Blue-ringed harpecto
| Blue-ringed harpectos | |
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 Hyozo, a blue-ringed harpecto, mid-combat. | |
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Sentient
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Existing
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The blue-ringed harpectos are a sentient, semi-humanoid species in the Original Universe.
Description[edit | edit source]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
From the waist-up, the blue-ringed harpectos have vaguely humanoid characteristics. Their heads are human-like, with scalp hair, two eyes, and a nose, albeit with an elongated brow and mouth. They have two arms that both end in hands, each with five digits. However, their biology changes from the waist-down into that of an octupus, with six massive tentacles sprouting from their abdomen, complete with suckers and the blue-ringed coloration unique to their species. Despite the large size and heavy weight of their tentacles, blue-ringed harpectos can still be very agile, especially in combat.
Venom[edit | edit source]
- "You may survive the tiger's claws, but what about the serpent's fangs?"
- ―Hyozo to Zev Raregroove, about the blue-ringed harpectos' venom
The blue-ringed harpectos are famous for being able to inject an incredibly potent venom into their victims via their tentacles[1] and fangs.[2] Because the bite of the blue-ringed harpectos is almost painless, victims typically do not notice that they have been envenomated until they begin to suffer the symptoms.[2] Moments after being envenomated, victims typically experience difficulty breathing, followed by chest pains, loss of motor functions, and eventually, death.[1]
Zev Raregroove was noticeably more resistant to the venom's effects than most species,[1] but eventually fell unconscious after displaying the first few symptoms. Fortunately, Zev's body was able to metabolize the poison and excrete it through sweat, reversing its symptoms.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
In 150,081 CMT, Zev Raregroove duelled the blue-ringed harpecto criminal Hyozo on Space Station 31337. During their battle, Hyozo informed Zev that he belonged to a species known as the "blue-ringed harpectos"; a fact of which Zev was previously unaware.[1] Hyozo's venom caused Zev to fall unconscious, and when he awoke, he found himself in Misaki's arms. Zev asked his mother if she had heard of the blue-ringed harpectos, to which she replied that she had. Misaki recalled that the blue-ringed harpectos came from a planet named All-Blue, that they could inject a nasty venom via their teeth, and that they often worked as assassins.[2]
Known blue-ringed harpectos[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Hyozo is the only blue-ringed harpecto who has been named in BZPB. In the series that Hyozo originates from, One Piece, he is actually a merman who has the characteristics of a blue-ringed octopus.
