User:Flashfire212/The Trolls revamp

While created by ancient technologies; the beings known as The Trolls come in two forms – the interstellar source; often referred to as “true Trolls”, and the Mobian Trolls. These two “breeds” exist in relative harmony; though with fair differences in their racial traits.

Powers of The Trolls
What makes the Trolls such an unusual faction is the fact that they function with what they refer to as an overmind, essentially making every member of their faction part of a hive-mind and under the sway of what they think of as a super-mentality. If enough Trolls believe it, it will happen.

The problem with The Trolls is tied to this overmind; as each band of these annoyances will form smaller hives, which will in turn create more hives, and so on. A group of as few as five low-grade Trolls will have its own small hive mentality, which will expand as more join, and shrink as they leave. Low-grade trolls are completely obsessed with memetic culture, with their outward physical appearance being an alternate-coloured clone of famous heroes of Mobius; whom are heralded back on the original homeworld of the Trolls as gods or beings of worship. Each hive is capable of being swayed by a simple thought, which in turn can be converted from thought or joke into power. For example; some of these Trolls have a power that other low-grade trolls refer to as “Seeing the Way”. These Trolls have a single track mind, simply “finding the Queen”, though this thought rarely influences an entire hive. However, the words “Let me show the way” often spontaneously create a portal from the Wayseeker’s position, allowing the entire hive to move between locations in the form of a communal Chaos Control. Any idea that enters a low-grade hive is rapidly reproduced and is replicated incredibly quickly, allowing for a larger group to replicate these powers. What makes it frightening is that the more low-grade Trolls are part of a hivemind, the more powerful the techniques performed by the hive are. However; low-grade trolls rarely lack the ability to focus for more than a few moments, meaning that while the memes are remembered and reproduced among the entire race, it is rare for groups of nothing but low-grade trolls to be considered a threat.

Troll Advancement
As low-grade trolls gain in experience, they become more and more aware of the truths of their existence, revealing the ability to actually control small hives of Trolls. These mid-grade trolls; often called Troll Captains, function as hive commanders and can sway groups to do as they wish. These goals are similarly redundant and rarely threaten Mobius, with these beings just as likely to command the hives they command to attack other Troll hives for the sake of personal gain.

It is when a Troll seems to gain full sentience that things get frightening. Ascended in thinking; these full-blooded Trolls will often submit to major surgical procedures to alter their physical appearance, or resorting to stealing large amounts of clothing to continue that passage to show that they are superior to the unwashed, idiotic masses. These beings are often referred to as Troll Generals; and by creating hives connecting many Troll Captains, a General can create an army of hundreds of Trolls, moving them with more strategic knowledge and planning than many would believe possible for these idiotic beings.

Death? LOLJK IM BACK
The true threat of the Trolls is the fact that they respawn, rather than die. On the plus side, the more powerful a Troll is; the longer it takes for them to respawn, and the respawn zones are rarely ever regarded as targets. However, the longer a General stays alive, they can simply continue to have Wayseekers continue to “summon their brothers” for an unlimited supply of low-grade Trolls. Kill the General? The Captains theoretically might continue the attack; they might turn on each other, or they might lose interest and start doing something else. Without the mind controlling them, the Trolls often return to their unpredictable ways.

Mobianised Contingent
Trolls reproduce naturally (and frequently; in that respect), but Mobians that are disillusioned with society and with their day-to-day lives often find themselves drawn into the lure of Troll society. Considering the underground presence in what is known as the “Rainbow Hill Zone”, Mobians can be recruited into this faction, creating Mobianized Trolls. Many of these beings are unable to tap into the Hive Mind and access its natural powers, but they instead gain the ability and power to shape and alter it to a moderate level, comparable to that of a Captain or higher. Some of these beings fully accept this and become Generals of their own right, while others refuse to associate with their fellows and form military-like units of their own. These factions are often prompted by the so-called “overlord” of the Trolls; a being that exists outside the Trollish phenomenon. As the “elites” of the Trolls, Mobian Trolls are automatically placed on a watchlist by the United Federation, with any reported sighting immediately being acted upon.

Technology
Most Trollish technology is just as unpredictable and hard to explain as the beings that created it. Many Trolls wield biological microchip launchers with ammunition designed to invoke disease, physical alteration, or power boosts... except the ammunition magazines are randomized, so a Troll is just as likely to shoot an enemy and strike them down with deadly illnesses as they are to shoot them and give them super-strength. Or make their skin turn green. Or change their gender. Or any number of other unpredictable effects.

Many Trolls therefore spend their time playing Russian Roulette in their home base to take advantage of the fact that they simply respawn.