| Bio-Man | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Offshoot of Homo Sapiens | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Average height | 6+ feet | ||
| Average weight | DD | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Aggressivity | DD | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | Genetically-Engineered Humans | ||
| Locomotion | Bipedal | ||
| Lifespan | Human Lifespan | ||
| Related species | Human (Parent Species) | ||
| Status | DD | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | Defiance | ||
| Performed by | Rob Archer (All Bio-Men) | ||
Bio-men, also known as Bio-Marines, are genetically-engineered humans that were created to combat an alien invasion. They were first planned in 2000 and perfected in 2020 but by 2037, Humans, Aliens and Bio-men are living together.
Biology[]
Bio-men are physically similar to humans but are larger, taller, stronger, much more densely muscled and possess a greater capacity for injury. They come in a wide variety of skin tones both natural and unnatural colors such as blue; they also have eyes of vivid colors. Bio-men have hearts and blood and are susceptible to drugs. Bio-men do possess functioning genitals but it appears that they are unable to reproduce except through the genetic growth of new Bio-men. Bio-men have a genetic decree programmed into them, which was done to remove all individuality and independence and make them follow orders without questions, however some strains can exhibit these undesirable traits.
Batches[]
Bio-men are separated into different batches, named after U.S. Presidents and each Bio-man is branded with individual serial numbers. Every batch has a different deactivation switch on their bodies which when hit will render them unconscious, an electric current will revive them. The known batches are:
- Barack
- Benedict
- Carter
- Fillmore
- Jackson
- Monroe
- Pierce
- Reagan
- Tyler
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Woodrow
Culture and society[]
Bio-men were designed to follow orders and as such have little to no strategic skill. They become frustrated and angry when denied opportunities to engage in combat and have trouble integrating into the society of others. They have few social skills and frequently misunderstand what others are talking about. Despite their aggression, Bio-men are said to be very caring and nurturing, Most of them just want to be perceived as normal.
History[]
When the Votan Ark fleet was detected heading for Earth in 2000, the Bioman project was started to create a genetic super soldier that could easily fight whoever was aboard the ships; Von Bach Industries did most of the work. When the programs existence was revealed in 2013 a number of human rights groups argued over the moral dilemmas of creating sentient beings. Despite assurances from the Votans that they were not hostile, the project continued and after 20 years they had successfully created viable soldiers, growing them in massive vats and keeping many in stasis in hidden bunkers.
In 2025 during the Pale Wars, the Earth Military Coalition began deploying the Biomen in the field. After devastating losses, the EMC unleashed the Biomen in the Battle of Bloody Kansas, slaughtering every Votan in Topeka. During the terraform blast that hit the Bay Area in 2031, a number of Biomen were affected much like Humans and became horribly mutated. A group of Biomen formed an alliance with some Gulanee, took over the city of Vancouver and declared the territory of British Columbia as their own.
After the war the Earth Republic attempted to integrate them into their security forces but many began to behave erratically when not engaged in combat. Some of them ended up working for the Votanis Collective despite their programming, many also began to work with the Raiders and others were employed by wealthy individuals - Datak Tarr hired Ulysses as a guard, Niles Pottinger had Churchill as a bodyguard and revived four Biomen, George, John, Paul and Ringo as servants and Conrad Von Bach had Benedict as his bodyguard.