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* UpliftedAnimal: After assimulating many humans, researchers realized the evolving latex beasts had acquired SuperIntelligence equal to or surpassing people. Super Intelligent Individuals, or "SII" as they were called, loved problem-solving, [[TalkingAnimal could speak]], and even had [[PhotographicMemory Eidetic memory]]. This mutation proved ineffectual to Thunder Science, as being absorbed by a SII latex still resulted in a LossOfIdentity. SII goos still had the HorrorHunger that compelled them to hunt humans. The bioengineers knew they had to ''[[ProperlyParanoid eliminate them immediately]]''. As the monsters were indestructible, they forced the SII to [[DevolutionDevice merge with regular-latex beasts]], and via selective breeding, made them almost blind to remove the danger SII posed. However, FormerlySapientSpecies were still a threat, as they can use their [[BlindSeer other senses to see]], and if they ingest humans they'll be [[TemporaryBlindness able to see again]] and regain their sentience.
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* UpliftedAnimal: After assimulating many humans, researchers realized the evolving latex beasts had acquired SuperIntelligence equal to or surpassing people. Super Intelligent Individuals, or "SII" as they were called, loved problem-solving, [[TalkingAnimal could speak]], and even had [[PhotographicMemory Eidetic memory]]. This mutation proved ineffectual to Thunder Science, as being absorbed by a SII latex still resulted in a LossOfIdentity. SII goos still had the HorrorHunger that compelled them to hunt humans. The bioengineers knew they had to ''[[ProperlyParanoid eliminate them immediately]]''. As the monsters were indestructible, they forced the SII to [[DevolutionDevice merge with regular-latex beasts]], and via selective breeding, made them almost blind to remove the danger SII posed. However, FormerlySapientSpecies were still a threat, as they can use their [[BlindSeer other senses to see]], and if they ingest humans they'll be [[TemporaryBlindness able to see again]] and regain their sentience.
* UpliftedAnimal: After assimilating many humans, researchers realized the evolving latex beasts had acquired SuperIntelligence equal to or surpassing people. Super Intelligent Individuals, or "SII" as they were called, loved problem-solving, [[TalkingAnimal could speak]], and even had [[PhotographicMemory Eidetic memory]]. This mutation proved ineffectual to Thunder Science, as being absorbed by a SII latex still resulted in a LossOfIdentity. SII goos still had the HorrorHunger that compelled them to hunt humans. The bioengineers knew they had to ''[[ProperlyParanoid eliminate them immediately]]''. As the monsters were indestructible, they forced the SII to [[DevolutionDevice merge with regular-latex beasts]], and via selective breeding, made them almost blind to remove the danger SII posed. However, FormerlySapientSpecies were still a threat, as they can use their [[BlindSeer other senses to see]], and if they ingest humans they'll be [[TemporaryBlindness able to see again]] and regain their sentience.
* UpliftedAnimal: After assimilating many humans, researchers realized the evolving latex beasts had acquired SuperIntelligence equal to or surpassing people. Super Intelligent Individuals, or "SII" as they were called, loved problem-solving, [[TalkingAnimal could speak]], and even had [[PhotographicMemory Eidetic memory]]. This mutation proved ineffectual to Thunder Science, as being absorbed by a SII latex still resulted in a LossOfIdentity. SII goos still had the HorrorHunger that compelled them to hunt humans. The bioengineers knew they had to ''[[ProperlyParanoid eliminate them immediately]]''. As the monsters were indestructible, they forced the SII to [[DevolutionDevice merge with regular-latex beasts]], and via selective breeding, made them almost blind to remove the danger SII posed. However, FormerlySapientSpecies were still a threat, as they can use their [[BlindSeer other senses to see]], and if they ingest humans they'll be [[TemporaryBlindness able to see again]] and regain their sentience.
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* RemovedAchillesHeel: Light-latex beasts lack any solid crystalline mask that serves as the nucleus in a Dark-latex goo. A Light-latex monster appears to have [[AttackItsWeakPoint no weakness]] its fleeing prey could exploit, but they've traded one AchillesHeel for another; by having no solid mass they're now MadeOfPlasticine. Without a [[BodyAndHost human host]], they might get squashed, fall through gaps, or down drains, if unaware.
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* RemovedAchillesHeel: Light-latex beasts lack any solid crystalline mask that serves as the nucleus in a Dark-latex goo. A Light-latex monster appears to have [[AttackItsWeakPoint no weakness]] its fleeing prey could exploit, but they've traded one AchillesHeel for another; by having no solid mass they're now MadeOfPlasticine. Without a [[BodyAndHost human host]], they might get squashed, [[LiterallyFallingThroughTheCracks fall through gaps, gaps]], or down drains, [[DownTheDrain drains]], if unaware.
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* FromCataclysmToMyth: Its heavily implied from ancient medical journals, legends, and horror stories based on local myths, that the latex goos were responsible for at least three epidemics in human history. The largest of which consumed the entire [[CivilizationDestroyer Mayan people]], and each time they left as mysteriously as they came without a trace.
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* UnstableGeneticCode: When the research teams failed experimenting with the dark-latex goos, they created the light-latex through mutations that removed the crystalline nucleus. This makes them very volatile [[DivergentCharacterEvolution and variable]]. They need a human host, and don't care if [[PickyPeopleEater their prey is healthy]], or sick. If too much of the light latex congregates, they become the GreyGoo, a sprawling malformation showcased with the [[EldritchLocation White latex jungle]] area.
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When the world discovered they had [[DugTooDeep unearthed a 100% mortality-rate highly contagious virus in Antarctica]] which had [[OhCrap already infected 60%]] of the human race, scientists and bioengineers [[FindTheCure scrambled to find a cure]]. Only to find there wasn't one. The Pale-Virus as it would be called, exploited [[HumansAreFlawed fundamental flaws in the human genome]]. It was only harmless to animals.\\\
In desperation, they knew they had to change the [[LegoGenetics very genetic makeup]] of humans to eradicate this global threat. They began infusing various compounds [[AnimalTesting with animal DNA]]. Latex creatures as they would be known, are [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic primarily anthropomorphic]] (but occasionally feral or a different, miscellaneous form) and usually animal-like in appearance. Most of the latex act in a feral fashion, and will try to infect or assimilate any human that they see.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: On at least two separate occasions, the latex beasts Colin runs into will have a massive heart above their heads when spotting him. They then instantly go on to try to transfur/absorb him. Colin doesn't want anything to do with them at all.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: At least one of the three research teams in the 'Genetic Project' began to feel this way about their creations, [[SkewedPriorities and wanted to continue studying]] their various capabilities, dark and light, rather than curing ThePlague.
