Mightyena

Mightyena is the leader of the Shadow Scavengers, a group of bandits that dwell in the Wild Prairie.

## Story So Far

Mightyena first appeared in the Wild Prairie, arriving at the scene of Team Cheer being ambushed by a few of his Poochyena. He threatens to kill them if they do not offer him a "toll" for travelling through his territory. Though he is taken down by Riley, sheer numbers results in him getting his way, Tucker being taken back to his hideout, and Riley being left unconscious alone on the prairie as Brooke and Ralph left to get help.

He next appears in Session 30, though not as himself. During Team Cheer's trek through Obsidian Sky Hotel to rescue Lizard, Zoroark created an augmented illusion of the Mightyena (Referred to by some as "The Frightyena") to halt Riley, Brooke, and Tucker's progress. The illusion manages to take down Riley, and progressively seems to grow more sentient, speaking more naturally rather than via cut-and-pasted lines spouted by the original Mightyena, and he pursues Tucker, causing the Poochyena to shut down mentally. Brooke and Tucker only manage to escape via Brooke ordering the then-feral Poochyena to run before the beast could give them any orders to follow.

Mightyena doesn't reappear until the Festival of the 17 Plates, walking into Savan Town to enjoy the festivities, as well as enjoy seeing everyone's scornful but powerless gazes directed at him. He ends up meeting Riley again, though Riley's memories weren't all intact at the time, and, after remembering it was the same Riolu that humiliated him months ago, promises to get revenge, striking when the Riolu will least expect it.

As revealed in a Glimpse posts June 4th 2022, Mightyena has taken on a new moniker, Corpse Fang, named after the scars now on his face. After Forcing an upstart Poochyena to yield, he proclaims his intention to "steal" the name of Carrion and gain control over all scavengers.

Corpse Fang is next seen indirectly once more in Session 96. Much like in Obsidian Sky, an illusion created in Hatterene's Labyrinth of Illusion based on Tucker's fear manifested as a monstrous version of Corpse Fang (Minus the scars that the party doesn't know of). Unlike the original Frightyena, this illusion never appears to become more sentient, and merely existed to try to prevent the party from progressing towards Hatterene. It was dispelled when Ralph destroyed the Corviknight statue that initially manifested it.

## Personality

Mightyena is an egotistical and sadistic villain. He has been shown to enjoy making other Pokémon feel powerless to do anything to him, even going to the Festival of the 17 Plates primarily to relish in seeing the residents glaring at him and knowing they can't do anything to him, and detests failure, as is apparent by his incredible loathing of Riley following his defeat at the Riolu's hand.

Though he is the leader of the Shadow Scavengers, a Glimpse released on September 8th 2019 revealed he has no consideration for the Poochyena under his command, threatening to kill them with little remorse if they do not follow his orders, and has no intention of changing his ways. This was further showed in the June 4th 2022 Glimpse, where he forces a rebelling Poochyena to yield via violence and uses the opportunity to intimidate any other Poochyena into obeying, as well.

## Important Connections

* Tucker - Following Tucker being captured by the Shadow Scavengers, Mightyena has done foul acts to Tucker that, as of now, have yet to be confirmed, leaving Tucker traumatised for a long period of time. Mightyena's current opinion of Tucker is unknown, with the closest indication being the words the illusions formed from Tucker's fears utter, which seem to portray some form of possessiveness.
* Riley - After being defeated by Riley, Mightyena has an intense loathing of Riley, which he was reminded when meeting the Riolu at the Festival of the 17 Plates.
* Lizard - Mightyena showed attraction to Lizard during their interactions at the Festival of the 17 Plates, likely entirely sexual.
* Wild Prairie - Mightyena likely has a reputation among Lord Zeal and other residents of the Wild Prairie, though he hasn't interacted with any of them so far.

## Trivia

* The illusion of Mightyena produced by Zoroark was the only illusion created by him that seemed to develop some form of independence. Whether this is normal for illusions produced by Zoroark that interact with others long enough, or a consequence of being around Tucker, who had powerful memories of him, is unknown. Similarly, it is unknown whether the words the illusion used to torment Tucker were referencing whatever the Mightyena had done and said to him while Tucker was captured, or if the words were referring to the fear would be what stays with him forever.

## Quotes

* "Well, look at that. You got an annoying little kitty with you. That was going to be my snack. What are you gonna do to make it up to me?" - Session 12
* "Tuuuuuuuckeeeeeeeerrrrrrrr...Aren't you going to pay the toll?" - Session 30
* "Did you enjoy it? You don't want me to hurt your friends again, do you? You know you can't run. **You know you can't hide.** Like before...**You can't run from being mine.** Nobody will want you. I'll stay with you **forever...**" - Session 30
* "The way you are now, I'd eat you for breakfast. But I can't here. So I'll wait out there for you, where you won't be able to know when I'll be there. Enjoy the uncertainty, **Puppy**." - Session 60