Muttation Contest XIV

[Lulu]

Attention Members! Would you like to contribute to the 69th Hunger Games from a Gamemaker's standpoint? Here's your chance to contribute!

Come up with a "muttation" or other genetically altered wild beast using the following form, and reply to this thread with your finished product. The best mutts may be included in the 69th or other future Hunger Games. There is no limit to how many mutts you may submit, so feel free to post more as they come to you (although remember to edit your post rather than double-posting if someone else has posted before you)

If your muttation is used, you will receive credit for your little beastie on the Muttation Directory thread that will be present during the Games, as well as on the Site Wiki's Muttation Page. Note that the Gamemakers (staff) reserve the right to make minor changes to your creations.

Notes: Mutts involving humans will not be used, and mutts created initially "to kill people," "to destroy people," or "to torture people" will also have to be explained very well to be used. Be more creative than that! You may want to refer to the Arena Map for climate-based inspiration. For the 69th, any snow-dwelling mutts will be especially appreciated.

You have until the 17th of February to submit. Enjoy!

[b]Name of Mutt:[/b]
[b]Brief Summary:[/b] (consider including previous uses [why the Capitol developed them], rough size/physical features, and general behavior, as well as any additional information you may have and please note that this should be no more than a paragraph — see the Muttation Page on the Site Wiki for examples.)
[b]Poision, Edible, or Neither?[/b] (please note that this may be changed by the GMs based on need)

[pup]

Done with mah mutts.



Well I had an entirely done Marshmallow Man then Kay and Rook said: no humanoids. No frozen stuff. Then they both evil laughed and I ran away crying.

Name of Mutt: Reinguinas
Brief Summary: A cross breed between Reindeer, Penguins, and Hyenas. Their shape is mostly Penguinoid. They look like a Penguin. The only weird thing about them is their sharp teeth in their beaks and their antlers on their heads. Penguin with teeth and antlers. That's basically it with their appearance. Oh, and in the dark they communicate by flashing lights that are on their antlers with different colors and signals. The basic signals are:
Red: Stay away
Green: Lets snuggle
Yellow: Come to me so I can eat ya.
They also travel and live in packs and when they close in on prey as one they emit a howling laughter which means certain death for everyone that isn't part of the pack. Meaning you'll be ripped to shreds by hungry penguins. They can also skewer yous with their sharp antlers. They were originally made as Traffic signals in the dark when traffic lights went out when there was a loss of power in the uprising so people could still drive. The only problem was, is that they were so stupid cars ran them all over until they were all smushed red puddles on the streets of the capitol. Now they are back with Hyena DNA to kill tributes while surviving the bitter cold.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible and the antlers can be used as weapons. I also have an extra idea where every other turn they can flash their antlers and the tribute can roll a dice which has a 1/5 chance of stunning them for that turn or blinding them entirely.

Name of Mutt: Mammouse
Brief Summary: When people think Mammoth they think huge lumbering creature that lived in the ice age of the world. When cloning research was developed, humans created a new mammoth. Later. capitolites made them into house pets. They were small, about a foot high and a foot long. They were brown with tusks and whiskers which protruded from under their dark mat of fur. They were overall really friendly to the Capitolites. The Capitol still uses them as pets. Now the gamemakers sent then into the arena as a nice surprise to the tributes, they are really kind and friendly. Don't show them any weapon though because they will go berserk and their tusks can really be used to hurt. They don't attack unless threatened though.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible

Name of Mutt: Frosting
Brief Summary: Have you ever had vanilla ice cream? Have you ever imagined it having eyes? No. Well this is what this looks like. A little ice cream cone with ice cream on top which has eyes. The icecream part is actually freezing cold skin. It uses huge bursts of air to move along slowly. If it gets caught on something it can't be moved. They are creatures that want to be alone and are normally found solo. They were invented by a food cooperation in the capitol to let capitolite children not need to buy ice cream again. What they would do was hold the Frosting to their mouth and it would freezing blow ice cream onto their tongue. The company was about to produce more flavors like chocolate and strawberry when the Capitol shut it down. Apparently some kids squeezed the Frosting and they didn't like it so they blew so cold ice cream the kids got frostbite on their tongues and they fell off. Now they are used in the surgery to remove the tongues of avoxes. Some escaped into the sewers of the capitol though and over a few generations became toxic ice cream. The gamemakers hunted them down for these games. (See below for how I would think they would battle.)
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Toxic. Also I thought they could battle by rolling a dice 1-10 and if it got 8-10 then the tribute got frostbite and lots an item of their body. Also if a tribute thought they were ice cream and tried to eat it the tribute would lose ten damage due to toxic ice cream. They taste delicious though so eat up!

