Straugalus

Art by Dire

> *"Ganymede is in a state of flux, desolate and destroyed, because of Kaasma. It is the reason why we abandoned our planet so long ago. Just know, that if you were to fight against Kaasma Thara, myself and my Ganymedean allies would assist you in any way that we can. Even if that means fighting the foe on the battlefield ourselves."*
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**Straugalus** is the Emissary of Ganymede, supposedly representing his nomadic people before the Ionian Senate. According to him, after the destruction of Ganymede at the hands of the Clan of Kaasma, Straugalus's ancestors fled their homeworld and roamed the Jovian system in solitude for generations. Straugalus himself would eventually come into contact with members of the Ionian Senate, namely Rendelwin and Gorwin, refuting the theory that his species had long since died out. He and his followers soon formed an alliance with the Ionian Senate in secret.

In the Ionian Year 2195, the advent of a monstrous irradiated being named Hecaton caught the attention of the Senate after it laid waste to the city of Klaybury. Straugalus offered his advice to the Senate, theorizing its origin as a amalgamation of the Hundred Sages of his ancestors. Straugalus would later reveal himself to a group of Shadowhunters who had come before the Senate to warn them of an impeding threat in the form of one of Kaasma's children. Expressing his hatred of Kaasma and the dangers its followers posed, Straugalus vowed to assist in defeating Kaasma Thara even if it meant committing himself and his people to the battlefield.

## Description

### Personality

> *"Do not be alarmed, Ionian. You are not actually here, and thus I cannot cause harm to you. I have no intent to do so either."*
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## Powers and Abilities

### General Abilities

* **Bodysnatching:** Ganymedean Bodysnatchers are able to sequester themselves inside other sapient beings. While within another being, they are able to control the creature completely with access to their memories and abilities. Bodysnatched creatures are full aware of what their bodies are being used for, but are unable to resist. Bodysnatched victims are also sustained passed normal human levels, with increased durability and a slowing of their ageing process. Bodysnatchers can voluntarily leave a subject, which can result in the death of the creature, or be forcibly ejected if the body takes enough damage.
* **Shapeshifting:** Ganymedean Bodysnatchers have some shapeshifting abilities and are able to assume the forms of previous victims.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Regardless of the form they take, Ganymedean Bodysnatchers are incredibly quick, able to outrun humans at peak physical condition (such as Keres Creed) with ease. They also demonstrate inhuman reflexes, as the bodysnatcher possessing Talon demonstrated during his fight with the Klaybury scrappers.

## Etymology

Straugalus appears to be an original name created for the Ioverse setting.

## Trivia

* Ganymedean Bodysnatchers are the Ioverse's equivalent to doppelgangers from classic Dungeons and Dragons, as stated by Brett in the Pipe Dreamers Season 1 Finale.
* Straugalus is the first known Ganymedean to use their own name openly, as the ex-Facade member Talon adopted the name of the scientist who granted him his clone bodies in place of his own.
* Strauglaus's relationship with Façade, the Ganymedean infiltrators who sought to invade Io, is currently unclear, though it is unlikely he is unaware of their existence and could even be a part of said organization.