#xcom hybrids

Getting an idea out of my head. Spontaneous new character and maybe a side story.

Kuo is her name. No last name... yet. Traveling medic that removes chips from Hybrids, Humans, and Aliens where ever she goes. Also can remove ports and other implants with minimal scarring. And hates the heat A LOT as she can easily overheat. Blames her psionics. Will not catch her with one of those fur collars.

Was rescued from a facility by a joint Skirmisher clan mission and was thankful for the rescue once she was in a better headspace, but didn’t join them. Or any other clan she’s met on her walk about. Doesn’t feel like she’d fit in with them as she has faint memories, not false implanted ones, that she was once human. Doesn’t feel like she has a place amongst the mostly clone filled clans. But she does accept things they give to her as thanks for her medical assistance.

And those memories haunt her. Just can tell she worked for ADVENT for some point until she was hybridize for who’s knows what and knows she’s done some terrible things. Just doesn’t know if it was willing or not. Terrifies her the most, especially one memory she can only assume she was close to the person was so angry she went to work for ADVENT. Can tell things did not end on the best of terms. So she’s a very broken woman and her near monotone voice tends to show it.

She’s traveled alone for years until one Skirmisher decided to stick with her despite her wishes. He’s grown onto her over the years and she admits she enjoys his company. And then the survival skills he knows. He’s like a walking survival book as he’s always finding edible food for them and plants for medical use.

Drew Volo. Maker’s right-hand security woman for several of his labs.Though she’s mostly reserved she can get feisty and fairly snarky. Has absolutely thrashed Zal’Nabu in a friendly sparring match. In the “Find Your Light” AU, she’s surprised Jy-Sol a few times with her tactics during team sparring exercises.

Possibly one of the first under Maker’s “army” who was ‘freed’ with some experimentations on the chips and some other implants and modifications. Still has a functional chip, but it is very different. That’s all I’m sharing for now.

Also she requested further modification after getting injured pretty badly when on “loan” to one of the other Elders. Fixed some things and she just wanted to look “different”. Wanted that individuality, all because of the free thinking influencing her.   

The Watcher. The Three. Jy-Sol’s personal PROXIES. Helmets off.

1st Generation Hybrids but with their heavy augmentation that bumps them up to Generation 2.5. Actually were semi-2.5′s before Maker got his hands on them and really fixed them up. Always a running theme for him fixing his Brethren’s messes.

All three get along very well despite how Claudis and S’Norri may look annoyed/irritated. Default face syndrome. Practically have a unbreakable sibling bond.

Had fun working on these three. Have to figure out their armor another day because that’s custom too. Less the ADVENT blocky. Has a blend of blocky but smooth organic shapes.

Feel free to ask questions about the three. I don’t mind answering :D.

And I see I forgot to apply an aspect of Jy-Sol’s Elders marks to S’Norri and Dagos. Ugh. That’s been updated and fixed.

1st Gen: Humans turned Hybrids

2nd Gen: Clone born Hybrids

2.5 Gen: Human and Clone born Hybrids, further experimented on to test how far certain alien DNA can be pushed. Traits of those aliens start to appear. Inconsistency with how traits manifest between each Hybrid.

Always going to have more ideas.

Kuo is an example of me wanting to eventually explore the damage the human turned hybrids have to deal with if they ever start getting parts their memories of their old identities back. The pain from that, their transformation, and just trying to see where they fit in in life – especially after the war.

And then for the clone based hybrids it’ll be fun exploring false memories some have implanted(though same with the human turned). Mainly the ones with false memories will be those who are constantly around and dealing with civilians. Gotta sell they’re volunteers to the peacekeeping force and have “lives” outside of it!

Also want to explore how hybrids sometimes think quite differently from humans at times and then get confused by some actions/sayings/phrases from humans. Gotta thank that implanted alien education from the Elders.

Ah! Can’t forget how the Elders genetically tamper and restrict things. Haven’t said it fully in my stories, but pretty much all ADVENT hybrids are sterile. They have the parts, but are sterile. And then with how they’ve been tampered with genetically and mentally extensive, they’re more asexual. So romance is a foreign concept to them in many ways if they’re trying to reciprocate. But they can learn, just takes a lot of time. Human turned hybrids can rebound faster to getting that understanding back for romance. Also, familial love is ridiculously strong with a majority of time. They understand that ridiculously well.