* AirVentPassageway: Their favourite method of moving around the tower complex. You learn in the game's ''first room'', to stay well clear of any vents or shafts.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The researchers noted a lot of the creatures began to take on a "[[RuleOfCute canine-appearance]]" and ethology, despite the fact that dogs weren't used in the Genetic Project. This was because over-domestication had inadvertently led to harmful genetic mutations, that the Pale Virus might exploit, making them undesirable candidates for testing.
* AnimalJingoism: Just about every latex creature sees humans as prey to either [[TheAssimilator assimilate]] or [[TheVirus convert]]. Puro is notable for being one of the only creatures that doesn't try to transfur Colin (which he does anyways in most of the bad endings). The Tiger Shark notably [[IJustWantToHaveFriends only wants Colin as a playmate]] instead of food or to turn into a mindless shark. This is [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in ''Special Edition'', where most of the latex creatures hunt Colin, but quite a few are apathetic and fine co-existing with him.
* TheAssimilator: They're driven by a primordial HorrorHunger to engulf and absorb any human they come into direct contact with.
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: What gender they'll become when [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic they mature]] is completely random and usually results in a GenderBender for the human host.
* BlobMonster: All creatures start off as being mostly non-sentient, animorphed masses of latex or other slimy materials, giving them a malleable property. Like the trope, they're virtually indestructible and ImmuneToBullets. By absorbing carbon-based organisms it effectively makes them immortal, gaining a semblance of human-like sapience, which they then use to seek out more prey.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[ObliviouslyEvil They're not exactly evil]] - they're just animals following their basic instincts to survive and reproduce. Most latex beasts are incapable of seeing people as anything other than HumanResources that need to [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill stop existing]] and become part of them immediately. The more intelligent these monsters get, the more they want to [[ObsessedWithFood play with their prey]]. When they do assimilate and 'transfur' to achieve Homo sapien-level cognitive facilities, it merely affirms in their minds [[ConfirmationBias their position was always the correct one]] - they're saving humans [[HumansNeedAliens from themselves]] and taking BondCreatures to the next natural evolutionary level.
* BornAgainImmortality: Being artificial they cannot "die", but both species of latex goos exist in an eternal regeneration cycle. The Dark creatures slowly revert to their [[GemTissue crystalline states]] before they become part of the next generation of pups. The Light creatures, lacking this crystalline core, are [[UnstableGeneticCode inherently unstable]], they'll eventually break down into their default [[BlobMonster blob forms]]. Each time they're "reborn" it causes a LossOfIdentity; only devouring a human to become [[BodyAndHost their host]] will halt this cycle, and make them [[CompleteImmortality truly immortal]].
* DeathOfPersonality: Their major design flaw. To eradicate the deadly [[ThePlague Pale Virus]], bioengineers infused latex goo with animal-DNA the pathogen was harmless to. These creations were [[GoneHorriblyRight meant to be a remedy]], but all possess their own [[SentientPhlebotinum sentience and desires]]. Few people are '[[LossOfIdentity lucky enough]]' to be "transfurred" with any of their memories and identities remaining; some monsters will preserve the person's mind, but completely assimilate the human host [[CagedInsideAMonster inside them]], stripping away [[AndIMustScream their freedoms and autonomies... forever]]; the vast majority of people, end up [[UnwantedHealing unwillingly consumed]] into a newly emerging HiveMind.
* DestructiveSaviour: The experiments were meant to be mankind's last hope against an unstoppable virus, but they got quickly out-of-hand and began asexually reproducing, wrecking the facility, and 'transfurring' any humans they came across into their expanding collective.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: You'll learn this [[TouchOfDeath the hard way]]. If you're human or otherwise, you're prey and they will swallow you up without hesitation.
* GodzillaThreshold: The bioengineers of Thunder Science Company knew full well the latex monsters would be [[SyntheticPlague crossing this threshold]] and could potentially cause a GreyGoo doomsday scenario for all life on the planet. The Pale Virus however, was already killing them. Up against ThePlague they didn't have the luxury of choice.
* GoneHorriblyRight: They were man's last endeavour to make the ultimate vaccine for the ultimate disease. A vaccine that self-administers itself to a sick and dying populus, which by now was 99% infected, with the ultra-rich [[TheElitesJumpShip already sought refuge in their secret bunker]]. But while these synthetic animal-DNA infused creations are compelled to seek out any human being [[AssimilationPlot and swallow them up]], the end result isn't only being saved from ThePlague, but also a near-complete DeathOfPersonality through assimilation by the monsters. In a sense, the cure is [[HarmfulHealing almost as bad as the disease]].
* HybridMonster: These latex artificial creatures [[OurMonstersAreDifferent never stop growing or evolving]], eventually some of them start resembling mythological creatures such as [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], {{Medusa}} and the ClassicalChimera.
* ImmortalProcreationClause: Averted. They cannot "die" of natural causes, all [[TrulySingleParent reproduce asexually]], and everyone of them is an ExplosiveBreeder that could cause a GreyGoo scenario if left unchecked.
* ItCanThink: The more they grow and assimilate, the more intelligence and cunning they'll acquire to hunt after people.
* LackOfEmpathy: Like an amoeba, they will engulf and ingest any living thing they capture with a [[PredationIsNatural predators mind]] unclouded by conscience, guilt or pity for their prey.
* LogicalWeakness: They cannot absorb inorganic matter such as robots or machines, but since mankind never got further than [[ADogNamedDog Prototype]] in developing AI, it's not an exploitable weakness. Due to their gooey malleable bodies they can also be compressed by solid objects and unable to reform until the compression on their mass stops.
