Boys

Organisms approximating young men or children. The term Boys can refer to several different types of humanoid creatures which have been constructed by Richard Lemming, Bruce Vanlouen, or by any number of third party black-market bio-weapons manufacturers who have stolen the technology.

Boys have been created in a variety of ways, most notably by Richard Lemming in his attempt to produce a vessel for the wandering life-force of his deceased son, Charlie. The creation of Boys typically follows the same process as the creation of Richard’s various types of worms, they are vat-grown genetic chimeras.

Traditionally, boy production was an art form which only Richard Lemming had truly mastered. Richard was able to produce thousands of Boys over the course of a single week, each genetically tailored to its task within the greater hierarchy. There is evidence suggesting that Richard looked into the creation of larger more imposing models of Boy, however he seems to be drawn to creating creatures that look like human children.

Richard’s Boys are typically produced with varying levels of intelligence and physical strength and organized into groups in order to carry out more complex tasks. This group is referred to by Richard as a “Unimatrix” (a term borrowed from Star Trek), but is also frequently called a “litter”. Alpha Boys are constructed for leadership roles, they are highly self sufficient and excellent leaders. Beta Boys are the immediate subordinates of the Alphas, and exist to carry out their orders. Gamma Boys are treated as objects and, while also existing as the subordinate to the Betas, tend to day-to-day affairs and maintenance. Alphas are equipped with their own Sprint Flip Phones in order to be in direct contact with Richard Lemming at all times.

Advanced Alpha-type Boys typically have two or more hearts, redundant lungs, and reinforced skeletons. Richard has attempted to implant some Boys with electronic implants, however his lack of familiarity with this technology has made him reluctant to employ it in a widespread manner. Boy DNA includes genes from a multitude of sources, including some alien traits. Handcrafted genetic sequences make Boys impervious to Richard’s own Cancer Gas, as well as most airborne toxins or pathogens. Dissections performed on deceased boys have demonstrated that their interior physiology is radically different than a human’s, and would look completely alien to a physician.

Richard Lemming ceased all Boy production after the Battle of The Cave, citing concerns that his ability to control his creations was proving unreliable, however he has since resumed limited production of boys as of June 2018. Richard’s court battle with Bruce Vanlouen prompted him to create a new batch of boys in order to assist with impeding court proceedings. Richard’s latest batch of boys are not up to par with previous generations, as they were produced hastily without the proper equipment. Richard refers to the current generation of boys as “rot boys” likely due to the fact that they are rapidly rotting alive.