| “ | Genetic graft appears to be taking hold. He no longer employs verbal communication, and is increasingly hostile toward me and other researchers. The glucose solution no longer seems to fully sustain his metabolic needs, as he has captured at least one of my assistants and extracted his bone marrow through some sort of proboscis. It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. | „ |
| ~ From the notes of Dr. Jonathan Varley |
| “ | "Why can't the doc get his own blood sample?" muttered Ben, holding the syringe on a pole like a spear before him. Most of the enclosure was filled with a large mound made from chewed leaves, grass, and paper. Even though there shouldn't have been many places a five-foot-tall, man-eating insect could hide, Ben stirred some loose grass with the syringe - then stiffened as he heard chittering coming from behind him... | „ |
| “ | The first hive appeared in northern Wisconsin six months ago. Another in Missouri three weeks later. By the time a dozen appeared in Texas that winter, they were appearing as fast as they could be found and burned. Now there could be one in your neighborhood. Maybe in your backyard ! Is your family safe from their sting? | „ |
| ~ Television news promo |
Summary
The Insect Man or men as it were, are playable characters in the game Horrorclix. They were created by, and accidentally released by Pandora Labs, who has created many a monster in the Horrorclix set, The Lab.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B, possibly 9-A
Name: Varies, Insect Man
Origin: Horrorclix
Gender: Male
Age: Varies
Classification: Creation of Pandora Labs, human/bug hybrid
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Natural Weaponry, Frenzied Mode, Slightly heals after killing (via Snack), Weapon Mastery, Surface Scaling and Acrobatics (via Roach Scurry), Stealth Mastery, Venom Manipulation (via Venom; Causes Status Effect Inducement), Passive Damage Reduction (via Stamina), Time Travel (via The Amazing Time Machine), Magic and Damage Transferal (via Voodoo Tome), Minor Camouflage (via Grease Paint), Minor Time Manipulation (via Temporal Disruptor), Pain Resistance (via Extra Effort), Transformation (via Enforced Mutation), Extrasensory Perception and Clairvoyance (via Crystal Ball), Portal Creation (via Matrix of R’Lyeh), Social Influencing (via Tricky, Tricky Monster), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Acid Manipulation, and Radiation Manipulation (Can completely negate these types of attacks)
Attack Potency: Wall level, possibly Small Building level (Comparable to higher tier monsters like Carnage Bot, 50ft Ex-Girlfriend, Santa, and the Headless Horseman)
Speed: Subsonic, possibly Supersonic movement (Comparable, if not faster than, Vampires), Supersonic to Supersonic+ reactions (via Dodge)
Lifting Strength: Unknown, possibly Class 5 (Comparable to other monsters)
Striking Strength: Wall level, possibly Small Building level
Durability: At least Wall level, possibly Small Building level (Can survive attacks from this strong characters)
Stamina: High
Range: Standard melee range
Standard Equipment: None
Intelligence: Genius (Can skillfully use various weapons, circus equipment, futuristic and alien technologies, magic and mystical artifacts, and easily trick and manipulate gifted to genius level humans)
Weaknesses: None notable
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