Colossus By Design: Entry 0091 - This Is Progress

[January 2, 2146]
[Antarctica]
[Global Union of Divisions Headquarters]

[Construction is currently underway for the replacement main G.U.D. building]
[Large perimeter is set up around the still unconscious Alpha]
[Head researchers and world leaders are currently overlooking the perimeter]


(Denouncer Daiyu Chen): So this is the creature that created such intense fury in my nation's defender.

(Dr. Jiro Ifukube): Denouncer, do you honestly still hold it in such ill-regard?

(Denouncer Daiyu Chen): YES! I do, in fact. This thing has proven to be a major threat, and yet we haven't taken action yet.

(Dr. Laura Reed): Ma'am, that would be quite contrary to the conditions presented to us. We'd likely never have another opportunity to study such a magnificent beast.

(Chancellor Dmitri Kalashnikov): I have to agree with the eggheads on this one.

(Random Researcher): HEY!

(Chancellor Dmitri Kalashnikov): What we learn from him could prove invaluable in battles to come.

(Denouncer Daiyu Chen): Unbelievable!


[Denouncer Chen leaves the site]


(Dr. Anna Maximoff): Alright, shine the spotlight right..... here!


[Dr. Maximoff directs spotlights to be shone on a part of the Alpha's neck that was damaged in its fight with the Epsilon]
[Lights illuminate a large gash, though it appears to have already healed up partially]


(Dr. Jiro Ifukube): Well? What is it you wanted to highlight?


[Dr. Maximoff walks up to the wound, pointing towards specific areas and directing the spotlights to shine where she points to]


(Dr. Anna Maximoff): Now, as you can tell, this general area is a major wound inflicted by the electrical streams of the Epsilon. When we first examined it last night, it was very large and profusely bleeding. However.......


[Dr. Maximoff directs the spotlight to another area of the wound, now covered in what appears to be a very large and armored covering not present before]


(Dr. Anna Maximoff): This area here has scabbed over. But this is no ordinary scab.

(President Shinji Kazuma): A scab? But don't those eventually fall off once the wound has healed up?

(Dr. Anna Maximoff): Yes, well..... it's a bit different for him. Wei?

(Dr. Wei Ho): Of course. Please, come with me.


[Dr. Ho leads the group to a holo-projector]
[Dr. Ho brings up several anatomical scans of both the human body and that of the Alpha]


(Dr. Wei Ho): Normally, scabs will fall off and reveal the healed skin. However, we've found that the Alpha, like all P.E.M.F.s, heals faster than the normal animal, and so scabs form faster. Now--

(King Eugene Roy): That's nothing new. What's all this about scabs, though?


[Dr. Ho squeezes his nose ridge in annoyance]


(Dr. Wei Ho): If you'd let me finish, your Highness......

(King Eugene Roy): Sorry, sorry. Continue.

(Dr. Wei Ho): As I was saying..... the Alpha's wounds scab over like any other animal's at an increased rate, but we've found something remarkable. The entire layer of scales and skin over his body is all scabs.

(Minister Diana McAllister): Wait, how can that be? You said it yourself. Scabs will eventually fall off.

(Dr. Wei Ho): That's the kicker. The Alpha's scabs don't. Instead, whenever an open wound appears, it scabs over with an extremely strong and armored layer. Every time his skin is pierced, the scabs that cover it become progressively stronger.

(Dr. Laura Reed): And the fact that his entire surface-level skin is actually composed of scabs means that, quite literally, what doesn't kill him makes him stronger.


[Entire group moans and sighs at her comment]
[Dr. Ifukube shakes his head at his colleague, visibly leaving her embarrassed]


(Dr. Laura Reed): Umm..... well.... uhh...... this process also increases his size, depending on the level of injury. This theoretically means that he would eventually reach a size limit and level of durability that's nigh indestructible to any means.

(Dr. Jiro Ifukube): As well, we've found that this process greatly lengthens his lifespan, effectively making him immortal.

(President Nigel Mandela): So.... what does that mean for us?

(Dr. Jiro Ifukube): He'll likely outlive any single species on Earth, as long as he doesn't die from injury.

(King Eugene Roy): Well, now that that's over--


[The Alpha suddenly lets out a snort, getting everyone's attention; his eyes slowly open]