However, these changes are usually not accompanied by a similar rise in intellect. Increased size of neural transmitters and synaptic receivers in the body give super mutants acute reflexes and heightened senses. However, super mutants are sterile, as FEV perceives gametes as damaged DNA and corrects them, resulting in sterility.
Primary sexual characteristics, such as the penis and testicles in males and the uterus and ovaries in females are unaffected. This also has the effect of removing secondary sexual statistics, in favor of a pre-programmed masculine body shape. These changes are uniform across mutants, due to the aforementioned growth patterns and pre-programmed DNA loaded into the virus. Despite this resistance to trauma, completely destroyed tissues cannot be regrown, and will result in permanent scarring or organ loss.
The skin becomes much thicker and resistant to trauma, including cuts, bruises and damage from fire, acid or even gunfire. The skin tone changes substantially and becomes gray with tints of light green, though as the mutant ages, it may become more green or even olive. The increased muscle and body mass lead to a change in posture: FEV super mutants have a characteristic, hunched stance. Fat mass is exceedingly low, accounting for between 3-5% of body mass. Muscle accounts for over 75% of body mass, while bone and tissue are 10% each. The average super mutant is 3.2 meters tall and weighs in excess of 350 kilograms. Subjects that do not meet these criteria will suffer a massive overhaul of the body's systems, leading to organ failure and an extremely painful death.
In order for the mutation to succeed, the subject needs to have a low level of radiation-induced damage and should not have been exposed to the mutated FEV in the wasteland. In humans, phenotypical changes brought upon by the Mariposa strain are substantial, accomplished by recursive growth patterns integrated in FEV. To modify, please edit the source page.īody mass proportions in a Mariposa super mutant. The following section is transcluded from Forced Evolutionary Virus.
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