Description
Name: Vespilitor
Aliases: Anderson’s Steed, Bugs Batty, The Cobalt Speedster
Date Discovered: November 3rd, 1954
Place of Origin: Area 51
Notable Stomping Grounds: Area 51, Worldwide. Making frequent stops to the various Kaiju sanctuaries of the world.
Height: 100 Feet
Length: 180 Feet
Wingspan: 200 Feet
Biology:
A SPOOKS Organization brand experiment. Made by feeding a bat flesh from a paleo tyrant found frozen in an iceberg. Then exposed to yameneon over a course of an unspecified amount of time. Vespilitor sports the best of both worlds one could say. Saurian muscles have increased not only his bite force, but also durability, and stamina. Add in the natural kaiju super strength and healing factor; and you have a creature that can keep going for extremely long periods.
The thick dark fur that covers the bat beast's body acts as natural armor. Being tough/ deep enough to take hits better than one would think. And misdirect attacks, leading to opponents getting a fist/mouthful of fur, instead of flesh. The ears have become more durable and flexible. Able to take hits like a helmet, Vespilitor is able to cover his eyes with them when needed and use his echolocation to keep track of his surroundings. Or let him focus his sonic waves into a devastating attack that is focused through a small opening that forms thanks to gaps made from how the ear tips have formed. Also in turn, giving him a wicked headbut
Powers Include:
Super strength
An enhanced healing factor
Immunity to radiation
Resistance to venom
Ears can form a helmet
Weaponized Echolocation
Personality:
Some would call him a scourge, others would call him a savior. At the end of the day, Vespilitor is one thing: A Trickster. This nomadic creature just lives to mess around. Sometimes he'll give sail boats a little push. Other times fly circles around air crafts that catch his attention. Maybe even roost on a tower or large enough ship.
His most known habit is finding a fight and dropping in. Literally. He will insert himself into a fight. Messing with both opponents as he flits around. Diverting attacks aimed at him to other monsters. Keeping their ire at one another fueled. Before promptly leaving, cackling as he zips off. Not to say that he can't fight. Just that he loves to mess with other monsters more.
Vespilitor acting serious in a fight is almost unheard of. Even in a one on one fight, when his opponent is trying to (literally) tear him apart. He'll keep the same almost relaxed demeanor. Distracting his opponents by sleight of hand movements. Tapping their backs with his tail. Or like a clown hitting someone with a pie; splatter mud in their face. Thanks to an oddly clever mind and massive stamina reserves, he can keep going and going and going.
Due to this, whenever he's been spotted in the area warnings will be sounded. For while he can tire out monsters he enters the fights of; it's also just as likely the fight will become worse thanks to his intervention. Despite this he's managed to make his own sort of fanbase. As one fan calls it, seeing him do his thing is like seeing a living breathing cartoon character. Whether or not this is the sudden surge of cartoons is up for debate.
But despite all the trouble caused by him, Vespilitor is not one to cause serious harm. In fact sometimes his intervention will help a losing party gain a second wind. Or if he fights an opponent, it will often be until they are so tired and/or frustrated that they just give up. It's unknown as to why he does it. Some say he likes the challenge, others say it's because he can. But no matter the reason, people have one more reason, to keep an eye on the sky.
History:
Years prior to the series, on exploration to the Arctic Spooks personnel discover a paleo tyrant frozen in the ice. Interested in this discovery, they note the location in which it was discovered and take the body back to base. Attempting to thaw it, shows that it was long dead. Forcing the researchers to observe it in subzero conditions in order to keep it intact. After a period of time, study of the corpse slowly dwindles as other more pressing issues pop up.
After the super quake of 54' attention is drawn back to it. Experiments in kaiju creation and securing lead to one researching proposing what would happen if one were to mix reptilian and mammalian traits into one organism. Intrigued in the proposition the go ahead is given and use of the tyrant corpse is suggested and allowed. Over an unknown period of time, mainly a mammal was tested, but led to no promising results. Often vomiting up the saurian flesh after being given it. Only small insects and arachnids seemed to consume the flesh and have some form of minuscule reaction. Until one day, a particularly mettlesome bat managed to somehow get in the room in which the insects and arachnids were kept. And after eating all of the test subjects, began eating some leftover flesh. Before being captured and observed. Thanks to associating the taste of the retrosaur with it's natural prey, the bat would eagerly consume the flesh when presented to it in several trials.
Having a new opportunity presented, the researchers began to focus on the bat. Over time exposing the mammal to yamoneon after being fed. Almost immediately after the test started changes in the bat's appearance began to be recorded. More robust muscle came to form as the bat began to increase in size. Eventually more saurian traits began to form and before they knew it, a fully formed kaiju came to be. It seemed to pay off and the results were promising....
Unfortunately the new kaiju wasn't the most cooperative. As it would frequently break off from training. Causing trouble all throughout the base. As it would insert itself into kaiju fights and make them worse. Coming to a head when it got into a tussle with the newly arrived Girtabane. It's immune system kept the scorpion's venom from truly taking effect. Causing a fight that just made her angrier and angrier until she rampaged through the base.
Seeing no better alternative, the Vespillitor was forcibly captured. Keeping the bat beast contained as discussions of what to be done with it occurred. Before a decision could be reached, the mass kaiju breakout occurred. And with it, Vespillitor. Who promptly flew off into the world.
In the period of time before the arrival of the Beyonders, Vespilitor made a name for himself. By being the most annoying kaiju. Flying over parks in such a way that flying kites would be pulled into the skies. Cars and dumpsters being taken and put on top of buildings. Plopping down into the middle of a road. Forcing drivers to take overall longer pathways. And even racing both commercial and military aircrafts.
Less mischievous sightings of him would be reported throughout the Beyonder invasion. Coming into fights between earth and Beyonder kaiju. And while he would help drive off the invaders, oftentimes it would lead to blows on the fellow earth kaiju. Taking pride in his annoyance, his "help" would continue on until the invasion ended. Afterwards traveling the world. Oftentimes visiting kaiju sanctuaries in order to mess with their inhabitants. With his most frequent stop being Typhon Island.
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Author's notes:
After much trial and error, my entry for the 3rd atom contest is ready. Originally I was planning on doing an alien Kaiju. But noticed that multiple other people were also doing aliens. So instead, I took my eyes off the stars, and brought them back down to earth.
Looking at Wikipedia for ideas. I saw that a fair amount of bats were discovered in the fifties. And since the only official ATOM bat Kaiju is Stardrac. I figured it wouldn't hurt to add another batty friend. From there I noticed how large bat ears can get, and thought of Baragon’s ears. How there's a diagram of how they flip forward to cover Baragon’s face. Which felt like something that can be used to hone sonic waves into a deadly weapon.
It all really came together when I figured the personality out. Taking note from Bazelguece from MHW, how in high rank they would always drop into a fight. I thought: What if there was a kaiju, who just lived to come in and fuck around in other kaiju’s fights. Causing those who know of it to view it as a downright fucker. Whose main goal is to cause chaos, and have fun while doing it. Add in some Kecha Wacha to add more form to how the ears that cover the face, and badda bing badda boom.
Edit: Another form of inspiration was this scene from Always Sunny: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecRytT…