#scorn symbiote

[reaperlight]

Frances: Oh baby, what's wrong?

Cletus: I think I'm coming down with something. I've been so nauseous lately.

Eddie, seriously: Maybe you're pregnant.

*they sit there in silence for a moment*

Cletus: I don't know who's the bigger idiot. You for suggesting that, or me because I almost had a panic attack--

Carnage: Um... about that...

[moonbear-from-space]

a bunch of symbys :>

gotta love a happy family photo full of sentient goos

[guessimabasicnerdgirlnow]

One of my first posts here was about female symbiote designs. Now I want to know

I ran out of options to make an “other” option, I really wanted to include all of these. So if it’s other one feel free to send a reply or put it in the tags (with pictures, if possible, specially if it’s some obscure character! I want to see the slime ladies!)

Commentary is welcome

[ninebaalart]

Scorn

one of the more unique symbiotes out there, but oddly one that doesn't get a lot of screen time even in the comics. hoping for more for her in the future. i can manifest it

[azazelleviathan]

Symbiote Scorn

[peppertrax]

Wanna see my spidersona and his symbiote form?

Yes, yes you do.

His name is Alexis

(Paige is the name of my friends spidersona’s)

Here’s his face btw

[scorndotexe]

you can have a fucked up codependent dynamic with someone without even having mouths to say fucked up things to each other, just look at scorn guy and his parasite

[metallicthirst]

Castes

Utilizing the sophisticated Kaminoan cloning techniques and the general training tactics they employed, which were obviously significantly modified since the introduction of the Symbiotes with further training, augmentation, and conditioning since the acquisition of the desired imprints for the Symbiotes, the forces of the Rulerlings have seen four distinct castes arise.

However 'four' does ignore the Livestock caste and their various forms.

Below is a broad overview of the castes below the Rulerlings, as the Rulerlings will each have specific variations to their forces based on the resources they have access to.

Allomancers

Genetically, extremely similar to the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Tier 2 and 3 clones within the caste are Mistings, with tier 3 clones possessing further genetic augmentations to include small glands that produce heavily invested metals scattered across the skin of their pectoral and deltoid regions giving them a bumpy 'scarified' appearance. The tier 3 mistings denature their near-constant metallic annihilation through a Sunheart filament implanted into their sternum which surrounds the crystal connected to the core. In dark environments and bare-chested, they can appear to have a dim blue light emit from their chest. The filament can only be used one way, either taking energy from the core to fuel rationed emergency Allomancy or negating the effects of Allomancy to store into the core.

The Symbiotes of these members possess white markings on the face reminiscent of a stylized fanged half-skull mask, with the eye coverings black rather than the stereotypical white of the other castes. These masks become more complicated the higher tier the Symbiote's host is, from an almost simple half-skull mask to a fanged half-skull mask to a fanged half-skull mask with a lower jaw that moves when speaking. They usually manifest as black skin suits, similar to the previously encountered Spider-Man and his 'Venom' Symbiote, with white markings similar to ribs below the pectorals and white bands around the wrist and ankles. The tier 3 Symbiotes will additionally also pronounce the 'scarification' of their host. The tier 3 Symbiotes will either display themselves as armor or expand themselves out into a black mist around their host. The apparent thickness of the armor and the amount of fog will depend upon the amount of the Allomancer's metal the Symbiote has stored. The fog will break apart the metal it stores that it comes in contact with, though this process is slow, roughly 45 seconds per gram of material. This fog ability is thanks to the imprint donor, Alpha, and the Harvester Symbiote translating it into useable genetic code. The tier 2 Symbiotes will also store the Allomancer's metal as armor plating. The Symbiote's main auxiliary function is the storage of metal, the injection of metal, and the extraction of metal when Allomancy is not planned to be in use.

The disparity between tier 2 and tier 3 units are significant and pronounced, though not as pronounced as with the Hemalurgists.