* MadeOfIndestructium: Once these synthetic artificial-lifeforms were created, by definition of being [[BlobMonster Blob monsters]] could not be destroyed. When scientists failed with the dark-latex experiments to save people from the Pale Virus they were ordered to terminate the specimens, but found they were unable to. The bioengineers lamented they were trying to stop ThePlague, ''not create GreyGoo monsters''. The latex gooey animals were immune to [[ImmuneToBullets bullets]], [[TheImmune sickness]], [[PullingThemselvesTogether dismemberment]], [[{{Intangibility}} injury]], their matter was a natural repellant [[ImmuneToDrugs for contaminants or toxins]], heck they didn't even [[TheNeedless need to breathe]]. All they could do was shove them into cylindrical containers [[TrappedInContainment to contain them away]]. That would've been the end of the story, [[EscapedFromTheLab until the riots happened]].
* MagicAntidote: Their intended function was to be an automated self-aware vaccine that would seek out, transform, immunize, and save a dying humanity from an unstoppable pandemic. [[GoneHorriblyRight They succeeded]]. Despite the noble cause of the Project, the goo beasts beget HarmfulHealing by causing a DeathOfPersonality for anyone they assimilate.
* MetamorphosisMonster: The more they consume, the more diverse and powerful their bodies become. It's easy to see them as this world's UltimateLifeForm since they never suffer disease, fatal injury or die of old age once they've swallowed up a human host.
* MonochromaticEyes: All the newly-created latex beasts have black sclera with white pupils by default. They don't change color, until after engulfing a human prey whose eye color [[WindowsOfTheSoul they then take on]].
* NonMaliciousMonster: None of the latex goo monsters want you dead, they're just running mostly on animal-like [[PredationIsNatural instinct]] in desiring to assimilate/absorb you. Even their playful mannerisms are evident as [[SuperPersistentPredator they chase and hunt you]]. The concept of "humanity", "rationality" and "reason" [[StarfishAliens are all alien to them]], and that's the problem. If they succeed in swallowing you up, you're effectively being killed by them - you lose your [[HiveMind individuality, your freedom, everything]].
* OneHitKill: Virtually every monster in the game can absorb and swallow you up with but [[NintendoHard a mere touch]] and there's almost nothing you can do to fight back as [[NighInvulnerability they're all indestructible]], except [[RunOrDie run or hide]].
* PerpetualMotionMonster: Defied. While [[PullingThemselvesTogether immune to dismemberment]], they slowly shed their gooey residue over time. They need to eat organic matter to maintain their bodies. Fruit, vegetables, and other latex creatures will suffice, if humans or animals aren't available.
* PersonalSpaceInvader: Intentionally encoded into the monsters by their creators, because what good is [[SentientPhlebotinum a sentient vaccine]] that can't administer itself to a dying mankind, most too ill to [[HealThyself do it themselves]]?
* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: They were just [[BlobMonster amorphous inanimate blobs]], until bioengineers infused various latex compounds with animal-DNA to not only give dying patients immunity to the [[ThePlague Pale Virus]], but also an [[MagicAntidote automated delivery]] of the vaccine to a population rapidly becoming too sick to administer it themselves. Generally, the more they assimilate, the [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic more anthropomorphic]] they become.
* TakesOneToKillOne: They can't be destroyed, even with their vulnerability to [[TaserTagWeakness electric shocks]]. The only thing that can stop a latex beast, is another latex beast. Dark and light goo monsters naturally ''[[AnimalJingoism hate one another]]'' and will try to [[EatingTheEnemy devour their rivals]]. The prey's consumed amorphous body gets broken down as the other latex corrupts and melds with its matter: The assimilator [[{{Irony}} has become assimilated]].
* TaserTagWeakness: The only thing that can temporarily push back a [[NighInvulnerability Nigh Invulnerable]] latex beast into containment is [[ShockAndAwe electric shocks]]. Poisons, acids, bullets, and even explosives are useless [[BlobMonster against them]]. [[note]]A [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill nuclear weapon]] would merely vapourize the goo monsters into their [[StatesOfPhlebotinum gaseous-forms]], before they eventually cooldown and reform again.[[/note]] Now AfterTheEnd, there's not an equippable StaticStunGun left in sight.
* TheVirus: They work on a molecular/subatomic level to consume organic matter, assimilate it, and using the ingested material to replicate more of themselves in a process called '[[MutagenicGoo transfurmation]]'. Their abilities are so virulent, in fact, just coming into contact with dark-latex inanimate crystals, or light-latex in either liquid or gaseous states made by the scientists studying the damn things, is enough to be 'transfured'. They were [[{{Irony}} supposed to be the cure]] for a highly lethal virus but have untold potential for a GreyGoo scenario, and have begun to repopulate the planet AfterTheEnd.
* ThereIsNoCure: Anyone assimilated by the MutagenicGoo latex creatures is ''[[JustifiedTitle changed]]'' by them for keeps. The "transfurmation" process as it became known as by the bioengineers that created them, is permanent and irreversible.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: As the Special Edition showcases a lot of the monsters' newly acquired intelligence is coming into conflict with their basic instincts, the outcome can range from BigFun to ChaoticStupid.
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!!Light Latex creatures
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After the Dark Latex Creatures were deemed a failure during the 'Genetic Project', the scientists carried on with their experiments, in the hopes of making a latex that wouldn't result in a DeathOfPersonality. Once again, they failed. The Light Latex, also referred to as "living milk puddings" (by the protagonist), white blobs or piles of goo, are the first and most basic enemy in the game.
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* AnimalJingoism: Though there are some exceptions they generally ''HATE'' the Dark-latex goo creatures, seeing them as DarkIsEvil and a rival species competing for HumanResources.
* AnimalisticAbomination: They lack the solid crystalline cores of their dark-latex counterparts, their anatomy without a human host [[UnstableGeneticCode is unstable]], and many of them appear malformed with various [[TheBlank missing attributes]], no vision or hearing.
* TheAssimilator: Compared to their Dark "cousins", Light-Latex beasts don't follow "a set of rules", meaning that they'll mercilessly transfur ''anyone'' they deem a host.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Their basic body shape is most similar to dogs or wolves, but through assimilation of multiple organisms they soon take on a [[UnstableGeneticCode variegated form]] of virtually any animal or plant they desire.
