacle that carries internal electrical properties. This unique trait can allow the Scarmiglione to function as two separate halves if enough damage is caused. If the upper body of the Scarmiglione is destroyed, the legs will continue to function and the tentacle acts as a whip, giving off an electrical discharge.

This unique property is part of the ‘Ampullae of Lorenzini’, which are special sensing organs called electroreceptors, forming a network of jelly-filled pores. This is how a Scarmiglione can detect its prey, by detecting the electric signal produced by the motion of a creature. Alternatively, if the legs are destroyed, the creature will crawl along on its torso using its arms. Much of the Scarmiglione’s body is armoured with a large carapace that gets gradually harder and spikier. As it moves down the body it becomes harder and finer and joins the shield. The organism retains enough intelligence thanks to its DNA to shield its weak areas of chest and head as well as its hunting skills and increased ferocity and aggressiveness. Its B.O.W. name comes from a demon in Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy and is ranked as the pinnacle in the evolution of t-Abyss creatures.

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