#herpeton

[herpeton-deez-nonexistant-nutz]

*While on patrol, you'd see Daru, excitedly trailing you.*

"Hey man! I know you see me, hehe!"

*You'd look back at him.*

Hey daru! What's got you so happy today?

*I ask, noticing my friend's excitment.*

[suchusoid]

The terrific Herpeton if he was written by horikoshi

Okay so after seeing my moot @heytemporary make a post asking about how horikoshi would totally massacare the the ocs of mha critics, I decided to make a post explaining just how I speculate hori would completely derail rui's design, quirk, and character beyond the point of recognition.

Let's dive into the shiteshow.

Design

So I first thing is I can definitely say hori would "sanitize" rui's appearance. What do I mean by this? I mean that hori would make rui conventionally humanoid instead of animalistic, and he would also not have nearly as many reptilian traits.

At most he would probably just give him green skin, a forked tongue, claws, and a tail and call it a day. (Think tongue stretcher from one punch man or anole from marvel comics)

Because in mha, unless you're a nomu or a throwaway villain, you gotta be conventionally humanoid! How else is the audience supposed to know that need to give a damn about you?

As for his costume, his sleek and practical camo-suit would be swapped out for something more brazenly colorful with a bunch of uneccessary features and small details that we're never gonna see rui use anyway.

Quirk

Hori would likely right rui to have a much less diverse powerset, and just give him the most barebones rudimentary abilities any ordinary joe schmoe you plucked off a new york street would associate with reptiles and amphibians.

So that would probably just be a long tongue, a tail, sticky pads, moderately enhanced physical abilities, camoflauge, autotomy, and regeneration.

If we actually showed the true potential of reptile and amphibian abilites then it'll distract the audience from all the super cool and flashy emitter quirks like explosion hellfame half-hot half-cold and one for all!

Also, most of the complications that come with rui's quirk and overall physiology would be totally glossed over. At best hori would touch on the fact that rui is cold blood for like a few scenes or so.

The rest would just get ignored. Animal physiology? What's that?

Character

So first thing's first, hori would make rui want to be a pro hero someday. Because this is mha, where everybody and their great great great uncle's pet chameleon wants to be a pro hero. What's that? You don't want to be a hero? What are you? A villain?

Also, rui's introverted nature, which is something caused by the discrimination and prejudice he faces for appearance and quirk, would make made into a tasteless joke at his expense. Because nothing says comedy gold like make fun of abuse victims am I right?

Now as for rui's vigilantism, I could see horikoshi bungling it two ways.

Either A: herpeton is a vigilante that still is sanctioned by the heroes, supports them, and doesn't have anything to say against the status quo, and ultimately being still subserviant to the system.

Or B: herpeton eould be someone who is critical of heroes, but he would be made out to be a misguided youth who somehow scrwws up and endangers people so our oh so perfect pro heroes and save the day and lecture him on why he needs to just shut up, do as he's told, trust the heroes and leave everything to them. Nevermind the fact that the heroes and the very status quo they uphokd left him to rot when he was at his absolute lowest point and life while civilians never lifted a finger to help him. He shoulda just had more faith in the heroes!

Man, this makes me so glad I made herpy and that he isn't in the hands of that spineless creep.

[creepy-and-crawly]

Oasis had recently moved from Mustafu Japan to New Vanguard U.S.A. It wasn't out of her own free will or for leisure but rather a mission she had been tasked with. The HPSC had agreed to helps new Vanguards goverment to help capture a criminal under the name "Herpeton". oasis had spent the entire flight reading on information about him, but other than him having a lizard-like mutation quirk, there wasn't much she could find. Probably why New Vanguard needed the help. once she arrived and stablished herself at the hotel she would be staying at, she decided to go for a walk before going full hero mode. It wasn't for the sake of turism but rather to know the layot of the citiy better, in case she actually encountered the villain. After what felik like hours roaming the streets, Oasis decided to sit on a bench to rest for a while, before heading back to the hotel and actually begin the task she was asigned. She was tired so initially she didn't notice someone else sitting on the same bench, but once she did she moved slightly away to give them more space. - @glass-oasis -

Newt noticed oasis moving away slightly. He wasn't sure if it was just a polite gesture, or if the owman was frightened of his reptile looks.

"Uh, hi..." he said, trying to strike up conversation, in case it was just a friendly gesture.

The lady didn't look like she was from around here, from what newt could tell.

"You new around here?" He asked in a friendly tone.

[better-than-melatonin]

I honestly like your way of dealing with villains better than most other heroes. Most of them beat them senseless, you put them to sleep with your sleep-inducing vapor.

@herpeton-deez-nonexistant-nutz

Why thank you. I suppose my quirk allows me to be more humane than my co-workers

[huge-helping-of-hands]

I can use my chemical signal control abilities to get the snake to spit up celery

-@herpeton-deez-nonexistant-nutz

That would be helpful! And in return, I won't question how you got on campus haha

[ragingemu]

*It was an ordinarily night for aqualight, patrolling near a large city canal one night. She had gotten a report of the no.6 villain being located nearby, and was ordered to investigate and bring in this scaly renegade. She'd never heard of this "herpeton" guy before, but apparently he was a vigilante that had given the hpsc quite the headache. The way the other heroes described his appearance...it was frightening to say the least...*

"He is villain with retractable claws, orange teeth, and crocodile jaws" *is what death arms described him as*

"He has scaly skin, and gecko-like toes, and a forked green tongue that he uses like a nose" *was manual's description*

"His eyes are red, his tail, long with slack, he has fins and frills all over his back." *Was mt lady's description*

*It honesly sounded more like a bogeyman than a villain if anything.*

*Aqualight patrolled the edge of the canal until, she saw something, a figure pereched on the edge of the bridge...and it looked like what the others had described...*

Akari sighs, snapping her goggles on. A: "Guess my work never truly stops, huh?" She clenches her fists, balls of water collecting around them as she jumps into the water. A: "It's a spring tide today... This is good."

[idatengine]

*It's a beautiful night in musutafu. The full moon is shining, the nightjars are singing, the people are out and about to have a fun night on the town, and an animalistic vigilante is skittering down the road on all fours with ingenium hot in pursuit...wait what?*

*Yep, that's me, you're probably wondering how I got into this situation. Well, the hpsc had put out a arrest warrent for me, and had deployed team idaten out to capture me. Most of them were on stnadby, ready to spring i to action, but their you, their leader, ingenium are hot in pursuit of me.*

"Run run run, as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the herptile man!" I shout confidently as you order me to stop in the name of law.

-@herpeton-deez-nonexistant-nutz

*Two vans full of sidekicks were trailing behind Ingenium as he sprinted after Herpeton. How was a reptile faster than his engine? Doesn't matter, he had a job to do*

Herpeton, I made it very clear that if I observed you illegally using your quirk, I would have to carry out the arrest warrant. I advise to make this easier for yourself in the long run and slow down!

[i-cannot-stop-twinking]

Alright, what's with you leaving cheese on people's balconies?

-@herpeton-deez-nonexistant-nutz

It sends a message (｡• ᵕ •｡)