Warper

The Warper is a life form belonging to the fauna category. It has the ability to open a teleportation gate, through which the player can eventually follow it.

The Warper can currently only be spawned via the Debug Console Commands.

In the future, the Warper will act as a guard near Precursor bases.

The Warper is suggested to have been created by the Precursors.

Appearance
The Warper's head is round and flat, with two small flat sacs visible behind it. it sports a circular mouth comprising of a pair of mandibles and two large, blunt teeth. It has four small eyes that give out a distinct purple bioluminescent glow.

Its body is mostly covered with a purple, cloak-like membrane overlaying its translucent pale blue body. Its visible internal cavity shows a dark purple ribcage-like formation, with many bioluminescent veins and what appears to be a heart. It also features two mantis-like appendages for graspers.

The Warper's lower section consists of six tentacles, of which only the two transparent blue tentacles are functional, while the rest serves as the end tips of its main body's cloak.

Behavior
The Warper can shoot projectiles, which deal 30% damage per hit, and will teleport the player or any fauna to a random nearby location.

It travels in seemingly random directions.

When the Warper teleports, it will disappear in a small green-yellow gas, similar to that of the boils released by the Gasopod.

The Warper can be seen chasing smaller fauna, and then proceeding to eat them. If its prey goes in a different direction, while it is being chased,  the Warper will teleport in front of it, attempting to cut it off.

If stuck in a stasis field, the Warper can teleport out.

The Warpers appear to have a degree in intelligence, as shown in two of the messages from the Communications Relay.

Data Entry
UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

-No available biological archtypes to draw in from memory banks

-No genetic crossover identified with other local lifeforms

-Appears to hunt other lifeforms, but no digestive organs have been identified

-Internal structure considerably more complex than other known organisms

-Unknown mechanisms make this lifeform capable of phase jumping itself and other organisms to other locations

-Demonstrates no recognized defensive behavior

-Origins and ecosystem role unknown

Assessment: Investigate

Audio


Gallery
For a more complete gallery, visit Warper/Gallery.

Trivia

 * Developers have confirmed that the Warpers will play a role in the game's story.
 * The Warper is loosely based off of the Fade from Natural Selection 2, as both have similar arms, and can both teleport. Cory Strader also modeled both of them.
 * The Warper is suggested to have not originated from Planet 4546B, and may be a genetic creation made by the Precursors. The PDA entry also supports this.
 * The Warper sounds were created from real life Zebra sounds.