[CSC] Mantis Shrimp
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Yo! Just give me a brief rundown of what Mantis Shrimp are and what makes them so unique and then we'll take care of the signing and other contractual things..
Summoning Animal:
Mantis Shrimp
Scroll Owner:
Wilhelm
Other Users who have signed contract:
N/A
Summoning Boss if existing:
N/A
Other Summoning Animals tied to contract:
Mantis Shrimp Families:
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Origin:
It isn’t known exactly when the Mantis Shrimp Summons came into existence. The first known ninja shrimp summoner was documented on an island north of Kumo; it is believed that this ninja joined Kumo in the time of its founding. They were utilized extensively in the first shinobi wars; it is because of this that the current family is so small.
Because villages didn’t exist, the Mantis Shrimp loaned their services to specific families of ninja. Thus their history is hidden behind the unadulterated chaos of those times, when the nation’s were just thoughts and the sword ruled all. They were known for their viciousness and willingness to kill any and every opponent; not because they enjoyed death, but because of an intense paranoia, a sort of “no stone left unturned” attitude. They believed that if an opponent survived a battle, then that opponent would then have a better chance of killing them in the future.
General Description:
Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans but are neither shrimp nor mantids, but receive their name purely from the physical resemblance to both the terrestrial praying mantis and the shrimp. They were known as “sea locusts” by the ancient Assyrians, and are sometimes called “prawn killers” or sometimes “thumb splitters” in modern times, as a result of their powerful claws. The different species use a variety of different means to capture/kill their prey, ranging from percussive ‘stunning’, to spearing with claws, to dismemberment.
Summon General Abilities:
Size: Mantis Shrimp vary in different sizes, they can be as small as a natural shrimp or even become as large as Gamabunta.
Fighting Style: Mantis Shrimps fight in two different styles, Spearing and Smashing, however, each shrimp is built for one style only. Both styles cannot be used simultaneously as the styles are depended on the shrimp's appendages. Spearers are armed with deadly raptorial appendages lined with sharp, barbed, and rather grisly spikes. The creatures use these weapons in a unique manner - lunging at prey with speed and grasping them as they bite or crunch, all the while stabbing, slicing, and just generally mauling the enemy. The other and more famous style of the Mantis Shrimp is the art of Smashing. In this style, the users of have their appendages more club-shaped. They use their specialized appendage to smash and crush anything in their sights.
Eyes: It's not that their eyes are on stalks, although that's pretty cool in itself. It isn't even that each eye has remarkable mobility and can be moved independently of each other, although that's pretty darn splendid. No, the real thing is that they are regarded as the most complex eyes of any animal in the world. For one thing, each eye is separated into three parts; an upper hemisphere, a mid-band, and a lower hemisphere. This gives them trinocular vision (it can gauge depth and distance on its own by focusing on objects) in each individual eye, we require both eyes to gain some paltry binocular vision, but the Mantis Shrimp has depth perception in EACH one. Aside from that, the upper and lower hemispheres are used to see shapes and motion but the mid-band however, sees color. Not only does the Mantis Shrimp see visible light, but also ultraviolet and infrared. Many insects can also see into the ultraviolet, and it provides a whole new layer of communication in the world. It perhaps also helps the Mantis Shrimp to further distinguish between various animals.
Appendages: The surfaces of their appendages are composed of an extremely strong meshwork of extremely dense hydroxyapatite which is the calcium compound that makes up bones. The mesh has a spiral shape, akin to the shape of DNA, that absorbs shocks. Lastly, the arms are wrapped in chitin, which puts the whole thing under strong compression that helps redirect the shockwaves it sustains.
Mantis Shrimp
Scroll Owner:
Wilhelm
Other Users who have signed contract:
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Summoning Boss if existing:
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Mantis Shrimp Families:
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|Origin:
It isn’t known exactly when the Mantis Shrimp Summons came into existence. The first known ninja shrimp summoner was documented on an island north of Kumo; it is believed that this ninja joined Kumo in the time of its founding. They were utilized extensively in the first shinobi wars; it is because of this that the current family is so small.
Because villages didn’t exist, the Mantis Shrimp loaned their services to specific families of ninja. Thus their history is hidden behind the unadulterated chaos of those times, when the nation’s were just thoughts and the sword ruled all. They were known for their viciousness and willingness to kill any and every opponent; not because they enjoyed death, but because of an intense paranoia, a sort of “no stone left unturned” attitude. They believed that if an opponent survived a battle, then that opponent would then have a better chance of killing them in the future.
