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Catato Dream Duster

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When you see one- you can tell the Catato aren’t Fucking around with you anymore…

 

The smart run… The stupid die where they stand.

 

The Catato Dream Duster is not your average fluffy kitty. True all Catatoes look cute and cuddly. – But the Dream Duster is a weapon to fear. It’s a Catato Male. A breeder, more commonly known as a swarmer. In short a Catato with wings. And not just any wings! These little males go flying out to large masses of enemy ground forces, terrifying them clean off the battlefield. But since the humble Catato are too fuzzy and cute to scare anyone- they cheat!

 

Dream Dusters are infamous for dusting an area with a carcinogenic hallucinogen. The highly inflammatory dust is as painful as it is lethal- not simply because it is toxic… But rather because of the side effects of inhaling the dust. For one thing the dust forms a thick choking cloud that instantly causes lungs to burn and gives the victim the illusion of suffocating. Feeling as if they are unable to breathe – the victim then instinctively inhales even more contaminated air. This triggers stage 2 poisoning within seconds. At stage 2 the dust reveals it’s true power by causing vivid hallucinations and panic attacks.

The result is a large organized force being reduced into a mad house of fleeing units. Not only do they ignore orders – the terrified victims panic and fire on each other. Tanks run over their own forces, mechs self-destruct, and still others run away never to be seen again. Meanwhile the Catato Dream Duster gently flutters overhead. The victims are then hardwired to fear the Duster as it chases them off. In all it’s a very cost efficient way of getting rid of large masses of blitz forces. All in one shot with one unit. This renders rush attacks using large groups of small units useless. But it also makes use of very large and powerful units useless! All forces therefore have to be spread out and attack only in small bursts in order to avoid massing in one place where a Duster can pick them all off at once. Thankfully a single Duster can only chase one group of units at a time. The effects shortly wear off if not being dusted.

 

The dust itself is a nightmare. Made of particles ranging from ultra fine to granular – the dust can penetrate all but the most sophisticated air filtration systems. So armor alone will not protect you. –Neither will gas masks as the dust has a very penetrative saturating quality to it. It’s horrible! And it’s not over yet! Prolonged exposure to the dust can cause lungs to fill with fluid and burst. Not pretty! 45% of victims can have such a violent allergic reaction to Catato Dust.

 

Thus the Dream Duster can simply chase enemies away at it’s leisure. Running them ragged until they collapse and die from exhaustion. Or until their lungs pop…  In fact a Dream Duster can follow a unit for over a week without needing to eat or sleep. Mostly because the Catatoes are rich in starch and sugar.

 

Over time Dream Dusters like all Catatoes grow in size and experience. In time a Dream Duster’s secondary or “tattered” wings where the dust is produced will grow larger and thus will the dust become more potent. Eventually the dust can become strong enough to that most victims will go into shock or slip into a coma and die upon contact. At that point the Catato’s colors and wing shape change and become far more menacing. They look more like a monstrous bat than a butterfly.

 

Dream Dusters can fly with the best of animals. They can glide around hard and fast when they need to. But as nimble and as fast as they are- they are no match even for the most basic of Anti-Air defenses. Thus Dream Dusters are often preceded by other “distraction” units that help confuse and disable any AA batteries. –It should be noted that Dream Dusters are also very at home on the ground. Handy if the skies aren’t clear.

 

Any Catato Male can become a Dream Duster- only grow cracklets and royal jelly is needed.

 

Oh and one more thing… Dream Dusters may be very small… But they are also very mean. –Meaning they bite. So don’t stick your finger at them.

 




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