Malware (CYOA)

Malware is an antagonist in Clock 10: Choose Your Own Adventure.
==Appearance==
Malware was originally a black and yellow humanoid Galvanic Mechamorph. His body appeared emaciated and deformed due to an incomplete/broken life code, with markings resembling the bones of a human skeleton.
Malware's body changed drastically after Albedo sabotaged the Helix while he was using it to repair his life code, now resembling a negative Galvanic Mechamorph. He gained a glowing yellow symbol resembling a four-pointed star on his neck, directly below his eye, and the circuit patterns on his body were red instead of yellow.
Malware's appearance changed again after he reconstructed himself by absorbing the Tachyon Cannon. He was much bulkier and more animalistic than before, with a slightly hunched posture and spikes on his back. His head resembled a dinosaur's, with the mark on his neck now acting as a fanged mouth. The Tachyon Cannon replaced his right arm, while his left hand was a sharp claw, although he could swap them around at will.
In Showdown, Malware transformed again after corrupting parts of Galvan Mark II. This form was an even more monstrous exaggeration of his third form, resembling an enormous dinosaur. His back spikes were larger and more scythe-like, and three star-shaped marks were present along his massive torso.
After being defeated by Feedback and the Galvanic Mechamorphs, Malware returned to his third form before his final demise. After being petrified by the Helix energy, his remains appeared as a chaotic fusion of his first three forms, made entirely of gray stone.
In the virus form, Malware was simply a small, rounded square chip that was black with glowing red circuits. This form had multiple different though identical devices.
Malware was revived from the virus form when Dr. Psychobos injected Ship with the virus itself, using Ship as a vessel to restore Malware. During the transformation, Malware absorbed the Forever Ninja as well as other pieces of technology in the room. When he was finally revived in full, his body shape was between that of his second and third forms. His arms were also entirely yellow energy blades, and his eye changed to match the yellow-white coloration his mouth once had, with his mouth being completely absent.
Malware Incomplete.png|Malware's incomplete form
Malware Second.png|Malware's second form
Malware Third.png|Malware's third form
Malware Monster.png|Malware's monster form
Malware Virus.png|The Malware Virus
==Personality==
Malware was an angry, psychotic, obsessed and hate-fuelled being, who had always felt that his creator and father Azmuth had seen him as nothing more than a failed experiment who would never impress him; thus, Malware was obsessed with taking Azmuth's most precious creations, from the Omnitrix to destroying the other Galvanic Mechamorphs. Vain and conceited, Malware deeply hated the rest of his kind for always being Azmuth's perfect creations and saw them as "flawed"/"inferior" compared to him. Malware also hated and resented Azmuth, although he still considered the latter his father.
Malware's hatred for Azmuth buried his love and desire for his approval. All of this was eventually corrupted by his twisted mind.
Malware also enjoys torturing his victims, as seen when he destroyed Feedback in front of Clockwork Firefly, or taunting Julie Yamamoto regarding Ship's fate.
==History==
*The More Things Change: In a flashback six years prior to present day Omniverse, Clock as Frankenstrike fought Malware. While Clock initially had the upper hand, Malware defeated him by attacking the Omnitrix directly. Clock then defeated him as Feedback.
*Trouble Helix: A flashback taking place before the previous episode, Malware in his incomplete form attempted to go after Azmuth for not fixing him yet. Chastized by Albedo as Azmuth was working to find a way to cure Malware with a Helix device, Malware kidnapped Albedo and stole the Helix, retreating to Galvan B to force Albedo to do the work much quicker. Engaging in a fight with Clock once again, Malware retreated from the combat once Albedo completed the Helix and attempted to cure himself. Albedo attempted to destroy Malware with the rigged Helix, though it resulted in Malware becoming a more powerful version of himself, and more powerful than basic Galvanic Mechamorphs. Clock defeated him by freezing him solid as Arctiguana.
*Malefactor: In a flashback, Malware attacked the Mount Rushmore Plumber base as a diversion for Khyber to obtain the Psycholeopterran DNA for the Nemetrix. During this fight, he obtained a Tachyon cannon that changed his physical form again. In present day, Malware destroyed the data core in Rook Blonko's Proto-Trukk, and used a diversion to keep Clock from chasing after him.
