BIPH-22
BIPH
Classification
Class
CLASS III
Severity
High
First Observed
2022
Pathology
Symptoms
Branch-like growths, hivemind network connection
Transmission
Physical attacks (90%), corpse proximity (25% within 5 studs)
Incubation
2–4 seconds
Response
Cure
Yes
Containment
Standard Bio-Container
Status
Contained
BIPH-22 is a CLASS III parasitical hivemind organism contained within Centum Laboratories. Its primary danger lies not in individual combat power but in its collective intelligence network.
Pathology
Symptoms
- Transformation (~2–4 seconds): Branch-like growths emerge from multiple body points (ankle, back, front, shoulders, stomach, thigh, neck). Patient joins the hivemind network.
- Hivemind Ability: When any infected individual sees a non-infected person, all other infected within 120 studs can sense that person's location for 10 seconds.
- Melee: 20 damage per attack
Transmission
- Physical attacks — 90% infection chance
- Corpse proximity — walking within 5 studs of a deceased infected has 25% infection chance (hazmat suits provide protection)
Incubation
2–4 seconds before transformation and hivemind connection.
Detection Window: 5–10 seconds
Description
What makes BIPH-22 uniquely dangerous is its collective intelligence. Infected individuals share a networked consciousness, meaning one sighting by any infected triggers awareness across the entire hive. Combined with the extremely high melee infection rate (90%) and the ability to spread through corpse proximity, BIPH-22 can cascade rapidly if initial containment fails.
Containment
- Standard Bio-Container
- Bio-Container Colour: Yellow