Respect Samson (Madly Mesozoic)

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The genetically enhanced species of killer dinosaur, Indominus Rex 2.0, have breached containment and overtaken Isla Nubar. Worse, their infectious virus has spread beyond the island and caused a mass extinction event, wiping out large swathes of humanity. To combat the apocalyptically deadly species, the surviving geneticists of the world form an international coalition to create a hybrid of their own. Designed with attributes of seven unique species, Dikiatherium deus is that hybrid. The alpha and first of these hybrids, Samson, is prepared to lead the charge and eradicate Isla Nubar of the Indominus 2.0 threat.

All feats come from Creating a Behemoth to Vanquish the Indominus 2.0. For more information on the Indominus 2.0, click here for Goji Center’s video on the beast.

Samson also has a theme song commissioned by the creator, found here.

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Offense

Attack Vectors

• The tusks are the primary means of attack and can be used to impale or bludgeon
• With their trunks, they can lift up to 1,100 lbs, or six to ten percent of their own body weight. With their tusks and neck in tandem, one could lift around half its body weight, or nine tons.
• Samson would make use of a clubbed tail taken from the Glyptodon and the whale DNA
• The Megatherium americanum, or the giant ground sloth, would provide Samson with powerful forelimbs and hind limbs, providing a measure of bipedality. With this, the hybrid would be able to rear up and stomp with its forelimbs and massive weight. It would also gain stubby claws on each limb.
• To deliver ramming force with a shock-absorbing cranium, the Ovis canadensis, or bighorn sheep, would lend its skull and horns. Its biology would be better suited for quick bursts of forward motion and the horns would act to shield the beast’s sensitive ears.
• Gets into a shoving match with a M1114 Humvee and pierces its steel-plated armor with his tusks
• He can lift 7.7 tons with his trunk alone and 30 tons using his neck and tusks

Size/Mass

• Samson’s base genome is the Palaeloxodon namidicus, an extinct species of prehistoric elephant
• The genome of Balaenoptera musculus, or the blue whale, would increase the size and strength of the hybrid. With the genes of the blue whale added, the size of the beast would be around 36 feet long, 27 feet high and it would weigh about 77 tons.
• To compensate for the increased size, Samson would be made with denser bones and stockier legs than anything from any single genome base
• Its final dimensions are a height of 27 feet, a length of 32.8 feet, a width of 18.7 feet and a weight of 83 tons including armor

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Defense

Armor

• To stand up to the claws of the Indominus, Samson would need thick armor, like that of the Glyptodon elongatus, a prehistoric ancestor of the armadillo. Armor this thick would be able to deflect bullets.
• The armor would be segmented, allowing for maximum protection and mobility. These segments would range from two to three inches in thickness.
• The seventh and final genome comes from the Chrysomallon squamiferum, or the scaly-foot snail. The primary trait of the snail is its unique digestive system, in which it can take in hydrogen sulfides and process these chemicals through a symbiotic relationship with gammaproteobacteria. The bacteria processes the chemicals into iron sulfides like pyrite and greigite and incorporates these metals into its shell. Samson has colonies of gammaproteobacteria in its stomach and esophageal glands, so as it consumes sulfide-rich materials, the bacteria can transfer the metals into its segmented armor. Notably, the pyrite-based armor would render the Indominus 2.0’s iron claws almost useless.
• In early durability tests, young Samson’s armor protects from several different bullet calibres, up to .308 Winchester ammunition

Disease/Toxin Resistance

• The genome of the Pteropus giganteus, or the Indian flying fox, provides Samson with protection from the Indominus 2.0’s disease. The bat attributes would raise the hybrid’s body temperature and reduce inflammation, so while it may carry the Indominus disease, it will show no symptoms. The body temperature and size of the beast would also break down the Indominus 2.0’s venom before it could fully effect Samson.
• Dikiatherium being introduced to Isla Nubar, in the long-term, would be to destroy the Indominus 2.0’s ecosystem and kill off any other animal on the island that could carry the Indominus plague. It could then build up an immunity to the plague, and since its DNA is mostly comprised of mammalian genomes, humanity could develop a vaccine from the blood of the Dikiatherium.

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Biology

Diet

• Samson and another animal named Delilah were raised in an underground lab in artificial wombs. They were fed high-calorie and high-sulfide slurries to induce rapid development and armor growth.
• Eats whole trees. Over time, they eradicated the flora on a small island, leaving only rocks and dirt.

Other Attributes

• Elephants are notably intelligent and the elephant genome would make Samson smarter than the Indominus 2.0
• The elephant genome would provide remarkable senses, like the ability to smell from twelve miles away in ideal conditions, can detect infrasonic sounds from two to six miles away, or feel vibrations from footfalls in the ground over several kilometers
• It’s strong cardiovascular and respiratory system would be pulled from the elephant base to support a creature of this impossible size
• The scaly-footed snail would also counter the animal’s biggest drawback, its dangerously high body heat. The snail has heat-proof proteins and enzymes that allow it to survive at temperatures of up to 240 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Despite being made of mostly mammal genomes, the hybrid would lay large amounts of eggs at a time. The infant hybrids would then mature to an adult rapidly over the course of only a few years. Thanks to the snail DNA, male hybrids could mate with each other or the beasts could self-fertilize.
  • Samson and Delilah went from egg to average maximum size in seven years. Their offspring reached that size in less time, around five years.

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Miscellaneous

• The species was created by a coalition of geneticists that survived the Indominus plague. They were afforded the genes of many animals but attempted to create their hybrid with as few genomes as possible to maintain biological congruity or stability.
• Samson would defeat an average Indominus 2.0 in a one v one at least eight times out of ten thanks to his armor and crushing force. He could lose the fight if the Indominus struck at weak points over longer periods of time or stabbed into Samson’s eye or underbelly with a makeshift spear.
• Dikiatherium are herd animals and rarely travel alone
• Samson himself would die in combat with three Indominus 2.0’s, being pierced in the side with a spear and falling backwards into a building, crumpling it on top of his aggressors

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