Her brain is thought to be a Mel clone; I don’t recall a *direct* confirmation from Fearless Leader. But I am sure there’s some Dr. Lee in there- she’s the sort to really throw herself in her work…
And throw her work in herself, as well — back in the Temple of the Notaries, Lee briefly hosted nano!Unity in her own body. Both of them picked up elements of the other. It occurs to me that the Notary ark casts Unity/Virginia as, among other things, a response to Frankenstein — where the original monster was rejected and abandoned by its “father” (cue tragedy), Unity’s “mother” clearly looks after Unity and helps intimately with her personal development.
also, wouldn’t a creature that can kill heavily armed, well trained super soldiers be scarier than the aforementioned heavily armed, well trained super soldiers?
Specializations matter. The devil may have much greater speed, strength, and area of effect, but it almost certainly lacks a trained sniper’s accuracy and deadliness at extreme ranges. Whether that’s an overall improvement is debatable, but each can be countered in different ways by a reasonably competent tactician.
Well, at least it’s a non-hungry Jersey Devil without the ability to USE guns…the Jersey Devil doesn’t seem to have thumbs and fingers suited to most firearms, based on traditional descriptions.
So, that’s still probably better than multiple snipers with laser sights and an unknown but hostile agenda.
Plus, it’s now fat and sleepy after consuming said snipers (and the bite out of Sweetdaddy), and less likely to be chasing after Our Heroes. They can make a run for it and get a good lead. (Dr. Lee carrying some of the more portable bits of lab equipment with her.)
I hate it when people start saying ‘glurk’, it never means anything good.
Also, this reminds me of a story where players in Call of Cthulhu summoned a Byakhee to deal with heavily armed cultists. It worked. Then there was a Byahkee, thus demonstrating the inherent dangers of Summon Bigger Fish.
I miss Unity.
Unity is my favorite, too, although I am having a lot of fun watching Dr. Lee have entirely too much fun on this mission. 🙂
Yes, lets us see where Unity gets it.
well she was made with Mel’s DNA so I think it might be a little of both.
When nature and nurture double-team you, you just aren’t getting away.
Her brain is thought to be a Mel clone; I don’t recall a *direct* confirmation from Fearless Leader. But I am sure there’s some Dr. Lee in there- she’s the sort to really throw herself in her work…
And throw her work in herself, as well — back in the Temple of the Notaries, Lee briefly hosted nano!Unity in her own body. Both of them picked up elements of the other. It occurs to me that the Notary ark casts Unity/Virginia as, among other things, a response to Frankenstein — where the original monster was rejected and abandoned by its “father” (cue tragedy), Unity’s “mother” clearly looks after Unity and helps intimately with her personal development.
You mean “the Devil didn’t have guns”, Dr. Lee.
also, wouldn’t a creature that can kill heavily armed, well trained super soldiers be scarier than the aforementioned heavily armed, well trained super soldiers?
Specializations matter. The devil may have much greater speed, strength, and area of effect, but it almost certainly lacks a trained sniper’s accuracy and deadliness at extreme ranges. Whether that’s an overall improvement is debatable, but each can be countered in different ways by a reasonably competent tactician.
So this guy is the current sane straight man, what’s his name again?
Shelby? Anyway, he’s been in the S-H building since the start, more than 10 years ago.
His superpower is clouding readers’ memories.
It’s only an improvement if you can outrun the Jersey Devil.
(Traditionally, the Devil was supposed to be a flier, but I am having trouble with the concept of a flying tree.)
(Come to think of it, didn’t Baum in one of the OZ books have a race of flying monsters, made out of wood? Disliked loud noises, IIRC).
Yes, the Gargoyles of Naught.
So they went out to defeat the Jersey Devil, and wound up feeding it a bunch of snipers. Uncooked, too, I bet.
Well, at least it’s a non-hungry Jersey Devil without the ability to USE guns…the Jersey Devil doesn’t seem to have thumbs and fingers suited to most firearms, based on traditional descriptions.
So, that’s still probably better than multiple snipers with laser sights and an unknown but hostile agenda.
Plus, it’s now fat and sleepy after consuming said snipers (and the bite out of Sweetdaddy), and less likely to be chasing after Our Heroes. They can make a run for it and get a good lead. (Dr. Lee carrying some of the more portable bits of lab equipment with her.)
I hate it when people start saying ‘glurk’, it never means anything good.
Also, this reminds me of a story where players in Call of Cthulhu summoned a Byakhee to deal with heavily armed cultists. It worked. Then there was a Byahkee, thus demonstrating the inherent dangers of Summon Bigger Fish.
My tired old eyes see “slurk”, not to pick a poor helpless nit….
One is a creeping monstrosity, one is messy doom…six of one, half a dozen of the other…
And I’ll bet the Jersey Devil is pretty bad, too.
Thermite covers a multitude of sins. Or at least melts down the car of the idiot that summoned the Byahkee so that the rest of you can escape.
awesome sound effects in living (and dying) color!
… I’m trying, and failing, to pinpoint the exact moment when Doctor Lee forgot she was working for Anasigma.
Maybe when they started shooting at her.
At this rate, all this common may attract the attention of Mrs Leeds 13th child
bah. commotion
Ahhh, stealth-based melee DPS. The perfect counter to snipers!