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"Okay, let me repeat this again, just one more time I swear.
My name is Vera Camen. I was bitten by a mutagenic spider and developed these freaky powers. As a furry being able to turn into creatures has been my fucking DREAM so you know I was living that up.
Since then, I've been the city's one and only Dragon-Spider, SpiderWoman, SpiderGirl? I don't know I jump around with the name. It's hard to come up with one for a dragon-spider hybrid.
Anyways- I've been a hero! My best friend was a hero with me, he could turn into a Croc. He...lost himself to it though...
But I'm doing great! I fly around the city, helping people from these mutated villains and everything has been awesome.
I won't let it happen again."
Name: Vera Camen
Spider-ego: Dragon-Spider, Spider-Dragon, The Beast, SpiderGirl, SpiderWoman, Shadowroxy, Shifter, Shift/Spider-Shift
Powers: Shapeshifting(spider fusions of: dragon, raven, wolf, cat, bat, deer and a few others), small shifting parts of her body mainly:(her wings+claws+fangs+horns+teeth+toes+teeth since theyre very stable), flight, wall sticking, web shooting tail+mouth, strong claws, super strength, spider sense
Other: Her wings can wrap around her shoulders like a cape, similar to Goliath from Gargoyles(which i didnt know was a thing until i looked up refs), She has several suit designs(i havent designed them yet)
Vera's Story: Vera's city was infested with a mutation virus created by a scientist which got into the water supply, bugs, etc. Most of the city was infected in some way, though most had either little to no side effects based on immunity and small dosage. The unlucky few mutated, some becoming heroes, other becoming villains. Some were mutated into a permanent state, others were basically werecreatures, all had the risk of losing their minds to the mutation.
Vera mutated into a shapeshifter with quite a few forms, which she has to use at least a few times a day to get rid of the itch/desire to shift. If she doesn't shift, it can swell up and force a shift with less stability. Her dragon form takes the least energy, but is the most aggressive/unstable so she uses small parts of it to keep it at bay. She has to shift into each of the creatures at least once a day to avoid them also breaking through, though they're much less aggressive/easier to come back from.
Her best friend also mutated into a Crocodile werecreature. He was her sidekick for a bit, but this world's Vulture broke his mind and released his beast in order to make him fight Vera. She was about to save him, but he fell off a scaffold to his death due to her losing herself to the dragon. Since then, she didn't want anyone getting too close and works on her emotions and control.
Main Story: Dr. Conner was the scientist who created the mutantagenic serum. In this universe, his reasoning for mutating everyone remains the same as the comics. Instead of putting on a big show of him mutating everyone, he does it silently in the water supply and through the air. He never comes out about how he was the one who mutated the city because it didn't fully work as intended, so he stays in the shadows, silently helping mutants, capturing, and experimenting on them to perfect the formula so nobody can withstand it and so that everyone can keep their sanity. He ends up working with the Vulture and Norman Osborn(Green Goblin). Vulture helps to find mutants and Norman funds the whole thing. Norman originally didn't want to be apart of it but after his mutation, he saw this as his best option. Vulture is a Mutant while Conner and Norman are Shifters. Conner is trying to perfect the serum so that nobody loses their minds like he and Norman were. Norman and Vulture, however, are working against that ideal and are purposefully making it harder to fix that problem. Vulture was always a pos and Norman was just losing himself to his demons, so they wanted the city to be full of creatures lost to their beast that would do their bidding. Conner is losing himself to his beast, who also wants this. Conner and Norman are rare shifters who's beasts have gained a small sentience, this is due to their experimentation upon themselves, giving their beast side a mind again, but it didn't work as planned. Jekyll and Hyde anyone?
Part of the plan to control the city are collars made by Vulture and Norman. They subdue and control the minds of anything with the serum's signature which means anyone affected by them. They tested them out on a few mutants, which Vera had to help several times. Eventually, they captured Corey(Vera's bsf) and used him against her. They unleashed his beast and had them fight it out. Corey died falling off a scaffold. Vera was about to get the collar off/save him, but her beast took over due to the emotions, making her let go. Vulture and Norman regularly test Vera's limits due to her type of shifting.
How the mutation works: The mutation can only enter through the bloodstream(ie: ingesting or entering an open wound). A mutant can infect another through liquids that enter into blood such as urine, saliva, etc. Animals can't be mutated through this serum so they carried the mutation with them until they would either bite or be eaten by someone. Eating an animal makes the mutation much weaker if it's cooked, if not, it has the same effect. If you ingest or get bitten by a creature, it has the possibility to mutate you based on the creature, ie: Vera being bitten by a spider and now has adjacent powers. Sometimes it doesn't matter. The mutations given vary but are typically animalistic.
Mutation levels-
0, Immune: Some people are immune to the mutation in its entirety. They show no signs of change in any form. Their dna/blood might be the source for a cure.
1, Minor: Slight changes that are typically good. This could mean better eyesight, poor balance, etc. A tiny change that would be otherwise unnoticed.
2, Mutant: Physical/mental changes that are more noticeable. A physical mutation could mean a tail sprouting or hair turning into spikes. Small, but easily noticed. The mind begins to show some aggression.
3, Shifter: Shifters have the ability to change their forms at will or not. They can change a small or big amount, but it's always painful and hard to control. Their minds are more likely to be lost to their mutation and they have the threat of being lost forever. Some of them only change a small amount, so they don't have as much trouble with losing themselves. More aggressive.
4, Monster: Mutants who have gone full monster, this can also be given to Shifters who lose themselves. They have no sense of self and are fully beast like. There is very little hope for them.
