Appoplexian

**Appoplexians** are a species from the planet Appoplexia.

## Appearance

Appoplexians are tiger-like humanoids with huge muscles. They have orange fur, white muzzles, hands, stomachs, chests, and feet. The fur can also vary from yellowish orange to dark orange and the white parts can occasionally be light yellow. They also have black stripes on their head, shoulders, back, and legs. Sometimes there are also stripes on the forearms, cheeks, or chin. There is a chance that the head supports a Mohawk, being either the color of the muzzle or stripes. They also have four-fingered hands and three-toed feet. They have boned, quill-like black brows on the skull over each eye, which are entirely yellow or yellow with black feline pupils, and they have a large, single retractable claw coming out of both wrists that can be either black or dark metallic blue. Instead of keratin, the structure of the claw is mostly pure bone. The jaw is pronounced and have either two or six fangs sticking out. The teeth are yellowed, showing that Appoplexians have poor dental hygiene or have little concern about their teeth.

Since Appoplexians have a high sense of shame, they are mainly seen wearing sleeveless vests, short or torn cargo pants, either gauntlets or straps, and a metallic belt containing an orange squared symbol with black stripes on each side.

Although most Appoplexians have orange fur, some of them can have white fur if they just evolve in colder climates.

## Abilities

* **Enhanced Strength-** Appoplexians are strong enough to lift large earth formations.
* **Sharp Claws-** Appoplexians' hands each have one large claw that can extend.
* **Combat Techniques-** Appoplexians are quite skilled in combat.
* **Anger Empowerment-** The more angry Appoplexians get, the more their natural abilities will increase exponentially.
* **Enhanced Durability-** Appoplexians have great durability, to the point that they can survive a drop of thousands of meters with only some pain.
* **Enhanced Senses-** Appoplexians' senses of smell and hearing are superior to humans.
* **Strong Teeth-** Appoplexians' teeth are strong enough to shatter metal.
* **Powerful Roar-** Appoplexians can release a powerful roar which can stun certain enemies when off guard.
* **Enhanced Speed/Quadrupedalism-** Appoplexians can run on all fours to improve their speed.
* **Wall Scaling-** Appoplexians are capable of scaling and running on walls.

## Weaknesses

* **Overwhelming Personality-** An Appoplexian's brain is hardwired for aggression and as such, they have low intelligence and a highly aggressive temperament. This causes Appoplexians to be easily distracted and difficult to stop once they start fighting.
* **Hydrophobia-** Appoplexians are highly afraid of water.
* **Sensitive Hearing-** Appoplexians' hearing is very sensitive to some types of sonic frequencies.
* **Laser Pointers-** Appoplexians are easily distracted by laser pointer dots.

## Notable Appoplexians

* Rath
* Vexx
* Malice
* Skraprr Byakko
* Randy

#### Alternate Universes

* Tigerizer (Dimension 23)
* Rath (Mad Ben's Universe)
* Rath (Benzarro's Universe)
* Rath (Nega Ben's Universe)

## History and Society

Appoplexians value emotional openness: if an Appoplexian has a feeling, they express it openly. Generally, the feeling is a blind rage. Appoplexians take great pride in their fighting skills. Appoplexians love to fight and have great appreciation for the best fighter. Instead of shaking hands when they meet, they engage in a wrestling match until one is established as dominant.

Appoplexians believe any problem can be solved by hitting it or "hitting it a lot" as said by Rath.

An Appoplexian's addiction to violence leads them to be quite dim, forgetting things and being easily distracted.

Appoplexians are prone to referring to people by their full name or title, as well as beginning a conversation with "Let me tell ya somethin'!" They also refer to themselves in the third person.

Appoplexians have animalistic tendencies, such as growling, roaring, and relentlessly seeking food when hungry.

Appoplexians are prone to mixing up metaphors.

Appoplexians can always remember things relating to fights or battle techniques learned.

Appoplexians have an advanced level of shame and wear pants

Appoplexian bathroom habits are very similar to that of house cats and kitty litter boxes, which led to the incident on the sandworld of the Lewodans.

Female Appoplexians are traditionally better hunters than males.

Aggression is a common trait in Appoplexians, regardless of their personality.

## Etymology

A corruption of "apoplexy", meaning extreme anger.

## Trivia

* The Appoplexian Empire has been led by 99 supreme commanders, with Vexx being the 99th.
* It is said that some of the Appoplexians have died due to their short temper and always wanting to get into fights.