* BlobMonster: More so than the Dark-Latex monsters. Most of the Light/White creatures start off like this, rather than the crystalline structures the Darks originate from.
* CuteSlimeMook: Unlike their Dark counterparts, when dealing with these Light goo monsters, anything larger than your fist is a [[BlobMonster potential threat]] even if it's not chasing you.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Scientists took note that the light-latex beasts were [[UnstableGeneticCode rapidly evolving]] from the lab animals they infused into their design, dubbing them "[[MixAndMatchCritters variegated-latex beasts]]" they were rapidly changing into all manner of [[ShapeShifterMashup diverse creatures]] and colors.
* {{Doppelmerger}}: If several or more light-latex {{Blob Monster}}s are unable to find a human, they may choose to perform a FusionDance to become able-bodied and more adept hunters.
* GreyGoo: They have an even greater potential for this trope than the Dark-latex monsters, although its not the TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt scenario since the Pale Virus has [[AfterTheEnd already achieved that]] and the human race is virtually extinct.
* HiveMind: Some share a collective hive-mind not having an indefinite lifespan, lacking a HiveQueen. Others have animal-like intelligence behaving far more [[IWorkAlone independent]], actively chasing humans on sight. Those hunters subvert the trope, by wanting to assimilate [[ManySpiritsInsideOfOne many humans inside]] their bodies instead.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Mutated from the Dark-Latex animals, they have no solid core or crystalline nucleus. This allows them to squeeze into any gap, crack or pipe [[HelpImStuck unhindered]]. The drawback to this is, they can be [[DownTheDrain flushed away]] if not careful.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Due to their diverging evolutions into many animal-like creatures, the white-latex creatures have formed many different factions. Some of them fight one another for HumanResources and control of territory.
* NonMammalMammaries: Female latex creatures will develop pronounced human breasts after 'transfurring' Colin into themselves.
* LightIsNotGood: Because they will assimilate or 'transfur' any living being, the health or strength of their prey is irrelevant to them compared to their older dark-latex "cousins".
* {{Objectshifting}}: Light-latex beasts show an incredible faculty for transforming into and mimicking the appearance of everyday inanimate objects. Some even disguising themselves as plants to fool their prey.
* RemovedAchillesHeel: Light-latex beasts lack any solid crystalline mask that serves as the nucleus in a Dark-latex goo. A Light-latex monster appears to have [[AttackItsWeakPoint no weakness]] its fleeing prey could exploit, but they've traded one AchillesHeel for another; by having no solid mass they're now MadeOfPlasticine. Without a [[BodyAndHost human host]], they might get squashed, fall through gaps, or down drains, if unaware.
* StatesOfPhlebotinum: Their gooey latex matter works on a cellular to submicroscopic level, so as such it can easily be transported in gaseous form, not just in liquid form.
* TrapMaster: As their bodies are more adaptive and malleable, all are experts at catching their prey unaware. Several cervine-like creatures [[{{Irony}} will often catch]] and devour an [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot unsuspecting wandering Colin]].
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!!Dark Latex creatures
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In a desperate last-ditch effort to save humanity from the raging [[ThePlague Pale-Virus pandemic]] for which no vaccine could be developed, bioengineer scientists implemented the 'Genetic Project', to change the very makeup of people so the pathogen couldn't ravage the surviving population. The scientists developed the Dark Latex monsters, but were deemed a failure as any human they incorporated resulted in a DeathOfPersonality.
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* AnimalJingoism: They ''HATE'' light-latex goo creatures, seeing them as AlbinosAreFreaks; sometimes even ignoring Colin just to fight or eat each other. The feeling of hostility between opposing species is mutual.
* TheAssimilator: They follow a set of rules, meaning that they'll seek out a preferably stronger human to transfur as a more suitable host, rather than mindlessly going after the sick or the weak. This 'rule' is merely a preference, and since Colin is the [[TokenHuman only human left]] in the tower complex, they'll pursue him regardless.
* AlphaAndBetaWolves: Dark Wolves put family and cohesion of the pack above all other primal needs, and have a [[HiveQueen Hive Queen-like]] monster as their leader. To leave the pack to become a lone-wolf [[LonersAreFreaks is unthinkable to them]] and they'll [[ThisIsUnforgivable never allow]] the exile to return.
* BizarreAlienBiology:
** Their body shape is most similar to dogs or wolves, but they undergo a strange regeneration cycle where they revert into a crystalline form, and then back again into a BlobMonster. Only assimilating a human host inside them can halt this unending process.
** Their nucleus (their mask) is also powerful to function on its own, to the point that it is implied one could presumably rip a dark-latex's mask off and have the mask grow into a new latex beast. In his travel through the dark-latex wolf habitat, Colin can choose to put on a random dark-latex mask he finds on a table, which seals itself to his face and transforms him in both body and mind into yet another dark-latex wolf.
* BlindWithoutEm: Their optic nerves are not well-developed and usually can't see their prey in the dark or [[LivingMotionDetector unless it moves]]. They can easily overcome this disability should they absorb a human host.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The black latex creatures, with their dark bodies and masks, look the most intimidating out of all the creatures you encounter. Despite this, not only is Puro — the [[WhiteSheep only helpful latex creature]] you encounter — one of their kind, they also eventually cease pursuing the protagonist after sufficiently [[YouWillBeSpared impressing the leader]] of their hivemind. The wolf cubs also don't try to absorb you, and prove to be an [[ShooTheDog obstruction at worst]] and [[CuddleBug playful critters]] at best.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Its shown at the end of the game they're still ''evolving''. Red crystalline structures undocumented by the research scientists are spreading out near the tower complex main lobby. If Colin touches one of these, he transfurs into a wolf-like creature with crystal ram-like horns instead of a mask.
* FlawedPrototype: In addition to the DeathOfPersonality drawback that comes with being 'transfurred', Dark-Latexes have an indestructible body but a crystalline mask that serves as an AchillesHeel. If they sustain enough trauma to the face, it'll reset their regeneration cycle and they'll end up as a puddle of goo on the floor.
