Lab Rat

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Lab Rat

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Basic information

Alias(es)

Lab Rat

Gender

Male

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Personal Status

Status

Deceased

General location

The Birdcage

Family

older sister
younger brother (deceased)

Relationships

String Theory (rival)

Occupation

Free range experimenter

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Parahuman Status

Legal status

Villain (imprisoned)

Power

Creation of transformation drugs

Known classifications

TinkerTinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)

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Media

First apppearance

Worm, Interlude 16.z
Ward, Interlude 10.y (PoV)

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Lab Rat is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tinker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tinker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTinker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Tinker" title="Tinker">Tinker</a>​ imprisoned in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBirdcage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Birdcage" title="Birdcage" class="mw-redirect">Birdcage</a>. He acts as a leader of one of the cell blocks.​

Personality

Lab Rat is dismissive of the life of others, willing to perform his experiments on both other people most convenient to him.​ Even after his imprisonment, he asks for human subjects first, only resigning himself to working with an animal shelter after being refused.​

That said, it seems to be fueled by his self-hatred​ and as so Lab Rat is also willing to risk his own well-being, performing experiments on himself.​ In fact, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Clockblocker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Clockblocker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BClockblocker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Clockblocker" title="Clockblocker">Clockblocker</a> mentions that the only reason he was captured is one of these experiments: It made him 'so fat he took up two stories of a house'.​ Lab Rat does however value his own survival, preparing a device with distilled essence of himself in case of his death.​

He maintained a rivalry of sorts with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22String%20Theory%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22String%20Theory%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BString%20Theory%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/String_Theory" title="String Theory">String Theory</a>.​​ Their relationship left a lasting impression on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22his%20successor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cryptid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCryptid%7Chis%20successor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Cryptid" title="Cryptid" class="mw-redirect">his successor</a>.

Appearance

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTaylor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Taylor" title="Taylor" class="mw-redirect">Taylor</a> describes Lab Rat as 'the last person one might expect to be a Tinker'. He has a mouth full of teeth crammed towards the front of his mouth while overlapping and sticking out of lower gums, while he has a mop of hair and heavy brows. He is tall and broad shouldered, but he has 'a bit of a belly'.​ He is later seen wearing a lab coat.​

Abilities and powers

Rat is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tinker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tinker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTinker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Tinker" title="Tinker">Tinker</a> specializing in drugs that temporarily turn subjects into monsters while storing their original form.​ The drugs trigger a transformation that draws in extra mass,​ with even water being a possible source.​ While the transformation can hold off injuries, it does not actually heal the subject. The subject returns to their injured state when the transformation stops.​

Lab Rat's formulas are geared toward turning people into weapons, with hormones kicking into overdrive and priming their fight or flight instincts. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTaylor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Taylor" title="Taylor" class="mw-redirect">Taylor</a> noted that she was riding a tide of emotion (such as bloodlust and rage) and put herself in danger by trying to reach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Scion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Scion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Scion" title="Scion">Scion</a>, even while she knew she could not affect the fight. She was unable to fight this effect even while she was aware of it.​

However, he is also capable to work in a more subtle way, for example, keeping violent <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBirdcage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Birdcage" title="Birdcage" class="mw-redirect">Birdcage</a> inmates pacified.​

As a Field Test Tinker, Lab Rat is only able to work himself to valid results by experimenting on his subjects (either others or himself).​ He is an extremely fast worker, producing a full batch of his serums within 37 minutes with access to only an animal shelter.​

Known inventions

Name/Description	Details
Transformation serums	Very much the core of Lab Rat's work, as outlined above.​ There are four examples of the results of ingesting these serums: Taken by Lab Rat himself, it transformed him into what <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Clockblocker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Clockblocker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BClockblocker%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Clockblocker" title="Clockblocker">Clockblocker</a> describes as 'some kind of photosynthetic lardass, so fat he took up two stories of a house'.​ When injected with the serum contained in one the matchboxes (listed below), <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTaylor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Taylor" title="Taylor" class="mw-redirect">Taylor</a> transforms into a seven-limbed creature with at least one claw, covered in studs at regular intervals, very much like teeth.​ While the transformation is useful for climbing,​ it is poor for swimming.​ Taylor noted she was unable to speak. Instead, there was something odd about the sides of her mouth, and she had a thin tongue with a hard layer.​ Another subject of the matchboxes' serum manifested spreading scales around prominent veins instead. The full transformation is not shown.​​ <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bastard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bastard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBastard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Bastard" title="Bastard">Bastard</a> is injected with the serum while also being exposed to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bitch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bitch%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBitch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Bitch" title="Bitch" class="mw-redirect">Bitch</a>'s power. This results in a transformation where the limiter, mass, has been seemingly removed. Bastard becomes one connected but incoherent mass, with muscles, claws, horn and bone, calcified flesh, tendrils and body parts raining down from the main lump, with many different mouths, snarling at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Scion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Scion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Scion" title="Scion">Scion</a>.​
Matchbox-sized devices	White little plastic cases the size of matchboxes, complete with straps,​ these pierce the wearer with a needle when they are harmed,​ injecting one of Lab Rat's serums and temporarily undoing their injuries.​
'Jar' of essence	Not an actual jar, but a device the size of a baseball,​ it contains distilled Lab Rat.​ Not exactly a clone,​ the jar was meant for when things where unrecoverable.​ The contents of this jar eventually became <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chris%20Elman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chris%20Elman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChris%20Elman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Chris_Elman" title="Chris Elman">Chris Elman</a>, inheriting Lab Rat's memories and shard through a complex and extended follow-up process.​

