Landorus-Tusk

#### Biology

Landorus-Tusk was a quadrupedal elephant-like pokemon meant to be a fusion of Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian Forme. Landorus-Tusk had bright orange skin, a white moustache, and a long trunk extending all the way from his tail, which ends in a wood-like appendage. He was a Ground/Fighting type pokemon, but is now dead.

## Relationships

### Friends

Hatterene, Corviknight, Porygon2, Annihilape, Porygon-Z

## Other

### Common Moves

Headlong Rush, Bulk Up, Rapid Spin, Knock off, Ice Spinner, Stealth Rock, Tectonic Rage\*

#### Lore and History

Far in the future, around 500 or so years, the world has been fragmented into multiple warring factions. Each faction controls a large part of the landmass, and have little to no communication with each other. Landorus-Tusk was created by scientists working for the "Blanket Check Protocol," the spiritual successor to the mewtwo project, aiming to create the perfect pokemon for battling. The best attributes of an ancient form of donphan were combines with the prowess and features of the ancient protector of the land, Landorus. After he was created and the project was abolished, Tusk served as a mindless battling machine of sorts. According to my interview with him, "I was sentenced to daily, repetitive battles. sometimes for sport, sometimes for war. We never lost. The losers died."

After working with his battle team for many years, time teared in front of him as he was ripped through spacetime into the present day, appearing in a sparkling cave in paldea. Corviknight (myself) was one of his first friends. Since then he has lived here, eating fruit (semi) peacefully.

#### Traits and personality

Landorus-Tusk, as a fusion of two premier competitive physical walls, exhibits monstrously high physical attack and defense, while sporting low special attack and special defense. He recognized this, and his weaknesses to Fairy, Ice, and Psychic moves in particular, and oftentimes disliked pokemon with the corresponding types or carrying the corresponding coverage moves. However, on multiple occasions, he had been seen to look past these differences, as with Alolan Vulpix.

Landorus-Tusk was a very chaotic and passionate pokemon, oftentimes able to switch his opinion in the blink of an eye if new information comes to light. Tusk was usually averse to sharing his emotions, other than anger, with others. On the rare occasions he did open up, he did so quietly, seemingly with the intent to drown out his own voice. He heavily disliked losing whenever in a perceived competition, but conceded when he knew he has lost.

Although he had been observed breaking the law on multiple occasions, including assault, Tusk is not currently a wanted criminal. He disliked attacking others, even if given reason to, and was often apologetic afterwards. Tusk was happy to attack another pokemon if they had been known to attack others close to him, however, showing that he did share his own set or morals.

#### Relationships

Tusk had a very negative relationship with three pokemon, Ditto, Skuntank, and Gholdengo. Tusk hated ditto due to his "Incessant and total disregard for the well-being of those around him," and had battled with him on one occasion, backed by Armarogue[deceased] and Scizor.

Although Tusk had historically have conflict with Skuntank and Gholdengo, over policing methods and spinblocking respectively, Tusk had made an effort to end their fued.

Tusk disliked Ultra Necrozma, due to his violence and acts of removing all the light from the world, and Sigilyph due to his psychic/flying typing.

Landorus-Tusk[deceased] had a positive relationship with Scizor, Armarogue, Volcarona, Mamoswine, Buzzwole[deceased], porygon2, porygonZ, and Durant[deceased].

Tusk had a very positive relationship with Xurkitree, Corviknight, Hatterene, and Annihilape.

Any not mentioned either have not had any notable interactions with Tusk, or he had neutral opinions/is indifferent to them.

### Backstory

"My name is Landorus-Tusk. I am not from your time. I was born in... what I can only guess is far in the future from now. I was created as the final project of the now abolished Blanket Check Protocol. My purpose was to be able to counter any perceived threat to national security, be it pokemon, human, or extraterrestrial. My creators made me by excavating the past.

The attributes of Landorus-Therian, the Lord of Bounty and Fertile land, were combined with the sheer primal power of Great Tusk, an extinct form of donphan. I was a pokemon created for the sole purpose of being the epitome of competitive battling. Every day, I would engage in at least one battle. Some days I even had to compete in up to five. And our team never lost. Although I was defeated occasionally, my teammates Iron Bunker (paradox toxapex) and Engulfing Shadow (paradox corviknight) always succeeded in cleaning up if I fell.

Eventually, we rose to to a position of perceived power. Referred to as "the council", we were the voice of the land, and oversaw all military activities. The citizens revered us, and saw us as an unstoppable force of justice. But the words we uttered at the podium were never our own. We were just figureheads, puppets of the person I simply refer to as "big stall." We don't know who it is, we receive all our instructions from the steward, rotom.

We were mindless slaves, speaking empty words and battling any who opposed us. Then one day it all changed. A blinding flash of light engulfed me without warning, and when I came to I was standing in a luminescent cave, filled with glittering crystals which glowed with a mysterious power.

There were pokemon I have only seen in museums. Garganacl, a behemoth of salt, has long since been hunted to extinction where I come from. There I also met corviknight, whom I immediately clung to, as anything resembling my home gave me comfort. I learned I was in paldaea, in the great crater of area zero.

Now, I am here. If anyone wishes to challenge me, let them. But I am not the same pokemon who I once was. My reign of violence is over."

Written by Sir Rutherford Corviknight. Case file T9-21