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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
It's time to learn about the powerful and mysterious Gasterblasters.
Gasterblaster
The Gasterblaster Class is a Class exclusive to Pokesans, with habits and physical characteristics unique among all pokesans.
Physically they are easily recognizable by their considerable size (some documented specimens reach 6 meters from the snout to the tail) and their more “animalistic” physical structures, mainly their “draconian” skulls, similar to the floating skulls (blasters) that the pokesans can cast for attacks.
In fact, not only do they just look like blasters, they really are blasters!
When the puppies of pokesans of this Class are born, the parents conjure blasters to cover the small and soft skulls of the puppies as an extra protection. When the pokesans evolve, their skulls fuse with their "improvised helmets" making them part of them.
In the first stage these pokesans are bipedal, as most pokesans are (those that have legs, I mean), but once evolved their bodies change and they become quadrupeds. They can still occasionally walk on two legs but their main form of locomotion is in four, like the bears (the animals, not Monsters).
Gasterblaster are the largest pokemons found in the world, being able to easily reach 6 meters or more.
As well as their appearance, they behave more wildly than other Classes and live exclusively in family flocks that are very difficult to find due to the fact that they inhabit inhospitable and difficult to access regions such as deserts, the top of snowy mountains or the deep volcanic caves. That is why it is so difficult to study or capture them.
The Classic Family's are found in the vast Hotland desert (and are the "easiest" to find), while the Swaps prefer Snowdin's high mountain ranges (very difficult to find them, but there are a number of sightings) and Fell the volcanic caves between the two territories (practically impossible to find and very rarely seen).
This is another unique feature of this Class, since other Classes (with the exception of Outer if we consider that its main habitat is space) are found spread across the Continent.
The Gasterblaster are considered to be the oldest known pokesans (and perhaps pokemon) and there is much speculation in the scientific field about them.
Some researchers believe that the Gasterblaster are the original pokemons, that is, the first pokemons created by the Angel.
Others believe that in fact they are a species that diverged from the first pokemons, and due to their isolation, they ended up not developing in the same way as the rest of the other pokesans.
Regardless of their origin, they are pokesans with unique looks and habits and have very complex social structures (the most complex in the Pokemon world).
The little we know about their is thanks to the great Explorer (and current member of Elite 4) Arthurus who explored the Desert of Hotland and observed these great beings up close.
They live in groups (usually family members and belonging to a single Family), ranging from a few members (4 or 5) to groups containing more than 10.
The pack is usually led by a mated main couple (they are usually a monogamous), and only that couple can reproduce. If a pokesans want the chance to mate, they must beat the leaders or leave the pack and form their own pack.
A pokesans who challenge the leaders and lose are immediately expelled from the pack. A pokesan of this Class has little chance of surviving without a pack and it is very difficult to be accepted in another pack (usually they will have to beat the Leaders or work hard for it).
If the challenger wins the fight he takes the lead of the pack. The defeated couple remains in the pack, but they are no longer allowed to reproduce, or even challenge the new leader.
The packs are incredibly organized, with each individual having their role within.
They are usually nomads (so it is too difficult to find them), only settling in one place to reproduce and lay eggs. Once the puppies are able to travel, they move back.
While in this period they are extremely territorial, not allowing any other pack/pokemon to approach the established territory.
They are known for their skulls, their resilience, ferocity and difficulty in finding them (and therefore in capturing them).
Their overalls are usually very basic and, like their magic, follow the colors of the Families. Once evolved, their clothes do not seem to follow their growth and often end up torn (usually at the level of the chest, exposing their rib cage or dividing the jumpsuit into two pieces, blouse and pants and sometimes even disappearing completely).
It is rare that they conjure an ecto-body, except for reproduction or for flight (covering the bones of the wings).
Once evolved they only conjure blasters to cover the cubs' skulls, never to attack. They preferring to attack directly (their own skulls are, in part, blasters! So they usually loop these attacks themselves).
They are usually found in the Dragon Type with the greatest variation for Earth, Flying, Ice and Rock.
Few coaches were able to find them and even more captured them. They are very powerful pokesans, but they are not so difficult to train, once a bond is established.
Despite this they are not pokesans for beginners.
If you intend to risk and trying to capture one, I recommend taking Cyan (Friendly ball) or Purple (Long ball) Pokeballs, and a good dose of Repel (in case you survive the capture and don't get killed by the rest of the pack).
Once a bond is established, don't be alarmed by not having good mental communication with him.
These pokesans don't seem to care (or strive) to communicate, yet you will know what they are thinking or wanting communicate (or so all the Gasterblaster masters say). They seem to be a Pokemon species that cannot (or again, does not want to) communicate, not even in a few words, in the language Monster.
We don't know much about their Heat cycles since only one couple per pack reproduces and they usually isolate themselves from the rest of the pack during that period. The couple is believed to have some kind of inhibitor that suppresses heat from the rest of the pack.
The couple usually generates 2 to 5 eggs, once again being an exception among the pokesans (who do not usually generate so many eggs) and the puppies are considered the most fragile among the pokesans and those who take the longest to control their powers (perhaps due to that’s why parents started using blasters to cover their skulls).
The hatchlings are raised mainly by their parents, but the entire flock participates in their protection.
All this information was taken from observations of flocks of Gasterblaster of the Classic Family. Unfortunately, due to living in inhospitable and isolated places (such as mountains and deep caves with difficult access) it is almost impossible to observe flocks of other Families of this Class.
Compared to others in the same Family, the Classic are not as lazy (in fact they are considered the most active among the Classic), yet they can remain inactive for a long time, just sleeping under the scorching sun and the cold desert nights, or just enjoying the puppies playing.
Of the Swap, we only know that sometimes they help travelers lost in the snow and a greater tendency to be flying.
Fells seem to be often described with large horns and even spiny tails.
Both Families seem to have an incredible talent (we can even say magic, if you know what I mean) to hide or disappear without a trace, even though they are such big creatures.
Swapfells in this Class are so rare (since the packs do not mix and the Swap and Fell Families prefer very different habitats) that they were only briefly seen once by a traveler, who reported 2 puppies with their parents before they disappear amid rocks and fog.
To finish, out of curiosity, this Class was named in honor of the first scholar to discover them (or at least catalog it scientifically), the Researcher and Explorer WD. Gaster (the great-grandfather of the world famous Dr. Gaster).
(Hmm? What do you mean, "I'm talking too much"? That's the idea... Now wait a minute Geno, I'm not "favoring" anyone! It's not my fault if we have so little information about them that I can summarize EVERYTHING in a single article... Oh, no Cherry! Of course I don't like them more than the Fells... or the you... Oh, Come on guys! Guys? Guys?!)
