Ari Batchelder

Ari is yet another character in the series. He serves as one of the main antagonists who relentlessly persues other experiements.

Ari Batchelder
Ari Batchelder [ known to scientists as subject #0296] is one of the older experiements. However unlike most other mutants, he was experimented on BEFORE being born. His mother, donated one of her eggs for a vast sum of money. During his embryotic stage, Ari's still forming DNA was spliced with DNA strands from ''Varanus Salvadorii (a species of monitor lizard). ''After being kept under heavy observation to ensure he made it through the fetal stage with no hitch, the WorldGen scientists got what they wanted; All the qualities of an apex predator, in human form. After much training as a child to reign in his feral nature, Ari made the perfect test subject. Because the facility & scientists where all that he knew, Ari became fiercly loyal to his creators, yet oddly enough, retained alot of hostility towards other mutants. Scientists used this to their advantage however, using him to hunt down any escaped mutants. This made Ari infamous among his mutated brethren, nearly all of which referred to him only as The Retriever.

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Because of his reptilian spliced DNA, Ari boasts incredible speed and strength, as well as senses far superior to any human beings. He even shares some anatomical features with the creature he was spliced with, sporting not only sharp interlocking fangs & 1 1/2 inch long claws, but verticly slitted pupils, a forked tongue, and a five foot long muscular tail [which he uses in combat along with his fangs and claws]. Although his experimentation started very early, Ari's DNA is still extremely unstable, the reptilian portion constantly attempting to assimalate the human half. This results in both extreme aggression and and extremely high prey drive. Also, much like his reptilian counter parts, Ari has poor stamina, and is sensitive to extreme heat or cold, his body seemingly unable to thermo regulate on its own. Despite these flaws, Ari is a master of manipulation, often playing on the morality, arrogance, or sheer stupidity of other mutants, goading them into making a mistake, at which point he goes in for the kill.