Dr. Animo (CYOA)

— Dr. Animo upon being revived by V.V. Argost

**Dr. Aloysius James Animo** is an antagonist in *Clock 10: Choose Your Own Adventure*.

## Appearance

As a human, Animo had pale green skin, yellowish eyes, and shoulder-length white hair. His brain is exposed in a large dome, with two antennae on it. He wore a long green lab coat and kept his eyes covered with red goggles. He also wore black, fingerless gloves.

When revived by V.V. Argost, Animo was given a composite body similar to the one he had given Argost, though it was made out of multiple alien species. Most of these species were taken by Argost looking into Animo's files on the Omnitrix's database, while others were taken in other methods. His head resides within a large container, held onto his Frankenstein-ed body by a gold and bronze apparatus. One of his eyes no longer has a goggle, and is shown to be fully red, as opposed to the yellow it once was. His mutant form is as follows:

* **Asvalasarira:** Lower right arm
* **Atrocian:** Lower left arm
* **Chadel:** Large horns sticking off of back
* **Clothurnix:** Right wing
* **Consiliumoid:** Spike on left hand
* **Cragscalo:** Tail
* **Galilean:** Upper left arm
* **Gastulence:** Nozzles replacing Galilean rocks on left shoulder
* **Gimlinopithecus:** Torso
* **Human:** Head
* **Hymenopulex:** Torso legs
* **Nemuina:** Left wing
* **Ort-Hopterran:** Legs
* **Reputantis Hebetem:** Bone armor on Galilean arm
* **Richtesapien:** Tendril on left shoulder
* **Segmentasapien:** Upper right arm
* **Serenum Modicum Draco:** Color of Atrocian arm

## Personality

Dr. Animo is an insane mad scientist with delusions of grandeur. Due to his constant defeats at the hands of Clockwork Firefly and company, Animo has become greatly unhinged.

## Powers

* Dr. Animo has the power to telepathically or emphatically control animals. This ability is furthered by his headgear. This includes ordinary animals, but also his mutant monsters and even aliens. He learned this ability from fellow villain Clancy.
* In addition to this power, Animo is a genius and brilliant scientist, skilled in both machines and genetic experiments, who usually uses his knowledge to give him additional powers. His trademark invention, the DNA Transmodulator and its variants (including on two occasions a device he called a De-Evolution Bomb), allows him to turn animals into powerful, dangerous mutants as well as reanimated the remains of long since extinct animals into zombie-like creatures both of whom serve as his minions.
* His other inventions include a machine able to convert heat into energy used to increase his strength and durability, and a head band amplifying his control over animals so he could control creatures like the Yeti.
* In addition, Animo is - partly out of necessity - a master of technical improvisation, capable of constructing his devices from the simplest of materials. The prototype of his DNA Transmodulator was constructed from commercially available electronic components and an alternated kitchen sieve.
* In his new mutant form, Animo is capable of much more, thanks to the abilities granted by each composited species. The abilities he has shown thus far are:
	+ Galilean gravikinesis
	+ Segmentasapien shapeshifting and limb reattachment
	+ Gimlinopithecus electrokinesis and electrical telekinesis
	+ Reputantis Hebetem apathy inducement
	+ Ort-Hopterran enhanced jumping
	+ Richtesapien tremor generation and prehensile spires
	+ Atrocian indestructibility, enough to be rendered immune to Dragon Queen's osteokinesis
	+ Hymenopulex parasitic reproduction and immobility venom, used through his Chadel horns
	+ Clothurnix regeneration via fabric manipulation
	+ Gastulence knock-out gas emission

## Weaknesses

* In his original form, Animo was not particularly strong, or capable of any real physical fighting.
* Animo's biggest weaknesses are his temper, arrogance, and all around crazy behavior.
* In his mutant form, Animo has some notable weaknesses:
	+ His Ort-Hopterran leg membranes can be attacked, forcing him to jump backwards as a reflex.
	+ His mechanical apparatus connected to his head can be manipulated by technopathy or other technical difficulties, notably causing his Gastulence powers to backfire on him.
	+ His head container means he cannot use certain powers by standard means, such as Gimlinopithecus electric breath or Serenum Modicum Draco plasma breath, instead emitting them from the vents around his neck, which can be obstructed to prevent him from doing so.

## Trivia

* Dr. Animo's mutant form was made using Kevin Levin's present day mutation from *Omniverse*, as the mutation would otherwise go unused as Clock will have a much different lineup of aliens once the episode with that mutation would happen.
	+ This is an unintentional nod to a piece of trivia regarding Animo's canon future form having a gorilla body. According to pop-up trivia, Animo lost his body trying to recreate Kevin's Omnitrix mutation for himself.

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