| “ | You're some kind of big fat smart bug, aren't you? | „ |
| ~ Johnny Rico |
Summary
A Brain Bug is the leader of a Bug colony of the Pseudo-Arachnids. It is hinted at in the novel that the Brain Bug is telepathic and it is stated that the "brain" shares a symbiotic relationship with the Bug Colony and that if it dies, the colony dies. The "brains" are easily held by humans in their power suits.
Brain Bugs depend entirely upon their workers and warriors to survive, their own bodies possessing "barely functional legs, bloated bodies that were mainly nervous system."
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 9-C
Name: Brain Bug, Cerebus rex
Origin: Starship Troopers
Gender: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Classification: leaders of the Arachnid Hive
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0, 3m tall[1]), Bodily Weaponry (While not exactly built for battle like their henchman, they are still quite formidable and have some weaponry of their own, a good example being here[2]), Sound Manipulation and Biological Manipulation (Brain Bugs can produce an incredibly loud scream which can cause human heads to explode by making their blood cells burst[3]), Telepathy and Hive Mind (Type 2, capable of using its telepathic powers to communicate with every other arachnid in the hive[2]), Information Manipulation and Mind Manipulation (Can interact with, or 'probe'[1], the minds of other beings. an example being the god bug, which is capable of absorbing the memories of other organisms by devouring them, namely humans[3]), Self-Sustenance (Type 1) and Resistance to Ice Manipulation and Cosmic Radiation (Arachnids are capable of surviving in space indefinitely[4] unaffected by the harsh environment of the vacuum), Resistance to Bone Manipulation (Arachnids have no bones, like earth arthropods[2]), Pain Manipulation (Due to a their nature, an arachnid can take an incredible amount of damage before going down, without even reacting to the damage the was dealt to it even once[2])
Attack Potency: At least Street level (Can easily pierce through a human skull[2] and break glass[3])
Speed: Below Average Human (10kph[1])
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Street level
Durability: Wall level (Can survive multiple shots from a Morita machine gun[3], which are capable of killing warrior bugs)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Extended Melee Range with its sharp tendrils. Planetary via Telepathy (Its psychic attacks can span throughout the entire planet it resides in)
Standard Equipment: None Notable
Intelligence: Gifted (Are adept in a range of telepathic powers. The Brainbug maintains all of the Bug-Colony through its telepathic powers, controlling the entire race of the Pseudo-Arachnids like an army)
Weaknesses: Relatively Immobile; relies on the bugs that it controls to survive.
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