Malcoda Development Materials


 * The development of codename: Malcoda
 * happened by pure chance.


 * We were infecting various species of
 * fish with the T-Abyss virus as part of
 * our research into marine-based B.O.W.s
 * By chance, one of the test subjects was
 * contaminated with parasites.


 * The parasite is Gyrodactylus salaris,
 * a small monogenean extoparasite. When
 * T-Abyss is used to infect the host, it
 * not only affects the host, but the
 * parasite as wekll. The unique mutations
 * formed by the dual infections have
 * allowed us to improve our overall
 * B.O.W. development.


 * A larval Malcoda is only about 1 cm in
 * length. Because it is so small, it can
 * be used as a parasite to infect the host
 * by secreting a liquid that contains the
 * virus. The parasite mutates inside the
 * host and matures rapidly. Perhaps the
 * synergistic effect of the T-Abyss
 * and the secretion causes an increase
 * to the metabolism of the organism.


 * The size to which the Malcoda can
 * develop is contingent upon the size of
 * the host. While clinical tests have yet
 * to be carried out, if a whale were to be
 * used as the host, there's no limit to
 * the size Malacoda could assume.