Miasma

* True Body
* Stable Suit

Miasma is the lavender leader of the insurgents. He was a member of the Passion Hearts that was nearly killed by the Storm Lord. The Starrite Guardians tried to help but accidentally gave him lavender powers in the process. He begun the insurgency by assimilating various individuals, slowly growing a corrupted sense of justice, but was finally killed in a joint effort from the Starrites and their allies.

## Appearance

When he first gained his powers, Miasma's skin turned with soft vein-like patterns. His black hair remained, but his eyes turned black and his pupils glowed lavender. He was wearing white stabilizing suit.

In his true body, the upper left half of Miasma was melting lavender flesh with black hair while the upper right side was exposed skeleton with a purple aura. On his lower body, he wore black and grey pants with white on the knee caps and same-colored shoes.

## Brief History

Miasma was a Human with a talent for martial arts and eventually joined his friend Revhed Vafaran as a member of the Passion Hearts. He went off on his own adventure, but was later defeated and injured by the Storm Lord then imprisoned in Red's basement. He was found by the Starrite Guardians, and they helped him reach Stathen where he entered a regenerative healing tank that used lavender cells to heal.

Halfway through his recovery, a storm struck the building and cut the power, leaving Miasma in lavender form. After seeing Erruzent once more, Miasma left his tank and weakly tried to go after him. The Starrites took him away, accidentally dropping a piece of his melting flesh into the ocean. The Starrites had no choice but to take him back to Erruzent who used the supernova sigil to destroy Miasma's body, but not before inhaling some of his lavender gas.

Shortly after, Miasma's power activated, and successfully assimilated the Storm Lord. This led to a series of events where he spread his cells to dozens of civilians and Erruzent's body was frozen in ice. Despite the concerns of Red and the Starrites, Miasma grew power-hungry and continued to assimilate. He founded the insurgents, a rogue group with the only goal of killing the Storm Lord at any cost. He found his true body and used it to help the others fight Lirnegalar and the Hydra, then witnessed Erruzent's death.

Even after that, Miasma persisted with his corrupted sense of justice, and believed the majority of the planet should be assimilated to keep everyone safe. Seeing himself as a true hero, he left the others no choice, and his army was confronted by the Starrites, Red, Dominus, and Areiqius. A short battle took place where they attempted to find the true Miasma. Before anyone else was assimilated, Pappen Vafaran showed up, and used the last of his energy to defeat Miasma's real body once and for all, finally hardening into bone, freeing everyone he had assimilated.

## Abilities

Miasma had a natural passion for martial arts techniques and used them as his primary form of combat. Like most martial artists, Miasma could accomplish feats of strength and agility abnormal to the average person. After gaining powers, he began to assimilate as many people as he could, taking advantage of his versatile abilities to start an insurgency.

* **Martial Arts-** Miasma trained for years and managed to learn some complicated and deadly combat techniques. Apart from the standard punch, most of his moves focused on incapacitating and eliminating the enemy as fast as possible. Even the Storm Lord feared his physical prowess. Additionally, these moves could be used by any fresh body assimilated.
	+ **Nerve Hold-** This technique was mistaken for Death Magic by Revhed. It involves a powerful and precise punch to the spine, permanently paralyzing the victim. Miasma attempted to use this on the Starrites during their final battle, but didn't manage to land the hit.
	+ **Joint Hold-** This involved getting the victim in a tight hold, then attempting to rip their tendons or dislocate one of their limbs. It could reduce the enemy's movements, giving Miasma an advantage.
	+ **Diaphragm Crusher-** Miasma could use a technique that would supposedly empty his enemy's lungs of air through a swift and powerful kick.
* **Lavender Physiology-** After being administered Davis Mattelmore cells, Miasma's body obtained lavender powers. He had some unique lavender properties, but his special and most feared ability was the assimilation of other individuals.
	+ **Extreme Regeneration-** Like other lavender Humans, Miasma's body experienced very accelerated regeneration. His main body was destroyed but later regenerated from single pieces that fell into the ocean. His assimilated bodies would also experience a mild version of this.
	+ **Gas Projection-** Once his bodies began breaking down, they would release increasing amounts of gas. These were useful for infecting people through close up or range and could also be used as smokescreens.
	+ **Assimilation-** Miasma's signature ability, spreading his cells into another individual, such as by inhaling his gas, would allow Miasma to infect their brain and control their body remotely. There was no limit to the amount of individuals this could affect at once, allowing Miasma to assimilate dozens of innocent people for his own goals.
		- **Hive Mind-** All of Miasma's assimilated bodies shared a hive mind, allowing Miasma to see and hear everything at once, share memories, and help him maintain a high degree of control. This allowed him to easily multiply his numbers and obtain information by sending scouts.
	+ **Molecular Cell Division-** Miasma could manipulate his cells very precisely, making them fall apart at a molecular level, allowing them to squeeze through certain objects slowly and then come back together.

## Weaknesses

* **True Body Destruction-** There is no consequence to the destruction of his assimilated bodies. However, if his true body is fully destroyed, Miasma will die and everyone will be be freed from his assimilation. This weakness was exploited by the heroes and led to Miasma's downfall.
* **Cellular Decomposition-** All of Miasma's bodies would begin to rot and melt after some time, breaking down into gas and skeleton, killing the assimilated individual. The same was true for Miasma's true form, forcing him to transfer it onto another body. No body could last longer than a few days, and only the newest ones were strong enough to use martial arts techniques.
* **Same-Stat Assimilation-** It's not possible for Miasma to assimilate non-humanoid organisms and just control their bodies. Their physical and mental properties would adapt to Miasma's own. Essentially, it doesn't matter who or what he assimilates, he will always have the same stats, making certain powerful bodies useless after assimilation, such as the Storm Lord's.

## Trivia

* Miasma was originally going to be an Orc with some form Death Magic before Patrick decided to rework him into a main villain.
* Miasma's gas projection was inspired by one of High Lord Wolnir's attacks in Dark Souls 3.