Goonhub
04-14-2021, 05:12 PM
The Mimic
Similar to the Changeling, the mimic is an alien creature trying to pass as human.
However, their methods, abilities, and limitations are very different. The mimic never changes it's own appearance, it instead has instinctual psychic abilities that allows it to project their thoughts into others minds.
The Mimic naturally has the appearance of a faceless humanoid. They can project into the minds of others what they want them to think they look like. Intially it's just a staff assistant. However, they could use an ability to save people they had seen into memory, and project that instead.
A Mimic would not be able to talk normally. Their speech would intially come out as a series of clicking noises if they attempt to speak. However they can project the voices of people they had heard into the minds of others, and generally give them the sense that they said something that makes sense and carries the Mimics intent.
The more a mimic interacts with people, the more natural they can blend in. Eventually, their abilities can increase to the point that they can project multiple images and voices to specific minds. Two observers could see an entirely different person and hear a different conversation in the presence of a Mimic.
As the Mimic gains in strength they can impose stronger tactics on minds under their influence, like making them not see anyone else but the Mimic, or not see the Mimic at all
I think, as a weakness it could require some degree of focus to keep their abilities functioning. Them getting damaged or stunned could cause them to lose focus.
Similar to the Changeling, the mimic is an alien creature trying to pass as human.
However, their methods, abilities, and limitations are very different. The mimic never changes it's own appearance, it instead has instinctual psychic abilities that allows it to project their thoughts into others minds.
The Mimic naturally has the appearance of a faceless humanoid. They can project into the minds of others what they want them to think they look like. Intially it's just a staff assistant. However, they could use an ability to save people they had seen into memory, and project that instead.
A Mimic would not be able to talk normally. Their speech would intially come out as a series of clicking noises if they attempt to speak. However they can project the voices of people they had heard into the minds of others, and generally give them the sense that they said something that makes sense and carries the Mimics intent.
The more a mimic interacts with people, the more natural they can blend in. Eventually, their abilities can increase to the point that they can project multiple images and voices to specific minds. Two observers could see an entirely different person and hear a different conversation in the presence of a Mimic.
As the Mimic gains in strength they can impose stronger tactics on minds under their influence, like making them not see anyone else but the Mimic, or not see the Mimic at all
I think, as a weakness it could require some degree of focus to keep their abilities functioning. Them getting damaged or stunned could cause them to lose focus.