Name: Tomatomen (Sing. Tomatoman) Description: =History= Birth of the Red Menace Tomatomen are the result of terrible experimentation done to Floral organisms, testing various fusion of Floran saplings with the human Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) to create a twisted chimera breed of sentient tomatoes. This experiment, paid for by the Purgatorian Senator T R E M E N D O R, was meant to enhance the protein content of his morning veggie shakes, fueling further the raging hunk of muscle mass that is Senator T R E M E N D O R with no other than the pain of sentient tomatoes. As expected with many Purgatorian experiments done on socialist Florans and the popular ketchup constituent, this of course went terribly wrong. Just as Senator T R E M E N D O R was going to make himself a fist-squished veggie(fruit?) shake of this new tomatoey goodness, he discovered a trail of tomato juice across the floor from the broken glass cube that was the experimental holding cell. Investigating whilst walking through his house shirtless, he discovered the terrible monstrosity; a tiny humanoid figure of moving tomato vine with feet of tomatoes, had just stabbed his cat Sergeant Jr. Jr. to death with a kitchen knife, fresh cat blood mixed with tomato juice from where the cat had fought back thinking it was a toy, oblivious to the fate that was death to tomato murder. In a raging fit of dire need to avenge Sergeant Jr. Jr, Senator T R E M E N D O R hulk sprinted across his home, crushing his floor tiles from each bound as the red menace made an escape to the window. Senator T R E M E N D O R grabbed a hold of its tomato head and ripped it off completely. Chewing down the head whole did not help however, even as its tomatoey guts squished out his clenched teeth; for the tomatoman, now without its sentient head, ran out the window, escaping through Purgatory City into the Wormway of the Undercrypt, where it multiplied and multiplied... Some say it was Senator T R E M E N D O R eating the head that caused the new Tomatomen to lose their intelligence - though some think there is a smart red menace out there, stalking the gardens for revenge... =Biology= Around a few million Purgatorian Dollars gone to waste Tomatomen most typically have two average sized tomatoes as feet, with tomato vines acting as their form of movement and manipulation, being able to hold objects and build things with their basic tribal intelligence. Some Tomatomen, such as the massive Gigantomo tomatoman, can grow extremely large to even up to five feet high, their vines thick and powerful. The vines themselves are made of typical pseudo-plant floral cells similar to that of the Florans, giving high muscular strength with tendril like vegetative movement. Their tomato feet hold their water and vital organs, including a tomato network of plant-cell neurons that grant them basic intelligence. Other than their unique characteristics, their makeup is bizarrely similar to tomatoes, and some escaped ones are notorious for hiding inside tomato greenhouses. Behavior: They possess basic tribal intelligence, often grouping together in masses of hundreds or even thousands of Tomatomen; the Gigantomo Tomatomen act as the large guardians as the others build and such. They also tend to use things around them to their advantage, their vine fingers and arms being able to hold things such as knife, or god help their enemy, laser guns. Tamability: If one were to obtain a seed, they could certainly domesticate one. Where is it found?: They can be found in Erebus, or in some of the more vegetative places in Purgatory; soon they are to spread, however... Rarity: A tribe of Tomatomen is a fairly uncommon sight, though one tribe can have a lot. Diet/Method of gaining nutrients and energy: Tomatomen photosynthesize, though they can survive without the sun: Tomatomen, once they kill someone, will wade around in their guts and absorb the nutrients like they would water, granting them much needed calories. It all started with Sergeant Jr. Jr. Products?: Tomatoes, and sometimes even a Tomatoman seed. Reproduction: Tomatomen are capable of rapidly reproducing via asexual means, producing often around 10 seeds per tomato, or if it is a very large tomato, even up to 50 per. When they die, their tomato feet will decay and the seeds will fall into the ground, leaving a much greater number of Tomatomen in one's place, growing fully in around a month. Size: Depends on the type of tomato. Weight: See: Above Lifespan: Alas, the current Tomatomen can only live up to 5 years, but this is plenty enough for rapid growth, as Tomatomen produce seeds only a few months after they finish growing, to a total of 4 months. Abilities: Rapid reproduction Tribal intelligence Can blend into tomato plants Some can be really big Flaws: They're fucking walking tomatoes
