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This page concerns a character played by corviraptor.

Description
Subject is a roughly 3 meter tall organism with traits resembling several unrelated taxa of tetrapod. Its body consists of a humanoid torso, an ambiguous "lower" torso, and lower extremities that mimic dromaeosaur anatomy. Most of its body is covered with downy feathers, which also compose its "hair" in humanoid regions. Some pennaceous feathers are present, composing the tail fan and wings that characterize its lower set of arms.

Internal organs are largely concentrated in the lower torso, although most of the upper torso's volume is taken up by an enlarged heart and set of lungs in order to sustain the individual's large body mass.

The subject is mesothermic, and has trouble regulating its body temperature due to gigantothermy, so it prefers colder environments.

The subject is able to modify its own body structure over time, being able to modify integumentary features within minutes; however, larger scale changes can take months to complete.

A plant-like structure is incorporated into the subject's body. Originally, this plant-like organism was thought to be a parasite — however, researchers discovered that the subject actually extracts nutrients from this organism, making the subject the parasite and the organism the host.

Taxonomy
While morphologically it may appear that the individual is a remarkable example of chimerism, genetic samples from across its body firmly place it as a member of the genus Corvus cornix, the Hooded Crow. Despite this, many still refer to it as a chimera.

The azalea-like structure that the subject parasitizes is actually a currently undescribed species of terrestrial macroalgae. Its resemblance to azalea is likely a form of Emsleyan mimicry, evolving to attract pollinating animals to consume and incorporate into its larger mass. This structure is the only known instance of this species. Samples of arbitrary size taken from the organism invariably die within minutes of losing contact, and fragmentation has never been observed. This indicates that it may have evolved to this state over millions of years, making it possibly one of the oldest organisms in existence.

Its complex behaviors and capabilities previously thought impossible for protists to achieve appears to be a result of cellular structures, proteins, and genetic instructions from organisms that it has incorporated. The structure contains genetic information from nearly every native organism, including species extinct for hundreds of thousands of years — genetic mutations and degradation make positive identification of older species impossible. Some researchers point out that, were it not for this macroalga, the genetic information from these extinct species would be lost thousands of years ago — making incorporation with it a grizzly evolutionary success for these species.

Early Life
Not much is known about the subject's origins, as it appears to purposefully keep itself mysterious. Due to its genetic identification, its believed that it originally was a mundane Hooded Crow before contact with the microalgal structure it currently parasitizes. The subject acknowledges that it was originally ensnared by this structure. How the roles were reversed remains a mystery, although the subject claims it survived through "pure will" alone.

Subject has been biologically dated to be approximately 20 years old.

Current Activity
The subject has erected massive structures by manipulating its host, growing angular, rock like structures from it that actually result from desiccation of the host's "bark". The areas afflicted with its host are abnormally cool, even in the hot climates where they tend to appear. The subject has developed a fascination with technology and weaponry, despite not having much reason to use the latter.

Personality
The individual is easily excitable, yet also easily flustered. It is very prone to neurotic behaviors and will tear up when feeling any emotion to a strong degree. It is often described as "dog-like" in demeanor, which inspired its dog-themed attire. It appears to enjoy hugs, but would probably cry if it tried to ask for one.