#x!mumbo

Subject 016: Mumbo K. Jumbo

I DID IT. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL EIGHTEEN SUBJECT FILES. HOLY. SHIT.

Mumbo with gray streaks my beloved. </3

I can’t believe I’ve managed to do eighteen of these. I’m so proud of myself and impressed with myself for coming up with so many sick ass designs for these characters.

What if…? What powers would be gained? Survival of the fittest…

This fic includes: human experimentation, blood/mentions of blood, graphic description, and dehumanization.

*Slaps fic* this bad boy can fit so much angst in it

For @gtwscratch, the creator of the Project X AU!

Title from: Laplace’s Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!) by Will Wood

Read it on AO3!

If X!Grian and Mumbo met in high school, then Ariana also knew Mumbo, and she would have been friends with him as well.

So if Grian ca copy anyone’s powers, what happens when he copies pearls? Do wings just like sprout from his skin? That’s sounds really painful!

Whose power had the worst affect on the holder?

Can Gem and Grian talk to Mumbo and Skizz when projecting? (I can’t remember is that has already been asked)

Who has the “nicest” tests ?

Who has the worst?

Really love this au!

1.) For subjects’ whose powers rely on a limb that they had to grow, Grian’s body would only change to accommodate the new limbs. For example, if he were to use Pearl’s powers, he would in fact grow a set of wings, but he would not also have antennae sprouting from his head.

2.) I would say that Pearl, Etho, and Ren had the worst time with their manifestations. Pearl had to be restrained since she was thrashing around so much as her wings grew suddenly and painfully. Etho had a semi-random mutation, and while he handled it better than Pearl, it was still extremely painful to suddenly grow some new bones. And poor Ren shouldn’t even look like that. He’d already gone through the process of awakening his powers, but nooOOOoooOOOoo, the scientists weren’t happy that he could just turn into other people and tested his limits too harshly.

3.) I also can’t remember if that’s been asked, but yes! They can!

4.) Bdubs has the least-harsh tests since his powers rely the most on his physical wellbeing.

5.) I would say Skizz had the worst treatment during tests. They pushed him much, much too far to end up receiving nothing for their efforts.

Grian and Mumbo were such good friends. You guys don’t even understand.

They met because Mumbo needed an editor/beta reader for his book, and Grian was desperate for a job as an editor; so, he took the first decent job he could find, even if he wasn’t a fan of the genre and didn’t understand the fancy sci-fi words that Mumbo used in his book.

It was grueling work at first for Grian, struggling to get through the chapters, but as he kept giving Mumbo feedback and the two interracted more, Grian realized he was actually starting to enjoy the story and get a bit invested. Mumbo’s enthusiasm about it was just contagious.

Mumbo was so nervous about showing off this world he has created with someone new, thinking no one would like it as much as he did. He thought his fears were coming true when Grian’s feedback started out as curt and short. But as time went on and Mumbo got more comfortable with Grian, he let his excitement over his story and his characters shine through.

When Mumbo died, all nearby light and electronics exploded, mimicking 'lighting'

Scientists originally thought Ren's power was water-breathing, and he nearly drowned from a test

If Jimmy is invisible, and he stands in front of another person, they look to be invisible too. (Like a shield, sort of)

The first time Grian used Pearl's powers, he lost track of time and fell from a great height. It took a long time to recover.

BigB can breathe both oxygen and carbon dioxide, being part plant

Scott once turned into an elephant, surprising both himself and the scientists that were in the small room with him

Gem knows exactly what day it is because she can see the dates when in astral form

Lizzie's shadows can not only cause blindness, but also dampen the senses

Tango's portions are doubled, but Bdubs still gives him some of his food

Scar has inflicted several dents and cracks in the glass, but has yet to break it.

That's all! Hope you have an amazing day/night!

Ahhh welcome back!!! Yippeee!! More headcanons!!

1.) AYO WAIT!!! WAIT!! I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT!!! I’M GOING TO USE THAT!!!

2.) Ohhhh poor Ren. :,(

3.) Interesting thought, and I won’t elaborate on why, but that is not how it works in Project X. It’s just him that’s invisible.

4.) Oooo yeah, bro was probably up so high that he broke a couple things on that fall. Yikes.

5.) Idk how that can be or will be utilized, but that’s canon now.

6.) That makes such a funny visual in my head. XDDD But Scott can only turn into animals he’s touched, and there’s not always a guarantee it’ll work.

7.) Oh yeah, 100%. She and Bdubs can always keep track of the time and date. (For him it’s just, like, intuition).

8.) Ooooooo I actually really really like that idea.

9.) Yeah, that happens, especially since Bdubs is awake half the time to eat anyways.

What if Grian was hit by Scar instead of Skizz?

What if Ren looked at the camera instead of Martyn and he found out?

What if Cub saved Scar from being taken?

What if Lizzie was taken before Joel?

What if Gem had Grian's powers?

What if Pearl could fly out of the labs?

What if Etho gave Joel his hammer, saying he doesn't want to use it anymore?

What if Bdubs saw Cleo as a mother figure and wishes she could comfort him again?

What if Tango accidently caused a fire with his super speed?

What if Cleo could get Skizz and Mumbo to free the others?

What if Mumbo got a power?

What if Scar could break through the glass?

What if Impulse could visit Bdubs in their dreams?

What if Sausage found clues of Cubs work?

What if Joel had an argument with Etho after a particularly bad day?

