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==Facts== | ==Facts== | ||
===Symbiotes=== | ===Symbiotes=== | ||
The word "symbiote" is not found in all dictionaries, but it is an alternate spelling of the more common "symbiont". The root of the word is Greek for "living together" and refers to the two entities together as a singular noun. The human side of the Daodan symbiote in Oni is referred to as the host. | The word "symbiote" is not found in all dictionaries, but it is an alternate spelling of the more common "symbiont". The root of the word is Greek for "living together" and refers to the two entities together as a singular noun. The human side of the Daodan symbiote in Oni is referred to as the host. | ||
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===Chrysalis=== | ===Chrysalis=== | ||
The Chrysalis is first named by [[Shinatama]] during [[Quotes/Speech#Shinatama.27s_death|her revealing monologue]] in [[Chapter 8]]: "They used me to monitor the growth of the Chrysalis inside you". It was [[Quotes/Speech#Scanner_room|later elaborated on]] by Kerr [[Quotes/Consoles#Chrysalis_Removal|and his colleagues]] in Chapter 12, as seen in the leading quote in this article. The Chrysalis' growth process takes on dramatic proportions in a [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama.2FKonoko_Relationship|later description]]: "Konoko is closer to full transition than we ever suspected. Rough projections estimate that the Chrysalis will have infiltrated more than 80% of her body and will have replaced somewhere between 40 to 56% of her original organs." | The Chrysalis is first named by [[Shinatama]] during [[Quotes/Speech#Shinatama.27s_death|her revealing monologue]] in [[Chapter 8]]: "They used me to monitor the growth of the Chrysalis inside you". It was [[Quotes/Speech#Scanner_room|later elaborated on]] by Kerr [[Quotes/Consoles#Chrysalis_Removal|and his colleagues]] in Chapter 12, as seen in the leading quote in this article. The Chrysalis' growth process takes on dramatic proportions in a [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama.2FKonoko_Relationship|later description]]: "Konoko is closer to full transition than we ever suspected. Rough projections estimate that the Chrysalis will have infiltrated more than 80% of her body and will have replaced somewhere between 40 to 56% of her original organs." | ||
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===Sytropin=== | ===Sytropin=== | ||
A medicine to slow down Konoko's transformation, though with decreasing effectiveness, mentioned in [[Quotes/Consoles#Sytropin|this console]]. | A medicine to slow down Konoko's transformation, though with decreasing effectiveness, mentioned in [[Quotes/Consoles#Sytropin|this console]]. | ||
===Countermeasures=== | |||
{{Quotebox|width=400px|right|quote='''"Warning: target neutralization failed. Daodan symbiote organism present. Engaging Omega security mode."'''|source=Shinatama, [[Chapter 13]]}} | |||
Griffin is clearly concerned about how to stop a Daodan host if they go out of control or turn on the TCTF. Owing to the above difficulties in surgically removing or slowing down the Chrysalis, Griffin resorts to defensive precautions: | |||
* The mysterious [[Quotes/Consoles#Emergency overrides|emergency override Griffin Alpha Zero]], which we don't get to see. | |||
* An office elevator leading to the super-secure Omega Vault. This may not have been constructed for the specific purpose of escaping a rogue symbiote, but instead for general security, e.g. in the case of a raid by the Syndicate. However it comes in handy when Griffin needs to escape Konoko. | |||
* A hastily-constructed weapons platform controlled by Shinatama, once Griffin anticipates that Konoko might come for him. This includes a fallback known as Omega security mode, which we also do not get to see, as in-game it causes Shinatama to [[Quotes/Consoles#Omega Security Vault Retrofit|overload and break free]] of the Omega Vault's control. | |||
===Transformation=== | ===Transformation=== | ||
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===True nature=== | ===True nature=== | ||
{{Quotebox|width=400px|right|quote='''"The Chrysalis is the hyper-evolved clone of its host body. As the host experiences stress or harm it grows to reinforce or replace the body's damaged systems."'''|source=Dr. Kerr, [[Chapter 12]]}} | |||
Kerr says that the physical transformation cannot change the symbiote's personality, but rather vice versa. He claims that Konoko's final form will be an expression of the person's "true nature". | Kerr says that the physical transformation cannot change the symbiote's personality, but rather vice versa. He claims that Konoko's final form will be an expression of the person's "true nature". | ||