Titanus Lusca

**Lusca** is a Titanic relative of the *Sphyrnidae* family, the most notable member being the *Great Hammerhead Shark*. **Lusca** retains most of the silhouette of her ancestors, while evolving new, unique traits as well. On her face are catfish-like whiskers, also known as barbels, used in the same fashion. The shape of her cephalofoil is an arrow instead of a hammer.

## Myth

Lusca is described as half-octopus and half-shark in Caribbean Folklore, the front belonging to a shark and the back belonging to an octopus. It is known for living in the blue holes around the island Andros of the Bahamas, and dragging any ships into the depths below.

## Truth

Lusca uses the barbels on the bottom of her mouth to taste the waters around her. The two on top of her head can be used as prehensile tendrils to grab and shove things into her mouth. The long, whip-like caudal fin helps stun smaller prey by slapping them with incredible force. Lusca is capable of storing energy in her teeth and parts of her body that contain extremely high amounts of electrocytes (Nasal barbels, Pectoral and Dorsal fins, and Caudal fin), and release electricity to use in offensive and defensive situations. Her Bio-Electric abilities can be triggered by the fight or flight response. If Lusca chooses to flee from a battle (There is no documented occasion where Lusca retreated from another Titan, even Ancient Myth depicts her stubborn perseverance), electricity will surge into her pec. and dor. fins allowing her to shoot lightning out behind her, giving her an incredible boost of speed. If she chooses to fight, energy surges into her teeth and caudal fin.

## History

Sometime in the mid-1500's, Lusca's family was killed by an unknown Titan, leaving her as the last of her kind. Luckily an ancient ally of her species quickly found and adopted her. He was called **Dakuwaqa**, *The Father Shark*, *Sub-Alpha of the Pacific Ocean*. They shared a powerful bond, an unbreakable relationship between a father and child. In the early 1600's, Lusca grew to the size of an adult female humpback whale, and left Daku to return to her birthplace, the Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic she was attacked by a whaling ship. Her eyes were stabbed out by harpoons and her fins were cut off. Before she was killed, she destroyed the ship using Bio-Electricity and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. There she absorbed radiation and healed herself and quickly grew to epic proportions. She declared war on humanity, destroying any ship that crossed her path. Daku and **Takuaka**, *The Quartz King of the Boiling Seas*, attempted to settle things peacefully, but when that didn't work, they went to battle. Neither side ever made it out on top, and when they became too weak they went into hibernation.

## Abilities

### Electric Whip

After storing enough electricity in her tail, she can release it by slapping it and shooting it in a wave.

### Lightning Fin

After storing enough electricity in her fins, she can shoot it out as a stream to give her a speed boost.

### Absolute Conductor

Unknown limit of how much electricity she can absorb.

### Ultimate Vision

Taste and Electroreception substitute vision, natural radar can see beyond the limits of the physical and into the psychological state of enemies.

## Weakness

### Blindness

Her senses rely on living things around her. In a lifeless area, Lusca will have nothing to taste, smell, or hear, leaving her with only her sense of touch.

### Old Wounds

Lusca hates stabbing pains, to the point she will lash out at anything around her, living or inanimate.

### Hypersensitive

Her barbels, tendrils, and fins contain lots of nerves, unwelcome contact can be painful.

## Trivia

* Lusca has tics that range from odd squeals to tail spasms to biting down on her own gums until she bleeds.
* She still has some of the harpoons from the Whaling Era imbedded in her body.
* Before the **Battle Against *The Glutton*** Lusca seemed to be fasting, and yet she was more plump than usual.