Silver Mantis

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Silver Mantis
Black Scorpion's Assistant and Lover
Details
Real Name	Tamura Shirai
Gender	Female
Archetype	Stalker
Affiliation	Arachnos
Age	Unknown
Romantic Associations	Black Scorpion (Lover)
Known Family	Nathan (Brother)
Primary Powers	Thorny Assault
Secondary Powers	Invulnerability

Overview

Silver Mantis is an Arch-Villain who serves as Black Scorpion's lackey in the Arachnos faction.

Heroes face her in the following missions:

• Spread the news in the Rogue Isles, from Dark Watcher, Levels 45 - 50, as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Capture Dr. Aeon, during the Statesman Task Force, Levels 45 - 50, as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Agree to Mender Silos' Mission, during the Mender Silos Task Force, Levels 46 - 50, guarding Mynx, as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Certain Safeguard missions as an Archvillain and bank robber.

Villains find her in the following missions.

• Expel Arachnos from the Circle base mission from Crash Cage (Levels 20-24), as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Steal alloy from Silver Mantis mission from Dr. Forrester (Levels 40-44), as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Help Scirocco stop Serafina mission from Scirocco (Levels 40-44), as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Report to Arbiter Daos from Black Scorpion, (Levels 40 - 44), guarding Dr. Aeon, as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Spread the news in the Rogue Isles, from Dark Watcher, Levels 45 - 50, as an Archvillain and an Enemy.
• Visit the future you'll help create from Black Scorpion, (Levels 45 - 50) as an Elite Boss and an Ally

Background

Silver Mantis was born Tamura Shirai. She began modifying her body in her early teens. It began with tattooing and piercing but quickly she discovered a new form of modification. Metal fusion. Her interest in body modification quickly spiraled out of control, and eventually she found an artist willing to fuse smooth, sleek but incredibly strong metal sheets onto her skin. Augmenting her body consumed her, now altering her body compulsively with the finest metals. The cost was astronomical and so, like any addict, Tamura to a life of crime and began to steal to feed her habit. Her career started with petty crime, but she soon found that nothing was more important to her than being able to pay off the "specialist" she had found, not even human life.

Moving in criminal circles, she eventually encountered Black Scorpion during one of her robberies. Immediately enamored with his bio-engineered armor, she joined forces with him. She and Black Scorpion were a perfect match from the beginning. He is the ultimate expression of her obsession and she makes him feel like the most powerful being on the earth. It is not a surprise that Silver Mantis realized an opportunity when he saw it, and rather than fighting with Arachnos over the ill-gotten loot, formed an alliance that has lasted to this day.

As Black Scorpion’s assistant she quickly learned that she has a talent for murder. Her first kill was surprisingly well executed and soon the entire mercenary community realized that she had not only a taste for it, but a talent as well. With the taste of blood on her lips, the woman now known as Silver Mantis commissioned a new modification: deadly metal spikes fused into her body. Perhaps it is a mutant ability that allows her to fire the spikes from her body in bursts.

She is a Stalker, able to deal out massive melee damage to her unsuspecting enemies, having somehow gained control over the metal spikes that are screwed into her bones. She also derives great pleasure in inflicting pain and torturing her victims before killing them. Her unbending loyalty to Black Scorpion makes her a deadly tool for Arachnos to exploit.

Silver Mantis has a brother named Nathan who appears in the Newspaper mission Kidnap Nathan.

Information

Tamura Shirai is fascinated with the smooth, sleek feel of metal. Funding the augmentation of her body to pure metal was an expensive proposition, however, so she tuned to crime. During one of her robberies, she encountered Black Scorpion, on a job for Lord Recluse. Tamura realized an opportunity when she saw it, and rather than fighting with Arachnos over the ill-gotten loot, formed an alliance that has lasted unto this day.

Quotes

During the Expel Arachnos from the Circle base mission:

Before combat: Black Scorpion wants those shards found!
Combat start: How dare you to oppose me!

During the mission Help Scirocco stop Serafina:

Before combat: "Let's beat this Nemesis Army scum!"
Combat start: "Did you come to talk? That was stupid! I'm here to fight!"
At 75% life: "That's pretty good."
At 50% life: "Can't you hit any harder? My blood's barely pumping!"
At 25% life: "All the pain, all the anger! Now that's more like it!"
Upon defeat:
"Your Patron is weak..."
"But you were a lot of fun..."
Defeats a player: "Are you dead or something? What a disappointment!"

During the Capture Dr. Aeon mission:

Before combat: Scorpion is going to owe me a lot for babysitting this nerd.
Combat start: C'mon, heroes! I'll take you all at once!
At 75% Life: Mmmmm! You hurt me so good!
At 50% Life: The pain! The anger! Yes! You really know how to treat a girl!
At 25% Life: Oh yes! OH YES! This is a battle!
Defeated: That's it...
I'm spent
Take the code, you earned it.

After defeating a hero: Done already? I hoped you'd last... longer.

During the mission Spread the news in the Rogue Isles:

Silver Mantis: Why can't Marshal Brass take care of this?
Or Olivia? Or Dr. Aeon?
No, wait. Okay, not Aeon.
But why is it always me?

Silver Mantis: Oh! Well, hello there, prey!
Silver Mantis: You don't have to start slow on my account. I like it rough.
Silver Mantis: Yes! You're so... Forceful!
Silver Mantis: YES! YES! YES!
Silver Mantis: Ooooh... What a fighter...
See you again sometime.
Call me...

During the Visit the future you'll help create mission:

Before combat: Character! Over Here!
Once free: Come on. There is much you must discover.
If refound: Thank you again,Character. I fear the years have not been kind to me.

See Also

• Silver Mantis' Arachnos Archvillains profile for a list of her powers

Strike Force

See Silver Mantis Strike Force

External Links

• Silver Mantis at Dread Tomax's Guide to City of Villains