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Diclonius
Diclonius is the word for the fictional mutant, human-evolved species
introduced in the Japanese anime and manga Elfen Lied.
Their physical form is similar to humans, with the addition of two horns
on the front side of their head (apparently projections of the cranial
bones) these horns may also look like cat ears. For some reason, all female
dicloniuses have pink/purple hair. In fact male dicloniuses have lesser
skin covered horns, are bald and lack any special powers.
Dicloniuses have a telekinetic aptitude that manifests as several vectors
of force (shown as translucent arms with hands that extend from their
back). These vectors are capable of exerting a very strong force and can
be used to propel objects, for blunt hits, and as very thin slicing tools
(in fact, dicloniuses kill normal humans with no trouble by tearing them
in half or chopping their heads off).
Each diclonius has a given number of vectors at her disposal, with a
fixed arrive at or range. For example, Lucy, a major character in Elfen
Lied has four vectors, with a utmost reach of two meters — though
of course, she can use them to accelerate objects at a very high speed,
exactly as normal humans can fling objects outside the range of their
bare hands. Lucy is by no means the mainly powerful diclonius (a little
diclonius girl, Mariko, had twenty-six 11-metre-long vectors).
Dicloniuses can also use their vectors to shield themselves from bullets
and shrapnel. The ability to turn aside and even stop bullets in mid-air
is variable and needy on the caliber and velocity of the bullet (with
high-caliber/high-velocity bullets being difficult or impossible to turn
aside or completely decelerate) and also on the strength and skill of
the individual diclonius.
Dicloniuses are portrayed as a cruel race superior to current humanity,
with the single purpose of exterminate the non-mutant Homo sapiens. In
fact, they show little compassion or empathy for normal humans, with a
few exceptions. Their personalities are more often than not homicidal
and sadistic, and they will even kill other dicloniuses with little concern.
Dicloniuses do at least seem to show compassion for animals. Around their
third year of age they become aware of their powers and the drive to destroy
normal humans awakes within them, making them tremendously dangerous.
Their containment needs special installations and is vehemently very traumatic
for them, which of course does not make them any more amenable to claims
of compassion.
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