[Sage]

Name of Mutt: Ice Spiders
Brief Summary: Ice spiders are genetically altered spiders with a white body and ice blue heads while their eight eyes are brilliant red. They are approximately a foot wide at the thorax and they have sharp claws on the end of each of their eight legs. Their original purpose was to find rebels in the winter time as they blended in with the snow and then when they found a rebel, they would wrap the person up in a strong silk that was icy cold and could paralyze the victim. However, when the dark days ended, they were found to be less useful apart from making beautiful sculptures out of ice and snow. Now, the capitol scientists have modified them to be more aggressive towards people and to swarm in packs.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Neither, however their bite can paralyze a tribute if no anti-venom is received.

[uwu]

Name of Mutt: Animatronic Snowmen
Brief Summary: Back before the rebellion, the Capitol attempted to create a snowman that could interact with and play with the citizens in the Capitol. At first, it seemed like a great idea. They were easily and quickly created, with a machine called "The Great Intelligence", allowing them to create snow that can "magically" move on its own. But as time went on, the Great Intelligence went AWOL. The snowmen started popping up out of no where and attacking the citizens, sometimes even killing them. They were really weak, but they appeared in large groups. The president and his scientists had to quickly melt all the snow before it was too late. Now, it is said that the Great Intelligence is somewhere hidden in a deep cellar below the surface of the Capitol.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Neither

[Death]

Name of Mutt: Hedgelogs (affectionately termed "Sh*ts from Hell")
Brief Summary: Originally designed to make living in the woods more difficult, Hedgelogs are rigid creatures that resemble wood thanks to being coated in the enamel of a turtle's shell. They move rather slowly using twig-like appendages that jut out from their bodies. Males generally closely resemble branches, while females appear more like logs. They are scavengers who eat anything they find laying on the ground, unless an unlucky wood scavenger picks one up. When disturbed, pores on their bodies open up and release benzoquinones (a chemical used by the Bombardier beetle) onto their "attacker," leaving highly irritating chemical burns wherever they touch. They're nocturnal and prefer forested areas.
Poison, Edible, or Neither? Neither, but should a tribute gather wood, a dice roll to determine whether they come across a Hedgelog would make some sense. Dice rolls can be affected by whether they have taken/exempted the plants station, as they should be better able to identify wood.

[Rags and Rexs]

Name of Mutt: Clone Bugs
Brief Summary: these small blue and white bugs where created to spy on rebels and to cause rebels to mistrust each other . They bite flesh of where ever they can reach and draw out genetic material which is implanted in the bugs own DNA code morphing into a replica of the thing they bit. The creature has only basic memories and none of the wounds the creature has. The blue and white bugs are small creatures with transparent wings and large chommpers. Their eyes are small and have limited sight which causes their smell to be increased.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Clone bugs can be eaten but at risks which list dulled sight, increased smell and hardened skin.

[Kire]

Name of Mutt: Icicle Crabs
Brief Summary: These not-so-little crabs are about the size of a grown man's outstretched hands with each leg measuring nearly a foot in length. The shell is almost crystalline, showing the soft white meat inside like snow trapped inside of ice. Being extremely pretty, the original intent of the creatures was to be sold as decorations - living or dead - to anyone with enough money. Unfortunately, the meat of the crabs has to kept in below freezing temperatures or it will spoil, even if the crabs is still living, so they made a terrible smell that permeated everything. With the addition of nasty crystal claws the size of a clenched fist, they were added into the mutt roster for the arena. The meat they have is edible, but the shell is very hard and nearly impossible to break. As well, due to the crabs needing to live in below freezing temperatures, the shell retains cold better than steel and could easily strip off skin or cause frostbite if it comes into contact with bare flesh.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible, Non-poisonous

[marcellus rhodes 11b arc]

