ELEPHUK, the Living Tank Pokégirl

ELEPHUK, the Living Tank Pokégirl
Type: Semihuman (Animorph)
Element: Ground
Frequency: Rare
Diet: Herbivorous
Role: Heavy assault, Data tracking, Construction duties, Siege weaponry
Libido: Low
Strong Vs: Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
Weak Vs: Flying, Ice, Plant, Water
Attacks: Tackle, Headbutt, Takedown, Stomp, Shock Spike, Wrap, Quagmire Twister, Elemental Cannon
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x12), Enhanced Durability (x7), Enhanced Auditory and Olfactory Senses (x3), Elemental projection based on Elemental Stone used, Total Recall, Ivory nails & retractable ivory tusks, Extendable trunk
Evolves: Wooly Mammaryth (Round Stone)
Evolves From: None
    “Memory of an Elephuk,” is considered to be one of the finest compliments to give an intellectual, and for good reason. Elephuks have the best memories of any Pokégirl on the planet, able to recall in perfect detail their entire lives, from the start to their current age. During the Revenge War, Elephuks were used as code and order carriers in addition to their primary function, which was heavy assault and fortress destruction, essentially making them living siege weapons. Their destructive potential made them mainstays in almost every Pokégirl force, teamed up with Dodongos and other heavy destruction Pokégirls.
    Before the discovery of Elemental Stones, specialized devices were used to give Elephuks their trademark ability, to fire varying blasts of energy. These devices were declared Forbiddentech and rendered useless after the discovery of E-Stones, as simply making a pendant for them out of the stone worked just as well as the device, or even just letting them hold the stone in their hand. Elephuks are known for their strength as much as their memories, making them excellent for use in construction jobs. Their flawless memories allow them to commit plans to memory and be used as assistant foremen out on the field, even as they help with heavy lifting that stronger Pokégirls work in. A skilled Tamer would keep several evolution stones on hand for their Elephuk to use mid-battle, usually in a pouch that they could use on the fly. In terms of official battles, doing this is banned, as it is considered switching out a Pokégirl mid-battle. Some groups have protested this, and a compromise of allowing Elephuks only two stones in official battles was made. Also, for a brief time after the war, Elephuks were ‘trendy’ Pokégirls among rich circles, rich Tamers giving them jewelry carved from elemental stones, making them a very powerful ‘accessory.’
    Elephuks are large Pokégirls. Tall and wide, with muscular arms and legs, they cut an imposing figure out on the field. Elephuks are commonly eight feet tall, with smaller and larger variants being reported. With their wide, husky bulks to some people they look fat. However, this is actually muscle mass, their bodies arranged in a manner meant for balancing their weight and bulk. This means that their figures vary in turns of bust and butt, with some being large in front with larger rumps also, or being flatter and more sold around both ends. Their skin is varying shades of gray, and their ears are wider than normal, floppy sheets of flesh that help them to take in more sound than normal. Mounted in their mouths are specialized sheaths behind their molars, which hold long, retractable tusks made of ivory, but dense enough to be capable of punching through some metal. Their noses are oddly shaped, more round that most, and can extend out to the length of their waist, giving them an extra appendage to work with.
    There have been some reports of pink Elephuks, capable of strange acrobatic feats. But like the friendly and affectionate Pink Panthress, this is considered to be just the affects of Toca/Pot-Cunt smoke. This wouldn’t have been mentioned otherwise because of its unimportance, but is amusing enough a thought to merit entry.
    The ivory of an Elephuk’s tusks and nails is considered extremely valuable. They periodically shed these tusks and nails when they wear out, at which point they can be carved and shaped into jewelry and decoratives that are sold at high price. For a while after the Revenge War, Elephuks were actively hunted for this, the ivory being taken from them forcefully before it was ready to be harvested, resulting in many fatalities. It was only after Leagues began to be established that this practice started to die off. It died off completely after a long series of mysterious deaths in the Dark Continent, where they are most numerous. Investigations continue to this day, although some suggest that the Legendary Pokégirl Sexmet has decided to protect the Elephuk herds of the Dark Continent for reasons unknown. In the Dark Continent and surrounding areas, it’s died off completely, but there are still Teams around the globe that practice it. A common practice with these groups is to create farms where ivory is harvested prematurely, the Pokégirl healed, the process repeated ad infinitum. Some Teams used to raise Elephuks in Pokékit mills just for that very purpose. Punishments for running ivory farms are harsh. And if run in conjunction with a Pokékit mill, then many leagues will utilize summary execution.
    In terms of personality, there’s very little commonality between them. Elephuks can be perky and cheerful, taciturn and cold, whatever you can think of. One thing noticed that most have in common in that they always seemed to study everything around them, no matter how inconsequential it seemed. Researchers presume that this is part of some programming in their creation to take in everything around them and report it. One major component of an Elephuk’s personality is their ‘herd’ mentality. They work well as Alphas or Betas, and are always extremely loyal to their ‘herdmates’ and ‘herd leader.’
    Feral Elephuks are generally found in herds. Subtlety has never been the breed’s strong point, and when Feral they are even less subtle. They rumble through an area, eating what they can and moving on. If threatened by predators or Tamers, Elephuks back each other up, protecting Pokékits in a center ring of constantly moving tusks, making fighting them in the wild difficult to accomplish successfully. When attempting to fight an Elephuk herd, use a flying type/water type combination to counteract their great strength.
    Taming an Elephuk is tricky. Their bodies are very large, and their strength makes it necessary to restrain them so as not to accidentally injure the Tamer. Amachamp-class restraints are recommended, and thankfully are becoming more commonplace thanks to Titan Taming Incorporated’s efforts.
    Very few Threshold cases of becoming an Elephuk have been recorded. These mainly occur in families with heavy ground-type heritage in them, but are rare even in that case. The first signs that a Threshold result is going to be an Elephuk is the ears expanding outward.