Clover's Parasites

==Summary==
Clover's Parasites are parasitic kaiju created by Paramount Pictures that appeared in the 2008 film, Cloverfield. 
The newborn monster was covered in over 2,000 dog-sized parasites, designated by the Department of Defense as "HSP", for "Human Scale Parasite". Due to a post-birth ritualClover was designed to be a "brand-new" baby with newborn deer in mind, and it performs a post-birth ritual when it sheds its parasites, implying it to be, indeed, a newborn. (which is theorized to have provoked the creature's violent emergence to land), the monster is seen early on scratching his back on a building (destroying it in the process), to remove a layer of parasites that are set loose to wreak their own havoc on the city. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: . At least via piercing damage 
Name: Clover's Parasites, "HSP" (Human Scale Parasites)
Origin: Cloverfield
Gender: Varies
Age: Unknown, possibly thousands of years old (potentially as old as Clover)
Classification: Sea Monster Parasites
Powers and Abilities: 
*Peak Human Physical Characteristics
*Enhanced Senses (The parasites can detect prey over long distances, via their senses)
*Stealth Mastery (Via ambush, couldn't be seen and barely be heard in pitch darkness, though rats with better senses could detect themSpecial Investigation Mode - Military notes on the Parasites)
*Natural Weaponry (Jaws and claws) 
*Underwater Breathing (Type 2, can breathe underwater at great depths without issue and are highly quick and efficient out on land)
*Surface Scaling (They have the ability to climb walls and cling onto ceilings) 
*Toxic Saliva/Durability Negation (Their bites inject a substance which expand the bodies of victims until the central cavity explodes outwardSpecial Investigation Mode - Military notes on the Parasites' Bites)
*Good jumpers
*Resistance to Cold temperatures and intense pressure (Were found at a depth of 10027.5 meters. At such depths the water is very cold, around 0–3 °C [32–37 °F])
Attack Potency: Street level (), can ignore conventional durability with "Seabed's Nectar". At least Multi-City Block level+ or higher via piercing damage (As its flea-likea detail only mentioned by visual effects supervisor Eric Leven during the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con interview parasites, they can cling onto and pierce Clover's skin. The monster needed to rub itself against a building [destroying it in the process] to get the parasites off itself.)
Speed: Peak Human speed on land (Move too fast for a normal person to properly react to or outrun, even with a head start one easily caught up to a human running away from them.)
Lifting Strength: At least Average Human (Can push over and drag humans with ease)
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: At least Street level (They easily shrug off a huge fall from Clover's back, well over 200 feet high. One took multiple hits from a metal rod and could keep on fighting.), possibly higher (With Clover having possibly shrugged off a fall from outer space [according to director Matt Reeves], it's possible the parasites may actually have even greater durability than what is shown, but it's also likely they endured none of it [as they would've possibly been inside Clover's skin at the time].This is left as a 'possibly' because Matt Reeves wasn't the only director/writer/creative mind involved in the franchise, story and creation of the creature, and what fell from space was generally believed to have been a satellite originally (a piece of the ChimpanzIII more specifically, though others also believed that despite what was told through the Cloverfield ARG, this may have been another cover-up story by the shady company Tagruato and there were suspicions of Clover being related to deep space by to the military)... plus it somewhat contradicts the baby being at the bottom of the ocean for thousands and thousands of years as stated in a the original Slashfilms interview.)
Stamina: Superhuman (Can search for prey for long periods of time, and were active for at least a few hours, relative to Clover's nearly 6-hour rampage. Even after taking several hits from a metal rod or having an axe embedded in their head they can still move around.)
Range: Standard Melee Range (they're around half as tall as a human but they have limbs nearly as long as their bodies)
Intelligence: High Animalistic (A group entered a subway tunnel detecting potential victims, demonstrating pack coordination as well as advanced predatory skills in employing surprise to trap their prey, as they also lurked in stairwells and other enclosed spaces.Special Investigation Mode - Military notes on the Parasites One attempted to get an axe stuck to its head off by slamming itself against a wall.)
Weaknesses: None notable, though creatures with hearing range up to 90 kHz like rats will be able to evade them in the dark.Special Investigation Mode - Military notes on the Parasites
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Bite: Extremely high concentrations of "Seabed's Nectar" can be found in the saliva and blood of the parasites which can be transmitted to their prey through bites. The substance increases cell growth and, consequently, the blood pressure of victims to dangerous levels. The life span of a victim varies between 20 or 40 minutes (or quicker if water was poured on the wound beforehand). Moments before death, victims of parasite bites exhibit symptoms of dizziness, bleeding from the eyes and nose alongside vomiting blood. Their bodies then begin to expand until the central cavity explodes outward.Special Investigation Mode - Military notes on the Parasites' Bites
==Gallery==
cloverparasitewow.jpg|Full appearance
cloverparasitecolours.jpg|Final design (with mouth open and closed)
cloverparasitecars.jpg|Size reference
Parasite6.jpg|Size comparison, next to a human
cloverparasiteearlies.jpg|Early concept designs
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
===Notes===
Category:Characters
Category:CloverVerse
Category:Acrobats
Category:Animals
Category:Biology Users
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Durability Negation Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Kaiju
Category:Live-Action Characters
Category:Longevity Users
Category:Monsters
Category:Movie Characters
Category:Parasites
Category:Primary Antagonists
Category:Sea Monsters
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Surface Scalers
Category:Underwater Breathing Users
Category:Horror Characters