Editing Atlas (section)

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Atlas was formed from the mass of bugs Skitter sent to Panacea, who created him using a Hercules beetle as its base. Skitter immediately used Atlas for flight upon meeting it to escape Crawler and the imminent PRT bombing.<ref name="14.4">[[Prey 14.4]]</ref>

Despite being based on a scaled up hercules beetle, Atlas had no instincts or any inherent knowledge of a beetle and required Skitter to fully manage its flight at all times. With trial and error (crashing once), Skitter managed to familiarize herself with its mechanics of flight to confidently fly it at a relatively high altitude away from the expected blast zone.

After Skitter returned from scouting the battlefield, Panacea modified Atlas once more to make it simpler to fly, by allowing it to repeat any previous action performed. This removed some of the focus Skitter required before, though she found it more irritating than helpful, as it may continue to fly without her should she be incapacitated. Panacea wanted to leave Atlas to starve to death but [[Grue]] used his new abilities to modify Atlas with a human digestive system.<ref name="14.5">[[Prey 14.5]]</ref>

Atlas was then utilized as a mount by Skitter to perform aerial bombings and strafing (with grenades and a handgun) to remove the cars atop a frozen [[Cache]] and [[Clockblocker]] as well as to fend off both [[Mannequin]] and [[Crawler]]. After [[Victoria Dallon|Glory Girl]] had been seriously injured by Crawler, Skitter unsuccessfully attempted to carry the combined weight of herself and Glory Girl to be evacuated. Instead, using Glory Girl's own flight ability, Skitter used Atlas to lead her to Panacea.