* GemTissue: The black goo latex is derivative from crystalline structures that make up their basis and crystal face masks.
* HelpImStuck: As their crystals act as their nucleus for their BlobMonster bodies, they cannot squeeze into any tunnel or pipe with a smaller diameter than their cores. The Light-Latex beasts [[MadeOfPlasticine don't have this deterrent]]. Puro points out while they can't be [[DownTheDrain flushed away]], it's still an inconvenience.
* HiveMind: Unlike Light-Latex experiments in which [[HiveDrone Hive Drones]] form their own small social groups, ZergRush, [[IWorkAlone or go solo]], Dark-Latexes always have a single HiveQueen of their respective species.
* IndividualityIsIllegal: It is inconceivable to dark-latex monsters that one of their own would ever [[ThickerThanWater want to leave their family group]]. Whereas light-latex goo experiments are free to form their own HiveMind, or chase after prey [[IWorkAlone alone]].
* NonMaliciousMonster: The wolf cubs are playful and don't seem to mind their [[AnimalJingoism white latex]] counterparts.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dark-latex dragons are among the latex wolf counterparts and seem to be slightly more evolved than the wolves, seeing as how the wolves can only see motions while the dark-latex dragons don't have that limitation.
* OminousObsidianOoze: Their basis was just black latex goo, that biomedical engineers infused with [[LegoGenetics animal DNA]] to give anything it assimilated the desired-resistance to ThePlague.
* PetBabyWildAnimal: The black latex wolf cubs (unlike their light counterparts) are safe to handle without risk of 'transfurmation'. They're such [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter playful critters]] that several scientists were known to have kept them [[LabPet as pets]] before reaching maturity.
* PickyPeopleEater: They'll prioritize over assimilating stronger healthier humans as hosts, rather than weaker sickly ones. Presumably this was intentionally encoded into them by their bioengineer creators to confront the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem Trolley dilemma]], where a surgeon [[SadisticChoice can't treat all his dying patients]] so has to concentrate their efforts on those with the greater survival rate.
* SpeciesLoyalty: Different dark-latex creatures have no feelings of hostility towards one another, but ordinarily stick to their own kind and HiveMind. Puro recalled that the [[HiveDrone Yu feng dragons]] and the [[HiveQueen Elder One]] didn't hate him [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer like the other wolves did]], but he couldn't live among them either.
* ThickerThanWater: While light-latex goos can form social groups or be [[IWorkAlone solitary predators]], dark-latex beasts ''[[IndividualityIsIllegal always stick together]]'' in a HiveMind. A lone dark-latex adult monster, like Puro, [[LonersAreFreaks is abominable]] to them.
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!!!Latex species
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When the world discovered they had [[DugTooDeep unearthed a 100% mortality-rate highly contagious virus in Antarctica]] which had [[OhCrap already infected 60%]] of the human race, scientists and bioengineers [[FindTheCure scrambled to find a cure]]. Only to find there wasn't one. The Pale-Virus as it would be called, exploited [[HumansAreFlawed fundamental flaws in the human genome]]. It was only harmless to animals.\\\
In desperation, they knew they had to change the [[LegoGenetics very genetic makeup]] of humans to eradicate this global threat. They began infusing various compounds [[AnimalTesting with animal DNA]]. Latex creatures as they would be known, are [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic primarily anthropomorphic]] (but occasionally feral or a different, miscellaneous form) and usually animal-like in appearance. Most of the latex act in a feral fashion, and will try to infect or assimilate any human that they see.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: On at least two separate occasions, the latex beasts Colin runs into will have a massive heart above their heads when spotting him. They then instantly go on to try to transfur/absorb him. Colin doesn't want anything to do with them at all.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: At least one of the three research teams in the 'Genetic Project' began to feel this way about their creations, [[SkewedPriorities and wanted to continue studying]] their various capabilities, dark and light, rather than curing ThePlague.
* AirVentPassageway: Their favourite method of moving around the tower complex. You learn in the game's ''first room'', to stay well clear of any vents or shafts.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The researchers noted a lot of the creatures began to take on a "[[RuleOfCute canine-appearance]]" and ethology, despite the fact that dogs weren't used in the Genetic Project. This was because over-domestication had inadvertently led to harmful genetic mutations, that the Pale Virus might exploit, making them undesirable candidates for testing.
* AnimalJingoism: Just about every latex creature sees humans as prey to either [[TheAssimilator assimilate]] or [[TheVirus convert]]. Puro is notable for being one of the only creatures that doesn't try to transfur Colin (which he does anyways in most of the bad endings). The Tiger Shark notably [[IJustWantToHaveFriends only wants Colin as a playmate]] instead of food or to turn into a mindless shark. This is [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in ''Special Edition'', where most of the latex creatures hunt Colin, but quite a few are apathetic and fine co-existing with him.
* TheAssimilator: They're driven by a primordial HorrorHunger to engulf and absorb any human they come into direct contact with.
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: What gender they'll become when [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic they mature]] is completely random and usually results in a GenderBender for the human host.
* BlobMonster: All creatures start off as being mostly non-sentient, animorphed masses of latex or other slimy materials, giving them a malleable property. Like the trope, they're virtually indestructible and ImmuneToBullets. By absorbing carbon-based organisms it effectively makes them immortal, gaining a semblance of human-like sapience, which they then use to seek out more prey.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[ObliviouslyEvil They're not exactly evil]] - they're just animals following their basic instincts to survive and reproduce. Most latex beasts are incapable of seeing people as anything other than HumanResources that need to [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill stop existing]] and become part of them immediately. The more intelligent these monsters get, the more they want to [[ObsessedWithFood play with their prey]]. When they do assimilate and 'transfur' to achieve Homo sapien-level cognitive facilities, it merely affirms in their minds [[ConfirmationBias their position was always the correct one]] - they're saving humans [[HumansNeedAliens from themselves]] and taking BondCreatures to the next natural evolutionary level.
