Chromo

APPEARANCE NOTES
HEIGHT: 1'0"

• Chromo's eyes can glow red when attacking or when he's especially angry.
  
  
• Chromo's Lessers look nearly identical to himself- the only differences are that they lack the expressive pupils and sharp horn that identifies Chromo himself as the commander of the pack.
  
  
  • Chromo's stubby limbs all have a gecko-like grip quality that allows him to cling onto or hold objects despite a lack of fingers.

BACKGROUND

C.U.R.E industries- a seemingly benevolent company looking to better humanity, despite some tinfoil-hatters spreading odd rumors about the growing company. Tanga, the CEO and creator of the company, and a soon-to-be maker of a certain tiny bug, had the eventual intent to cure Earth's people of their humanity, to one day augment the planet's people with robotics and science And for several long years, she'd build up the organization, though there was one problem- like-minded allies.

Allies with the same mentality were hard to come by on Earth, especially when wanting to maintain a degree of secrecy. But while finding allies was hard, making them was a lot easier. So began the Chromo Project- creation of bio-androids that would unquestioningly serve as the muscle for Tanga's plans.

The speedy creation of Bio-Androids, coupled with an initial lack of proper DNA resources, created less than stellar beetle-like drones. They followed orders, they preformed basic tasks, but that was that. No power to back it up, no mind or personality, and no real potential within. Dozens of these clones were created to help about the labs. They did a very good job, but bringing some tea on the dime would only do so much help. Tanga needed something stronger.

Eventually, she found just the ingredients she needed to create a proper Bio-Android of her own. The DNA of Tarch, Tanga's nephew that was tossed into her care by his inattentive parents, served as the first stabilizing genes in Chromo's DNA structure. This was coupled by a shady purchase of some bits of bio-armor shed in battle from a distant Arcosian warlord by the name of Hibernal, and some blood from a saiyan soldier named Rosemary infused with odd amounts of demonic magics to ingrain into Chromo. Though even with her own DNA used in the beetle, his genetic structure was still too unstable. He needed something else...

The crowning jewel to Chromo's DNA came from a sleeping, biomechanical monster Tanga found abandoned one day. Virus, another powerful Bio-Android left in stasis, was used as what was essentially the glue that held Chromo's mishmash of once-unstable DNA together. Though she could not find a way to wake Chromo's 'father' yet, Chromo himself was a far different story.

Thanks to some Hetap being spilled into his incubation tank early on and also ingraining itself in his DNA, the beetle gained consciousness far before he should have. Chromo began his existence with unholy shrieks, feral biting and gnawing on everything within eyesight. Tarch, though, was the one to manage to quell Chromo's tantrum by feeding the ravenous, newborn beetle some Hetap... And in turn getting the impressionable infant to imprint onto him just as he did with his own mother. Though his mishmash of volatile DNA sometimes made him violent, Chromo could be tamed by his family.

While he was originally made to be a devoted follower and nothing more, Tanga too found herself becoming fond of her bug-shaped son. Though he had a knack for mischief and snack-stealing and had much to learn, Chromo's childish innocence and unconditional affection and awe towards his mother made him hard to hate when he wasn't eating precious papers or off causing mischief with his surrogate brother Tarch.

Chromo, save for a few secret excursions out into the world with Tarch, was kept in CURE's depths for his first year of life as he grew through his first phase of life to address any early health complications and make sure he was stable, both physically and emotionally. Now trained and with enough basic knowledge in his impressionable mind, perhaps it's time to let the beetle out into the world, and understand CURE's true intent...

TECHNIQUES

Medium Attack || Atomic Raze

Chromo's body blazes with red ki. Energy is built-up inside of his body before being released, propelling Chromo forwards while exhausting an explosive path of unstable ki behind him. He can use this to ram into a foe and deal damage, or intercept and nick a foe with the lingering trail of ki.

    Power: 50%

    KP Cost: 3 KP

    Variants: None

Light Defense || Bottle Rocket

Chromo's firefly-like abdomen glows brightly as he darts out of the way of an oncoming attack in a straight line, leaving a tell-tale trail of red light in his wake.

    Power: 80%

    KP Cost: 2 KP

    Variants: Evasive

Medium Defense || Pop Rock

Chromo curls into his shell like a pill bug and infuses his chitin carapace with his energy. He spins rapidly as an opponent strikes, creating sparks of energy that make snapping and popping noises upon clashing- if timed right, this parry exudes just enough extra ki upon clashing to be used to boost another attack...

    Power: 30%

    KP Cost: 3 KP

    Variants: Taunt

Light SPARKING Defense || Soda Geyser

Chromo downs a can of Hetap Lite Soda Pop™ he keeps on-hand beneath his wings and shell. The sugar rush fuels him to move much more quickly, allowing him to dodge out of the way of an oncoming attack at great speed! The rush of caffeine and other unhealthy sugars spurs his energy enough to boost his next attack if he uses this brief window to strike as well.

    Power: 50%

    KP Cost: 1 KP

    Variants: Lightspeed, Evasive

    NOTE: Evasive boost applied to Power.

Utility Flight || Flutter Flight

Chromo's four wings folded beneath his shell aren't just for show! By rapidly flapping his dragonfly-like wings, Chromo can fly around freely in the air. Damaging his wings may result in impaired flying ability, though minor injuries upon their delicate membranes can heal within a few hours.

Utility Flavor || Clonemo Control

Also sometimes referred to as Lessers, Chromo's many clones, or 'clonemos' as he calls them sometimes, consist about a hundred drone-like replicas of Chromo made before him. They don't have much personality or intelligence of their own- they are connected to Chromo in a hive mind and unquestioningly follow his commands. Chromo can effectively telepathically order around and receive intel from his many clones' senses. Though they aren't very powerful, the clones are very useful for snooping around in places where Chromo shouldn't be.