Mantazz

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A mutant creature, resembling a praying mantis in appearance. She is the queen (as is implied in her background story) of a race of unknown origin from the far-off future of 4002 AD. Having overwhelmed an entire area and spreading quickly, these creatures wanted nothing but to cause death and destruction to humankind; after a fearsome war and the disappearance of their queen, both races managed to coexist peacefully. She fights with her razor claws.

## Back Story

No one is certain whether the Mantazz race invaded Earth from another
planet, or if they evolved through natural selection in a remote and
radioactive area of the Overzone jungle. At first there were only myths and
legends that described these vicious insect-like creatures that fed humans to
their young. However, when many of the rogue explorers who went into this
particular sector of uninhabitable land never came out, and the few that did
survive were horribly mutilated and completely insane, the public began
to take notice.

Eventually, when RADnet radio communications in that area failed, and
SATnet pictures showed no warm-blooded creatures in the entire sector, the
world leaders took action. Teams of heavily armed ToxoSquads were ordered to
infiltrate and destroy whatever menace was in the seemingly barren and
foreboding landscape. Not long after this elite group of fighters entered the
Overzone, a breif skirmish was recorded by SATnet before all of the human life
was extinguished.

From the SATnet records, the people of Earth saw first-hand the
mysterious creatures that had conquered and infested the Radioactive jungle.
The world watched in helpless horror as hideous, insect-like creatures casually
defended against a powerful ToxoSquad attack and annihilated and devoured the
entire human force.

Soon after this shocking massacre, the Mantazz began a careful and
strategic migration from the Overzone, leaving nothing but bloody destruction
in their path. The human race regrouped and retaliated, eventually finding some
methods of combat that slowed down the frenzied Mantazz migration, but could
not stop it completely.

Through SATnet, mankind learned that the Mantazz are a race of
insect-like warriors solely dedicated to self-preservation. They stand over
seven feet tall and yet are light enough to fly. Their outer surface is
composed of a meta-hard exoshell, coated with a layer of brightly colored toxic
acid. Each double-jointed forearm houses a razor-sharp, serrated claw-like
appendage. Toenails and teeth seem to be of the same material and are sharpened
to knife points. A paralyzing acidic enzyme exudes from both the toes and
mouth. Every adult Mantazz has the ability to fire devastating plasma bursts
from their eyes, giving it the advantage of long-range attacks.

After years of warfare, the human race was on the brink of extinction at
the hands of the deadly Mantazz race. The remaining humans had finally learned
that the Mantazz were somehow feeding living human flesh to a single Queen,
who would produce ten eggs for every human she consumed. The gestation period
of a Mantazz egg was unknown but estimated at less than three days. A hatchling
reached full maturity at twelve days. The life span of an adult Mantazz was
nearly forever. The remaining humans realized that if they were to avoid
extinction, they would have to destroy the Queen, located in the Overzone
jungle. A hundred of the best human warriors battled their way into the toxic
domain. A dozen soldiers survived to reach the Queen's immense nest. There
they witnessed the Queen Mantazz, seemingly in conversation with a strange
glowing being of dark energy. The Mantazz nodded and disappeared in a flash of
black light.

With the Queen gone, the Mantazz drones fell into chaos and disarray.
The remaining soldiers took gleeful joy in destroying every last one of the
unhatched Mantazz eggs. As time progressed, humans once again prospered and
multiplied, and cut the number of Mantazz adults to a manageable size.
Eventually, Man and Mantazz learned to co-exist on Earth for many generations.

## Move List

Fast Eye-beam: DA, D, DT & Head for faster beams
Slow Eye-beam: DT, D, DA & Head for slower beams
Low Eye-beam: D, D & Head(joystick down, back to center, then down

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                                       with head button)

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Fly: T, T or A, A while airborne, tap the joystick twice in

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                       the direction you want to fly.

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Elbow-spinning Double Kick: close T & BothLegs
Super Spin Trip: D & WL will trip, flail on WL to move towards opponent.

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                       Move joystick DA, D, DT back and forth across the
                       bottom while flailing WL to double the speed across the
                       screen

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Helicopter Secare: D & Head & BothArms. You have some control over range

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                       and height by moving the joystick.

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Airplane Secare: A, A & WA
Knife Sharpener: flail BothArms. You can execute this standing or

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                       crouching or switch between the two via the joystick.

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Super Extension Kick: D & BothLegs. This move only works while both arms are

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                       intact.

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Double Elbow Hurl: close T & BothArms