"But I don't want to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs".
Name: Sauron
Franchise: Marvel
Type: Flying/Dragon
Abilities: Power Drain*/Triage/Illusion
Power Drain*: When the user attacks a target, ability is replaced by that of the target until user switches out. The target's ability is replaced by Rattled until they switch out.
Notable Moves: Air Slash, Brave Bird, Defog, Drill Peck, Dual Wingbeat, Fly, Oblivion Wing, Roost, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Outrage, Copycat, Mimic, Stockpile, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Strength Sap, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Drain Punch, Superpower, Agility, Calm Mind, Hypnosis, Psychic, Psychic Fangs, Poison Fang, Confuse Ray, Shadow Claw, Steel Wing, Bite, Crunch, Dark Pulse, Night Slash
Stats: 75/115/90/115/80/90 (565 BST)
Description: As a young boy, Karl Lykos was bitten by a rogue pteranodon while accompanying a scientific expedition (the Antarctic circle is weird); this incident somehow altered Lykos' genetic structure, forcing him to drain the life energy of others in order to survive. A principled young man, Lykos learned to control this power so as not to kill anyone, working his way through medical school and becoming acquainted with one Charles Xavier. However, when Xavier came to Lykos so he could treat X-man Havoc, some weird byproduct of mutation caused the latent pterodactyl genes to become active, turning him into a super strong pterodactyl-man and also screwing with his head enough to develop megalomaniacal tendencies (while retaining Lykos' impressive intellect); this new persona dubbed itself Sauron after the famous LotR villain (Lykos is canonically a huge Tolkien nerd). As Sauron, Lykos loses any inhibitions to using the full extent of draining power, even being able to drain the powers of superhumans, hence his main abilities; he is also a master of hypnosis thanks to Lykos' studies, able to create illusion to confuse his opponents. STABs are all simple enough, Giga Drain, Drain Punch and Strength Sap are natural extensions of his power, the bite and slash moves come from his raw physical ability, and his hypnosis grants him limited psychic abilities. After some further experimentation by the folks at Weapon X, he can expel energy from his body (Energy Ball), store it for later transformations (Stockpile) and also breath fire because why not? With his vast array of abilities, nothing will stop Sauron from turning humanity into his dinosaurian minions (and also giving us the greatest quote in all of comics. This is not up for debate).
*Note: Before you ask, Sauron actually predates Rogue by over a decade.
Franchise: Marvel
Type: Flying/Dragon
Abilities: Power Drain*/Triage/Illusion
Power Drain*: When the user attacks a target, ability is replaced by that of the target until user switches out. The target's ability is replaced by Rattled until they switch out.
Notable Moves: Air Slash, Brave Bird, Defog, Drill Peck, Dual Wingbeat, Fly, Oblivion Wing, Roost, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Outrage, Copycat, Mimic, Stockpile, Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Strength Sap, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Drain Punch, Superpower, Agility, Calm Mind, Hypnosis, Psychic, Psychic Fangs, Poison Fang, Confuse Ray, Shadow Claw, Steel Wing, Bite, Crunch, Dark Pulse, Night Slash
Stats: 75/115/90/115/80/90 (565 BST)
Description: As a young boy, Karl Lykos was bitten by a rogue pteranodon while accompanying a scientific expedition (the Antarctic circle is weird); this incident somehow altered Lykos' genetic structure, forcing him to drain the life energy of others in order to survive. A principled young man, Lykos learned to control this power so as not to kill anyone, working his way through medical school and becoming acquainted with one Charles Xavier. However, when Xavier came to Lykos so he could treat X-man Havoc, some weird byproduct of mutation caused the latent pterodactyl genes to become active, turning him into a super strong pterodactyl-man and also screwing with his head enough to develop megalomaniacal tendencies (while retaining Lykos' impressive intellect); this new persona dubbed itself Sauron after the famous LotR villain (Lykos is canonically a huge Tolkien nerd). As Sauron, Lykos loses any inhibitions to using the full extent of draining power, even being able to drain the powers of superhumans, hence his main abilities; he is also a master of hypnosis thanks to Lykos' studies, able to create illusion to confuse his opponents. STABs are all simple enough, Giga Drain, Drain Punch and Strength Sap are natural extensions of his power, the bite and slash moves come from his raw physical ability, and his hypnosis grants him limited psychic abilities. After some further experimentation by the folks at Weapon X, he can expel energy from his body (Energy Ball), store it for later transformations (Stockpile) and also breath fire because why not? With his vast array of abilities, nothing will stop Sauron from turning humanity into his dinosaurian minions (and also giving us the greatest quote in all of comics. This is not up for debate).
*Note: Before you ask, Sauron actually predates Rogue by over a decade.
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