Character belongs to  Sabela
Species belongs to  JohnnyTheHusky
Art by  Sabela

ID # 20078

Name: Iota

Height: 5' 2"

Weight: 325 lbs (Bionic & reinforcement parts included)

Base Breed: Pharaoh Dog

Added Genes: Spotted Hyena

Coloration: White fur with Black spots and hair

Eye: Target rings with gradient from yellow to deep orange

Rank: Grunt

Eye Ability: Target Lock-On. Causes extreme focus on one or more targets.

Weaknesses:
Mute
Nerve damage causing intermittent spasms of pain in extremities and along spine
Nerve damage causing dulled sense of touch. Dulls pain from injuries in most cases, but also causes a failure to detect severe damage to the body
Issues with trust and letting other get close
PTSD which causes flashbacks
Hot tempered
Heavy due to bionic reinforcements

Strengths:
High strength due to bionic reinforcements
High flexibility
Silent
Can take high-impact damage on her extremities.
Above-average speed and reflexes
Concealed laser blades in her arms (face backwards, extend following elbows)
Trained in the use of various blade weaponry

Abilities:
Shape-Shifting. Needs to continually focus on the change. Limited by her body's reinforcements (can get passed them, but will end up harming herself severely). Reverts if knocked out or focus is broken.
Regeneration. Costs an extreme amount of energy and takes a long amount of time according to the complexity of the part she is regenerating. (cannot undo current scarring & would have to destroy current reinforcements before starting regeneration, which may result in her death due to the length time needed vs infection and bleed out) (Iota does not have full understanding of nerves & therefore cannot regenerate the damage done to them)

Quirks: Animalistic tendencies, likes to bite, uses hovering holoscreens to convey/exaggerate emotions and communicate, protective of those she cares for, is falsely considered unintelligent (and plays along with it for the most part)

Bio:
The creation of unit 20078-Iota was slated for high expectations in combat readiness. Specifically engineered for her shape-shifting abilities, she was pulled into testing earlier than what they would normally allow. When her abilities failed to manifest under normal stress tests they dropped the kid gloves and put her up against the biggest threat they had. The stronger Ebonic did as intended, and the trick would have worked... had the brute not gotten his hands on her physically. The moment the brute grabbed the much smaller Iota by the arm and broke it, her focus was destroyed. The test was aborted quickly enough to barely spare her life , but what was left of her would be unable to function without being put back together. Torn between the expense of fixing up a failure and losing out a possible asset, they dropped the broken and dying female into the hands of their top Medical scientist and left things to fate.
The nature of her injuries, severe as they were, took a great amount of time to heal over. Her extremities were nearly replaced with bionic parts and her spinal cord had to be reinforced. The only thing to do about her lower jaw was place in stitches that held it in place as if mimicking the now-missing ligaments. Unfortunately, nothing could be done about her broken mind. As time went on and her body recovered, she began to build a bond wih the only figure in her short life that had treated her with gentleness. Yes, the things he put her through hurt. Yes the surgeries were sometimes horrible. But he was the only being who had pulled her together and fixed her. The only one who stayed by her side.... though of course he would, she was his responsibility. Still, the odd bond formed, and when she was ready for field testing they quickly realized that they had gotten their money's worth. She had become an efficient and deadly killer that did not protest her work. Instead, she brought home gifts for her "Doctor", usually in the form of recorded footage or an organ or two, much like a cat would to it's owner.