RHYNODAME, The Rhino Pokégirl

RHYNODAME, The Rhino Pokégirl
Type: Very Near Human Metamorph (Rhinoceros)
Element: Ground/Rock
Frequency: Uncommon
Diet: Herbivore
Role: Demolition
Libido: Low
Strong Vs: Electric, Fire, Poison, Bug
Weak Vs: Fighting, Plant, Water
Attacks: Body Slam, Gut Punch, Earthquake, Stomp, Earthquake, Fissure, Harden, Wind-up Punch, Headbutt
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x10), Enhanced Durability (x5)
Evolves: Coldonta (Normal)
Evolves From: None

Created before the Elephuk, the Rhynodame and Coldonta were one of the first 'tank' style pokegirls, though the Amachop line was arguably the very first. Made to demolish buildings, overrun tanks and other military vehicles, this breed was widely known as 'the duce buster' in the former United States, for their ability to literally knock a 2.5 ton truck (called a 'Duce and a half') flying with a running start. These devastating charges quickly gave these rhino pokegirls a reputation that lasts even today, and many of these pokegirls are used in the demolition industry, as well as for extremely heavy draft pokegirls.

While somewhat more muscular than the average human woman, not much else sets these pokegirls apart from human women visually, save perhaps their often slate grey hair. Their hair also ranges into blacks, browns, and the occasional blond, making the distinction between the human form of this breed an and actual human woman extremely hard to distinguish. Their bust size is in the A to B cup range, which stays proportional during their transformation into their battle form. Rhynodames often wear loose clothing including skirts, however, due to their startling transformation into their tauric form.

Once transformed, the breed's five and a half feet jumps to just over eight feet on average, with a large, massive humanoid torso attached to a black rhino's body. When transformed, often the breed's human torso takes on an animalistic appearance, sprouting a muzzle and a large single horn from the middle of their muzzle, though occasionally, the individuals simply take on a grey skin tone, and the horn comes from their forehead. In either case, small rhino ears perch atop the breed's head upon transformation. Due to the size of this pokegirl, they are often considered quite intimidating.

A Highly competitive breed, many of these rhino pokegirls try to find any excuse for a competition, and many enjoy battling in pokebattles. Often taking on the motto of 'actions speak louder than words' Rhynodames often jump into situations because they are more comfortable with doing things as opposed to thinking things through. This is not to say that the breed is unintelligent, as they have the normal range of human intelligence, but they are more compulsive as a breed. While this competitive nature and compulsiveness makes these stony pokegirls seem like brutes, they can be quite sensitive and gentle, enjoying such pastimes as reading and painting. However, when angered, these large pokegirls are universally very destructive.

Thanks to their rock hard dermal plates in their battle form, Rhynodames are very hard to injure, and these plates can often deflect small arms fire and lighter blows from pokegirls. Earthquake is a popular starting tactic for ground based opponents, knocking their targets off their feet before charging in for one of their devastating headbutts. Due to their duel Rock/Ground nature, this breed is easily taken down by water or plant types. The breed is well aware of this, and though some are smart enough to know that they have little chance of defeating a water or plant type opponent, some still compulsively try to take them on.

Due to their powerful bodies, Rhynodames should be restrained even in taming form, as they often loose control in the throes of taming. Many of the breed have shown a love of cuddling and gentle touches in their taming form, as their sense of touch is dulled while in their battle form. Silky, soft, or otherwise gentle clothing, bedding, or taming equipment is also greatly enjoyed in their taming form.

Feral Rhynodames travel in small herds of around a dozen individuals, most often an alpha female and three or four other females and their pokekits. When threatened, the herd's priority is their 'kits, and the alpha and beta females will often charge and fight any threats, including tamers seeking to make a capture. Strong plant or water types take these rocky rhinos down easily, though tamers should be cautioned that many ferals will not stop until knocked unconscious or injured badly enough so that they cannot rise.

Threshold into a Rhynodame is a frightening experience, as first the thresholder's sense of touch dulls to the extreme, followed by total leg paralysis as their lower body transforms into their tauric form. Should the thresholder change into a more animalistic tauric form, the paralysis stage is followed by facial paralysis as the skull reforms. After the new pokegirl has completely transformed into her tauric form, they are able to change back into their very near human taming form, much to the relief of the pokegirl.