*Showdown: Using magic projections, Taryn Firefly explained the story of Malware destroying Feedback, and Clock's rage temporarily destroying Malware's physical being. Taryn had thought Clock repressed the memories, but Clock reveals that he thought about it incredibly often. The group is transported to Galvan Mark II, and Galvan B is eventually destroyed thanks to Malware. After a fight, Malware was contained within a sub-atomic energy container by Malware. Magister Patelliday, along with Blukic and Driba, took the container onto a ship to pilot it as far away as possible from the remnants of Galvan B that landed on Galvan Mark II, only for Malware to breach the container and blow up the ship from the inside, killing the three Plumbers in the process. When Clock, Terry Firefly, and Kevin Levin arrived at the crash site, Malware attacked. Clock eventually became Shellhead, only to be absorbed completely by Malware, granting him a gigantic monster form. This would prove to be Malware's undoing, as Clock had a flashback within Malware to the aftermath of losing Feedback, and removing the Omnitrix. He forgave his past self, and Feedback's DNA that was still in Malware's being was absorbed back into the Omnitrix, granting Clock the transformation again, and allowing him to escape Malware. Galvan B was restored by Azmuth, Taryn, and Rook, and the revived Galvanic Mechamorphs rained down on Malware, taking his body back down to its Tachyon cannon form. Feedback then used the Helix's energy to defeat Malware, turning him into a horrific statue that displayed his original, second, and third forms.
*Something Zombozo This Way Comes: The Malware virus was handed off to G. Banx by Prisoner 775 during the credit scene.
*The Final Countdown: G. Banx installed the Malware virus into the Plumber HQ system, while uploading bits of it to other Plumber bases nearby. In the credit scene, Psychobos was seen holding another Malware virus device.
*Basic Training: Ashvallen, Crysta, and Liam installed the Malware virus to various points in the Plumbers Academy. Psychobos later activated the virus, destroying the Academy.
*Pet Project: Up to this point, Malware's existence had been in a statue form caused by Feedback, which Psychobos sampled to get Malware's essence, thusly creating the Malware virus that was used in the Plumber HQ and Plumbers Academy. In this episode, the Psychobos, Crysta, Kolar, and Zargo partnered with the Forever Knights to get Malware a physical form again in exchange for the Knights getting a means of defeating a dragon species of aliens. Sirt Morton was the one to kidnap Ship, who became the vessel for Malware's return. Psychobos injected the Malware virus into Ship, and the transformation began. MalShip absorbed numerous pieces of technology from the room, including the Forever Ninja, changing his physical form once Malware was fully revived. Fueled with rage over Ship's death, Julie attempted to fight against Malware with the use of her magic armor. Clock also attempted to revert the events via Decayed and Clockwork, but was constantly foiled by some unseen force. After Kolar injected King Joseph Chadwick with the Hyde serum, Malware, along with the others, was teleported away.
*They Lurk Below: Malware and Dr. Psychobos worked to steal the Cyber Squid power source from the Bermuda Triangle Plumber Base, with Malware slaughtering all the employees in the power facility. Malware was subdued by Clock as Glitch Trials, but Dr. Psychobos used the transformation to his advantage, causing Glitch Trials to unintentionally open the way to the power source for him to achieve it. The power source was then stored in Malware before they were taken away, leaving the base to implode.
==Powers==
*Malware has the powers of his species.
*Additionally, Malware can assimilate technology fully into his body. Other Galvanic Mechamorphs are capable of doing something similar, but not to the extent of Malware.
*Malware can absorb the life force of others of his species.
==Weaknesses==
*Malware has the weaknesses of his species.
==Appearances==
*The More Things Change (debut)
*Trouble Helix
*Malefactor
*Showdown
*Something Zombozo This Way Comes
*The Final Countdown
*Basic Training
*Pet Project
*They Lurk Below
==Trivia==
*Malware's revived form after taking over Ship's body and absorbing the Forever Ninja is a nod to his appearance in the first Omniverse game.
Category:CYOA