An Eastern-Asian mantis, his raptorial claws are retractable blades hidden in his flower-leaf mimicry around his flamboyant colors used to naturally attract female mantis but can arouse other female insects, especially queens.

Name: Ran
Age: 20s
Species: anthro Empusa
Bio: A hired assassin by other anthropomorphic arthropods on every ARK continent region, a lethal yet beautiful male mantis who fears female mantis out of fear of dying in sex. As a result, Ran has grown more fond of female arthropods, especially queens of other insect species.