Colossus By Design: Entry 0083 - The Smog Beast

[Date Sighted]: December 17, 2145
[Location]: St. John's, Canadian origin continent

[Height]: Variable
[Length]: Variable
[Weight]: Variable

[Appearance]: Sludge-like body and appendages; large bulging red eyes; vaguely humanoid positioning of limbs; grey colouring with hints of green and violet mixed among pollution-coated body

[Abilities]: Exudes extreme pollution of both gaseous and physical states from mere movement

[Codename]: HEDORAH (Highly-Evolved Differentiating Organism of Repulsive Anomalous Habit)

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[December 18, 2145]
[Antarctica]
[Global Union of Divisions Headquarters]

[World leaders are present to discuss the latest incident]
[Minister Diana McAllister brings up footage of HEDORAH ravaging the port-city of St. John's, as well as a map detailing a red line extending from the Atlantic Dead Zone to St. John's]


(Minister McAllister): As you can see, the creature we've codenamed HEDORAH has made its way from the Dead Zone to a major Canadian port-city.

(President Shinji Kazuma): Excuse me, but why the complicated codename?

(President Nigel Mandela): Funny you should ask....... our head researchers recently came to me with the results of their analysis of the creature.

(Chancellor Dmitri Kalashnikov): Well, what did they find?

(President Nigel Mandela): Apparently, this creature is both feeding off of and producing pollution wherever it goes. As well, it appears to be specifically targeting Human population centers, consuming any Human it happens upon.

(King Eugene Roy): That's nothing new.

(President Nigel Mandela): There's more though....


[President Mandela brings up two photos of the HEDORAH, one of its initial attack on St. Johns, the other taken later as it continued west into the Canadian continent]


(President Mandela): The initial footage shows the creature slumped over, crawling on the ground like a quadruped. However, as it consumed more Humans, it slowly began to grow more and more upright.


[Other world leaders are intrigued by this revelation]


(Denouncer Daiyu Chen): So, what, it's evolving as it consumes?

(President Mandela): Precisely. It's attaining a more highly advanced form the more it consumes.

(Minister McAllister): Then what measures shall we take against this constantly-adapting organism?

(Chancellor Kalashnikov): We can't engage it in physical combat, for its flesh is too spongy and acidic to inflict lasting damage.

(Denouncer Daiyu Chen): WHAT will be done then?


[Chancellor Kalashnikov simply smiles]

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[December 20, 2145]
[St. George's, Canadian origin continent]

[HEDORAH ravages the city, searching for pollution and Human beings to consume]
[Above the city, the G.U.D. "Nightfury" uncloaks itself]