The Old Man

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==Summary==
"The Old Man" is a member of Pet Shop, being part of a group Breeder dubbed "The Predators"- a handful of individuals remarkable for managing to retain their sanity and higher-thinking capabilities, despite being put through feed-training. Initiates the terror attack on Nest with Maehwa, as part of Breeder's plan to kill Professor Ji, and later ends up fighting much of the cast during their raid on Breeder's house.
The Old Man was fused with a colony of Colobopsis saundersi, AKA exploding ants, and is a rare case where a person is fused with multiple group-dwelling insects. This granted him an ant's antennae, as well as a forearm resembling an exploding ant's abdomen, which allows him to eject explosive egg-like devices from the openings. As a Predator, he is also capable of a special evolution allowing him to access the Complex of other hymenoptera, and can manifest a bee/wasp/hornet stinger.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least physically, with point blank explosions, from to with individual troopers, from to higher with Sparkler, even higher with The Stinger
Name: Unknown, goes by "Old Man".
Origin: Jungle Juice
Gender: Male
Age: 65Ylab Instagram
Classification: Pet Shop Agent, Predator, Insect Human/Exploding Ant Colony Human
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Smell (As someone who has fed, he should be able to pick up the smell of other Insect HumansChapter 1, as he possesses an ant's antennae, he should be able to "see" in pitch darkness like Changhun YuChapter 34), Statistics Amplification (Via Defense Mechanisms and Origin of Species), Bodily Weaponry (His left arm resembles an ant's abdomen- being a multi-ovipositor he can eject and implant "troopers" fromChapter 56, can also turn his arm into a lance with The StingerChapter 63), limited Fragrance Manipulation (Can activate his troopers from a great distance by clenching his fist, releasing pheromones from vents in his left armChapter 75), Explosion Manipulation (As an Exploding Ant Colony, his troopers explode), Fire Manipulation (Can ignite trees in general proximity to his explosions), Heat Manipulation (Detonation of his troopers can make brick deform and glow redChapter 73), Light Manipulation (His explosions are disproportionately bright, and can light up most of Nest momentarilyChapter 55), Danmaku (Via Defense Mechanisms- can release a pepperspray of explosions with Sparkler), limited Air Manipulation (Can knock around opponents with gusts of air pressureChapter 61), Transformation (With The Stinger- can turn his arm into a lance and cover more of his body in exoskeleton), limited Durability Negation (With heat- burning allow him to harm opponents through tough skin and armorChapter 45), Resistance to Explosion Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation (Can withstand his own abilities enough to create explosions at point-blank range and got back up again after taking Jun Ji's DynamiteChapter 62, although as he's more specialized in detonating his troopers at a distance, he's far less heat resistant than Jun Ji, and he's capable of creating explosions which would blow his arm offChapter 74, his resistance greatly increases with The Stinger), and Smoke Manipulation with Gas Mask (Protected him from Hyeonbin's smoke)
Attack Potency: At least Wall level+ physically (Casually broke Hyeonbin's noseChapter 58, the Predators are unlike any opponent Nest has faced before, making him at least comparable to the Antlion), Small Building level with point blank explosions (Could stagger Black Devil Hyeonbin, managed to release an explosion this strong, although it nearly blew his arm off), Varies from Wall level to Small Building level with individual troopers (His troopers are weaker the less time they're attached, with troopers detonated almost immediately after ejection being this strong, while the ones inside the Black Island prisoners- which were living at Nest for at least over a weekChapter 50- being this strong), Varies from Small Building level to higher with Sparkler (Rapidly detonate multiple troopers at once, with 15 being detonated on Hyeonbin, while over 30 were used against Huijin), even higher with The Stinger (Can thrust the lance forward from the recoil of explosions this strong)
Speed: Subsonic+ (Equipped a mask before Hyeonbin's smoke could reach him, casually evaded Hyeonbin's attempts to take off his mask while also putting several troopers on his body, managed to partially dodge Hyeseong's Scythe Kick despite being restrained by Huijin, noted to be slower than Lab Gear SuchanChapter 59), higher with The Stinger- Ignite (Uses the recoil of an explosion to launch himself forward)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 (As an Exploding Ant Colony, he should be at least superior to Hyeseong Kang's Ant Complex), at least Class 100, possibly Class K grip for his detonator arm (Huijin struggled to keep him from closing his fist)