What if Big B was allowed one free day to move wherever he wanted?

What if Jimmy was stuck being invisible?

What if Scott could turn into inanimate objects?

What if Skizz could speak to Impulse?

What if Martyn had a sonic scream instead of hearing?

WOW that’s a lot!! :DDD

1.) Oh, Skizz wasn’t hit by Scar. Skizz died during the scientists’ experiments on him.

2.) Assuming you mean if Martyn would have been taken regardless if he noticed his picture being taken, he would’ve been absolutely furious. Honestly? Might have caused a causality. He would rather be completely alone in the facility than have to suffer alongside Ren.

3.) Cub would have tried way harder to report Ex to the head of Lacuna Labs and the police. He hadn’t realized how serious Ex was, and he’d be damned if his efforts to protect his brother went to waste.

4.) Joel would’ve been just as worried as Lizzie was about him. Maybe he would’ve filed a missing persons report sooner.

5.) I don’t think things would change too much since Gem and Grian are in the same cell.

6.) If you mean if she could fly but was still captive, she’d feel waaay less claustrophobic and less like she was losing her mind. If you mean if she could fly and escape, she might not ever come back. What would people say if she approaches them, maniples and antennae and wings?

7.) Sadly, no one else can use the mace. It dematerializes when other people try to wield it (unless it’s Grian and he’s copying Etho’s power).

8.) Awww.. They certainly grew close in the short time they shared a cell.

9.) Luckily there are fire extinguishers and other items that are readily available to prevent major damage. And it would probably have happened during a test, so Tango would get no punishment or anything since they were testing the limits of his speed.

10.) Then she 100% would. If she could summon them past the walls of her cell, she would have gotten herself and as many people out of the facility as she could.

11.) He actually did before he died!

12.) Oh, he can. Scar is just too afraid of his own strength to utilize it.

13.) I’m not sure. I haven’t put any thought into if Impulse and Bdubs would have much of a relationship in this AU.

14.) Then he’d do everything he could to meet up with Cub and figure out where Pearl went. They’d work together with the others to figure out where they are.

15.) They’d stay pretty quiet, but they wouldn’t stay mad at each other for long. At the end of the day, they both know that the other isn’t actually mad at them.

16.) He would take as much advantage of it as he could. He’d take out security cameras as subtly as possible and hope the others figured out what he’d done.

17.) Oh, he would be so much worse mentally than he currently is. He’s constantly holding onto Lizzie or the thin blanket from his bed so that he can see that he’s touching something—so that he can see that he’s still there.

18.) He probably would have escaped a lot sooner.

19.) If Imoulse could hear him, then Skizz would let him know anything and everything that he saw. He’d let him know the perfect time to make a move, the fastest route to escape, all that jazz. And if they had to wait a while for an escape opportunity, then Skizz is feeding him words of encouragement and urging him to home on just a little bit longer.

Do Mumbo and Skizz's bodies just disappear after being killed, or do they have to be disposed of after every summon?

How many scientists are in the facility? How many guards?

Can Martyn hear if Scott (or anyone, really) were whispering in their cell?

Does Etho get tired from holding his mace? How many jump boosts can he do before getting tired, if there is a limit.

What does Ex plan to do with them? (I realized this could be a secret, but I'll ask anyway)

Is Jimmy's power activated on purpose or subconsciously?

Has Ex ever personally visited the subjects?

Does Grian gain the hybrid features of the people he borrows from?

Will Martyn die? 🥺

Does Scott suffer from loneliness in the cell by himself, or does he try to interact with the people next to him?

That's all! Have a wonderful day/night!

1.) Mumbo’s and Skizz’s bodies were buried right outside of the facility. (Do not ask me how Cleo can summon them and they’ll be next to her and then disappear again. I don’t have an answer for that.)

2.) That.. is an excellent question. Uhhhhhhhmmmmmmm… I would say there are about 3-4 dozen scientists, and for every two scientists, there’s one guard. It’s not a terribly big place, but it’s still a sizable group.

3.) Yup! Poor guy hears pretty much everything when he isn’t actively blocking things out or focusing on something in particular.

4.) The mace feels like an extension of himself, and he doesn’t really get tired of it (think like Percy’s sword Riptide from PJO if you’ve read it). I think his limit would be twenty jumps before he starts to get really tired.

5.) The goal of Project X is the same as Project Enhancement: to speed up human evolution to further advance humanity. If people can gain superhuman abilities, think about how much that will be able to help in day-to-day life. However, Ex is impatient, and he’s fully okay with harming the subjects in order to get the results that he wants. In Project Enhancement, he and the other subjects went through the same stuff, but they were given ample time to recover, and they were compensated for experiments going wrong. Ex isn’t nearly as considerate, as we know.

6.) Both. It can activate on accident with his anxiety, but he’s come a long way in controlling his power.

7.) I think he’ll pop in every so often for tests, but only on the more promising subjects like Impulse and Grian (I say those two are “more promising” because their powers are considered to be more useful than say turning invisible or being able to manipulate shadows).

8.) To an extent? His eyes will glow purple when he’s actively using the power, but when not actively using it, he’ll have their eyes (if they have different eyes), and I think things like extra appendages would be a translucent purple if that makes sense.

9.) Wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy.

10.) Scott is very lonely and will dissociate. He used to try, but the fact that he couldn’t hear anyone while communicating really started to mess with him.