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'''Mantellum''' is a [[Case 53]] who was involved in the [[Irregulars]]' raid on [[Cauldron]]'s headquarters after [[Scion]] began to attack. | '''Mantellum''' is a [[Case 53]] who was involved in the [[Irregulars]]' raid on [[Cauldron]]'s headquarters after [[Scion]] began to attack. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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==Abilities and Powers== | ==Abilities and Powers== | ||
Mantellum's area-of-effect power creates increasingly protective layers that block perception powers<ref name="List">Mantellum '''Case 53. Blocks out sensory aspects of powers progressively more with proximity.''' Irregulars | Mantellum's area-of-effect power creates increasingly protective layers that block perception powers<ref name="List">Mantellum '''Case 53. Blocks out sensory aspects of powers progressively more with proximity.''' Irregulars - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref><ref name="R49">Mantellum operates in a different way than Hatchet Face, blocking all power use into or out of his radius. It becomes a contest of strength. Make your decision accordingly. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32y8lk/worm_whowouldwin_bracket/cqg0bsq?context=3 Reddit comment by Wildbow]</ref> by blinding shards.<ref>Mantellum was a power nullifier who basically blinded shards. He arguably wouldn't have any effect on a sensory power that wasn't a Worm power. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/5jmo6d/featured_character_contessa/dbnr64k/ Comment by Wildbow] on Reddit</ref> This even affects subconscious ones such as [[Lung]]'s transformation, and human senses<ref name=":1">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/venom-29-4/ Venom 29.4]</ref>. This effect is so intensive that it blocks even [[Contessa]]'s power, although it does not work across dimensional boundaries.<ref name=":2">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/interlude-29/ Venom 29.x]</ref> or video<ref name=":1" />. | ||
According to Cauldron records, his power nullifies powers within 15 feet of him and senses within 5 feet, but during the Irregulars' raid, his power's radius was around 100 feet<ref name=":1" /> thanks to workarounds devised by [[Weld]] and the other Irregulars.<ref name=":0" /> | According to Cauldron records, his power nullifies powers within 15 feet of him and senses within 5 feet, but during the Irregulars' raid, his power's radius was around 100 feet<ref name=":1" /> thanks to workarounds devised by [[Weld]] and the other Irregulars.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | |||
Mantellum was Cauldron test subject 2601. Because Cauldron thought that his powers were not developing, it released him into [[Earth Bet]], and he was termed a Case 53.<ref name=":0">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/interlude-28/ Cockroaches 28.x]</ref> | |||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | |||
Mantellum accompanied the Irregulars on their raid on Cauldron's headquarters to foil Contessa and [[Custodian|the Custodian]], whose abilities his power blocked, while other Irregulars cornered [[Doctor Mother]] downstairs from their entrance.<ref name=":0" /> His power nullification forced Contessa to escape the facility through a dimensional portal and fake her own death at the hands of another Irregular.<ref name=":2" /> Meanwhile, the Custodian led [[Weaver]]'s group to Mantellum's blind spot, where Weaver used her swarm to kill him with [[Defiant]]'s [[nano-thorn]] knife.<ref name=":1" /> | Mantellum accompanied the Irregulars on their raid on Cauldron's headquarters to foil Contessa and [[Custodian|the Custodian]], whose abilities his power blocked, while other Irregulars cornered [[Doctor Mother]] downstairs from their entrance.<ref name=":0" /> His power nullification forced Contessa to escape the facility through a dimensional portal and fake her own death at the hands of another Irregular.<ref name=":2" /> Meanwhile, the Custodian led [[Weaver]]'s group to Mantellum's blind spot, where Weaver used her swarm to kill him with [[Defiant]]'s [[nano-thorn]] knife.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Revision as of 10:22, December 22, 2017
Mantellum is a Case 53 who was involved in the Irregulars' raid on Cauldron's headquarters after Scion began to attack.
Appearance
Mantellum has a cloak and a tail that coils behind him, making him look like a human manta ray whose folds drape over the surrounding area.<ref name=":0" />
Abilities and Powers
Mantellum's area-of-effect power creates increasingly protective layers that block perception powers<ref name="List">Mantellum Case 53. Blocks out sensory aspects of powers progressively more with proximity. Irregulars - Parahuman List, bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref><ref name="R49">Mantellum operates in a different way than Hatchet Face, blocking all power use into or out of his radius. It becomes a contest of strength. Make your decision accordingly. - Reddit comment by Wildbow</ref> by blinding shards.<ref>Mantellum was a power nullifier who basically blinded shards. He arguably wouldn't have any effect on a sensory power that wasn't a Worm power. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref> This even affects subconscious ones such as Lung's transformation, and human senses<ref name=":1">Venom 29.4</ref>. This effect is so intensive that it blocks even Contessa's power, although it does not work across dimensional boundaries.<ref name=":2">Venom 29.x</ref> or video<ref name=":1" />.
According to Cauldron records, his power nullifies powers within 15 feet of him and senses within 5 feet, but during the Irregulars' raid, his power's radius was around 100 feet<ref name=":1" /> thanks to workarounds devised by Weld and the other Irregulars.<ref name=":0" />
History
Background
Mantellum was Cauldron test subject 2601. Because Cauldron thought that his powers were not developing, it released him into Earth Bet, and he was termed a Case 53.<ref name=":0">Cockroaches 28.x</ref>
Gold Morning
Mantellum accompanied the Irregulars on their raid on Cauldron's headquarters to foil Contessa and the Custodian, whose abilities his power blocked, while other Irregulars cornered Doctor Mother downstairs from their entrance.<ref name=":0" /> His power nullification forced Contessa to escape the facility through a dimensional portal and fake her own death at the hands of another Irregular.<ref name=":2" /> Meanwhile, the Custodian led Weaver's group to Mantellum's blind spot, where Weaver used her swarm to kill him with Defiant's nano-thorn knife.<ref name=":1" />
Trivia
- "Mantellum" means "mantle" or "cape" in Latin.
References
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