Gourmantis

Gourmantis, the Gory Devourer

the Gory Devourer,

Goremantis, Creepy Creeper, Creepy Cannibal, Food Savant,

Gourmantis is a portmanteau of Gourmand and Mantis, the former referencing both his disturbing and disgusting cannibalistic eating habits, and his general love of food, and the latter referencing his close resemblance to the Mantis, notable because this species is one of many insects that have a tendency to cannibalize their own mates after reproduction, befitting of someone like Gourmantis.

Psychotic Cannibalistic Insectoid Inventor

Gourmantis’ personality orbits around the notion of Feasting, Indulgence, and Cannibalism hidden under the veneer of Hedonism. He will get convinced of anything if he thinks he’ll be guaranteed dinner. His scientific credentials are mainly him building devices to enhance his hobby

[Male]

[Sexless (Mechanical Being)]

"You know kid, there's something just pure about just being not caring about Morality.
You can say without any deceit or lie, that I have no regrets.”

• Gourmantis is formally aligned with the Intellan faction despite his incongruity with the faction only being mitigated by his admittedly brilliant inventions for use in his twisted hobby.

Gourmantis is remarkably low on the pecking order despite his status as a surprisingly competent inventor and warrior. This is likely because of his aforementioned personality and tendencies, he doesn’t particularly care about this. As long as he gets to indulge, he can bear any rank.

Gourmantis' voice is very loud, shrill, and high-pitched. When he talks, everything in the nearby radius can hear him in all his repulsive glory. He sometimes attempts to use complex and obscure words, although this does not disguise the simple articulation of his dialogue, relapsing into his default thuggish method of speaking.

Gourmantis is around 18 Feet Tall, being slightly taller than the average height of a Mecharus. In his Mechanized Exo-Ambulator, he is around 26 Feet Tall.

Despite what others may ascertain from his eating habits, Gourmantis is not particularly heavy compared to his comrades, being at an average weight

[Mecharus]

Gourmantis' theme is that he believes everyone will succumb to their animalistic instincts, and that they should embrace that part of themselves.
Gourmantis also advocates that focusing on the now is preferable, and that any major Delayed Gratifications are merely a fallacy.
These themes make him an interesting enemy to Io, as deep-down inside, she actually believes the same things that he does, at least to a certain extent with the second one.
This, coupled with Gourmantis' obvious sociopathy, made obvious from his cannibalistic habits raise an unsettling question.
"Are his beliefs from his Sociopathy or is his Sociopathy derived from his beliefs?"
Both answers are uncomfortable. On one hand, if his beliefs are really rooted in his Sociopathic nature, is Io a similarly mentally unstable individual in a different more subtle way?
On the other hand, does Io holding these beliefs for a long stretch of her existence turn her into a Sociopath?

Gourmantis fears the slow, pitiful method of death that is starvation, as well as being deprived of the euphoric pleasure given when Gourmantis devours someone.

• Gourmantis possesses a high metabolism compared to most Mecharus. This metabolism was given to him by Xerxes during the extensive body modification that Xerxes promised would give a more powerful, agile, and evolved body that would

Gourmantis' philosophy is to disregard all pleasures that are not guaranteed, and focus on those that are readily available in the present, he also believes that one should get rid of higher reasoning, giving into their animal instincts.

Gourmantis has eaten many individuals whether human or Mechanical Being, he engaged in property damage, was responsible for the mutilation of The Paralyzer, and has violated several guidelines both in the Alkaline Games and according to the Current Combat Conduction Conventions, entailing a large list of War Crimes after his escape from PentaCorp.

Gourmantis has throughly angered The Paralyzer, whom which it blames both Io and Gourmantis himself for his mutilation, having to reconstitute his own face, Gourmantis, much to the ire of his Intellan Allies, has also drawn the attention of the Global Affairs Enforcement Alliance (GAEA), forcing his allies to make even more secretive bases, Gourmantis also attracted the attention of Io, who wants to stop his amoral eating habits, not wanting anyone to get caught in the crossfire of Gourmantis’ madness ever again, although to variable success depending on specific encounters/circumstances.

Gourmantis has never given a thought to Religion, finding it an morality-provoking obstacle that impedes his Euphoric Devouring.

Gourmantis prefers fellow Mecharus and Humans for his meals, but if he is not able to get them, he will eat anything considered edible, as everything is fair game to his eyes.

Gourmantis is aligned with the Intellans, making various weapons and tools that help both the Intellans and his habit of eating everybody he comes across

• After his escape and numerous other raided bunkers, Gourmantis settled down in a heavily fortified bunker he calls The Feasting Grounds.

• The Feasting Grounds were located in a bunker below ground-level in the United States, specifically in Iowa.

Gourmantis has made countless other lairs with Intellan resources, most of these have been found and raided, with Gourmantis fleeing at the last minute after picking off the GAEA Personell that were unlucky enough to get assigned to capture him.

• The Feasting Grounds were a Data-Dampener Class Bunker, this is the only Bunker that provides enough privacy to allow Gourmantis to remain incognito for at least a couple months.

• After its construction, The Feasting Chambers quickly became Gourmantis's most secure base, very little knew of his current bunker, as any witnesses were either coerced into never speaking on this matter or killed.

Gourmantis takes little precaution in securing his base against interlopers, only Security Cameras, and a mildly nauseating/irritating Subliminal Noise ward off intruders. He does have Rapidus-Guns, EMPs, Rocket Pods, and other weapons, but these are turned off to save power except in such cases as a Law Enforcement raid. Gourmantis believes that him prowling the premises behaving like an animal and eating intruders that provoke his attention will prove sufficient for low level interlopers.

The purpose of The Feasting Chambers is as habitation and quarters for Gourmantis, and to use to create Inventions, and to of course, practice the bases eponymous Feasting rituals.

• The Feasting Chambers were relatively secure in terms of base defense, as it can resist an armies worth of law enforcement with its weapons pool, including Rapidus-Guns, Rocket Pods, and EMPs.
  Due to this base's original purpose being a fallout shelter, it can safely withstand powerful threats such as a nuclear bomb.