THE CHIMERA

"BURN IT ALL DOWN. TEAR IT APART. LET NOTHING REMAIN"

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WELCOME TO CHIMERA

Chimera is a Murder Drones AU dedicated to answering the question, "What if the Absolute Solver was more like an organic virus, and how would that change how it interacts with the universe?"

It will be a comic blog, where we post our pages in the future! We'll also answer asks and share drawings, tidbits of lore, and our dream of this AU becoming something more. :]

Who runs our blog:

Our main artist and creator of this AU is me, Io, or you know me as Critter :] my main blog here -> @critterscreaturescollective

@whatamidoinghere56, or MJ for short, is an admin who will answer a lot of our lore asks, I'm very happy for all their help!

@kibble-mp4 or simply Kibbles, is another artist on our team. I'm glad they joined too :]

About Chimera:

PLEASE BE WARNED! This AU involves a lot of gore, body horror, and general dark themes. Stay safe <3

Chimera is a re-imagining of the Absolute Solver based on my interpretation of its lore. How it works here is that when it infects a Drone (either being inherited or through coming back from the dead), it builds a nest of organic flesh inside the host. Most don't survive the process, and any who do are often left with visible mutations based on animals (mostly from Earth) that the Solver has absorbed.

More info here!!

MASTERPOST

Here are some links to our art references, etc.

UZI DOORMAN

KHAN DOORMAN

[This part is still a WIP, more refs and sheets will come soon!]

Our tags are below. Thanks for checking us out!

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Another Uzi doodle!! We've been trying to post doodles of the week but we keep forgetting. We'll start setting a specific date for these

Doodles by @kibble-mp4 <3 (they thin today I guess/lh)

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Some ocs that follow Chimera rules

Teeth!! Most recent oc I have made, theyre mostly Sambar deer with some fucked up amalgamation. Uses it/its and they/them pronouns mostly, but call them whatever. They dont speak much, they just wander the wasteland and stick around wherever they can be safe. Its mostly harmless, unless provoked <3

+ old doodles

Soren, My (Critta) sona!! Im sure you'd recognize moth (especially if you're my friend, hi guys). Moth is a snowy owl with a lil bit of scorpion <3 goes by moth/moths or other xenos/neos. I dont really have much of a story for moth besides moth had been around during the core collapse, and died shortly after DDs appeared. Moth doesnt even look at me but I want them braids <3

Vixen!! They are one of my main ocs, intersex (idk how just go with it) and nonbinary, goes by they/them or whatever. They dont care. Theyre wolffish, frilled shark, feather star/sea feather, and axolotl with some mecha bits (chainsaw) I dont remember their original story well but they dont really have a story anymore

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happy pride month!! :D heresa uzi

and alt gay version…..

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Worker drones are a family of working robots produced and patented by JCJenson. At first, they were only used by JCJenson and their affiliates, but they were eventually released to the public. While all WDs share the same design philosophy of “humanoid, but not too much,” different classes are designed for specialized tasks.

The most common models are the Housework Drones. These WDs were designed to be household servants, janitors, and other menial tasks. They’re smaller than the average human, normally 4-5 feet, and are outfitted with high-fidelity motors for increased dexterity, equipped with tools held in small compartments, usually on their forearms. Housework Drones aren’t particularly sturdy, but they don’t have to be. They're also programmed to be more timid.

On distant exoplanets like Copper 9, Miner class WDs (MWDs) make up the bulk of the Drone population. Miner WDs are larger than their Servant cousins, averaging somewhere between 6.5 & 7 feet tall. They’re broader, sturdier, and stronger than other WDs, perfect for working in Copper 9’s dangerous mines. In addition to their primary purpose of mining rare earth minerals, MWDs are often assigned to mechanical and architectural jobs. To this end, they come equipped with a database of tools, blueprints, and everything else they might need to build an exoplanet colony.

When JCJenson was first experimenting with the Solver virus, it was decided that the subjects would be exclusively House Drones due to them being seen as lower risk. This...did not work.

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Uzi Doorman

Here is our Uzi ref sheet!! It will eventually be redone in the (near) future, but we still want to give a good idea of her, and show growth even :]

[The reason her ref is so different from Khans is because it was done on my tablet, which is... now broke. Refs will be done on mobile from now on]

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updated Uzi sheet! She needed something better

(Her most noticeable traits are from Hildegarde Tomb Bats and Cottonmouths :])

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The Solver Virus

The Solver Virus is a techno-organic disease that can infect Worker Drones. Drones can contract the virus in a number of ways, but the primary modes of infection are by dying near Solver-contaminated technology or by inheriting it from a parent.

As a partially biological organism, the Solver cannot survive in a purely mechanical host. To counter this, it forces the infected to grow organic components, a process that normally leads to their deaths. Those who do survive develop various mutations inside and out, the Solver's organic material fusing with or outright replacing mechanical components.

Many of the Solver's capabilities seem like magic, but are in fact products of extremely advanced science. Notably, those infected can seemingly violate the laws of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Matter, generating matter from nowhere. In truth, this ability to conjure matter is a result of the Solver's extra-dimensional nature. Hosts store the matter that they consume in the 4th dimension, allowing them to offload their extra mass outside of our universe. They can also break down this material into its basic elements and then reconfigure it into any material they wish.

Uzi is an excellent example of how the Absolute Solver functions. She is one of the titular Chimeras: a host that combines the traits of multiple different animals into one (in Uzi’s case she’s a fusion of bat, snake, and even a few bird traits).  Most Solver hosts don’t survive due to the fact that the organic systems that the virus creates are almost always complete nonsense. Uzi's internal structure physically could not withstand living as a biological organism, but she functions because she doesn’t rely on any of the Solver’s organs.

Uzi’s body has undergone a myriad of changes, both inside and out. Externally, the bat and snake DNA has made her less humanoid. Internally, Uzi has grown organic nerves that increase her sensitivity to emotions and pain. She’s also developed a variety of vestigial internal organs, including venom sacs similar to a snake.

Disassembly Drones are believed to be products of the Solver, but the regularity (and stability) of their mutations raises questions as to how they were created and by whom. Whatever the case may be, the DDs possess the ability to sense others infected by the virus, and go out of their way to hunt them. This sense is what brought Uzi to J, V, & N's attention.

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Khan Doorman

Here is a ref of our Khan! I am very proud of this one even if it is a rough idea.

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Uzi Doorman

Here is our Uzi ref sheet!! It will eventually be redone in the (near) future, but we still want to give a good idea of her, and show growth even :]

[The reason her ref is so different from Khans is because it was done on my tablet, which is... now broke. Refs will be done on mobile from now on]