Therianthrope

**Therianthrope** (獣人, *Kemonohito*?) are mutant humans who are able to transform into hybrid forms of species.

## History

The creation of the therianthropes started with the genetic research of animals ran and credited by Shidou Reiichi, the director of the Administration Bureau. Through the latest advancement in genetic engineering, Reiichi created a medical procedure where the strength of the human body could increase by transferring the genetic makeup of a species. The Bureau then implemented the Theriomorphosis Surgery with the zaibatsu fighters of Killing Bites and turned them into therianthrope fighters known as **Brutes** (獣闘士 (ブルート) , *Burūto*?). After the events of the Killing Bites Destroyal, the Administration Bureau associated with the Yatsubishi Zaibatsu and the Ishida Zaibatsu in moving towards opening Theriomorphosis to the public to bring about a new era in humanity.

After two years passed since the Killing Bites Destroyal, the Bureau managed to have the Theriomorphosis Surgery legalized and achieved their goal of influencing humanity into becoming therianthropes. As a result, a special district called the Therianthrope District was established at an artificial island in Tokyo Bay for therianthrope citizens and humans. The district also acted as the main venue for Killing Bites, which went on to becoming an international tournament for therianthropes wanting to become Brutes.

The Administration Bureau continued their investigations, performing reverse Theriomorphosis Surgery in a sloth, creating Uzaki Nodoka, and the **Giga** (獣巨人 (ギガント) , *Giganto*?) Therianthrope. Also create a Uzaki Koyomi that is a dragon fighter known as **Saurant** (竜闘士 (ザウラント) , *Zauranto*?).

Yatsubishi Zaibatsu plans to use the **Dragonification** (竜化, *Ryū-ka*?) to many all the humanity dinosaurs hybrids.

## Characteristics

Therianthropes appear as ordinary humans until they transform into the animal they are compatible with. Once they transform, they take on the characteristics of the species they change into, such as manifesting fur, scales, fangs, ears, paws, claws, etc. with little (if not none) of their human features remaining. In some cases, the size of the therianthropes bodies will be greatly exaggerated depending on what animal they transform into and will even have their heads morph into an exact replicate of said animal. The most common therianthropes class are mammals, after Reiichi remove requirements to take the surgery, reptiles were more common. The most rare class are fish, birds and amphibian. Many characters have commented on the existence of invertebrates, but they have not been shown yet. Also are a class special of Therianthropes base in dinosaurs known as **Saurant** (竜闘士 (ザウラント) , *Zauranto*?).
完全獣化形態
Therianthropes can improve their strength by acceding two form, the **Complete beast form** (完全獣化形態, *Kanzenjūka keitai*?), that give a complete transformation, or by **Giga** (獣巨人 (ギガント) , *Giganto*?) form, that represents a powerful ancestor of the creature.

## Behavior

Therianthropes, or rather Brutes, will sometimes tend to act more ferocious and spout out their superiority based on the animal they become. According to Reiichi himself, despite the heighten increase in the animal genome they had already possessed before their Theriomorphosis, a therianthrope's mental capability does not change once they undergo the procedure, therefore they do not awaken the animalistic behavior of their particular species. The possibility still stands if a therianthrope has a high potential, however, this was considered to be rare. The only known cases is with Uzaki Hitomi, Inui Pure, and Kuroi Tasuku.

According to Oogami Riku, a therianthrope's body will freeze from fear once they face an opponent far superior, causing them to be unable to preform at 100% of their power. However, exceptions can be made to those who have the rare inheritance of certain species that have a fearless mentality or those who have naturally developed the ability to not fear death.

## Origin Beast

The **Origin Beast** (原種獣人 (オリジンビースト) , *Orijinbīsuto*?) are humans who were born as Therianthropes. The Origin Beast know are:

* Uzaki Hitomi, that is **Origin Beast Ratel** (原種獣人 (オリジンビースト)  ｢蜜獾 (ラーテル) ｣, *Orijinbīsuto Rāteru*?)
* Sahara Rio, that is **Origin Beast Elephant** (原種獣人 (オリジンビースト)  ｢象 (エレファス) ｣, *Orijinbīsuto Erefasu*?)
* Oogami Riku, that is **Origin Beast Wolf** (原種獣人 (オリジンビースト)  ｢狼 (ウルフ) ｣, *Orijinbīsuto Urufu*?)
* Uzaki Nodoka, that is a special case, who was born as a sloth and through reverse Theriomorphosis Surgery became human.

## Trivia

* So far, it isn't known who carried out the operation to transform Nomoto into Theriantrope.