Author Archives: Dr. Angelica Liu

After recieving her Ph.D in Zoology from Oxford University, Angelica Liu returned to her home state of California to work at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. She quickly made a name for herself there for her impeccable field work and proactive work in ecological restoration. Liu’s discipline is tempered only by her love of nature, making her the perfect Director of Field Operations here at Espercorp. Ensnared by the allure of a new worldwide wilderness to explore, Angelica Liu is a welcome addition to the team, bringing strong organization to the Field Agent community. While normally found in the Control Room monitoring Field Missions, she is making an effort to go on missions herself so as to ‘stay in the game.’

Esper Profile: Black Shuck

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As EsperCorp’s Head of Field Operations, it’s my duty to research dangerous and unusual Espers, in order to make sure we aren’t exposing our Agents to more than they can handle. One of my most memorable discoveries had been Black Shuck. We’ve scanned numerous instances of Black Shuck for a few months now, but since Autumn we’ve seen a spike in their population-– most likely due to the onset of Autumn (the beginning of seasonal death) and Halloween, a holiday which turns the minds of many towards death and horror. Given that context, I thought it appropriate to use this week’s Esper Profile entry to explore the finer details of this demon hellspawn dog, and maybe get past a few misconceptions about it.

 

Size: 1.09 Meters

Energy: 20eV

Strength: Shadow

Weakness: Water

 

 

Black Shuck is a frightening face to look at, and one of the more stomach churning examples of how Spirit Animals can take forms utterly impossible in the biological world. Its dry, grinning skull of a head is connected to the rest of the body by nothing but spinal column and tongue muscle. From each vertebrae down its back erupts a spear of white bone which take on the shape of grim headstones through the perceptual haze of the Esper screen. Its body is taut, rippling muscle, skinless and black.

Here we have as realistic a depiction of Black Shuck as could be made. As you can see there is no muscle at all on the skull except for the tongue and eyeball.

 Based on all that you’d probably think Black Shuck to be a fearsome, ruthless killer. And indeed that is a persona that they project. As a Shadow-Type Esper they feed upon whatever Fear and Uncertainty they can shake from the Earth, and there is a lot to go around. Upon further familiarity, however, it’s clear that the threatening attitude comes from a fierce sense of confidence and pride. Once comfortably bonded with a trainer they will become fiercely loyal companions. Their powers over Shadow and Electricity are impressive, and they will enthusiastic strike out at any unknown Espers that approach their master unless explicitly ordered not to. Continue reading →

Field Report: Phoenix Finding

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As those of you who keep up with EsperCorp’s research reports know, I routinely do field investigations into Esper habitats and wild behavior, usually accompanied by Agent Henry Jones. However, I have always felt a special connection with fiery Espers: something about the way that they must maintain control over their flames reminds me of myself. When Agent pokemon101 sent in a report of a scorching phoenix last month, I immediately arranged a trip to Death Valley, one of the hottest places on the planet. I wanted to locate and study the rare Laurelix all by myself.

Temperatures have been heating up as summer approaches, so I made the necessary preparations for venturing into the heat zone: a large offroading vehicle, tons of sunscreen, and more water than I thought I could ever drink. I drove deep into the desert and the plant and animal life grew scarcer and scarcer. When I found an overhanging rock in a particularly barren part of the desert, I realized I had found my stakeout point. After all, Laurelix appears to be tied to thoughts of extreme desolation and devastation – and how could anything exist in such a sweltering, destroyed place?

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Field Report: The Search for Cetus

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It’s a rare pleasure to get out of the office and do some field work. EsperCorp prefers to send specially trained agents after the more dangerous Espers, so the search for the mythical spirit Cetus was composed of just myself and Agent Henry Jones. Agent Jones and his Varg, Fang, are certainly useful to have in field work such as this, though I’m glad that I tagged along – Agent Jones is a bit more, ah, action-oriented than EsperCorp would like during research missions.  Continue reading →