Name of Mutt: Arctic Wolf
Brief Summary:
The capitol had decided to come up with this mutt due to their use of winter arenas before. The Arctic Wolf is a hungry beast and it's time to feed its pack. Being the average size of a wolf, it's almost obvious that they're faster than your normal wolf. With no real hesitations, it'll attack anyone and anything that enters their home. He travels in a pack, never leaving each other behind and will hunt as a pack along with that. When first attacked, it seems almost like the wolf isn't even trying, almost teasing the tribute. But after struck, there's no going back.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? neither

[Will]

Name of Mutt: Papillon Blanc
Brief Summary: Genetically altered from the small dog, the papillon, the papillon blanc is a slightly larger, albino, and hardier version of the regular papillon (for Capitolites who live high in the Rockies who need cold weather dogs). These dogs were extremely expensive and only available to the richest of Capitol citizens. They were claimed to be the longest living, sweetest, most cuddly, and peppiest puppy on the market. Although this is true through their infancy, (five years) the Capitol breeding scientists never bothered to keep them longer than two years for observation. After five years, the dogs hit puberty and during puberty they became vicious and short-tempered. Although they are not strong enough to kill, they cause more damage than one might think. These dogs were found to get over the problems after puberty, but they were recalled for more testing.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible

[Arrows]

Name of Mutt:Carriants
Brief Summary: White as snow and made for the cold. Originally developed during the Dark Days of Panem the Carriants were an odd mix of Caribou and Ants. Why such a weird combination some may ask? The answer is simple, they were perfect for the freezing mountains. The Capitol capitol designed them perfectly as their masterful weapons. Albino white fur with piercing red eyes. White and razor sharp horns mounting their hands and the disgustingly long four ant legs. These large deer sized mutts did everything and more for what they were intended.  They appeared like nothing more than snow drifts to the rebels of the mountain. Then the moment they would stumble across one of these easily temperamental beasts it would be over. They could try to run but the mutts easily out maneuvered them with their clawed ant legs. However, the Dark Days passed and these mutts eventually vanished from every where except the Capitol's labs. So now once again winter is stirring in a frigid arena, perfect for the mutts return to the playing field.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible.



Name of Mutt:Snowy Owlice
Brief Summary: Soaring high above the sky appears to be some kind of white bird. A snowy owl, but this is no normal snowy owl. This mutt is at least half the size of a human with fearsome knife like claws. Capable of slicing people into nothing more than strands. Their original use was during Panem's Dark Days. They were sent on countless missions to hunt down rebels in snowy areas and appropriately dispose of them. As hoped they were an extreme success. However, over the years they have all but died off. Except for the few the Capitol still have in hand. Perfect for a snowy arena such as the 69th.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible?

[Rags and Rexs]

Name of Mutt: Saber tooth
Brief Summary: During the dark days of panem the Capital needed something that could hunt down rebels like a mouse hunts down a unmoving grass seed. This beast was a cloned version of the once powerful Saber tooth tiger, but the fear didn't end there. This massive creature with a pelt the color of snow prowls the mountains and wood lands waiting for prey. This creature was a beast of war bent on death but if you escaped it's claws carried virusss imbedded into the ivory and teeth with poison that squirted out if the ends as it bit on something. This creature the size of a bus in width and height could kill a enteier band of rebels quickly and easily. These creatures still prowl the land but some are in containment to the capital, waiting to be realse on the tributes of the 69th hunger games!
Poision, Edible, or Neither? edible if you avoid the postion glands, placed in the muzzle, and all legs.

[Deleted]

Name of Mutt: Gulper
Brief Summary: They're bloodthirsty and desperate creatures, created to clear the bodies of rebel soldiers quickly (though not so cleanly) from the battlefield. It was the hyena they chose first, with sharpened fangs and increased aggression. However, the final aspect came when scientists rediscovered a shark species long thought extinct, washed up on the shores of District Four. The Goblin Shark. The retractable jaws of the shark not only interested Capitol scientists, it inspired them.

