PART II of the Kabuto Mushi art card series!!
TOKETSU: The mighty Beetorian of the cold north, brother of
Shigaisen, & ally of Kabuto Mushi. Toketsu has led a heroic life, he
has worked hard, demonstrated patience, and has gained respect in
leadership within his colony. Living on Mount Fuji he has seen many
battles due to the military advantage point of that location. Toketsu
has made many wise choices & allies to get to his rank &
standing, all at his brother Shigaisen's dismay, as Shigaisen can't
understand why he has not had the same success, as he considers them
brotherly equals, but Shigaisen does not care for virtue, nor trust, nor
does he value life, the opposite of Toketsu's personal and military
strategies. Toketsu's hard shell can handle the most extreme
temperatures of cold, & he is as handy with a blade as he is a
blaster. He displays himself in the "Tall Samurai" form, one of the
highest ranking forms for a Beetorian & usually only used for a
commander or leadership form within the Beetorian race.
SHIGAISEN: Toketsu's jealous sibling has nothing but contempt for
his brother & the Bettorian Corps cause. Although cunning &
bright, he acts the fool as Onikisu's right hand man. Seeing as Onikisu
is a famous Gladiator, just by being seen with him, Shigaisen believes
he is equally as famous, a plea to match his brother's worth in
Beetorian eyes. He fights with a ferocity and has no mercy. His weapon
of choice is a Empyrean hook that he finds can easily crack the shells
of his Beetorian enemies. Shigaisen has been gifted with extreme type of
fast fwd vision, where he can see & intercept motions before they
happen by the energy that an opponent emits, this gives him a distinct
advantage over his enemies, and why Onikisu uses his gift in
interpreting their battles with telepathic communication. His chosen
form is considered a mockery of the similar samurai forms, as it is a
twisted take on a respected look, by inverting his body and wearing the
most savage head display.
*I equip most of my Mushi with Spy Monkey weapons, and couldn't resist
including the red hook I gave the Metallic Purple Mushi for my art cards
(the red is like a perfect match!)
GAIJIN KUROKAMI: In the future, the young human girl known by the
Beetorian's as Kurokami (Japanese for black hair) was once a USA
historian fluent in Japanese & teaching English in Japan under the
JET prgramme. When on a field trip to a research lab on Mount Fuji, the
increasing changes in climate over the decades eventually caused a
violent eruption, forcing the lab facility occupants to take shelter. A
brave Japanese lab tech, who felt that a foreigner should not die away
from home, pushed "Kurokami" into one of the state-of-the-art life
support systems on the lab site. The lab was covered in molten rock and
debris from the eruption, but the 6 pods survived intact within the
underground chamber in a form of suspended animation. After countless
years of evolution, a battle with the Beetorian corps unearthed the lab,
and the battle destroyed all of the pods accidentally except for
Kurokami's. Feeling a sense of duty to all life, Kabuto Mushi managed to
save Kurokami's suspended body from the wreckage and she was brought
back to health within the Colony, although with amnesia. She can
remember history & events but not her personal information or past
life. Kabuto Mushi decided that she was a valuable asset as a historian
of what-was-then-Earth (to educate the Beetorians about human's
mistakes) & a friend. Many do not feel the same way about the Gaijin
(outsider) & Aka Sasori has often made boasts of having her as a
meal & often refers to her as Yochu (larva) or Ujimushi (maggot).
She still wears her (now more fitted & customized) suit from her
life support unit, (which is almost insectoid-like in appearance, an
endearing trait to Kabuto Mushi himself) & although their is plenty
of oxygen, it is more to shield her from (at times) the unstable
climate. She has heard whispers that some humans still exist but they
are no where to be found on land, and hopes that one day she reunite
with them & bridge the race of heroic Beetorians and existing humans
together peacefully.
*Kurokami is a character I made myself to demonstrate the human element
to the chaotic world of Kabuto Mushi, she would serve as our view into
the hostile world of Sectivorus.
I don't plan on adding many fan-made characters, but would like to
someday include the 80's cult line "Bugmen Of Insecta" toy characters
that I will eventually recreate using the KMMKII parts!
MINI MUSHI: Mini Mushi's are the workers of Beetorian society. A
subspecies of Beetorians, they do not grow as large or as complex, and
they have only a single display form. Like Beetorians the majority of
the race is male, with females being uncommon, & more protected due
to their rarity. All of the day-to-day tasks from food gathering to
building, to 1st line of defense are a part of the Mini Mushi's role in
Beetorian Colonies. At least 1 Mini Mushi shares a Telebond with a
matching color Beetorian, due to this phenomenon, a Beetorian can
Telebond communications with their sidekick Mini Mushi who can
communicate telepathically with other Mini Mushi's of the same color
division and they will act as a single unit under the Telebonded lead
Beetorian's command. A "Swarm" of Mini Mushi is considered 4 or more,
and they are fully capable of taking down a unseasoned Beetorian in a
fight, acting as a single minded unit. Although smaller than humans,
enemy Mini Mushi swarms are the main reason that what remains of
humanity has moved underground and no longer can inhabit the topside of
the earth.
I hope you enjoyed our second visit to my Kabuto Mushi Fan-Verse!!
*New colorway figures are available tonight 6/1/14 at THE GODBEAST'S STORE...
http://www.godbeast.com/shop.htm
In 1983, DFC Multi-Toys Corp created a line of insect warriors called the "BUGMEN OF INSECTA." These 6 figures & 2 vehicles proceeded Coleco's (more popular and remembered insect warriors,) the"Sectaurs," and were released at popular toy outlets like Toys R Us. As a child my Aunt Leta had a way of finding us a variety of toys that my brothers and I weren't currently collecting on our own to help spark and further our adventures with playtime, & imagination. Receiving 1 figure each from her that Christmas, the BUGMEN have always had a fond place in my heart as a durable, fun, and little known figure line from my childhood. Although the figures had no media and just a brief blurb on the back of their cards, both the figures & packaging resonated with me as a 50's-70's kind of sci-fi throwback tale of giant monstrous bugs reclaiming the Earth. My brothers & I had the characters KING STINGA, CARNIVORA, & WEBSPINNER IV (the other 3, LORD GRASSA, ELEPHAS, & the lone female BLACK WIDOW were equally cool) but as with most little known toy lines of the 80's, these figures moved out of the toy infested aisles as quickly as they arrived, and have been mostly forgotten except by the savviest of today's adult collectors. Today these are near impossible to come by, as carded samples are so rare, and loose samples usually are very worn, but through the building power of the Glyos system I saw a way within THE GODBEAST'S exciting KABUTO MUSHI figure to rebuild these characters using 95% of what the Kabuto Mushi figure already came with as the aesthetic. So in a an usual attempt to recapture a small sample of my childhood, I started looking at Glyos in a new way, to homage figures & characters of my past, something the current Kabuto Mushi line is doing right now with slick paint applications. I'm proud to say that in just about a little over a year of it's original release, through the help of Marty Hansen and his investor Kaleb's kindness and inventiveness, through Kabuto Mushi I have been able to complete this project and rebuild a 2015 updated version of the 80's infamous BUGMEN OF INSECTA!
