Menace

== Description ==
===Behavior===
* are rather clever, and will pick off the least important creatures in a group and make its way up to the more important ones until there are none left.
* Some species have learned and evolved to mimic other creatures.
* A 's 'ears' are temperature sensing organs that allow it to 'see' its surroundings. 
* can store items and their eggs on their back, underneath their shells. They could also use those to mask their scent to smell nice or undetectable.
* s vary from independent to gregarious; often they can be found alone in groups with different species, but if they lack a group or ate all of their group and can't find another they might herd up with other s without groups so they are able to take down larger prey. Then they will split off again if they have found a new suitable group.
* s do not eat each other.
* A large group of s would probably be pretty dangerous, depending on who/what you are and how much company you have; if there is a pack of large creatures they might back out of the way; but single large creature could be in danger
** If you see a single then you are probably fine if you are not alone.
* can be petted, but due to their instincts it is unlikely and dangerous to domesticate one.
** It would be more likely to train one, the thing someone would need to watch out for is its instincts to act nice in large groups and then slowly pick off stuff one by one when they are alone.
=== Artist Headcanon ===
* face plates can unhinge and allow the to swallow its prey whole. Sometimes said prey is almost as large as itself. 
* s supposedly resemble a now extinct species. It is possible that they were so good at blending in and preying on them that the species was entirely wiped out. 
* Most of their digestion takes place in their lower neck area.
* s probably smell dusty or like old bones, but it depends, they could hide stuff in their shells like flowers if they want to smell nice, or hide their scent with other stuff or the creatures they stay around with.
* s probably taste stale, like an old cricket.
* are flammable.
== Appearance ==
 is an arthropod bear-plushie creature that can shift between 2 forms. Its cuddly form makes it look like a fluffy purple bear, with 2 hearts that are on its head and chest respectively and 2 small round antenna. The legs are small and stumpy, with the torso being a little heavyset with a shell on its back and a tail with a scorpion stinger or razor claw at the end, but because of being normally coiled down, it resembles a rounder stubby tail, while the stinger is still visible but on the lower body except when uncoiled sometiems during idle animations. Its nightmare form, fully visible when running, aggroing, sitting or laying down, has its face open like a flower to reveal rows of black, sharp teeth (with some of those teeth being projective like those of Diokrine) on a chitinous-like structure. The lower thighs of the bear legs unfold to reveal extra digits on the legs with claws, making it resemble arthropod extremities. The bear chest heart unfolds into 2 arthropod arms with long claws and the stubby tail remains permanently uncoiled to reveal its full length. The segmented neck extends a little bit, while the shell remains the same. Both the neck and mouth change into its nightmare form while eating.
=== Males ===
Males have no additional features.
=== Females ===
Females have two extra sets of spurs on their front legs.
== Abilities ==
== Carry-able Creatures ==
== Trivia ==
* Concept by CatasticalCalamity in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord.
** Inspired by "mimics, bakugan, caterpillars, mantids, bears/teddy bears, plushies, scorpions, and 'various creatures with spooky splitting jaws full of teeth'".
* Modeled by Fizzyton.
* Animated by Minisode1_BlueHour.
* Before the 's release, its second form was not known to the public until February 1st, 2024, a day before being officially added to the game.
** is the first creature to feature multiple forms/appearances ingame.
* is one of the few creatures that has its name as a standard English word, another example of this is Lure.
== Gallery ==
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Menace_CatasticalCalamity.png| concept art
MenanceSecondForm.jpg| concept art for its second form
MenacePalette.png|'s primary color palette
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Development =
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Menace_Pose.png|Rigged model
Menace2ndFormRigged.jpg|Rigged model, second form
Terrifying form of Menace.png|'s second form, seen together with Mag'Masta
MenaceDev1|Clip provided by Minisode1_BlueHour, CoS Discord, 2/1/2024
MenaceDev2|Clip provided by Minisode1_BlueHour, CoS Discord, 2/1/2024
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References =
This tab is intended to present anything to further observe the 's design, inspirations, and changes in growth stages for reference.
Menace Child.png|Child 
Menace Teen.png|Teen 
Menace Adult.png|Adult 
MenaceChild2Form.png|Child 's second form
MenaceTeen2Form.png|Teen 's second form
MenaceAdult2Form.png|Adult 's second form
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Mutations =
This tab is intended to present how different Mutations appear on the .
MenaceTrialAlbinism2.png|Albino 
MenaceAlbinoSecondForm.png|Albino 's second form
MenaceTrialAlbinism.png|Old Albino 
MenaceTrialBewitched.png|Bewitched 
MenaceTrialBlossom.webp|Blossom 
MenaceTrialBlossom.png|Blossom , 3/4 view
MenaceBlossomSecondForm.png|Blossom 's second form
MenaceBlossomGlimmer.png|Blossom + Glimmer 
MenaceTrialDiamond.webp|Diamond 
MenaceTrialFrostburn.png|Frostburn 
MenaceFrostburnSecondForm.png|Frostburn 's second form
MenaceFrostburnOld.webp|Old Frostburn 
MenaceTrialGlimmer.webp|Glimmer 
MenaceGlimmerSideView.webp|Glimmer 's second form
MenaceTrialGlow Tail.jpeg|Glow Tail 
MenaceGlowTailCloseup.jpeg|Glow Tail close-up
MenaceTrialLeucistic.png|Leucistic 
MenaceLeucisticSecondForm.png|Leucistic 's second form
MenaceLeucisticOld.webp|Old Leucistic 
MenaceTrialMelanism.png|Melanistic 
MenaceMelanismSecondForm.png|Melanistic 's second form
MenaceTrialOvergrown.png|Overgrown 
MenaceTrialPiebald.webp|Piebald 
MenacePiebaldSecondForm.webp|Piebald 's second form
MenacePiebaldFace.webp|Piebald mouth close-up
MenacePiebaldOld.webp|Old Piebald 
MenaceTrialShimmer.png|Shimmer 
MenaceShimmerSecondForm.png|Shimmer 's second form
MenaceSmoreNew.png|Smore 
MenaceTrialSmore.webp|Old Smore 's first form
MenaceS'mores2ndForm.webp|Old Smore 's second form
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This tab is intended to present images related to the that don't fit into the other tabs.
MenaceTeaser.png| teaser image
MenaceTeaser1.png|The same teaser image captioned with, "Behold the Menace, a seemingly adorable embodiment of innocence and charm. Yet, peel back the layers of its facade, and witness the haunting transformation as cuteness unravels into a nightmarish revolation, a grotesque visage that will forever linger in the shadows of your psyche."
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