Feruchemists

Genetically, extremely similar to the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Tier 2 and 3 clones within the caste are Ferrings, with cybernetic augmentations acquired from Night City, the Shard Slots. The electrical contacts of these cards are no longer used as such, rather, they are used as 'slots' of Feruchemical stores. Each 'chip' can have a number of 'slots', but has a total storage capacity of 500 BEUs. Tier 2s have four SS, two behind each ear. Tier 3s have two SS, one behind each ear. The tier 3 chips are different, inlaid with Sunhearts and Crystal, they have effectively infinite denatured storage and can be tapped at regular intervals for extra investiture. That chip has sixteen two-way contacts and one incoming contact. Their second chip has one contact for each highly invested metal, with special protective measures around volatile metals such as the Harmonium alloy.

The Symbiotes of this cast simply is a black skin suit with two white eye coverings. Very little variation between the tiers, they excel at covering the SS while in clothing modes. Currently, they have no imprinted sequences. Their auxiliary function does not currently exist, simply making up for the weaknesses of the host while storing and multiplying the strengths while tapping. They seem to have a preference for maintaining the clothing forms.

The disparity between new tier 2 and tier 3 units is practically non-existent, however, older tier 3 units begin to display some level of Feruchemical Savantism. Which, when combined with the Symbiotes, drastically enhances their general effectiveness.

Hemalurgists

Genetically, they've deviated from the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Unlike the other castes, they produce generations with slightly enhanced qualities through the use of spikes. The exception to this is the tier 3 clones who are practically unchanged, having retractable fangs which function as innate spikes in their bodies, grown into the root of these fangs is a Sunheart and a Crystal, a portion of their 'feasts' sent to the core as a tithe. They often 'sacrifice' much of the investiture they accumulate in their Sunhearts to grow the 'metal roots' deeper into their skull before they can store the investiture for their permanent personal use. Also unlike the other castes, they don't clone their tier 2 units, they become elevated after 'hunting for their own spikes' from the tier 1 clones. The amount of spikes allowed is based on time, though they seem to insist on hunting for spikes themselves rather than taking one from the Archives. They are additionally unique in that they are often willing to recruit members from local forces, as they have determined that 'true' generations are sometimes superior to 'false' generations. They additionally have an honorary tier 0, a Hemalurgic Construct auxiliary force, this auxiliary force lacks Symbiotes and are taken from the native Human populations.

The symbiotes of this caste have white eye coverings, fanged maws made of the flesh of the black skin suit, digitigrade legs, claws on their hands and feet, and one tube on each forearm. These tubes can be used as railguns for their spike projectiles, with each tier having an exponentially higher maximum velocity for these projectiles. This ability was taken from the donor who caused catastrophic damage during their acquisition, Misaka Mikoto. The tier 3 Symbiotes have one pair of fangs on their upper jaw display a metallic color and often have web-like patterns on their bodies, which sometimes shift. The tier 2 Symbiotes have white dots on their chest signifying how many spikes they have acquired, despite the spikes being implanted above the eyebrows. The Symbiotes of tier 2 and tier 3 will often 'remove the eyes' when their hosts enter into homicidal rages in an attempt to remove the visually triggering stimulus (often blood) and allow their host to regain control of themself. In particularly bad rages, they will also 'seal their mouths' to prevent cannibalization, which is not uncommon in the caste. The auxiliary function of these Symbiotes is to aid in the acquisition of new spikes, to share the spiritual load of possessing many spikes, and to quiet the bloodthirst of their hosts.

The disparity between initial tier 1 and tier 3 clones has increased over time, with tier 1 clones being more effective until tier 3 clones have enough investiture to outgrow their lower-ranked cousins. At this point, the disparity becomes significant as time passes.

Harvesters

Created after having left the locality of the Kaminoans, they are considered to be a novel caste. The Human counterpart of the caste is effectively braindead, more a physical scaffolding for the Symbiotes. They are unique in that there is no tier system for the clones. Though they are by far the smallest caste due to their uniform non-combatant role.

