Editing Mannequin (section)

==Appearance==
It is unknown what Mannequin looked like before he cocooned himself in his new 'Mannequin' body. Now, however, he survives in an ecosystem of his own creation. His body is made up of several 'pieces' which seem to be able to operate independently of each other. They are attached with chains or ball joints; his shoulders and hips are ball joints, while his lower arms and, presumably, lower legs are attached to chains. These chains are capable of extending and retracting, to devastating effect.<ref name="Cast1">'''Mannequin''' – A tall (nine-foot) man encased in a sealed, protective suit, loaded out with various weaponry.  Member of the Slaughterhouse Nine. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast]</ref>

He is 9 feet tall; his head scrapes the ceiling of an average sized room. Furthermore, his head has "no eyeholes, no earholes, nor any vents for air intake. There was only a head as white and smooth as an eggshell, with shallow indents where the eyes and mouth should be and a small bump for the nose."<ref name="I11d"/>

It is noted that anyone who looks at Mannequin before the two halves of his chest come together can see the organs that are inside of him. The right and left side of his body, which appear to be able to work independently of each other are "cut cleanly down the middle"<ref name="I11d"/> and the organs inside of him "pulsed with activity, throbbing wet against the glass or glass substitute.<ref name="I11d"/>" It is also noted that there is a substantial amount of technology keeping him alive, "regulators and filtration systems, and other gear that was designed to fit into the gaps between the most vital systems."<ref name="I11d"/> His carapace was durable enough to resist his own blades.<ref name="12.6c1">The ceramic has shown itself to be fairly durable as far as resisting the impact from Mannequin’s own weapon (the whirling blades, during the scene with Armsmaster), so that’s one clue as to its durability. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/#comment-2988 Comment] by [[Wildbow]] on [[Plague 12.6]]</ref>

Skitter speculates that each part of Mannequin's new body is "a self-contained system,"<ref name="I11d"/> with "everything nonessential stripped away and replaced."<ref name="I11d"/> This appears to also include Mannequin's voice, as he uses keys from a keyboard to communicate with Armsmaster. Due either to the trauma he suffered or his own body modification, people who sense emotions have a hard time tracking him.<ref name="R34">When it comes to Sphere, keep in mind that he effectively second triggered, except it wasn't really a true second trigger. In Weaverdice terms, he got the Renovamen/Angel Life Perk. Get taken out of action, come back in another form. So he had a different power, but when he broke, it took on a complete other angle. Best not to compare Sphere and Mannequin too much. If it helps, think of Mannequin as a tinker creation of Sphere, chopped up brain handling the corona differently. - Excerpt from [https://redd.it/5isiez comment by] Wildbow on Reddit</ref><ref name="I13.5">“No. Cherish has a hard time tracking Mannequin, and he won’t know how to find us,” Shatterbird said. [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/02 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13.5 (Donation Bonus)]]</ref>

He is also bristling with 'weapons' and 'tools'; however, they seem to 'seamlessly' flow into his body, making it almost impossible to see the number of weapons he has. Among other weapons, he has a "telescoping blade" that comes out of the center of his hand that can be 'speared' forward as well as retracted so quickly that it causes recoil in his forearm and hand. Further, he can swap out any of his tools for other materials to deal with the situations at hand. He likely has replacement materials for his body for whenever he is seriously injured;<ref name="13.2 e1">I realized what was happening too late, when my feet were hauled off the ground.  In the span of a second, I soared up six or seven stories, the counterweight to a nine-foot tall man in featureless white armor who plunged downward to land in a heap on the ground.<br/><br/>''Mannequin.''<br/><br/>He’d repaired himself this fast?  Did he have spare parts lying around?<br/><br/>I reached up and tried to wind my arm, wrist and fingers around the chain, to alleviate the pressure on my throat, and to give me a grip in case he decided to let go.<br/><br/>Mannequin hauled himself to his feet and the chain that stretched from his arm to the rooftop and back down to me made me bounce with every small movement.  He advanced on Amy, who backed away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/snare-13-2/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.2]]</ref> that [[Bonesaw]] had enough of technology to assemble a 'Sarcophagus' makes this highly likely.<ref name="Cast2c">'''Cherish'''[...]Following the escapades in Brockton Bay, she was trapped in an impervious, life-sustaining shell of Mannequin’s design and sunk to the bottom of the derelict [[Boat Graveyard]], where she is expected to live for several thousand (or tens of thousands of) years. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page (In-Depth)]</ref><ref name="14.11 c1">Might as well share: Siberian’s real body was being kept in a specialized case created by Bonesaw with some Mannequin components. Left in there for an hour to regenerate/weather the venoms. Relatively easy process to get him out, put Cherish in, do the surgery on her corona aurora, change some settings and seal her inside. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/prey-14-11/#comment-4799 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.11]]</ref><ref name="20.3 c2"/>

This repair ability has served him well in the Slaughterhouse Nine, with its high member turnover rate. It was mentioned several times by different people that Mannequin is one of the Nine's longest-serving members. [[Bonesaw]] mentioned once that she could count the members of the Nine that lasted more than a few years on one hand with fingers to spare, with Mannequin being one of them.<ref>Most members of the Nine had lasted only weeks or months.  She could count the ones who’d lasted longer than that on the one hand.  A shame she didn’t have samples for all of the past members, but she had most of the good ones.<br><br>Her, Jack, Mannequin, Siberian, Shatterbird. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/interlude-25/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 25]]</ref><ref>“I had bad information.  Cherish has her uses, but she was never going to be a long-term member of the group.  The people who can are truly special.  Bonesaw, Siberian, me.  Perhaps Mannequin, but it’s hard to say.  He’s not terribly social, but he’s been with us for some time.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/06 Excerpt] from [[Prey 14.10]]</ref>

Every one of Mannequin's joints is flexible, "capable of moving in every angle"<ref name="I11d"/> and his fingers are described as "like worms, each knuckle bending in impossible directions."<ref name="I11d"/>

He is not limited to a humanoid form, having attached an extra set of arms to his body at some point.<ref>It was Mannequin.  Of all of them, he was the hardest to make out as he moved close to the ground, slipping between cars and through the flames to disappear from Weld’s sight. He had four arms, one set longer than the other, which combined with his jerky movements to give him an almost bug-like demeanor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/prey-14-5/ Excerpt] from [[Prey 14.5]]</ref>