General Description:
Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans but are neither shrimp nor mantids, but receive their name purely from the physical resemblance to both the terrestrial praying mantis and the shrimp. They were known as “sea locusts” by the ancient Assyrians, and are sometimes called “prawn killers” or sometimes “thumb splitters” in modern times, as a result of their powerful claws. The different species use a variety of different means to capture/kill their prey, ranging from percussive ‘stunning’, to spearing with claws, to dismemberment.
Summon General Abilities:
Size: Mantis Shrimp vary in different sizes, they can be as small as a natural shrimp or even become as large as Gamabunta.
Fighting Style: Mantis Shrimps fight in two different styles, Spearing and Smashing, however, each shrimp is built for one style only. Both styles cannot be used simultaneously as the styles are depended on the shrimp's appendages. Spearers are armed with deadly raptorial appendages lined with sharp, barbed, and rather grisly spikes. The creatures use these weapons in a unique manner - lunging at prey with speed and grasping them as they bite or crunch, all the while stabbing, slicing, and just generally mauling the enemy. The other and more famous style of the Mantis Shrimp is the art of Smashing. In this style, the users of have their appendages more club-shaped. They use their specialized appendage to smash and crush anything in their sights.
Eyes: It's not that their eyes are on stalks, although that's pretty cool in itself. It isn't even that each eye has remarkable mobility and can be moved independently of each other, although that's pretty darn splendid. No, the real thing is that they are regarded as the most complex eyes of any animal in the world. For one thing, each eye is separated into three parts; an upper hemisphere, a mid-band, and a lower hemisphere. This gives them trinocular vision (it can gauge depth and distance on its own by focusing on objects) in each individual eye, we require both eyes to gain some paltry binocular vision, but the Mantis Shrimp has depth perception in EACH one. Aside from that, the upper and lower hemispheres are used to see shapes and motion but the mid-band however, sees color. Not only does the Mantis Shrimp see visible light, but also ultraviolet and infrared. Many insects can also see into the ultraviolet, and it provides a whole new layer of communication in the world. It perhaps also helps the Mantis Shrimp to further distinguish between various animals.
Appendages: The surfaces of their appendages are composed of an extremely strong meshwork of extremely dense hydroxyapatite which is the calcium compound that makes up bones. The mesh has a spiral shape, akin to the shape of DNA, that absorbs shocks. Lastly, the arms are wrapped in chitin, which puts the whole thing under strong compression that helps redirect the shockwaves it sustains.
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Alrighty, so to keep it brief, mantis shrimp can range from big or small as stated in the description. Like normal shrimp size or huge like Gamabunta. They have two main methods of attack. One is using their needle appendage to strike and penetrate foes and the other is using club appendages. When summoning a mantis shrimp, they can be from either of these two fighting styles. What I would call blunt damage or piercing damage. And depending on the shrimp they will have either of these or, depending on the shrimp, they might have both. But it mostly revolves around either/or. They have two more notable abilities, such as their eyesight. They have three layers in their eyes, all coming with separate vision they can focus on. This includes, but is not limited to: Seeing UV rays, thermal/infrared, very precise depth perception in each eye, not needing both for this, again, each eye has this as well. Not needing both to pick up on one or the other. Their body is composed of a hardened calcium but is designed in a way to adsorb shock waves, whereas their appendages are hardened chitin wrapped, able to redirect said shock waves.
I think that about sums it up nicely.
I think that about sums it up nicely.
Alright cool. Sign your name on this summoning scroll here, and you'll be an official summoner of Mantis ShrimpAlrighty, so to keep it brief, mantis shrimp can range from big or small as stated in the description. Like normal shrimp size or huge like Gamabunta. They have two main methods of attack. One is using their needle appendage to strike and penetrate foes and the other is using club appendages. When summoning a mantis shrimp, they can be from either of these two fighting styles. What I would call blunt damage or piercing damage. And depending on the shrimp they will have either of these or, depending on the shrimp, they might have both. But it mostly revolves around either/or. They have two more notable abilities, such as their eyesight. They have three layers in their eyes, all coming with separate vision they can focus on. This includes, but is not limited to: Seeing UV rays, thermal/infrared, very precise depth perception in each eye, not needing both for this, again, each eye has this as well. Not needing both to pick up on one or the other. Their body is composed of a hardened calcium but is designed in a way to adsorb shock waves, whereas their appendages are hardened chitin wrapped, able to redirect said shock waves.
I think that about sums it up nicely.