History

Background

Young Lab Rat was exposed to his sister's brutal serial killings. Unable to resolve this with otherwise 'perfect' behavior of his sister he started slipping into delinquency and borderline derangement. After a while, he confronted his sister, but it only made her more blatant and shameless about her murders, since he was too far gone to expose her and be believed. Eventually, his sister murdered his younger brother, presumably, resulting in Lab Rat's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22trigger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22trigger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btrigger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Trigger" title="Trigger" class="mw-redirect">trigger</a>.​

Lab Rat was working in secret to develop his formulas, testing them on local homeless and on isolated individuals when the homeless ran out.​

Despite his low-profile work he was able to reach position of the second most wanted villain by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222003%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222003%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2003%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/2003" title="2003" class="mw-redirect">2003</a>, and fought off <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PRT%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22PRT%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPRT%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/PRT" title="PRT" class="mw-redirect">PRT</a> top teams thrice with moderate success. Eventually he was caught mid-experiment, and imprisoned.​ His workshop was sealed.​ Later, after regular prison proved to be unable to properly contain him, Lab Rat was transferred to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBirdcage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Birdcage" title="Birdcage" class="mw-redirect">Birdcage</a>, where he became a cell-block leader and quite a moderating influence.​

Lab Rat's country of origin is unknown, but he swears in a language Taylor is unable to recognize.​

Post-<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Slaughterhouse%20Nine%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Slaughterhouse%20Nine%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSlaughterhouse%20Nine%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Slaughterhouse_Nine" title="Slaughterhouse Nine">Slaughterhouse Nine</a>

As a cell block leader, Lab Rat attends the meeting where <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marquis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marquis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarquis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Marquis" title="Marquis">Marquis</a> introduces <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22his%20daughter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Panacea%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPanacea%7Chis%20daughter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Panacea" title="Panacea">his daughter</a>. Though he stays silent throughout most of it he does provide information about the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Birdcage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBirdcage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Birdcage" title="Birdcage" class="mw-redirect">Birdcage</a> before <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Teacher%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Teacher%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTeacher%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Teacher" title="Teacher">Teacher</a> cuts him off.​

<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gold%20Morning%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gold%20Morning%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGold%20Morning%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Gold_Morning" title="Gold Morning">Gold Morning</a>

Lab Rat would spend seven years in the Birdcage before being released during the start of the event.​ He is given access to an abandoned animal shelter,​ and later to the PRT storage with confiscated objects,​ from which he produces a batch of little plastic cases the size of matchboxes.​ The matchboxes are designed to trigger a transformation when the wearer is hurt, temporarily removing the wounds from the subject, and it is this feature that manages to save <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Taylor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTaylor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Taylor" title="Taylor" class="mw-redirect">Taylor</a>'s life.​

He himself did not benefitted from the matchboxes, as he is killed by Scion's golden orb at the rig.​ Before his death, he is able to throw a device the size of a baseball, containing '<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22distilled%20Lab%20Rat%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cryptid%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCryptid%7Cdistilled%20Lab%20Rat%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Cryptid" title="Cryptid" class="mw-redirect">distilled Lab Rat</a>',​ into the ocean with the aid of Taylor's bugs. His final word is 'angel', thanking Taylor.​ After his death, his transformation serums are used on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bitch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bitch%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBitch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="525359-18741441295c1490f580a68" href="/wiki/Bitch" title="Bitch" class="mw-redirect">Bitch</a>'s mutated dogs in the continued fight to stop the golden man's rampage.​

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