Platypus

== Summary ==
Platypuses are members of the echidna family known for possessing a tail resembling a beavers, a bill resembling a duck's, and webbed-feet resembling an otter's. When scientists first discovered them, they were believed to be a combination of multiple animals stitched together.
== Powers and Stats ==
Tier: 
Name: Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies
Age: Average lifespan of 12 years in the wild
Classification: Mammal. Echidna
Powers and Abilities: Bodily Weaponry, Durability Negation, Poison Manipulation (Male platypuses have a venomous spur on their back foot), Small Size (Type 1), Enhanced Senses (Their bills are filled with mechanoreceptors and electroreceptors. The former is highly sensitive to movement and the latter is highly sensitive to the electric pulses generated by muscles in animals.), limited Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Platypuses don't get killed by the venomous spurs when brawling, even though the venom may be enough to kill a dog)
Attack Potency: Below Average Human level (Males regularly duel with and harm each other during mating seasonhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/platypus#:~:text=The%20sexes%20avoid%20each%20other,with%20their%20sharp%20ankle%20spurs.), higher via piercing damage (their spur can pierce human flesh)
Speed: Below Average Human level (They move at 1 m/s at maxhttps://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/#:~:text=Platypuses%20can%20swim%20through%20fast,to%200.4%20metres%20per%20second.)
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human level
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level 
Durability: Below Average Human level
Stamina: Average (Males fight relentlessly during mating season)
Range: Below Standard Melee Range due to sheer size
Intelligence: Animalistic
Standard Tactics: 
* Electroreception: When hunting, they comb through the waterbed with their bills, detecting the electrical stimuli of prey.
Weaknesses: Platypuses are much slower on land, and their venom being placed on their back foot may lead to difficulties aiming with it in combat.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Animals
Category:Mammals
Category:Durability Negation Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Small Sized Characters
Category:Real World
Category:Characters
Category:Species
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Monotremes