Striking Strength: At least Wall level+ (Easily broke Hyeonbin's nose), at least Small Building level with The Stinger (Should be stronger than his largest point blank explosions in his base)
Durability: At least Wall level+ (Took a kick from Jun Ji while still reeling from being burned, got up after being hit by Suchan's Hunting Rifle, although he was notably injured by it), Small Building level for his detonator arm (Buglike parts of Insect Humans are consistently more durable than their human parts, blocked Huijin's Falling Blossom, and withstood the recoil of explosions this strong), Small Building level with The Stinger (Reinforces his detonator forearm and covers the rest of his arm- as well as more of his body like his neck and face- with more exoskeleton, wouldn't have had to worry about Huijin and Hyeseong's attempt to cut off his arm if he was able to use his Origin of Species, unaffected by setting off this explosion, somehow survived Jun Ji's Nuclear BlastChapter 64, although it knocked him unconscious and left him hospitalized and on painkillers for several days afterward)
Stamina: Superhuman (Unbothered from the gashes in his right arm from Black Devil Hyeonbin, was only momentarily downed from being driven into the ground face-first from Suchan's Hunting Rifle while caught off guard, and being scorched by Jun Ji's Dynamite, only annoyed by Jun Ji's Arm Bomber dislocating his shoulder and popped it back in place quickly afterward, fought Huijin with his body still wrecked from Jun Ji's Nuclear Blast which had left him bedridden, after being suddenly brought off painkillers and Hyeseong cutting through one of his eyes, was still coherent and could talk after Huijin cut his arm off with a chainsaw)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with The Stinger, kilometers of signal range (Activated the troopers in the Black Island Prisoners from well outside of NestChapter 54)
Standard Equipment: Glasses
*Optional Equipment: Gas Mask
Intelligence: Skilled Combatant (The Predators are specimen hand-picked by Breeder specializing in assassination and large scale terrorist attacksChapter 70 with the Old Man specializing in the latter, often plants his troopers everywhere he goes for later use, either to make his opponents lose their footing by upheaving the ground around them, to bring down structures and trap people under rubble, or to turn the entire area into a minefield, generally cautious and can set bombs in people to take hostages)
Weaknesses: Defense Mechanisms are physically taxing to use. While he can fight in close quarters, his Complex is better suited for setting off explosions at a distance, meaning he isn't completely resistant to his own firepower. Triggering his troopers remotely requires him to release pheromones from his left forearm, which he can't do if someone stops him from clenching his fist. His Origin of Species mitigates these weaknesses by giving him a close quarters weapon, reinforcing his arm, and completely covering his fist, but as it's a borrowed Complex, the Origin puts a strain on the user's bodyChapter 66- shown when he could not use his Origin of Species while he was injured. 
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
*The Defense Mechanism of the Exploding Ant: Defense Mechanisms are the way the human body reacts to threats, tapping into one's animal instincts to exert more force when the need arises. Insect Humans can harness far greater power this way, with their Defense Mechanisms allowing extended access to their Complex for more abilities.
**Fireworks Sparkler: Multiple troopers emerge from his hand simultaneously, allowing him to eject, implant, and detonate several troopers all at once for a much larger effect.
*The Origin of Species: An ability specific to the Predators, whose Complexes evolved in order to survive the conditions of Breeder's farm. This allows them to manifest the traits of another insect within the same family, order, or potentially superorder as their own Complex through their shared origin. The name comes from Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species".
**Hymenopteran Lance- The Stinger: From ants being in the same order as bees, wasps, and hornets, the Old Man's abdomen forearm grows stinger-like prongs which extend all the way up his arm and beyond, with a mass of them forming headgear around his face, while his hand is encapsulated in a single large lance.
***Ignite: By letting off an explosion just outside his arm, he launches himself toward his opponent point-first.
==Notable Matchups==
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