Teaser: The Conquering Mind

[Avenger Assembled]

In retrospect it was an obvious mistake to infect Grue tissue left behind after their most recent invasion with samples of Legion, the Mind-Virus, the incredibly infectious mind-stealing plague that once threatened to ensnare all the World of Freedom. But the promise of sending in a telepathic plague to permanently defang the potent Grue hivemind was a powerful temptation, and sometimes scientists are tempted by the promise of tomorrow. After all, what could possibly happen to prepared, watchful superheroes?

What was born in that hero's laboratory was the Conquering Mind, a biological organism with fantastic telepathic and mind-control abilities, a merger of Legion's incredible infectious powers and the mind and cunning of a Grue. From one parent, the Conquering Mind inherited incredible power and the will to use it, from another, it learned cunning and deception, greatly expanded the finesse of its clumsy powers, and learned that it was the heroes of Freedom who were its greatest enemies. It learned something else, too. It learned how to have children of its own.

That's right, folks, a Starro-expy for Freedom City. _Not_ looking for takers here, yet; just looking for ideas/suggestions.

[Raveled]

For those as clueless as me: Starro. Yeah, the starfish from that episode of Batman Beyond.

[Dr Archeville]

This sounds awesome!

[Geez3r]

:approved: XD

[KnightDisciple]

I find myself interested.

[quotemyname]

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTO- Sorry, what were we talking about?

[trollthumper]

This may come from the fact that I've been reading too much Delta Green, but maybe have a street-level plot thread where larval forms of the Conquering Mind are sold as drugs and intertwine in the nervous system in a fashion that requires a bit more intervention than "rip it off their face"?

[Avenger Assembled]

Interesting, TT! I might write that up as a sequel adventure. Or have it happen as part of a prequel. So that's how it got Foreshadow and the Raven...