The Symbiotes of this cast have patterns across their bodies, often colorful with greens, blues, and oranges. The highly ranked Symbiotes possess hoods and 'battle skirts' often. On their face is a particular and uniform pattern laid in green markings, in the palms of their hands is one blue circle each, and there is a red-orange triangular void in the front of their neck. They have integrated the mining technology of the Castes/Demons into their palms, a modified Talisman (feeding the energy through a Sunheart filament into a Crystal) into their faces, and the Faro Plague's biomass furnaces in their neck. This was possible due to the imprint donor, Malware. Though they could integrate further technologies into their forms, the forces have yet to discover one which would be suitable for universal integration. Their auxiliary functions are the recruitment of local volunteers (if they are not deemed hostile), management of the farms, coordination of recourse acquisition in the locality, and the repurposing of fallen unit resources.

This caste has, since its inception, become an integral part of the Rulerling's forces; fueling the Core with souls, the Foundries with metal, and the Bioforges with biomass.

Livestock

There are three varieties of livestock; one that contributes to materials, one that contributes to investiture, and one that contributes to biomass. They are created from the mushroom men gained from the decaying world of flesh.

Organic Livestock They have been bred over the course of going from locality to locality, to be larger, fatter, and stronger. They are harvested for their investiture and their biomass.

Metallic Livestock Spliced with the genes of an Osmosian, they have been bred to permanently absorb and wholly convert their bodies into a singular metal they come into contact with. This method is where a majority of the heavily invested metal supplies comes from. They are harvested for their investiture and metal.

Archival Livestock Each generation, they are implanted with a spike with specific qualities to pass on a fragment of the quality to their children in order to increase the quality over generations. They are harvested for their qualities and their biomass.

[mimimize1026]

Here's some old art of Marvel symbiotes that I never posted.

[artbyblastweave]

Okay. Okay. Symbiote naming conventions. Venom is good. Really good, right, because it totally aligns aesthetically and thematically with what's going on with Peter- a foreign, corrupting fluid that's eventually rejected by the healthy body, it's venom. Okay. Toxin. Alright. Derivative, still on-brand though. Phage, pretty good, still got the connotations of consumption, corrosion, it's adjacent. Carnage, Agony, Scream, Scorn, Riot. I think we might just be running through a list of words for bad things now. Lasher. That is a verb. We're losing the plot here

[reaperlight]

Sleeper is a strong, independent symbiote who needs no host.

[dailyadventureprompts]

Villain: Jysh'parun, Outergod of Unwelcoming Earth

As distant and ancient as a mountain, as scornful as an axebitten tree

Many philosophies debate and negotiate the relation of mortals to their environment. Some see nature as a thing to be tamed in the name of survival, domesticated, exploited. Others proffer a more symbiotic path, a holistic system to be protected and stewarded.

Beyond these there are the ravings of those claimed by Jysh'parun, who claim that mortals have no right to exist at all, and survive merely by the beneficence of the trees and stones. While all but the most foolish agree that heed must be paid to nature, none but those under the unwelcoming earths dominion would think that there is some geological-feudal hierarchy to which we must all submit.

This then is the paradox of the Unbowing Mountain: a god that claims the worship of things that do not traditionally think, but views nature through a distinctly mortal lens of domination and hierarchy. It's an absurdity bordering on being a joke, atleast until Jysh'parun's influence washes over the land and the forest marches off to war while the rivers start demanding tribute.

Adventure Hooks:

Having come into possession of a disused tract of land, a young farming couple were picking the stones from their new field in preparation for planting when they came across the petrified remains of some indescribable horror. Resembling nothing so much as a horse sized mandrake-root with teeth, they've reached out to neighbours, the sheriff, even the local wizard looking for advice about what to do... only to wake up one morning and find the thing gone. Theft or reanimation are both equally alarming possibilities, and the whole region has been on edge since.

Having been thought dead for years after being lost in a winter storm, a dwarven cartographer descends from the mountains claiming to be their mouthpiece and demanding sacrifices in their name. Her words at first go unheeded, at least until the glacial rivers begin to run with noxious acid, transforming back only when something living is thrown in. Farms and villages are drying out and grisly offerings of livestock now fail to meet her standards she claims the mountains will only be satisfied when the people of the realm throw their rulers in and swear fealty to the peaks on high.

