You see this guy in a boxing ring and think: "PFFFT! That guy won't last 10 seconds!" "He has no idea how to fight!" "He has the body of a model, not a fighter!"

The latter two are true, indeed, but the former couldn't be any further from the truth. Adonis, the male Salandit, has a perfect fight record against a wide sort of opponents - from those his size and body build, to big ones who saw his smug face and wanted to knock him several pegs down. They all ended up down and submitting to him. They all claim their will to fight was taken away.

Why, you may ask? He has a secret weapon. As it's well known, female Salandit let out special pheromones that can make males of any species follow their whims - a trick used to get food... and other things. Well, Adonis is one of the very, very few males with a mutation that lets him emit those scents, making other males succumb to his wishes.

And he knows how to use them, very well. While he's a poor fighter with an inappropriate physique for fighting, the moment he's at a disadvantage, he lets his smell do the trick. Alongside overselling hits, teasing via poses, doing brief but provocative touches, and making suggestive comments, his opponents start to get sluggish, unable to land hits, to dodge hits, and they eventually lose.

Thus, "The Invincible Adonis".

His secret is sacred, though, so he will never share it with anyone... with anyone he doesn't like, at least. If he finds an opponent he likes, he might engage in post-fight activities with the fighter he just beat, and maybe even reveal the ace under his non-existent sleeve - in exchange of never challenging him to an official fight ever again. His secret is sacred, and so are his record and reputation.

Commissioned from https://bsky.app/profile/classyowl2.bsky.social