* BornAgainImmortality: Being artificial they cannot "die", but both species of latex goos exist in an eternal regeneration cycle. The Dark creatures slowly revert to their [[GemTissue crystalline states]] before they become part of the next generation of pups. The Light creatures, lacking this crystalline core, are [[UnstableGeneticCode inherently unstable]], they'll eventually break down into their default [[BlobMonster blob forms]]. Each time they're "reborn" it causes a LossOfIdentity; only devouring a human to become [[BodyAndHost their host]] will halt this cycle, and make them [[CompleteImmortality truly immortal]].
* DeathOfPersonality: Their major design flaw. To eradicate the deadly [[ThePlague Pale Virus]], bioengineers infused latex goo with animal-DNA the pathogen was harmless to. These creations were [[GoneHorriblyRight meant to be a remedy]], but all possess their own [[SentientPhlebotinum sentience and desires]]. Few people are '[[LossOfIdentity lucky enough]]' to be "transfurred" with any of their memories and identities remaining; some monsters will preserve the person's mind, but completely assimilate the human host [[CagedInsideAMonster inside them]], stripping away [[AndIMustScream their freedoms and autonomies... forever]]; the vast majority of people, end up [[UnwantedHealing unwillingly consumed]] into a newly emerging HiveMind.
* DestructiveSaviour: The experiments were meant to be mankind's last hope against an unstoppable virus, but they got quickly out-of-hand and began asexually reproducing, wrecking the facility, and 'transfurring' any humans they came across into their expanding collective.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: You'll learn this [[TouchOfDeath the hard way]]. If you're human or otherwise, you're prey and they will swallow you up without hesitation.
* GodzillaThreshold: The bioengineers of Thunder Science Company knew full well the latex monsters would be [[SyntheticPlague crossing this threshold]] and could potentially cause a GreyGoo doomsday scenario for all life on the planet. The Pale Virus however, was already killing them. Up against ThePlague they didn't have the luxury of choice.
* GoneHorriblyRight: They were man's last endeavour to make the ultimate vaccine for the ultimate disease. A vaccine that self-administers itself to a sick and dying populus, which by now was 99% infected, with the ultra-rich [[TheElitesJumpShip already sought refuge in their secret bunker]]. But while these synthetic animal-DNA infused creations are compelled to seek out any human being [[AssimilationPlot and swallow them up]], the end result isn't only being saved from ThePlague, but also a near-complete DeathOfPersonality through assimilation by the monsters. In a sense, the cure is [[HarmfulHealing almost as bad as the disease]].
* HybridMonster: These latex artificial creatures [[OurMonstersAreDifferent never stop growing or evolving]], eventually some of them start resembling mythological creatures such as [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], {{Medusa}} and the ClassicalChimera.
* ImmortalProcreationClause: Averted. They cannot "die" of natural causes, all [[TrulySingleParent reproduce asexually]], and everyone of them is an ExplosiveBreeder that could cause a GreyGoo scenario if left unchecked.
* ItCanThink: The more they grow and assimilate, the more intelligence and cunning they'll acquire to hunt after people.
* LackOfEmpathy: Like an amoeba, they will engulf and ingest any living thing they capture with a [[PredationIsNatural predators mind]] unclouded by conscience, guilt or pity for their prey.
* LogicalWeakness: They cannot absorb inorganic matter such as robots or machines, but since mankind never got further than [[ADogNamedDog Prototype]] in developing AI, it's not an exploitable weakness. Due to their gooey malleable bodies they can also be compressed by solid objects and unable to reform until the compression on their mass stops.
* MadeOfIndestructium: Once these synthetic artificial-lifeforms were created, by definition of being [[BlobMonster Blob monsters]] could not be destroyed. When scientists failed with the dark-latex experiments to save people from the Pale Virus they were ordered to terminate the specimens, but found they were unable to. The bioengineers lamented they were trying to stop ThePlague, ''not create GreyGoo monsters''. The latex gooey animals were immune to [[ImmuneToBullets bullets]], [[TheImmune sickness]], [[PullingThemselvesTogether dismemberment]], [[{{Intangibility}} injury]], their matter was a natural repellant [[ImmuneToDrugs for contaminants or toxins]], heck they didn't even [[TheNeedless need to breathe]]. All they could do was shove them into cylindrical containers [[TrappedInContainment to contain them away]]. That would've been the end of the story, [[EscapedFromTheLab until the riots happened]].
* MagicAntidote: Their intended function was to be an automated self-aware vaccine that would seek out, transform, immunize, and save a dying humanity from an unstoppable pandemic. [[GoneHorriblyRight They succeeded]]. Despite the noble cause of the Project, the goo beasts beget HarmfulHealing by causing a DeathOfPersonality for anyone they assimilate.
* MetamorphosisMonster: The more they consume, the more diverse and powerful their bodies become. It's easy to see them as this world's UltimateLifeForm since they never suffer disease, fatal injury or die of old age once they've swallowed up a human host.
* MonochromaticEyes: All the newly-created latex beasts have black sclera with white pupils by default. They don't change color, until after engulfing a human prey whose eye color [[WindowsOfTheSoul they then take on]].
* NonMaliciousMonster: None of the latex goo monsters want you dead, they're just running mostly on animal-like [[PredationIsNatural instinct]] in desiring to assimilate/absorb you. Even their playful mannerisms are evident as [[SuperPersistentPredator they chase and hunt you]]. The concept of "humanity", "rationality" and "reason" [[StarfishAliens are all alien to them]], and that's the problem. If they succeed in swallowing you up, you're effectively being killed by them - you lose your [[HiveMind individuality, your freedom, everything]].
* OneHitKill: Virtually every monster in the game can absorb and swallow you up with but [[NintendoHard a mere touch]] and there's almost nothing you can do to fight back as [[NighInvulnerability they're all indestructible]], except [[RunOrDie run or hide]].
* PerpetualMotionMonster: Defied. While [[PullingThemselvesTogether immune to dismemberment]], they slowly shed their gooey residue over time. They need to eat organic matter to maintain their bodies. Fruit, vegetables, and other latex creatures will suffice, if humans or animals aren't available.
* PersonalSpaceInvader: Intentionally encoded into the monsters by their creators, because what good is [[SentientPhlebotinum a sentient vaccine]] that can't administer itself to a dying mankind, most too ill to [[HealThyself do it themselves]]?
* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: They were just [[BlobMonster amorphous inanimate blobs]], until bioengineers infused various latex compounds with animal-DNA to not only give dying patients immunity to the [[ThePlague Pale Virus]], but also an [[MagicAntidote automated delivery]] of the vaccine to a population rapidly becoming too sick to administer it themselves. Generally, the more they assimilate, the [[AdultsAreMoreAnthropomorphic more anthropomorphic]] they become.
* TakesOneToKillOne: They can't be destroyed, even with their vulnerability to [[TaserTagWeakness electric shocks]]. The only thing that can stop a latex beast, is another latex beast. Dark and light goo monsters naturally ''[[AnimalJingoism hate one another]]'' and will try to [[EatingTheEnemy devour their rivals]]. The prey's consumed amorphous body gets broken down as the other latex corrupts and melds with its matter: The assimilator [[{{Irony}} has become assimilated]].
* TaserTagWeakness: The only thing that can temporarily push back a [[NighInvulnerability Nigh Invulnerable]] latex beast into containment is [[ShockAndAwe electric shocks]]. Poisons, acids, bullets, and even explosives are useless [[BlobMonster against them]]. [[note]]A [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill nuclear weapon]] would merely vapourize the goo monsters into their [[StatesOfPhlebotinum gaseous-forms]], before they eventually cooldown and reform again.[[/note]] Now AfterTheEnd, there's not an equippable StaticStunGun left in sight.
* TheVirus: They work on a molecular/subatomic level to consume organic matter, assimilate it, and using the ingested material to replicate more of themselves in a process called '[[MutagenicGoo transfurmation]]'. Their abilities are so virulent, in fact, just coming into contact with dark-latex inanimate crystals, or light-latex in either liquid or gaseous states made by the scientists studying the damn things, is enough to be 'transfured'. They were [[{{Irony}} supposed to be the cure]] for a highly lethal virus but have untold potential for a GreyGoo scenario, and have begun to repopulate the planet AfterTheEnd.
* ThereIsNoCure: Anyone assimilated by the MutagenicGoo latex creatures is ''[[JustifiedTitle changed]]'' by them for keeps. The "transfurmation" process as it became known as by the bioengineers that created them, is permanent and irreversible.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: As the Special Edition showcases a lot of the monsters' newly acquired intelligence is coming into conflict with their basic instincts, the outcome can range from BigFun to ChaoticStupid.
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[[folder:Light Latex creatures]]
!!Light Latex creatures
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After the Dark Latex Creatures were deemed a failure during the 'Genetic Project', the scientists carried on with their experiments, in the hopes of making a latex that wouldn't result in a DeathOfPersonality. Once again, they failed. The Light Latex, also referred to as "living milk puddings" (by the protagonist), white blobs or piles of goo, are the first and most basic enemy in the game.
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* AnimalJingoism: Though there are some exceptions they generally ''HATE'' the Dark-latex goo creatures, seeing them as DarkIsEvil and a rival species competing for HumanResources.
* AnimalisticAbomination: They lack the solid crystalline cores of their dark-latex counterparts, their anatomy without a human host [[UnstableGeneticCode is unstable]], and many of them appear malformed with various [[TheBlank missing attributes]], no vision or hearing.
* TheAssimilator: Compared to their Dark "cousins", Light-Latex beasts don't follow "a set of rules", meaning that they'll mercilessly transfur ''anyone'' they deem a host.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Their basic body shape is most similar to dogs or wolves, but through assimilation of multiple organisms they soon take on a [[UnstableGeneticCode variegated form]] of virtually any animal or plant they desire.
* BlobMonster: More so than the Dark-Latex monsters. Most of the Light/White creatures start off like this, rather than the crystalline structures the Darks originate from.
* CuteSlimeMook: Unlike their Dark counterparts, when dealing with these Light goo monsters, anything larger than your fist is a [[BlobMonster potential threat]] even if it's not chasing you.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Scientists took note that the light-latex beasts were [[UnstableGeneticCode rapidly evolving]] from the lab animals they infused into their design, dubbing them "[[MixAndMatchCritters variegated-latex beasts]]" they were rapidly changing into all manner of [[ShapeShifterMashup diverse creatures]] and colors.
* {{Doppelmerger}}: If several or more light-latex {{Blob Monster}}s are unable to find a human, they may choose to perform a FusionDance to become able-bodied and more adept hunters.
* GreyGoo: They have an even greater potential for this trope than the Dark-latex monsters, although its not the TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt scenario since the Pale Virus has [[AfterTheEnd already achieved that]] and the human race is virtually extinct.
* HiveMind: Some share a collective hive-mind not having an indefinite lifespan, lacking a HiveQueen. Others have animal-like intelligence behaving far more [[IWorkAlone independent]], actively chasing humans on sight. Those hunters subvert the trope, by wanting to assimilate [[ManySpiritsInsideOfOne many humans inside]] their bodies instead.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Mutated from the Dark-Latex animals, they have no solid core or crystalline nucleus. This allows them to squeeze into any gap, crack or pipe [[HelpImStuck unhindered]]. The drawback to this is, they can be [[DownTheDrain flushed away]] if not careful.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Due to their diverging evolutions into many animal-like creatures, the white-latex creatures have formed many different factions. Some of them fight one another for HumanResources and control of territory.
* NonMammalMammaries: Female latex creatures will develop pronounced human breasts after 'transfurring' Colin into themselves.
* LightIsNotGood: Because they will assimilate or 'transfur' any living being, the health or strength of their prey is irrelevant to them compared to their older dark-latex "cousins".
* {{Objectshifting}}: Light-latex beasts show an incredible faculty for transforming into and mimicking the appearance of everyday inanimate objects. Some even disguising themselves as plants to fool their prey.
* RemovedAchillesHeel: Light-latex beasts lack any solid crystalline mask that serves as the nucleus in a Dark-latex goo. A Light-latex monster appears to have [[AttackItsWeakPoint no weakness]] its fleeing prey could exploit, but they've traded one AchillesHeel for another; by having no solid mass they're now MadeOfPlasticine. Without a [[BodyAndHost human host]], they might get squashed, fall through gaps, or down drains, if unaware.