The king's palace is in chaos after a coup took place in the royal gardens, specifically when the great tree that shaded his majesty's favourite thinking bench stabbed him in the back with one of it's branches and then skampered off to replant itself on the throne with the crown in tow. Before Anyone knew what was happening, greenery had overtaken the palace locking most outside while trapping certain vital hostages inside.

Inspirations: Something that's all too often lost in the "madness and tentacles" misinterpretation of eldritch horror is that much of the genre is spun off from the particular phobias of HP lovecraft. When we use the iconography without understanding the anxieties behind it, we risk creating a shallow B movie version of the horror we want our audience to feel.

To write good horror then, we need to draw off fears we understand, and with Jysh'parun I wanted to tap into climate anxiety in a way I don't think I've seen before. We've all resigned ourselves to the fact that climate change is happening, with the understanding that its being driven by the bullheaded egos and greed of people who are so powerful their perspective on life bears no resemblance to anything we could possibly conceive of. Translate their willingness to let us suffer for the sake of profit into a psudo historical fantasy context and you get the Unwelcoming Earth: widening sinkholes that demand tolls from passersby while an approaching tsunami proclaims the divine right of kings. It's not only absurd it's fundamentally idiotic but that it doesn't mean it won't destroy you and everyone you know.

Worshippers: Delusional druids and geomancers. Goliaths and dwarvenkind who get too into being "children of the mountain". Sentient trees, Living crystals, and other elemental entities who seek to put themselves "above" other forms of life. Corrupted primoridals.

Signs: Aberrations that resemble roots or stone spontaneously emerging from nature, acid flowing from normally clear running springs, statues of lordly alien figures carved from erosion, not tools. Proclimations in an unknowable script engraved deep under the earth or on monumental scale.

Symbols: A glyph resembling a mountain range or branches of a tree in the shape of a crown.

Titles: The Unbowing Mountain, The Insuperable, King of all Corners,

Artsource

[lostshots]

I watched the new venom movie

The ending made me sad until I realized i missed the 2nd credits scene

Then I was just annoyed I left during the song credits

At least Mrs Chen is still alive

There's one point where I was like venom why did you do that

I don't like the 2018 comic run so I wasn't happy the shitty symbiote 'god' was in it when I heard he was in it

At least he was shafted in this film, still don't like how he's in it since he was introduced the same year as the first movie

Thought this was the last movie tom hardy would be in, but apparently he's game to continue playing venom?

I thought it was decent, but it didn't feel like a sendoff to the end of the venom and Eddie story

Even though venom sacrificed himself again

Why are they suddenly out of synch when they figured it out in the first movie

I liked the body horror and gore

Thought agony was scorn for a bit

Rip lasher, riot 2, and mercury virus knockoff

I like how they made a highlight reel of their best moments together at the end

And Eddie went to see the statue of liberty

I thought the son of the hippie family would be the only survivor and Eddie would raise him

Really thought we would see sleeper

They made Flash Thompson canon

I'll probably make another post when I sleep on it

[ninebaalart]

Scorn [Back Shot]

unloading the scopes

[tigressaofkanjis]

I love Mammon's design in the new Helluva Boss and I like how not only does it sow the relationship between Fizz and both Sins, it also somewhat hints what might have been between Asmodeus and Mammon. The chin stroke from Mammon to Asmodeus and the pet names of "Mam" and "Ozz" really give off a cruel former relationship, especially since Asmodeus claims he's known Mammon personally for eons since Hell was first created. It sounds sometimes among the episode that Mammon is jealous and greedy of not just Fizz but of Asmodeus as well. He gets money from Fizz and gets Asmodeus to build sex toys for him, a forced symbiotic relationship that he doesn't want to lose. His threatening tone of Ozzie regretting revealing the love he has for Fizzarolli really comes off as a scorned lover being rejected, kind of like the Disney villains where their interest chooses the hero over them but it's directed towards both characters. He aims to destroy them if he can't have them.