Mutamania

**Mutamania** is an Unamon of double-type, Normal and Ghost. They are a part of the third era of Duspian creatures to be discovered and protected.

It is not known to evolve from or into any Unamon.

## Biology

Mutamania is a ghostly, quadrupedal Unamon that appears to be made up of various mismatched body parts. Its body is primarily white matted fur, with a sickly yellow look to it. It has patches of different colours and textures scattered throughout. Mutamania seems to have originated or have been a mouse initially, but after melding with other limbs or characteristics of other Unamon, some no longer look like mice anymore.

The body parts taken from other Unamon are still unknown as to how they are ingrained into Mutamania. The most scientific answer is that Mutamania simply grew them after altering itself upon meeting a creature it wanted to replicate. This is the most likely since Ghost Unamon don't contain DNA and are instead manifestations, free to alter themselves without obeying biology (albeit Mutamania contains a small percentage of DNA that remains unaltered). Although, the popular theory is that it massacres other Unamon and stitches its body parts onto its body by itself. That theory has yet to be disproved.

Either way, no Mutamania is the same, but one thing they all seem to share is the antlers that resemble tree branches on top of its head (varying in colours) and its red-like beady eyes of mismatched shades and sizes. Most of its kind will also have cracks and scars across its body. Some of them seem like they were stitched up, while the cracks are usually on its face or head, resembling a hard surface being broken. This is particularly interesting when the cracks spread, causing their faces to seem almost unrecognisable. The cracks usually indicate a Mutamania's age.

## Discoveries

**LEARN CF. 64# -** Mutamania suffers severely from psychotic behaviour, which consists of self-mutilation, anger outbursts, and sometimes (if intense) heart failure. They are usually caused by self-reflection, since Mutamania no longer knows what or who it is.

**LEARN CF. 65# -** Mutamania's ability to shift body parts and/or change the way it looks has never been observed, but it's said it does it very quickly, almost in a blink of an eye. This has been particularly useful to escape a predator.

**LEARN CF. 66# -** Mutamania's teeth fall out regularly, but they grow just as fast too. It's unknown why this happens.

**LEARN CF. 68# -** Although it seems aggressive and hostile, Mutamania rarely cause harm to other Unamon by choice, preferring to run away and hide if need be. This however, doesn't mean they are weak, considering when they do fight for survival, they lack the awareness to keep themselves unharmed and often cause tremendous amount of damage to the victim and themselves.

**LEARN CF. 70# -** Mutamania gets attached very easily to people. If they start to like someone, they will follow them everywhere and constantly ask for validation from them. Although they very easily move on to other people too.

**LEARN CF. 72# -** Their origins have been studied extensively, and many believe they are by-products of a human experiment, rather than natural selection. This is reinforced by the fact that they do carry some small dose of DNA from an unidentified creature. But nothing is yet confirmed.

**LEARN CF. 77# -** Mutamania don't die of natural causes (such as old age) and they cannot breed. This makes them at high risk for extinction.

## Trivia

* Mutamania ranked 4th in the Top 10 Unpopular Unamon. Many saying that its repulsive appearance and smell are the cause of this.
* There is an old tale called "The Rat Queen" about a woman and a Mutamania who were once friends. This story is rarely told in modern times.

### Name Origin

* Mutamania is a combination of *mutation* and *mania*.

### Design Origin

* Mutamania's rat body is directly inspired by the BALB/c mice, a type of laboratory-based house mouse.