Mori (Character)

Mori is a hybrid of human and alien bioforms created by The Galactic Federation from the Metroid Universe. While she spends most of her time within her highly sophisticated power armor, wearing it as a 'second skin', her actual physiology is not often seen. Mori stands at 6' 3" tall, and is a trained Federation Marine, as well as an avid and intelligent scientist, specializing in the study of the ancient Chozo people.

### Personality

Mori is more than a bit of a loner, and spends much of her time cooped up in the apartment building she renovated to serve as her lab. While only the uppermost floors of the building serve as her lab, and the rest are currently empty, she has gone to the extreme of setting up surveillance equipment throughout the building.

While she was excessively paranoid of those around her at first due to her alien and unnatural nature, she has warmed up to the various residents of the Infinite City over time, even going so far as to make several friends. Despite the budding friendship, even those closest to her within the city are not privy to her innermost thoughts.

### Character Development/Spoilers

The single person called 'Mori' is actually a merger of two entities, Doctor Erin Shaw and Morrigan. Erin was a scientist who studied the ancient Chozo people and their technology. In a bid to recreate the process that allowed Samus Aran to organically meld with her armor, she transformed herself into something of a Monster. During the intervening years, a slow psychosis managed to suppress much of her formerly human character, and the other entity sharing their body was dominant. Morrigan is a shadowy figure who claims much but can substantiate none of it. Morrigan's personality is far more akin to a domineering would-be warrior queen, though she has shown a soft, even genuinely caring side when someone makes themselves valuable to her. Between the two of them, they are almost a whole person. Almost.

### Relationships

#### The Doom Slayer

Mori initially encountered The Slayer shortly after appearing in the Infinite City, when she expressed contempt at the Demons the Slayer was currently ripping and tearing, they became fast friends. It was initially a Blood Punch from The Slayer that 'freed' Mori from her original, imprisoning suit. While he has not been seen in the City recently, Mori still thinks of him fondly.

#### Nergigante

A humanoid dragon woman from another world, her natural status as a large reptilian apex predator was quite appealing to Mori's Metroid side. As such the two moved into the same defunct mechanic depot, with the large open front area belonging to the Dragon, and the back offices and work space belonging to Mori herself. While they no longer live together, they can often be seen 'hunting' some of the weaker foes that populate the city.

#### Futaba Sakura

Shortly after Mori was freed from her old suit of armor, she took it upon herself to restore the defunct suit, but was no match for the suit's software. Little did she know that a young woman and prodigious hacker happened to be using the space underneath Mori's workspace as a 'secret lair' of sorts. After deftly solving Mori's suit problems, the two became fast friends, and Futaba acted as Mori's 'gateway drug' to 'modern' human culture. To this day, Futaba shares the renovated apartment and lab spaces that Mori has created. Their relationship ebbs between that of a mother and daughter to strange cantankerous siblings, depending on the day.

#### Tarruin Rainspear

While the two may inherently seem at-odds, Mori often seeks out the Shaman for advice on how to better engage with those around herself. These two may not see eye-to-eye on many matters, but it is precisely that difference in opinion that makes Mori respect Tarruin, if for no other reason than his inability to entertain her mind games. Mori shares her rare spiritual side with him, though they come from very different systems of belief, and while she will not admit it, she is rather protective of him, fearing his stubbornness might land him on the wrong side of some dangerous entities.

#### Junko Adachi

The wandering warrior who calls herself Junko initially was of little concern to Mori- that is until the Metroid explained that she was something of a Monster, which Junko expressed little fear about, daring Mori to 'prove it'. When Mori backed down, she and Junko became fast friends, and it was Junko who furnished Mori with her new suit of armor through an arcane ritual known as 'soul transposition'. Since then, the two often run into each other, and remain amicable. Junko hugs Mori, and Mori doesn't bite her head off. They're best friends, honest.

#### Rikari Cantris

Mori initially approached Rikari due to the Xerilian Princess' poise and posture, and was not disappointed. The two icy professionals hit it off almost immediately, through an expression of shared bloodlust and dignity(?). While the two often spar and Mori consistently loses, she has never shown any frustration with Rikari, and when famed Hunter Samus Aran appeared to take Mori down, Rikari lept to Mori's defense, and managed to convince Samus that the Metroid was far beyond that of a mindless monster. This act alone has made Rikari possibly the closest person alive to Mori's heart- though she still strives to keep some parts of herself hidden from the swordswoman.

#### Panacotta Fugo

While these two may at first seem as though they should get along swimmingly, it is ironically this similarity which often has their conversations turn into heated bickering just as fast. Mori respects Fugo's powers and abilities, but recognizes that he is still a young man with much to learn about life and other people. Despite this, her own temper often gets the better of him, and her motherly patronizing of the young man does little to quell his own anger. None the less the two respect each other and consider themselves allies. It is thanks to Fugo that Mori's more human side formally awakened at all, in fact. He provided her with a Human Effigy, and through its restorative power, she was able to recall her past life as a Federation scientist.