Dirge

Dirge is a black and red shape-shifter who is one of the main protagonists in Another Life in Strangeverse. Dirge has had many, many past incarnations which will be listed below from newst to oldest.

Oblivium
Little is known about this incarnation of Dirge. He appears as one of the main protagonists of Another Life in Strangeverse but very few stories have revolved solely around him since that series focuses more and Maggie and Ed.



Dirge first appeared as he emerged from a pile of garbage. Who he was before he met Ed remains a mystery today. As a matter of fact Dirge didn't seem to have a name before. He was named Dirge by Ed as they begun hanging out together.

Dirge is a feel-good creature who seems to only like to hang around and make fun of stuff. This aloofness has made him quite detatched from the severity of the things going on around him.

Praxis
The D-313 Bio-Matrix (also known as a Reaper) was a biological weapon created a long time ago. This weapon consumed living tissue and broke it down on a cellular lever. By doing this the Bio-Matrix was able to inherit the memories and knowledge of it’s victims as well as realign it’s Dead Cells to take their form. This maked the D-Series Bio-Matrixes extremely dangerous and an incredible security risk.



Most of it’s kind had been exterminated but after centuries in cryo-stasis when D-313 was awakened for testing. After escaping it went on a murderous rampage that ended when it encountered a 6 year old bunny named Ed. For some reason D-313 seized to kill. It has been unexplained to this day since it’s kind feels no sympathy or guilt and will not hesitate to kill men, women or children. But for some reason meeting this young bunny changed the Bio-Matrix. It began studying the bunny, followed it around and soon began learning what it meant to be alive. What it meant to be a person. At this time Ed named it Dirge.

This version of Dirge was extremely smart, and became smarter with each living thing it consumed. But it was volatile and prone to violence. Were it not for Ed, Dirge would have been completely detached from other living beings and would feel no remorse for consuming all in it’s path.

It is rumored that Reaper bio-weapons can become extremely powerful the more victims they consume. There are even stories of Reapers literally becoming gods during war time. Will need to examine further.

Trivia

 * In almost all of his incarnations Dirge choses his red and black form because he thinks it looks cool.
 * Dirge's design has often been compared to the design of Marvel's Deadpool but Azriel Black, the creator, has simply stated that people who say that are "ignorant" (said in South Park's Michael Jackson voice).
 * In most of his incarnations Dirge has destructive side that he tries to keep hidden.