History Characters / TheEternalCylinder

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Trebhum -- its specific name literally means "Trebhum eater" and it makes a point of chasing down Trebhum over all other prey. Notably, there are no defensive mutations that allow you to avoid being eaten by it -- the Zooshgarg will ignore all of them to munch on your Trebhum.

* PowerFloats

!Servants of the Cylinder

* [[Shapeshifting]]: Their bodies are designed to fold into a shape near identical to normal Trebhum, albeit with some discrepancies.

[[folder: The Cleanser]]

[[folder: The Witness]]
Small servants that resemble cameras held by a pair of hands. They fly around certain areas, utilizing their spotlights to alert nearby servants.

[[folder: The Exonerator]]

!''Oikoscaphus variabilis''

* DeathFromAbove: They're flying predators that regularly snatch and kill small animals on the ground, including Trebhum.

!!Tropes applying to adults

* BizarreAlienLimbs: They possess three muscular legs placed in a quadruped-like gait.

!!Tropes applying to juveniles
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* BizarreAlienLimbs: They possess three muscular legs, but unlike adults the juveniles' legs are fused together.
* GiantFlyer: Since they're much smaller than their balloons they're able to float, but their size is still impressive.

!''Polypodus mimicus''

!!Tropes applying to all stages in general

!!Tropes applying to Glickbols
The infantile stage of a Tonglegrop life cycle, and the most common and vulnerable of the stages.
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!!Tropes applying to Tonglegroplets
The adolescent stage of a Tonglegrop life cycle, and is found in herds throughout different locales.
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!!Tropes applying to Tonglegrops
The final stage of a Tonglegrop life cycle, and is the most rarest and dangerous.
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* AcidAttack: Their main method of attack is continuously spewing acid at nearby Trebhum and other prey.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Tonglegrops can be tricked into killing each other by making two of them collide. Both will die from the collision.

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!!Trebhum

!!The Eternal Cylinder

!''Aerocherus olidus''

!''Polyrinus pilosus''

!''Folium epicaustum''

* Golem: According to memory clusters, they seem to be an ancient Trebhum creation.

!''Phaganthus famelicus''

!''Pterotenax lubricosus''

!''Algidosaurus horribilis''

!''Ammocelyphus inopinatum''

!''Monorhinus calvus''

!''Aerotorus trebhumophagus''

!''Cetovermis nebulae''

* AccidentalHero: Downplayed, but if you are in need of more Trebhum and can't find any heat sources, you can instead place Trebhum eggs in Onkifurt nests if they leave, leaving the Onkifurt to heat up the eggs once they sit on them.

* OverlylongTongue: If a Trebhum is close enough, it will snatch them up with a long, red tongue like a frog.

* AccidentalHero: If you're under attack from certain enemies, you could lure a hungry Klaborok to said enemies to dispatch them.

* ShedArmor,GainSpeed: With their shells on, they aren't too impressive, so leaving the shell allows them to move fast enough to grab far away fruit and return quickly.

[[folder: Glickbols, Tonglegroplets, and Tonglegrops]]

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[[folder: Great Gaaahrs and Infant Gaaahrlings]]

* Wormsign: While moving, they leave behind small mounds of sand in their wake. This is a good sign to start exiting the area immediately.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They're pretty much Omnogroms, but with blue fur this time.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They're essentially blue-sacked tonglegroplets.

* GlassCannon: They're pretty slow and easy to kill. However, they're very capable at the same time, able to paralyze Trebhum very easily and eat nearby ones with defensive features like spikes.
* OverlylongTongue: If a Trebhum is close, it will snatch them up with a long, red tongue like a frog.

[[folder: Treghrums]]

* TheNoseKnows: Since they rely on their three noses to sniff out prey, they're pretty good at tracking down nearby Trebhum.

Huge servants consisting of several human bodies fused to one another, complete with a mechanical device on top. Large and mysterious, they will eventually make their appearance late in-game, utilizing multiple abilities against you.

[[folder: Hophopop]]

[[folder:Omnogrom]]

* {{Cephalothorax}}: [[ExaggeratedTrope Its entire body is essentially a giant mouth with legs on either side.

[[folder: Onkifurt]]

[[folder: Springworm]]

[[folder: Ocular Orthopod]]

[[folder: Blue Omnogrom]]

[[folder: Blue Tonglegroplet]]

[[folder: Gargadend]]

[[folder: Vuushlop]]

[[folder: Frozen Sklaa]]

[[folder: Great Gaaahr and Infant Gaaahrling]]

[[folder: Articulated Angstok]]

[[folder: Treghrum]]

[[folder: Klaborok]]

[[folder: Tetracrab]]

[[folder: Desert Tonglegrop]]

[[folder: Zooshgarg]]

[[folder: Glickbols, Tonglegroplets, and Tonglegrops]]
!!''Glossosphairium polymorphum''
The apex predator of the Savannah, the Tonglegrop is particularly notable for its bizarre metamorphosis.

