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JOE | MANTICORE

1st change N/A | All Hallows Event: transformed straight into full devil October 17, 2015 2nd change N/A | Event changes fade into full manticore December 17, 2015

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MANTICORE FORM

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Normal form features:

Bright red fur based off his Henshin.
→This fur will cover his arms, back, legs, lower torso, ears, and tail.
→However his hands, feet, and a tuff growing out of his upper chest will be solid white.
→His tail will be poofy as seen in this picture of a somali cat and vaguely similar to a fox's tail for it. Have fun with that.

Cat ears that will shift to a higher position on his head to match where a feline's ears typically are.
→He will continue to wear the three silver cuff earrings in his left ear.
→Tag descriptions will indicate whether he is stuffing them under his hat or missing his hat instead on a case by case basis. Assume hat unless specified.

Yellow cat eyes that reflect light in the dark.
→They will be slit shaped like domestic cat's eyes.
→They will dilate quickly in and out of light/darkness as a cat's eyes do. Now stop blinding him with that flashlight.

Whiskers on his face.
→These will grow out of his upper lip and eyebrow areas.
→They will be sensitive to light touches and possibly make him flinch away from unknown objects.
→But the area where they grow from will also be really susceptible to petting. Mmm, that feels good.

Sharp fangs and shearing, scissor like cat teeth.
→It will be almost impossible for Joe to chew anything other than meat.
→Thankfully, cheeseburgers consist mostly of meat. Now watch him choke them down as best he can.

Claws that will match the white fur on both his hands and feet.
→His feet will become cat's paws and his legs will shift into digitigrade anatomy.
→His hands will have pads and look slightly more paw-like but he will still have enough dexterity to use them as humanoid hands.
→All his claws are retractable though the tips show even while retracted. (If you can find them in the white fur.)

Scorpion stinger attached to a feline's tail.
→As stated previously, this tail will be covered in red fur and appear somewhat similar to a fox's tail even though it's cat's fur.
→The scorpion chitin at the end will not be visible most times but it will be felt if the tail tip is grabbed.
→The few sections of chitin have tiny pin-pricks and spiky protrusions covering each section. Do not touch or risk getting poked!
→The venomous barb at the end will also be hard to spot visually but is no less potent. Again, be very careful when petting!
→The tail will move and act similar to that of a feline rather than a canine or a scorpion.

Large, bat-like wings that will grant him flight.
→The bone fingers will be visible holding out the soft, leathery membrane.
→They will have sharp claws on them.
→Visually they are very similar to Alastor's devil wings, simply on a larger scale.
→They are light pink in coloration, very similar to his Henshin outfit's scarf. (In fact, much of his coloration is based off his Henshin outfit.)

Normal form visual references: front, back, face. Crappy art was drawn by me.
ART COMMISSIONS (and donations??!?):
→here I am (rock you like a hurricane) by buttadventure
→a viewtiful front and a viewtiful back by Crimsyn
→huh? by stocke
→lounging by stocke
→three for one by buttadventure

Additional advantages/weaknesses:

Increased speed and jumping ability.
→Manticores are very fast and can leap far to pounce on their prey.
→Joe will adjust to this naturally since he actually gains this with his Henshin in canon.

Sharpened senses.
→Manticores have sharper senses of eyesight, hearing, and smell than humans.
→Some of this, however, may cause problems for Joe at first. Will likely be adjusted by the time he becomes a Manticore though since Devils are similar.

Weakness to cold.
→Manticores can tolerate high levels of heat, but will be weakened by freezing weather. They become easier to kill as the temperature drops.
→Wait, wasn't this canon already? /shot

Hunger and hunting instinct.
→Manticores are strictly carnivores and prefer to hunt their own food down. Hunting animals will satiate them for a short time, but the longer they go without hunting a human, the more they'll be compelled to do so until they start losing their self-control.
→Joe will not be happy about this and will need several whacks on the head to force him into hunting/eating humans. He will likely lose control more than once at the on-set of this compulsion. And this will likely still be an issue beyond his time as a Devil.

The ability to change into a cat.
→In this form Joe will be able to travel faster, however, he will also be more vulnerable.
→This form will be based upon the the somali cat. Now seen with a beanie when he transforms! All thanks to Haruka. c:
→He prefers back and belly rubs over ear scritches. What do you mean that's more like a dog trait? Hiss!

Fog form:

All of the above plus he will gain--

More fur. As if it didn't cover nearly everything already?
→The white tuff on his chest will spread to cover his whole collar and neck areas.
→The rest of his chest and belly will fill in with red fur.
→Black fur will surround his eyes and temples. The rest of his face/head will be red, of course.
→See his Henshin for inspiration.

A flaming lion's mane and horns. Wait, what?
→Based off Fire Leo from Joe's canon. (Yes, that's supposed to be a lion not a dog.)
→Flames are visual effect only and have no substance nor the ability to burn.
→The horns are twisted and misshapen like Fire Leo's however they do form a rough V shape reminiscent of Joe's Henshin form.
→Additionally there is an odd, yellowish growth between the horns (again, a feature reminiscent of Joe's Henshin).

Elongated snout. His face will grow more lion-like in feature.
→Cat nose and general snout shape included.
→It's much less confused with a dog's shape than Fire Leo, I swear.

Longer arms for the ability to run fast on all fours.
→And he will look ridiculous doing it, too.

Larger, more deadly tail.
→More scorpion chitin will grow down his tail so it covers nearly all of it. (He will shed this chitin like an arachnid after each Fog has ended.)
→The fur will thin out considerably to reveal this chitin growth beneath it.
→The chitin will grow larger spiky protrusions and the barb will be much more prominent.

Longer, sharper claws.
→This includes the hand and feet claws as well as the wing claws.
→And they are no longer retractable so they're quite prominent now, basically.

For reference:
Lion Facts -teeth and claw facts are of particular note.
Ryslig Manticore FAQ: flame -on canon specific animal traits, including the acceptable use of flame-like features as a visual effect without substance or the ability to burn.
Ryslig Manticore FAQ: horns -on brittle horns being acceptable.