Description
HOH MY GOD THAT TOOK TOO LONG! *LOUD SCREECHING* So I made an actual reference sheet for the datasprites species that me and AspieFox created like a bajillion years ago in class one day out of the blue because why the heck not. Before I get into the thick of things I just want to point out that Datasprites are a closed species, meaning (if you don't know) that you can't just make one. You're either gifted one, you win one, or you pay for one. Now that that's out of the way, onto the info dump.
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~ Appearances ~
Body Build: Datasprites look a lot like the animal that they're based on. So if the Datasprite is based on a wild cat, it'll have the muscular build of a wild cat, if it's based on an equine, then it's build will look like an equine.
Genders: Since datasprites are bits of coding they don't have any set gender, but they can be assigned a gender if you want, they they'll probably just think your weird because your obsessing over their gender when they're essentially a walking computer virus.
Markings: Datasprites are totally capable of having fur markings. But the thing is that the markings have to be the same hue as the main fur color. What that means is that if the datasprite is red, then that means that any stripes spots or patches on their body has to be red. It can be a darker/lighter shade, but it has to be red. You can't mix and match colors to mix and match personalities because that's not how it works, sorry I don't make the rules (yes I do) I just enforce them. Along with normal fur markings there are secondary markings which will be touched on in a little bit.
Hair: Datasprites don't have hair. What they can have is a tuft of fur (often stylized by a human) in a darker/lighter shade of their main coat color.
Transparency: Datasprites have the ability to change their transparency from appearing solid to be semi-solid to being practically invisible. Even though the datasprite looks solid doesn't mean you can touch it. Datasprites will pass right through objects in real life, even people, unless they don't want to. If you do end up touching them, you'll just feel a tingling sensation.
Logos: I didn't draw this because I wasn't sure how, so I'm gonna talk about this here. Basically the datasprite can be 'branded' in a sense by having a logo put somewhere on their body. The places are the forehead, pawpads, or shoulders. It can be any kind of logo, so it can be like the pepsi circle thing, the Nike swoosh, or some weird logo that you made up yourself. Doesn't matter but it's a rare trait.
Diet and other stuff that doesn't have a category: Since they're essentially a bunch of code, datasprites can't eat, food literally will go through them if they try. They also don't age. Whatever age they leave the computer as is the age that they will stay forever, unless their code is altered which can only happen one time, anymore than that will cause permanent glitching, which I talk about later. Datasprites are possible of relaying speech, so like if it's a dog/wolf it can bark, but it'll be staticky and there will be a slight delay. Also, very important side note, keep away from magnets. Their memory tends to get messed up if you put a magnet near them. EMP emitters can actually kill datasprites so keep them away from those too.
**side note- I used Fenrir's head as an example for mythical creatures but pretty much any other mythical creature (werewolf etc.) is an ultra rare trait**
~ Personality ~
Personality: Datasprites typically have a set personality which they take to the extreme. Their personality is dependent on their fur color. Red fur means they're quick to anger and are aggressive. Orange is happy and are very hyper. Yellow is easily frightened and cowardly. Green is mischievous which when taken to the extreme can occasionally lead to a very dangerous datasprite. Blue is (kinda obviously) sadness and very depressed. Purple is playful and rambunctious, purple datasprites tend to be restless and hardly sleep, so keep that in mind. White datasprites are all good qualities combined into one datasprite and are very kind and helpful, they're very rare so not many of them exist. Black datasprites are all negative qualities combined into one causing them to be very evil and sadistic. Black and white datasprites are very reclusive so they hide away a lot so they're hardly ever captured/tamed. Just because they have a set personality doesn't mean that they don't feel other emotions. They do feel other emotions, just not as frequently or as strongly. Also, if the datasprite becomes agitated or begins to feel very extreme emotions, it will start to glitch violently until calmed again. They won't be hurt or anything because of it, but it's best if they don't stay like that for very long.
Social Interactions: Datasprites are very curious creatures, but they are also very cautious. They tend to avoid a lot of things that they don't quite understand. Eventually, once they understand something fully, they just kind of roll with it no longer afraid or worried. They interact very openly with their species so when you do see one, it's common that there are more in the area. They normally avoid humans unless their owned by someone already like any other pet. They don't normally mate either, mostly because they can't reproduce but they doooo form some of the best brotps ever. If you don't know what that means, basically they form a lot of long lasting friendships.
~ Secondary Markings ~
Secondary Markings: Datasprites can have secondary markings besides their fur markings, which includes binary, circuits, and glitches. All markings glow in a very light version of their fur color.
- Binary: 1's and 0's randomly cover the datasprites body
- Circuitry: Circuits randomly cover the datasprites body
- Glitch: This can only happen if a datasprite's code has been damaged or altered. What happens is that the datasprite begins to glitch violently. This normally happens when people inexperienced with datasprites try to alter their code to either change their fur color or change their markings. This causes the datasprite to become altered and stay in a constant state of physical/emotional pain, this also causes some datasprites to become hostile or isolated.
~ Abilities ~
Abilities: All datasprites have a special set of abilities.
- Hack: Datasprites can hack into phones, IM's, computers, etc. to communicate with humans. Also, if you have an phone with colored message balloons, they'll appear in the color of the datasprite's fur (refer to image of the phone in the corner)
- Clarity Change: Datasprites can change their transparency willingly, as I said before.
- Bite, Claw, other animal attacks: Pretty self explanatory
- Overload: The datasprite causes a mass rush of data into the computer/phone that it has hacked and pretty much destroyed it.
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OKAY so end info dump. I hope you guys like the datasprites because me and AspieFox spent a pretty long time developing them. If you want to buy one just comment or something so we can work out a price. Just one thing, you can't buy a white, black, glitching, or any other rare trait datasprites. Mostly because their ultra-rare for a reason. You can only get those from raffles or MYO's or stuff like that. But yeah go nuts.