Editing Mannequin (section)

==History==
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===Background===
After his rebirth, Mannequin started traveling the world as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer serial killer], targeting predominantly [[Tinker]]s<ref name=14.5e2/> and [[Rogues]] who sought to better the world with their powers as his targets. 

At some point before or during 2005, he joined the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].<ref> Gray boy would be gone before 2005. Crimson and Winter would be present. Bonesaw's been with the Nine six years, so she's either just joined or will join soon.<br><br>That means...<br>Jack, Crimson, Mannequin, Shatterbird, Winter, Chuckles, Crawler, Siberian, Hatchet Face.<br><br>If Bonesaw's joined, then Crimson's gone, as she replaced him.  - Comment by Wildbow on Myth Weavers, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/34356529 -->

He attacked the [[Parahuman Characters|Moonwalkers]] in 2007 in an ongoing campaign to seemingly wipe out his former legacy.<ref>'''Team - Moonwalkers''': Started by the sole cape survivor of the Evacuation Earth project. Then-rookie cape WPK pledged to find a way to continue Sphere's work and managed one of the most noteworthy crowdfunding campaigns in history, with a total amount raised of 316 million, an amount that has increased to an estimated 500 million in the intervening years (actual numbers undisclosed, with some sources positing amounts as high as 750 million - Thoth). Controversial, as the crowdfunding did not seem to evidence real-world results, updates were scarce, with periodic years-long silences. Some were excusable (Mannequin's 2007 attack, killing key staff and team members) and some were not. The Moonwalkers have six core members and two subteams, all based in Chicago. - [[PHO Sunday]], [https://redd.it/h92nm2 Capeball Breakdown: Moonwalkers v. Lich Five]</ref> 

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Mannequin came with the Nine to [[Brockton Bay]]. He nominated [[Armsmaster]], a fellow tinker, who he visited in holding by climbing through the air vents and injured him just enough to make a point.<ref name="I11d" />

Possibly spited by the unusually low death count of [[Shatterbird|Shatterbird's]] attack as a result of [[Skitter]]'s involvement, Mannequin sought the young villain out.<ref name="I11c1">Think of it as punishment. Hypothetical (don’t take this as gospel): Cherish reports that less people died than usual, maybe there’s even something in the collective emotions that points to Skitter’s involvement. Gratitude?<br/><br/>Mannequin volunteers to see what’s up, finds that she’s helping people? Organizing things, on top of what she did to reduce Shatterbird’s casualty count?<br/><br/>Finger wag. No, no, no. Bad girl. Now he has to punish her on behalf of the Nine. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/plague-12-7/#comment-3011 Comment] by [[Wildbow]] on [[Plague 12.7]]</ref><ref>More that Cherish maybe remarked "Huh, that's probably one of your lower kill counts, [[Shatterbird]]."<br/><br/>"Why?"<br/><br/>"[[Skitter|The Worm]]," Cherish replies, pointing in a direction.<br/><br/>Jack looks to Mannequin, who leaves without a word. - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2856310/ Elaboration by Wildbow on Sufficient Velocity]</ref> He attacked her in her territory while she was providing medical treatment to Shatterbird's victims. Skitter swore to make him pay.

She did.<ref>[[Plague 12.7]]</ref>

Fleeing, he later met up with the other 7 members and was rebuked for his failure.<ref>[[Interlude 12]]</ref> The morning after, Jack posted the rules of the Nine's visit to Brockton Bay, and Mannequin was seen lurking at the edge of Skitter's territory.<ref>[[Snare 13.1]]</ref> Later that day, he ambushed the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]] and maimed [[Panacea]] while she was meeting with the teenaged villains.<ref>[[Snare 13.2]]</ref> He attacked Skitter's territory again with a toxic gas, orphaning several children. The Undersiders overwhelmed him, and he forfeited his turn to [[Burnscar]] so she could kill them.<ref name="13.3 e7">“You can’t assist him.  They’re ''your'' rules.”<br/><br/>“Jack’s rules, not mine.  But fine,” Burnscar said.  Something about the tone in her voice: it sounded casual, but there was something in it that reminded me of Shadow Stalker and Sophia.  It wasn’t angry like Shadow Stalker was, but it had the same emptiness.  I just hadn’t really picked up on it in the past.<br/><br/>Burnscar gave Mannequin a hand in getting to his feet.  Cracks marred his lower body, and his left arm was a mess of cracked ceramic and pale gray organic pulp.  I heard her murmur something.<br/><br/>Mannequin shook his head.  Burnscar said something else.<br/><br/>He raised one hand, and Burnscar slapped it in a lazy high-five.<br/><br/>She turned towards us.  “There.  He just tagged me in.  Forfeited his turn.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/snare-13-3/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]</ref>

When the Slaughterhouse Nine were cornered by the combined [[The Protectorate|protectorate]] team, Mannequin fought with Weld.

While fighting the [[The Wards|Wards]], Mannequin and [[Crawler]] were immobilized in a trap of [[Clockblocker|Clockblocker's]].<ref>“Crawler and Mannequin observed to be in the blast site.”<br/><br/>“How did they disengage while keeping them there?  They- they did disengage?”<br/><br/>“Clockblocker managed to tether Mannequin in place.  Crawler freed himself from the same trap by tearing himself in two against the immovable object. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/prey-14-7/ Excerpt] from [[Prey 14.7]]</ref> He was killed by [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] bombs utilized by the PRT and turned into a glass sculpture.<ref name="Cast2">'''Mannequin, Alan Gramme (Turned to Glass)''' – Once known as Sphere, a tinker working on sustainable energy and living spaces in hostile environments, including ocean-borne cities and a moon base. Was attacked by the Simurgh, saw his wife and child die, and snapped. Butchered himself and sealed the parts in an impervious, doll-like shell, with ball joints and chains separating the sections and a loadout of various retracting blades, gases and guns. Turned to glass by a bombing run utilizing some of Bakuda’s weaponry. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref>

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
[[Triumph]] later visited the two statues in the Scar.<ref name="I15">[[Interlude 15]]</ref>

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Several clones of Mannequin appeared as members of the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]], along with a hybrid clone of him and [[Winter]] called [[Snowmann]]. 

Though they were grown and programmed by Bonesaw, his clones carried out the body modifications themselves.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
One instance of Mannequin survived to Gold Morning and was captured by [[Khepri]].<ref>I found members of Bonesaw’s Slaughterhouse Nine.  Clones who’d fled, or who’d been left behind, lurking in dark corners, or simply hiding.  A Mannequin, two [[Damsel]]s that were keeping each other company, a [[Nighty Night|Night Hag-Nyx hybrid]], and a [[Spawner|Crawler-Breed hybrid]]. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.4]]</ref>