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The '''Slaver Mantoids''' are an intelligent, space-faring race of insectoid origin that are the primary antagonists in [[Ostragoth]]’s ongoing [[WIP|fic-in-progress]], [[Estrangsters]]. The Slaver Mantoids (also known as just 'Mantoids') are known to exist in at least ''three'' universes within the [[Daria Multiverse]]
* in the AU-universe identified as 'D-289' in ''Estrangsters'' (the first universe they were seen to inhabit)
* in a divergent AU-universe of D-289 identified as 'D-15' (the universe viewed in the [[Brother Grimace]] fic [[Behind Enemy Lines]])
* In the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] universe (identified as 'D-247')
('''NOTE:''' The following information is confirmed to apply fully ''only'' to the Mantoid race as seen in 'D-15' and 'D-247'. The Mantoids in 'D-289' are strikingly similar (particularly in their base appetite for consuming humans, and their base psi-ability), but may not possess differing technology/capabilities, background, and motivations.)
==History==
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*All Mantoids possess the ability to form a telepathic link with humans (and possibly other creatures) in order to communicate. This ability can be used through physical contact
*All Mantoids possess the ability to psionically control other creatures. While they can control humans (and other alien races) from an (as-yet unspecified) distance, the control is nearly irresistible when a Mantoid is in physical contact with a victim. This mental control has varying levels of success upon humans, some of whom are resistant or even immune to this control.
*All Mantoids possess the ability to experience the sensory input experienced by other species (especially humans) by means of a sensory link. The Mantoids do not need to be in physical contact, but must be at least within 5-20 feet (roughly the size of a room) of their target to establish the sensory link. It does not seem that the link can be reversed, or that other beings can receive information from the Mantoids through the link.
*All Mantoics seem to have no innate detection abilities to detect human (humanoid?) telepaths, and are incredibly sensitive to the effects of psi-capable humans (this may be one reason why the effort to breed psi-power potentials out if their slave population has come about.
*All Mantoids show evidence of also being capable of a low-level form of broadcast empathy, as they can seem to project their current emotional state while using their mental control.
The Mantoids are currently engaged in a breeding program in order to breed the mental resistance trait out of humans. (See ''Mantoid Breeding Program''.)
===Social/psychological===
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===Weapons===
The only weapon seen so far in Mantoid use is a device informally named the
===Spacecraft===
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