Barry Idol

### Other sources

The Missing LinkThe sea monsters that fought Beowulf, character from the Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name

## Appearances

### Debut

Episode 4: Rules of Nature

**Barry Idol (The Barracuda)** is an Australian Barracuda mutant, created by Dr. Arachne. He's a loudmouthed, crass and arrogant bandit that begrudgingly works for Horror Show due to Arachne giving him his mutations.

## Appearance:

Barry has a huge structure and upper frame, with comparatively thinner legs, has tanned skin, dark blue hair that's gelled and spiked, a long and needle like nose, and razor sharp teeth like a shark, along with spoked fins on his lower arms and along his back. He dons a navy blue vest with orange fringe, and a white furred collar, a tooth necklace, spiked cuffs, orange gloves, black trousers, and a pair of navy boots with orange trimming and spurs.

## Personality:

Barry is a boastful, prideful and snarky Aussie, often having a low opinion of those weaker than him and having a disdain for authority; often making chide and seething remarks to Dr. Styx and his actual creator Arachne. He has a philosophy of only the strong survive, and believes the strong deserve the best in life. He loves to find a good challenge, and often finds joy in battle and fighting those strong as or potentially stronger than him. He also takes offense to just being regulated to a lackey or "errand boy" for his higher ups as he believes he's capable of squashing the Ranger, or fulfilling whatever plans they have.

## History:

### Past:

All that's known about Barry is that, according to Arachne, he was a creation of hers. At one point he was originally human and was a bandit before Arachne turned him into a Barracuda mutate. Apparently, The Ironworks found the two and fought Barry, winning the fight.

### Heart of Gold:

Now a Suof Horror Show, his first task was to fight Ben Young. Prior to their meeting, Barry had mortally wounded a few sewer workers that he later claims was for "practice". When Ben finally shows up, Barry attacks the young cyborg. For a good bit he managed to put the pressure on him, managed to nearly drown him and pull off one of his metal limbs. It wasn't until Ben's aura activated and seemingly went into an overdrive that the tables turned. Ben shoots Barry's legs, and in a rage the mutant rushes the boy. During the clash, Barry's leg snaps, and the mutant realizes quickly he had been duped by the young ranger.

Having lost the fight, Barry gives Ben the go ahead to kill him, following suit with his philosophy. To his surprise, Ben heals the mutant and claims that he doesn't believing in killing others and his ideals of redemption. When he offers a hand to Barry, Ironworks shows up and takes out the ranger. The machine knocks out Barry and heads back to the Horror Show HQ with him in tow.

Once back at their headquarters, Styx assigns Barry as a retriever to collect mutants and crypts to which he is aggravated at the idea of. Styx reminds Barry that he isn't the strongest at the facility, commenting on how Ironworks overpowered him, to which the mutant storms off in anger.

### Gunfighter Gauntlet:

After a while, Barry is off looking for other crypts and mutants at the behest of Styx and Arachne. One of these was the Baba Yaga, Cherry Bomb. He managed to steal it from both Ben and Toma, making his escape with the aid of Paradox. In another outing, he and his now partner Paradox managed to steal Highway Jack from not only Ben, but the infamous Night Riders. Though Barry stayed behind for a bit to ward off the Riders.

When they returned, however, Styx had seemingly gone missing and the Ironworks was damaged by the young Ranger. Arachne then chastised and berated the Horror Show recruits, with Barry snapping and standing up to the geneist. However, Arachne soon puts him and the other mutants in their place as she showcased her abilities with nightmare fuel. She then informed the group to go forth and continue their mission and find a mechanic for Ironworks.

## Abilities and Skills:

### Superhuman Strength:

Barry has immense power behind him, being a mass of muscle and all. He is able to break and shatter concrete, metal, and can seamlessly pull off Ben's metal limbs. As a constant showcase of his strength, he carries a massive anchor from a freight ship as a weapon.

### Superhuman Agility:

While normally he doesn't move fast or run quickly, he is capable of short but powerful bursts of speed like the fish his shares DNA with. Because of this, he is able to get most jobs and battles done in a flash. Most of this speed and power comes from his legs, though he uses his arms for this speed when swimming.

### Underwater Breathing:

Barry actually has gills on his neck, allowing him to breath underwater and stay there, making him versatile on both land and water.

## Trivia:

* Barry's namesake comes from music artist, Billy Idol. His music also has inspired Barry's personality.
* The song that initially inspired and lead to Barry's creation was the song "Barracuda" by Heart.
* Barry is based off of the sea monsters first fought by Beowulf in the epic of the same name, showing his place as an early obstacle in the beginning of UIR like in the poem.