Kharaa Bacterium: Difference between revisions

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if the enzyme 42 can be found in every creature on the planet then why does the sample have to be from the sea King and not any other creature on the planet?

Appearance

The Carar manifests itself in yellow-orange cysts, along with similar coloured veins spread throughout it's host. These textures are temporary, and will be changed in the future, along with infected models of all the creatures.

Trivia

The way that Carar manifests itself is loosely based off the appearances of the Kharaa from Natural Selection 2, as the Kharaa have similar looking cysts on their body - a "secret" data-log further supports this by explicitly naming the Kharaa and the fight against them as happens in Natural Selection 2.
The texture of the Carar on the player will be limited only to the hands, since these are the only limbs visible.

Gallery

Crimson Ray infected with Carar.
Shuttlebug infected with Carar.
Holefish infected with Carar.
Reaper Leviathan infected with Carar.
Sea Dragon Leviathan infected with Carar.
Lava Lizard infected with Carar.
Peeper infected with Carar.
Sandshark infected with Carar.

References

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+if the enzyme 42 can be found in every creature on the planet then why does the sample have to be from the sea King and not any other creature on the planet?
-The '''Carar''' is a type of bacterium that seems to have completely taken over [[Planet 4546B]]. It is described in the [[Degasi]] [[Data Downloads|PDAs]] as "part of the ecosystem", with further suggestions that the Degasi survivors were infected at some point - as stated by Bart Torgal while discussing the flu-like symptoms the crew was experiencing.
-It is stated in the [[Precursors|Precursor]] data that the '''Carar bacterium '''has killed over 143 billion creatures over the course of time since its discovery. After a [[Sea Dragon Leviathan]] escaped from the [[Secondary Bio-Research Facility]], resulting in the base's destruction, the previously contained '''Carar''' bacterium was released onto the planet. This decimated the planet's ecosystems, as much of the life on the planet died due to the bacterium's immuno-repressive behaviour and genetic corruption.
-It is suggested by the PDA that the '''Carar''' incubates in two weeks and kills in five weeks - it apparently acomplishes this by shutting down the immune system (already making the infected host susceptible to other diseases) and causing genetic damage to the host's DNA, eventually leading to a total shut-down of the organism due to its inability to keep functioning properly.
-Afflicted creatures will be identifiable by the small, glowing cysts on their body.<ref name="virus1">https://trello.com/c/7nSnTyva ''Dated August 26th, 2016.''</ref>
-[[Warper]]s will attempt to kill infected [[fauna]] once their infection passes a certain level, in an effort to contain the further spread of the bacterium.<ref>https://trello.com/c/jI6r4Imm ''Dated August 26th, 2016.''</ref>
-The [[player]] is infected with the '''Carar''', though it only becomes noticeable when the player reaches the [[Secondary Bio-Research Facility]]. There is a scanner in the [[Precursor Ground-To-Air Weapon System]] that prevents access to the control room if the life form is infected, forcing the player to follow the story and secure a cure.
-If an infected creature is placed inside an [[Aquarium]] or [[Alien Containment]], the creature will infect the rest of the creatures inside soon after. However, this is purely cosmetic and has no impact on the gameplay.
-It seems that the only way to cure '''Carar''' is with [[Enzyme 42|enzymes]] produced by the [[Sea Emperor]] and its young, as shall be shown by creatures being cured by the enzymes in the Sea Emperor's aquarium.
-The [[Sea Emperor]] and the [[Warper]] are immune to the '''Carar '''bacterium, as they both play a role in eliminating it - with the [[Sea Emperor]] producing the [[Enzyme 42|Enyzme 42]] as a countermeasure, and the [[Warper]] being the result of its biomechanical adaptations implemented by the Precursors.
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