Goopler

Goopler in his base form

Goopler is an Elemental anomaly and one of the wizard Timmerack's most obscure and confusing creations. It's true make-up is unknown, but it is known that it presents as a mixture of the Rat and Ooze Elements. This paradoxical nature of its existence still baffles scientists, but its likely the driving force behind its unique ability. Goopler is currently fused with Argos Premier, the fusion being known as the rapper Argooplier Prix.

## Origin

Goopler was discovered in the initial archeological dig of Timmerack's Tower, where Goopler was found bound to a suit of armor in a broom closet. Upon closer inspection of the suit, Goopler was discovered and the suit was taken to the lab of Dr. Prometheus for study. For a short time, the suit was thought to just be a sentient suit of armor. However, an Elemental MRI scan showed the presence of Rat and Ooze, suggesting more was at play.

The lab brought in notable Sacred Arts Master Ushabbul the Light to diagnose the situation, and it was determined that an unknown entity was bound to the suit of armor. Using a forced separation technique, the entity that would become known as Goopler was separated from the suit of armor. Entering a manic state, Goopler attempted to refuse with the armor and caused the lab team to restrain Goopler so that it couldn't fuse with anything else.

Goopler would remain in custody of Dr. Prometheus's labs until it made its escape by fusing with an undisclosed intern. Goopler would escape onto a ship bound for New Crunk City, beginning its career as an urban myth/rapper/fighter.

## Fighting Career

After coming to New Crunk City, Goopler quickly made its way into the urban mythos of District 12. Due to its tendency to fuse with random people, it was thought to be a ghost that possesses you for a short moment. However, one day Goopler happened upon a Gormondo Crew member Rob Hoyker. Hoyker was a low-level grunt at the time, with almost no responsibilities besides hustling the local grocery store scene into giving the Gormondo Crew .1% of its profit.

Upon fusing, Goopler's Forced Fruition brought a latent ability in Hoyker, his special move Crooked Margin. This ability vastly increased his combat potential, and at the time Goopler was comfortable being fused with Hoyker as it enjoyed the results of its Forced Fruition. Hoyker would soon abandon the Gormondo Crew, looking for greater riches as a fighter in the Battle Castle Tabernacle. Hoyker would rise through the ranks relatively quickly, eventually landing a spot in the top 20 fighters. Due to the odd nature of Goopler, Hoyker wasn't exposed for being a fusion for some time until being discovered in a surprise bout with Golden Arturio. After being knocked out, Goopler temporarily unfused causing an uproar in the crowd.

While no immediate action was taken, word of a strange ugly creature fusing caught the attention of a Crandis operative. Upon receiving word of Goopler's location, Rob Hoyker was contacted by the Crandis Federation in order to establish a trade for Goopler. Hoyker would bring Goopler to an undisclosed location in District 12 in exchange for 10 million kranks. During the exchange though, Goopler would unfuse with Hoyker and escape down a sewer and eventually return to life as a street entity in District 12.

## Current Whereabouts

After being betrayed by Rob Hoyker, Goopler would fuse with a handful of individuals before settling on a young District 12 resident, Argos Premier. Upon fusing with him, Goopler triggered the awakening of Premier's latent potential for lyrical wisdom. This birthed a fruitful rapping career that Goopler is quite happy with, and its underground nature has left authorities unable to find Goopler to return it to Dr. Prometheus.

## Powers and Abilities

Goopler's special move, Forced Fruition, is its specialized Fusion-adjacent Sacred Art that allows Goopler to fuse with any individual. This ability cannot supersede a previously established fusion, and an individual of notable mental constitution can resist this. However, unlike the average Fusion, Goopler resigns its control to the other half of the Fusion. This results in a uniquely pseudo-parasitic relationship where one half of the fusion gains all the benefits. Forced Fruition refers to Gooplers ability to bring out latent abilities in the fusion it choses, as seen in Argos Premier and Rob Hoyker.

Forced Fruition doesn't always work, as sometimes there isn't anything latent to bring out.

## Trivia

* Goopler's unique fusion technique has led to them being known as "Goopler Fusions" due to their anomalous nature and quantity.

* While all Goopler Fusions haven't been documented, it is known that Goopler has fused with Kyle Forearms, Bro Mein, Soda Machine, and Jard.