#plumed basilisk

[snototter]

A male plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) also known as the green basilisk or Jesus Christ lizard, on Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

by Gary Stephenson

[harkthorn]

A dragon based on a plumed basilisk lizard for today's sketch. The headcrest of the male lizard in one photo looked like it was actually two protrusions at angles, so I took that idea and exaggerated the size

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus Plumifrons)

Ignacio Yúfera

[trunswicked]

Team Reptiles!

[bunnyboybby]

He’s overworked….

[koenji]

Lizards from Encyclopedia Britannica.

[kakushusband]

Bruno Langstrom

Age: adult, definitively (fluctuates between early 20s to early 30s depending on the situation);

Pronouns: he/they/it;

Height: 180+cm, taller than bruce and definitely taller than his father;

Aliases: Cockatrice;

Species: mutant plumed basilisk;

Alignment: Neutral Bad-ish;

Media: The Batman 2004, Teen Titans.

Read under the cut for more info and a small bio + f/os i pair with him!

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Skills:

Wall climbing

Super speed

Toxic bite

Petrifying stare

Versatile, strong tail

Temperature regulation

Color changing

Prehensile tongue

Limb regeneration (arms, legs and tail)

Other:

Hand to hand combat

Great reflexes

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Relationships

Kirk Langstrom: father

Ragdoll, Firefly, Bane, Freeze, Psimon*: crushes/partners/etc

Batman, Penguin, Catwoman, Killer Croc: friendly

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Bruno's origins are murky and hard to pin down. Aside from being Kirk Langstrom's awkward and reclusive son, not much is known about how they met or why. Mostly because I kept trying to come up with an explanation but it was so frustrating I stopped.

He's been with Langstrom for years though, hard to say exactly how long. Kirk raised him in secrecy - he might be fucked up but he did the job well. Bruno never really got a chance to interact with the outside world, save for a few occasions - Kirk was rightfully worried he'd be targeted and hunted down for being what he was.

After the Batman made himself known to the public, and Kirk's obsession with him grew worse, their relationship strained slightly. This of course eventually culminate in the events of The Man Who Would Be Bat, but Bruno never stopped worrying about him. Sure, his father might be able to turn into a blood sucking monstrosity now - but they do love each other.

Needless to say that after Kirk is arrested, Bruno is left alone and afraid. The world he knew came crumbling down on him, and his only way to solve this - in his eyes - was by getting Kirk out of Arkham somehow. Confused, isolated and hopeless, Bruno becomes a petty thief for that exact desperate purpose.

Truth be told, Bruno would manage not to land himself in prison, regardless of what he stole. I actually Like this version of Batman, and feel like he, more than any other, would sympathize with Bruno's situation, and promise he'd get his father the help he needed (actual psychiatric attention for a start), and, in exchange, Bruno returned all the stolen goods in his possession.

This doesn't really change much in the public's opinion of Bruno though. He's a monster in their eyes, and they want him arrested - or killed, for tall they care. Bruno is forced to live in the shadows after exposing himself like that - and eventually he might turn for the worse. We'll just have to wait and see how he ends up.

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Notes:

Yes Bruno is considerably OP and full of powers he shouldn't have. The trade off for this is that he's extremely shy and horrible at Doing things bc of just how sheltered he is - Bruno is incredibly naive and easily fooled.

He does 'wisen up' with time but oh god he's a freak at first. Peak autism animal. His immediate response to being surprised or flustered in general was Biting or Petrifying People.

His age sliding thing is bc I'm still younger than like, every F/O I listed for him so it doesn't matter.

* → I'll be using Psimon's Young Justice design and personality when I pair him up with Bruno, because I don't care about any other. This means I'll insert him where he doesn't belong or fit and replace his other self (like in TT).

I'll do the same for Kirk if I decide to put Bruno in BTAS, but for now I just don't care enough about that show to say for sure!

[dailycreatures]

Creature 99

Plumed basilisk

Also known as the Green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or the Jesus Christ lizard. They are native to Central America, living in tropical rainforests. The reason they are called Jesus Christ lizards is because they can run on water for short distances. They use their feet and tail for support, and run so fast they create an air pocket that they can propel themselves forward with.

fact and image source: wikipedia