Gar'skuther

### Description

Gar'skuther, The Infector. He's the one who gave that horrible condition to Little Oogie! The mysterious suit he's wearing seems to be tied closely to the infection.

## Statistics

### Bio-Powers

Leaf Flurry 4, Heal 4, Flame Jet 4, Stun 4, Shield 4

## Parts

### Decoration

Gar'skuther Fin

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Gar'skuther is the antagonist of Spore Creatures. He lives in a tank of liquid propelled by three biological tentacles and equipped with two highly advanced robotic arms. Gar'skuther travels from planet to planet, experimenting on creatures and infecting their homes with a disease that slowly sickens and kills all life.

## Biology

Gar'skuther uses both biological and mechanical parts to augment his own abilities. Only the small, slug-like creature inside the tank of the torso part is Gar'skuther's actual body. Gar'skuther appears to only be a head, one large, stunning eye, a flame-spewing mouth, and two tiny, two-fingered hands which do not count as arm parts. Gar'skuther is housed in a mechanical tank with two large, claw-tipped mechanical arms sticking out of its base. Three biological tentacles also protrude from the base of the tank. These tentacles are very similar to the ones which appear on infected creatures, but they are not attached to Gar'skuther's body. On top of the tank is a single antenna, which Gar'skuther uses to communicate with his machinery.

In terms of game mechanics, all of the biological and mechanical parts count as part of Gar'skuther, and augment his stats and abilities directly. Gar'skuther posesses every bio-power, though none of his parts individually give hum Leaf Flurry.

## Personality

Gar'skuther is highly intelligent, as evidenced by his ability to invent and build a wide array of machines. He appears to be skilled in both engineering and biotechnology. He is very scientifically-minded, but has little regard for the lives of others, performing experiments on the creatures he encounters in his travels. Gar'skuther is very arrogant and has a desire for power, believing himself worthy of controlling the entire galaxy. He is quick to anger, but would rather have others do the dirty work for him instead of confronting others himself.

## Story

Before the events of the story, Gar'skuther traveled the galaxy, experimenting on various creatures and infecting them with a disease of his own creation.

At the beginning of Spore Creatures, Gar'skuther, in his ship, attempts to abduct a clutch of Oogie eggs, but fails, as the eggs quickly hatch and the Oogies scatter. Right as Oogie and Little Oogie approach the cave to Trunkle, Gar'skuther appears in his ship once more and abducts Little Oogie. In Trunkle, Gar'skuther crashes his ship into a cliff, leaving behind a spaceship part and the blue Supupie. The damaged ship flies off.

Later, in Zager, Gar'skuther's ship finally crashes. Gar'skuther emerges from the rubble and quickly summons a second ship, flying off to Pangu. This time, he leaves an infected Little Oogie behind.

Gar'skuther is next seen on Flimmil, where he is using weather machines to freeze the landscape. Oogie breaks the machines and confronts Gar'skuther, who decides to show the creature his work. His current experiment is fusing Fyristooks and Flabawabas into the aggressive, cold-loving Fyrisabas. Oogie, wanting to rile Gar'skuther into a fight, throws a rock at Gar'skuther's ship. Gar'skuther becomes enraged, but decides to sic the newly-created Fyrisaba on Oogie. Gar'skuther uses the distraction of the battle to flee the planet.

After leaving Pangu, Gar'skuther is not seen again until the final confrontation on Zencrie. He is found in his ship flying above his lair. He tells Oogie that he is impressed that Oogie has made it his far, and enlightens Oogie about his latest creation, the Skuther, beaming one down from his ship. Upon Oogie's defeat of the Skuther, Gar'skuther notes that he has filled the galaxy with Skuthers. He finally decides to leave his ship and confront Oogie himself, allowing Oogie to choose between battling him or dancing with him. In either case, Oogie defeats Gar'skuther, destroying his suit, weakening every Skuther in the galaxy and curing every infected creature.

## Trivia

* Gar'skuther ties with the Koth and Skuther for the highest attack, defense, social, and metabolism, at 84, 56, 90, and 200 respectively.
* Gar'skuther is the only Species Guide creature to possess more than 2 Bio-Powers. Eyebungles are the only other creatures to have more than 1.