* StatesOfPhlebotinum: Their gooey latex matter works on a cellular to submicroscopic level, so as such it can easily be transported in gaseous form, not just in liquid form.
* TrapMaster: As their bodies are more adaptive and malleable, all are experts at catching their prey unaware. Several cervine-like creatures [[{{Irony}} will often catch]] and devour an [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot unsuspecting wandering Colin]].
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!!Dark Latex creatures
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In a desperate last-ditch effort to save humanity from the raging [[ThePlague Pale-Virus pandemic]] for which no vaccine could be developed, bioengineer scientists implemented the 'Genetic Project', to change the very makeup of people so the pathogen couldn't ravage the surviving population. The scientists developed the Dark Latex monsters, but were deemed a failure as any human they incorporated resulted in a DeathOfPersonality.
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* AnimalJingoism: They ''HATE'' light-latex goo creatures, seeing them as AlbinosAreFreaks; sometimes even ignoring Colin just to fight or eat each other. The feeling of hostility between opposing species is mutual.
* TheAssimilator: They follow a set of rules, meaning that they'll seek out a preferably stronger human to transfur as a more suitable host, rather than mindlessly going after the sick or the weak. This 'rule' is merely a preference, and since Colin is the [[TokenHuman only human left]] in the tower complex, they'll pursue him regardless.
* AlphaAndBetaWolves: Dark Wolves put family and cohesion of the pack above all other primal needs, and have a [[HiveQueen Hive Queen-like]] monster as their leader. To leave the pack to become a lone-wolf [[LonersAreFreaks is unthinkable to them]] and they'll [[ThisIsUnforgivable never allow]] the exile to return.
* BizarreAlienBiology:
** Their body shape is most similar to dogs or wolves, but they undergo a strange regeneration cycle where they revert into a crystalline form, and then back again into a BlobMonster. Only assimilating a human host inside them can halt this unending process.
** Their nucleus (their mask) is also powerful to function on its own, to the point that it is implied one could presumably rip a dark-latex's mask off and have the mask grow into a new latex beast. In his travel through the dark-latex wolf habitat, Colin can choose to put on a random dark-latex mask he finds on a table, which seals itself to his face and transforms him in both body and mind into yet another dark-latex wolf.
* BlindWithoutEm: Their optic nerves are not well-developed and usually can't see their prey in the dark or [[LivingMotionDetector unless it moves]]. They can easily overcome this disability should they absorb a human host.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The black latex creatures, with their dark bodies and masks, look the most intimidating out of all the creatures you encounter. Despite this, not only is Puro — the [[WhiteSheep only helpful latex creature]] you encounter — one of their kind, they also eventually cease pursuing the protagonist after sufficiently [[YouWillBeSpared impressing the leader]] of their hivemind. The wolf cubs also don't try to absorb you, and prove to be an [[ShooTheDog obstruction at worst]] and [[CuddleBug playful critters]] at best.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Its shown at the end of the game they're still ''evolving''. Red crystalline structures undocumented by the research scientists are spreading out near the tower complex main lobby. If Colin touches one of these, he transfurs into a wolf-like creature with crystal ram-like horns instead of a mask.
* FlawedPrototype: In addition to the DeathOfPersonality drawback that comes with being 'transfurred', Dark-Latexes have an indestructible body but a crystalline mask that serves as an AchillesHeel. If they sustain enough trauma to the face, it'll reset their regeneration cycle and they'll end up as a puddle of goo on the floor.
* GemTissue: The black goo latex is derivative from crystalline structures that make up their basis and crystal face masks.
* HelpImStuck: As their crystals act as their nucleus for their BlobMonster bodies, they cannot squeeze into any tunnel or pipe with a smaller diameter than their cores. The Light-Latex beasts [[MadeOfPlasticine don't have this deterrent]]. Puro points out while they can't be [[DownTheDrain flushed away]], it's still an inconvenience.
* HiveMind: Unlike Light-Latex experiments in which [[HiveDrone Hive Drones]] form their own small social groups, ZergRush, [[IWorkAlone or go solo]], Dark-Latexes always have a single HiveQueen of their respective species.
* IndividualityIsIllegal: It is inconceivable to dark-latex monsters that one of their own would ever [[ThickerThanWater want to leave their family group]]. Whereas light-latex goo experiments are free to form their own HiveMind, or chase after prey [[IWorkAlone alone]].
* NonMaliciousMonster: The wolf cubs are playful and don't seem to mind their [[AnimalJingoism white latex]] counterparts.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dark-latex dragons are among the latex wolf counterparts and seem to be slightly more evolved than the wolves, seeing as how the wolves can only see motions while the dark-latex dragons don't have that limitation.
* OminousObsidianOoze: Their basis was just black latex goo, that biomedical engineers infused with [[LegoGenetics animal DNA]] to give anything it assimilated the desired-resistance to ThePlague.
* PetBabyWildAnimal: The black latex wolf cubs (unlike their light counterparts) are safe to handle without risk of 'transfurmation'. They're such [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter playful critters]] that several scientists were known to have kept them [[LabPet as pets]] before reaching maturity.
* PickyPeopleEater: They'll prioritize over assimilating stronger healthier humans as hosts, rather than weaker sickly ones. Presumably this was intentionally encoded into them by their bioengineer creators to confront the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem Trolley dilemma]], where a surgeon [[SadisticChoice can't treat all his dying patients]] so has to concentrate their efforts on those with the greater survival rate.
* SpeciesLoyalty: Different dark-latex creatures have no feelings of hostility towards one another, but ordinarily stick to their own kind and HiveMind. Puro recalled that the [[HiveDrone Yu feng dragons]] and the [[HiveQueen Elder One]] didn't hate him [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer like the other wolves did]], but he couldn't live among them either.
* ThickerThanWater: While light-latex goos can form social groups or be [[IWorkAlone solitary predators]], dark-latex beasts ''[[IndividualityIsIllegal always stick together]]'' in a HiveMind. A lone dark-latex adult monster, like Puro, [[LonersAreFreaks is abominable]] to them.
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