They drafted the retractable jaw of the Goblin Shark onto a Hyena, creating an extremely aggressive creature capable of ripping limb from limb when they get the perfect bite. In fact, they never even bothered to name the horrific mutt, they just released them in droves on the Capitol rebels, who nicknamed them 'gulpers'. And it worked, not only were the mutts fighters, they were also scavengers, clearing bodies out hours after battles took place. However, problems started showing up when the mutts became greedy, attacking their own owners, Capitol soldiers. They were kicked to the curb, replaced by new, less hostile mutts. However, the Gamemakers have brought them back, with a white camouflage coloring, for the 69th Annual Hunger Games.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible.
Other: For reference/example of how the jaw would look/work, here's a gif


(Created by Mylee and I) 
Name of Mutt: Scorpumm
Brief Summary: From afar, they look like a strong wind that had whipped up a mini snowstorm. And that's exactly what rebel soldiers thought during the Dark Days,  that it was just a snowstorm off in the distance. However, it was far from that. Scorpumms, a large hummingbird with several scorpion stingers instead of a flat tail. They attack in droves of three or four, and take distinct advantage of their unique coloring to blend in with the snow they whip up when ascending from the ground.

However, the deadliest thing about these creatures is their venom. It does not cause swelling, nor does it cause severe discomfort. Rather, a Scorpumm's pronged tail strikes so hard and so fast that it strikes to the bone, injecting venom directly onto the limb. However, it's venom is deadly in that it causes rapid calcification of the infected limb from the bone outwards, causing severe pain as well as rendering the limb useless, unless the poison is reversed.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Poisonous. Not edible.


Name of Mutt: Karkadann
Brief Summary: It was an underground Capitol extravaganza, where a tongueless avox was forced to fight to the death against an illegally made mutt, that's how this beast was created. Nicknamed "Tankers" in the rings, scientists took the sheer tanking power of the rhino and fused the deadly poison of the stonefish onto specialized plates around it's body, mainly the heads and sides. Although the cage fights still have yet to be discovered, one Capitol Scientist saw his claim to fame through the mutt, and introduced it to Gamemaker's under the name Karkadann.

It was a hit, a spectacle of power, might, and sheer strength. The Gamemakers didn't even bother giving it a new color scheme, they want it to stand out, and they want tributes to be afraid. Be wary tributes, once you see it bow it's head, don't get in it's way.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Poisonous on certain parts of the body (Mainly head and sides). Edible if meat is removed with extreme caution. Does blunt damage, but since there's a stonefish on it, maybe poison damage throughout the fight?

[Deleted]

Name of Mutt: hellions

Brief Summary: Resembling a scrawny dog on it's hind legs, hellions were originally designed to replace Avoxes after more and more tributes began using them as target practice. The lot of them are distinctively albino, as a mutation from either the otter or kangaroo genes probably, and otherwise hideous to the Capitolite eye. Serving as a major reason why they never took off, that and their hilarious love for human eyes.

Despite being designed as a picture perfect butler, the hellion species mostly evolved into a pack of bloodthirsty drones after the lead project manager was fired for completely missing the target. Now faced with the problem of finding a use for hideous, shivering, terrorizing little inbreds, the new mutt director did the polite thing and signed to throw them in the 69th games.

Poision, Edible, or Neither? edible sounds fun, probably not poisonous

[d4 tati pelotte [azalea]]

Name of Mutt: Cratabac
Brief Summary: Developed by the Capitol to clean and strengthen hair, these small, flea-like creature have a firm and rigid back plated with grey armor. Smaller than your baby finger's nail, Cratabac have developed an unusual desire to eat dirt and residue that builds up in the hair of people. They are capable of jumping 30cm high, making them a nuisance if someone is diagnosed with an infestation. Once dead, they will swell to three times their size and become solid, resembling a small berry. However, if eaten, the bug will excrete an acid in the stomach of the person which will burn the tissue. If not treated, it can lead to fatality.
Poision, Edible, or Neither? Poisonous if eaten.

[Licily]

Name of Mutt: Lerrik-Caitir

Brief Summary: Basically having the appearance of regular squirrel the Lerrik-Caitir also has snowy white fur. They live in arctic climates, and the main difference between them and regular squirrels are their bright, emerald green eyes. They also have retractable claws that carry a strong poison. They will attack, even if not provoked. They are extremely deadly with their poison, and will consume the dead bodies of humans, leaving no trace. They are carnivorous, and have a tenancy to attack anyone in their territory, especially when the intruder is unaware, or asleep. They were originally created by accident when the Capitol was experimenting to make something to guard outside the district boundaries. They couldn't survive in the climate, though, because they are arctic creatures. Therefore, they are used for the games.

Poision, Edible, or Neither? Poison, except for the tail, which is surprisingly nutritious, as it contains a lot of meat that makes up the creature.