You are Gene-Spliced with an animal

[Forgotten Entity]

And luckily, due to the hyper-advanced tech required to do so, you look perfectly human!

Aye, just Spiderman appears human but can shoot webs from his wrists, you look perfectly human and simply gain all of the abilities of an animal.

You must choose this animal. You are restricted to currently living animals.

As a bonus, you get to do the reverse to the animal of your choosing (granting the animal human intelligence) and gain it as a pet.

Which do you choose?

[Vakanai]

Hmm...for sheer versatility, I think I'll go with the octopus. Breath underwater, squirt ink at people, able to change the color and texture of my skin (octopi are some of the best, if not the best, camouflage experts and are far better than chameleons. Some species even have some kind bio-luminescence, including a bright squirt of whatever ala the more traditional ink. Then there's the suckers for climbing/grasping. And some have a ring of sharp 'teeth' in those suckers to tear and rip at prey and enemies. And of course, I may gain tentacles/arms. And the blue ringed octopus is poisonous. Perhaps not the most powerful of animals, but the octopus family has quite a few powers between them.

[Cthulhu_of_R'yleh]

Rhinoceros Beetle. It can lift 850 times it's own body weight. And with the nice exoskeleton, which I presume will be sub-dermal. I can't complain.

[Wavemaninawe]

Having watched Splice - the movie, I have to say that this is not going to end well.

I'll pass. 0_0

[mailedbypostman1]

It's an FE thread. How could it possible end well?

[big_adventure]

Is it size proportional or just straight-up ability? This matters when considering insects, obviously.

I think I'd take a Peregrine Falcon - one of the the fastest of birds, capable of flight at something close to 200mph in bursts. But I want that for a much more practical reason than mere speed - no more traffic jams, EVER.

[Omegalith]

Tanzian Parasitic Wasp.

It's the smallest known flying insect, smaller than a housefly's eye with a wingspan of 0.3 millimeters. That's more proportional strength, durability and agility than Spiderman got... And given that it can flap it's wings more than 350 times per second, a hell of a lot more speed. And of course the flight and keen senses of eyesight and smell.

And they even have a limited ability to communicate with plants: Mostly "Help, I'm being attacked by catterpillars, please come and eat them!" though.

[Ghost]

I'm a bit divided between waterbear and flea. On one hand I like the idea of being almost impossible to kill. On the other, the ability to jump 4000 meters + being surperhumanly durable would also be pretty sweet.

I wonder how strong waterbears are in proportion to their size?

I think I'd take a Peregrine Falcon - one of the the fastest of birds, capable of flight at something close to 200mph in bursts. But I want that for a much more practical reason than mere speed - no more traffic jams, EVER.

Actually, they are considered to be the fastest animal on Earth period. Though, saying they move in bursts of 200 mph is kinda misleading - it's actually a hunting manouvre called a stoop, in which the falcon dives from a high altitude, essentially flying downwards.

It's not something you can use to get around fast; least not in any other direction then down.

[Wavemaninawe]

It's an FE thread. How could it possible end well?

So i take it that Forgotten Entity has filled ffr's shoes while Ive been away?

Guess i better make an extra stop on my rounds today and pick from my methanol stash.

[Nik Hasta]

I'll go with Mantis Shrimp and get ridiculously awesome eyesight.

[dupersuper]

And luckily, due to the hyper-advanced tech required to do so, you look perfectly human!

Aye, just Spiderman appears human but can shoot webs from his wrists, you look perfectly human and simply gain all of the abilities of an animal.

You must choose this animal. You are restricted to currently living animals.

As a bonus, you get to do the reverse to the animal of your choosing (granting the animal human intelligence) and gain it as a pet.

Which do you choose?

Did some one watch The Big Bang Theory this week...?

[Holy Spirit]

Which do you choose?

It's a shame.... insects are the only real way to get the most bang for your buck because of the proportional increase deal.


Yet... mammals and reptiles are soooooo much cooler. *sigh*

[HulkSmash666]

I'd go with the humble cockroach........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz05k6cPi3s

[Cthulhu_of_R'yleh]

It's a shame.... insects are the only real way to get the most bang for your buck because of the proportional increase deal.


Yet... mammals and reptiles are soooooo much cooler. *sigh*

Pick the skills of a Ninja. Proportionately you'll get more kill per pound than anything else on the planet

[Powerboy]

Okay I might as well reveal the secret. I already did that with a rabbit. He went on to become a really famous stand-up comedian with tons of spinoff characters.

What did I get out of it?

I'm too polite to say.