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The Swarm: Part 1

-Grimm Title: Infectors

-Inspiration: Face huggers, various parasites

-Environment: Vacuo

-Appearance: Small, insect-like grimm. Their front legs end in large spikes. They are about 6 inches long.

-Armoring(s): Segmented, plate-like armor covers the top of their bodies

-Aesthetics: Chitinous skin, mask has sharp points and mandibles.

-Behavior: Infectors are often found in large swarms with various insect grimm they create. Unlike most grimm, infectors ignore living beings and search for corpses. Like other members of their swarm, they are linked to a hive mind.

-Attack(s): Scratches, stabs, acid spit

-Powers: While infectors lack in strength, they are able to spit a highly corrosive acid. Infectors actively search out corpses that they can use as a “host” for lack of a better word. Infectors enter the corpse through the mouth, entering the corpse’s digestive system. They then use their acid to liquify the corpse’s internal organs, before liquifying themselves, similar to a caterpillar in a cocoon. The DNA of the infector then combines with the DNA of the corpse, creating a new member of the swarm. The fully metamorphosed Infector then breaks out of the corpse’s chest.

-Strengths: Numerous, dangerous ability, organized

-Weakness(es): Small, relies on ability, armor isn’t very strong

-Additional Notes: I wanted to make a grimm that had a unique ability but looks relatively harmless, from there the rest of the swarm came to be, which I will be showing soon.