* BizarreAlienReproduction: Starting out as eggs, Tonglegrops become sentient before hatching, and while still within the egg, obtain nutrients via absorption and move by licking the shell. These creatures are known as Glickbols. Eventually, these turn into bipedal herbivores known as Tonglegroplets, which develop a large acid sack in their rear. Those that reach adulthood become Tonglegrops, which are bipedal predators that spit acid and have acid sacks so large that they can roll around on them from time to time.
* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Glickbols are technically herbivores, and only attack if you try to steal one away from its siblings (presumably to eat). Averted with its [[XenophobicHerbivore later]] [[AscendedToCarnivorism stages]] though.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Tonglegrops can be tricked into killing each other by making two of them collide. Both will die from the collision.
* XenophobicHerbivore: Tonglegroplets do not appreciate their personal space being invaded. Unlike adults, though, they won't actively hunt the Trebhum and can be repelled via the Deimatic Trunk mutation.

[[folder: Shelled Grollusc]]
!''Oikoscaphus variabilis''
Strange, timid molluscs that live in large, shiny shells. Normally slow-moving, they have the ability to leave their shells to get nearby fruit.

Servants that resemble bipedal human torsos attached to trucks. They're the first kind of servant you'll meet, and they attack by charging into your trebhum.

[[folder: Glickbols, Tonglegroplets, and Tonglegrops]]
!!''Glossosphairium polymorphum''
The apex predator of the Savannah, the Tonglegrop is particularly notable for its bizarre metamorphosis.

* BizarreAlienReproduction: Starting out as eggs, Tonglegrops become sentient before hatching, and while still within the egg, obtain nutrients via absorption and move by licking the shell. These creatures are known as Glickbols. Eventually, these turn into bipedal herbivores known as Tonglegroplets, which develop a large acid sack in their rear. Those that reach adulthood become Tonglegrops, which are bipedal predators that spit acid and have acid sacks so large that they can roll around on them from time to time.
* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Glickbols are technically herbivores, and only attack if you try to steal one away from its siblings (presumably to eat). Averted with its [[XenophobicHerbivore later]] [[AscendedToCarnivorism stages]] though.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Tonglegrops can be tricked into killing each other by making two of them collide. Both will die from the collision.
* XenophobicHerbivore: Tonglegroplets do not appreciate their personal space being invaded. Unlike adults, though, they won't actively hunt the Trebhum and can be repelled via the Deimatic Trunk mutation.

[[folder:Omnogrom]]
!!''Stomatotherium omnogromis''
A strange-looking Savannah dwelling predator, with a mouth taking up most of its body.

[[folder: Glickbols, Tonglegroplets, and Tonglegrops]]
!!''Glossosphairium polymorphum''
The apex predator of the Savannah, the Tonglegrop is particularly notable for its bizarre metamorphosis.

* BizarreAlienReproduction: Starting out as eggs, Tonglegrops become sentient before hatching, and while still within the egg, obtain nutrients via absorption and move by licking the shell. These creatures are known as Glickbols. Eventually, these turn into bipedal herbivores known as Tonglegroplets, which develop a large acid sack in their rear. Those that reach adulthood become Tonglegrops, which are bipedal predators that spit acid and have acid sacks so large that they can roll around on them from time to time.
* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Glickbols are technically herbivores, and only attack if you try to steal one away from its siblings (presumably to eat). Averted with its [[XenophobicHerbivore later]] [[AscendedToCarnivorism stages]] though.
* TakesOneToKillOne: Tonglegrops can be tricked into killing each other by making two of them collide. Both will die from the collision.
* XenophobicHerbivore: Tonglegroplets do not appreciate their personal space being invaded. Unlike adults, though, they won't actively hunt the Trebhum and can be repelled via the Deimatic Trunk mutation.

[[folder:Omnogrom]]
!!''Stomatotherium omnogromis''
A strange-looking Savannah dwelling predator, with a mouth taking up most of its body.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Even though it is a carnivore, it has blunt (and surprisingly human-looking) teeth.
* {{Cephalothorax}}: [[ExaggeratedTrope Its entire body is essentially a giant mouth with legs on either side.
* LogicalWeakness: As it has quite literally on opposite sides of its body, it is something of a LivingMotionDetector and won’t always notice Trebhum near it.
* ShownTheirWork: Its blunt teeth imply it is durophagus like hyenas, who have blunter teeth than many other carnivores so that they can crush bone. The fact it can eat Shelled Grolluscs supports this line of thinking.

[[folder:The Eternal Cylinder]]
!!The Eternal Cylinder
A massive, seemingly unstoppable cylinder that is slowly destroying the Trebhums' world.

* BigBad: It is an ever present threat, and given both its behavior and the presence of its servants, it is clearly more than a mindless force of destruction.
* EvilIsBurningHot: The cylinder gradually heats up as it travels forward, eventually glowing yellow with heat.
* GatheringSteam: The further the cylinder rolls without stopping, the faster it travels. This effectively forces you to activate the nearest set of towers to halt it, because you sure as hell won't reach the next set in time to avoid death.
* SinisterGeometry: It's a giant, world destroying cylinder.

[[folder:The Eternal Cylinder]]
!!The Eternal Cylinder
A massive, seemingly unstoppable cylinder that is slowly destroying the Trebhums' world.

* FreeRangeChildren: It's made very clear that the Trebhum you play as are newborns (you outright ''hatch'' new tribe members throughout the game), and aside from the occasional elder, they have no adults to guide them. This is {{Justified|Trope}} by the implication that the adults have died off due to the actions of the cylinder.

[[folder:Tonglegrop]]

* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Glickbols are technically herbivores, and only attack if you try to steal one away from its siblings (presumably to eat).

''Glossosphairium polymorphum''